《综合教程》基础阶段共分四册，顾大僖主编的《综合教程（1教师用书第2版修订版）》为第一册，供英语专业一年级第一学期使用。每个单元由Text I、Text II和相关的练习构成。建议使用本书的教师在一周的时间内完成一个单元的教学任务。
本册所有的课文都选自第一手英语资料，除原文偏长需要删节以及个别冷僻词语需要替换外，一律保持原文的风貌，尽最大可能给学生提供原汁原味的英语语言素材。
本册课文内容广泛，涉及家庭生活、伦理道德、惊险经历、未来世界、文化教育、网络科技、社会问题等一系列课题，使学生在学习英语的同时，扩展个人视野，提高人文素养。
UNIT 1
TEXT I Never Say Goodbye
TEXT II The Dinner Party
UNIT 2
TEXT I The Fun They Had
TEXT II The Laugher
UNIT 3
TEXT I Whatever Happened to Manners?
TEXT II An Educator's Moral Responsibility
UNIT 4
TEXT I Dealing with AIDS
TEXT II AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
UNIT 5
TEXT I How to Be True to Yourself
TEXT II Becoming a Child of Nature: It's a Twofold Task of Parents and Children
UNIT 6
TEXT I Is an Only Child a Lonely Child?
TEXT II Changing Roles: Stay-at-Home Dads
UNIT 7
TEXT I When Lightning Struck
TEXT II Dad Had Lost Any Purpose in Life
UNIT 8
TEXT I My Forever Valentine
TEXT II Make Today Count
UNIT 9
TEXT I Hollywood
TEXT II The Disney Company
UNIT 10
TEXT I A Debt to Dickens
TEXT II The Companionship of Books
UNIT 11
TEXT I Salvation
TEXT II The Capture of Kunta Kinte
UNIT 12
TEXT I Gender Bias in Language
TEXT II The Difference Between Sex and Gender
UNIT 13
TEXT I The Light of Depression
TEXT II Remaining Positive When Facing a Chronic Illness
UNIT 14
TEXT I Five Traits of the Educated Man
TEXT II When Does Education Stop?
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