本书根据教育部颁发的《高职高专教育英语课程教学基本要求》、我国现阶段高职高专人才培养特点和教学改革的最新成果，以及船舶行业的需求编写而成，突出教学内容的实用性和针对性，以“实用为主，够用为度”为原则将语言基础能力的培养与职场实用交际能力的训练结合起来，以满足全球化形势下船舶行业对高职高专人才的要求。本书共8个单元，每个单元主要包括教与学、自主学习、实训演练、扩展阅读部分，并结合高职高专学生毕业后工作的实际需要，提供以提高职业技能和素质为目标的实训演练、词汇储备等内容。
本书可作为船舶方向各专业学生由基础英语到专业英语学习的过渡教材，也可作为各船舶企业的职工培训教材。

Unit 1 Types of Ships
Preview
Warm-up Questions
Section Ⅰ Teaching and Learning
Section Ⅱ Self-study
Section Ⅲ Practical Exercises
Section Ⅳ Supplementary Reading
Unit 2 Ship Structure
Preview
Warm-up Questions
Section Ⅰ Teaching and Learning
Section Ⅱ Self-study
Section Ⅲ Practical Exercises
Section Ⅳ Supplementary Reading
Unit 3 Principal Dimensions
Preview
Warm-up Questions
Section Ⅰ Teaching and Learning
Section Ⅱ Self-study
Section Ⅲ Practical Exercises
Section Ⅳ Supplementary Reading
Unit 4 Ship Equipment
Preview
Warm-up Questions
Section Ⅰ Teaching and Learning
Section Ⅱ Self-study
Section Ⅲ Practical Exercises
Section Ⅳ Supplementary Reading
Unit 5 Self-rescue in Maritime Distress
Preview
Warm-up Questions
Section Ⅰ Teaching and Learning
Section Ⅱ Self-study
Section Ⅲ Practical Exercises
Section Ⅳ Supplementary Reading
Practical Training One
Unit 6 Organization
Preview
Warm-up Questions
Section Ⅰ Teaching and Learning
Section Ⅱ Self-study
Section Ⅲ Practical Exercises
Section Ⅳ Supplementary Reading
Unit 7 Introduction to Classification Society
Preview
Warm-up Questions
Section Ⅰ Teaching and Learning
Section Ⅱ Self-study
Section Ⅲ Practical Exercises
Section Ⅳ Supplementary Reading
Unit 8 Ship Business Negotiation
Preview
Warm-up Questions
Section Ⅰ Teaching and Learning
Section Ⅱ Self-study
Section Ⅲ Practical Exercises
Section Ⅳ Supplementary Reading
Practical Training Two
Glossary
Appendix Basic Words of Ships
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