《21世纪实用英语》(第2版)系列教材根据《高职高专教育英语课程教学基本要求》和《中国英语能力等级量表》以及我国高等职业教育“十三五”规划和建设现代职业教育体系的要求，结合我国高等职业教育人才培养特点和教学改革的最新成果编写而成，突出教学内容的实用性和针对性，将语言基础能力的培养与实际涉外交际能力的训练有机地结合起来，以满足新时代全球化社会经济发展对高职人才的要求。
本系列教材包括《综合教程》《综合练习》《教学参考书》(含基础级和1-4册)，以及《视听说教程》(1-4册)、《视听说教程教学参考书》(1-4册)、《21世纪实用英语(基础版)》(1-4册)和《语法教程》《翻译教程》《写作教程》等，并配有MP3、微课、助教．PPT课件、“i学”App移动平台网络课程等。本套教材供高职高专院校普通英语教学使用。
本书为《综合教程》第4册，共8个单元，每个单元均包括视频导入、听说和读写三大部分内容。视频导入用简单易懂的语言和生动活泼的视频对整个单元作总体介绍，帮助学生了解本单元学习任务，激发学习兴趣。听说部分围绕每单元的主题，并结合高职院校学生学习生活和未来职业发展的实际需要，进行听力和口语训练。读写部分包括Text A，Text B，Basic Reading Skills和Practical：Reading&Writing，并配有形式丰富的练习，帮助学生夯实英语基础，强化综合应用能力，提高职业技能和素养。本书最后还附有简明扼要的语法复习材料Grammar Review，供学生系统地复习和巩固语法知识。

Good Credit
Lead-in
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Text A: The Washwoman
Text B: The Power of a Good
Name
Basic Reading Skills
Practical Reading & Writing:An AED Memos
New Energy Cars
Lead-in
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Text A: Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Text B: What Are Fuel Cells and
Should I Buy a Hydrogen Car？
Basic Reading Skills
Practical Reading & Writing:Job
Application Cover Letter and Résumé & Sales Letters
The New Frontier of Beauty
Lead-in
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Text A: The New Frontier of Beauty
Text B: Stevie Wonder: Sunshine in the Shadow
Basic Reading Skills
Practical Reading & Writing:An Employment Contract & Order Letters
More Than a Scholarship
Lead-in
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Text A: More Than a Scholarship
Text B: Getting Behind the Teacher 's Desk
Basic Reading Skills
Practical Reading & Writing: A Package Insert for Tylenol & Confirmation Letters
Room for the Future
Lead-in
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Text A: Room for the Future
Text B: The Day I Flunked Out of
Law School
Basic Reading Skills
Practical Reading & Writing: Commercial Ads & Verification Letters
Career Success
Lead-in
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Text A: Salespeople Are Made,
Not Born
Text B: Better Late Than Never
Basic Reading Skills
Practical Reading & Writing:A University Brochure & Resignation Letters
Pioneers
Lead-in
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Text A: Charles Drew: Blood
Bank Pioneer
Text B: Pioneer in Architecture:
Julia Morgan 1872-1957
Basic Reading Skills
Practical Reading & Writing: A Section About Electricity & Adiustment Letters
Tourist Attractions
Lead-in
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Text A: Tourist Attractions and
Entertainment
Text B: The Taj Mahal
Basic Reading Skills
Practical Reading & Writing: A
Lab Report & Abstracts
Grammar Review
I. The Attributive Clause (1)
II.The Attributive Clause (2)
II.The Noun Clause
IV. The Appositive Clause
V. Adverbial Clauses of Time, Space and Manner
VI. Adverbial Clauses of Condition, Concession, and Cause
VII. Adverbial Clauses of Result, Purpose and Comparison
VIII.The Uses of“As”
Glossary