刘明东主编的《基础英语教程(第5册高等院校小学教师培养初中起点规划教材)》共分为十个单元。每个单元的编写均按照“听、说、读、写、译”五个板块进行。每个板块的内容都紧紧围绕单元课文进行编写，使得整部教材的编写具有极强的整体性和极高的复现率，有利于读者的学习与巩固。编写采用任务型的方式，使得读者菲常明了各个板块的学习任务。本教程具有“系统关联，强调输出，难易恰当、便于操作”等特点。

Unit One Being Yourself
Part I Listening
Part II Speaking
Part III Reading
Part IV Writing
Part V Translating
Unit Two Why Do People Have Pets?
Part I Listening
Part II Speaking
Part III Reading
Part 1V Writing
Part V Translating
Unit Three The Color of Friendship
Part I Listening
Part II Speaking
Part III Reading
Part IV Writing
Part V Translating
Unit Four Life for Music
Part I Listening
Part II Speaking
Part III Reading
Part IV Writing
Part V Translating
Unit Five Carrots，Eggs and Coffee Beans
Part I Listening
Part IISpeaking
Part III Reading
Part IV Writing
Part V Translating
Unit Six A Father，a Son and an Answer
Part I Listening
Part II Speaking
Part III Reading
Part IV Writing
Part V Translating
Unit Seven That Special You
Part I Listening
Part II Speaking
Part III Reading
Part IV Writing
Part V Translating
Unit Eight A Good Heart to Lean On
Part I Listening
Part II Speaking
Part III Reading
Part IV Writing
Part V Translating
Unit Nine Making the Teamwork
Part I Listening
Part II Speaking
Part III Reading
Part IV Writing
Part V Translating
Unit Ten Why Do I Teach
Part I Listening
Part II Speaking
Part III Reading
Part IV Writing
Part V Translating
Appendix I Words
Appendix II Phrases＆Expressions