本教材为了适应时代的发展和英语教学的需要而编写，供高等院校英语专业学生使用，也适合成人教育学院、民办院校、广播电视大学、远程教育英语专业学生及自考生和广大英语自学者使用。
本教材以《高等学校英语专业英语教学大纲》和交际话题的难易为依据，以功能意念为线索，融功能意念于交际之中，以日常生活中经常使用的话题为重点，且加入中国文化内容。在编写中努力体现听说结合、难度阶梯化的方式，选材注重实用性和趣味性相结合，贴近生活，体现时代特色。本教材在编写中借鉴了许多最新的口语资料，结合中国口语教学的实际情况，在编写练习的过程中，注重引导和启发，力求形式多样，内容充实，引导学生从模仿练习开始逐渐过渡到自己能够自然流畅地表达。全套教材共分四册，一、二册目标在于帮助学生打好口语基础，三、四册则侧重于培养学生的交流技巧，如公共演讲技巧、解决冲突技巧等。本教材配有录音，向授课老师赠送课件。

1 Motivating Yourself
1.1 Handling Failure
1.2 Secret
1.3 Motivate Yourself
1.4 Tapescript
2 Studying Abroad
2.1 Why Study Abroad?
2.2 Reentry
2.3 Prepare
2.4 Chinese Culture
2.5 Tapescript
3 Shining in Interviews
3.1 Lesson Learnt
3.2 Being Impressive in Interviews
3.3 Interview Questions
3.4 Tapescript
4 Managing Stress
4.1 Stress Diaries
4.2 Knowing Stress
4.3 Manage Stress
4.4 Chinese Culture
4.5 Tapescript
5 Knowing EQ and IQ
5.1 EQ vs.IQ
5.2 EQ
5.3 EQ and IQ
5.4 Chinese Culture
5.5 Tapescript
6 Leading to Creativity
6.1 Forms of Creative Inspiration
6.2 Mind Mapping
6.3 Creative Activities
6.4 Chinese Culture
6.5 Tapescript
7 Enjoying Arts
7.1 Art at School
7.2 Canvas of Life
7.3 Talk about Art
7.4 Chinese Culture
7.5 Tapescript
8 Talking about Cinema and Theater
8.1 Movies and the Oscar Award
8.2 Chinese Opera
8.3 Your Opinion Please
8.4 Chinese Culture
8.5 Tapescript
9 Understanding Economy
9.1 Concepts
9.2 Money and Trade
9.3 Fun
9.4 Chinese Culture
9.5 Tapescript
10 Going for Globalization
10.1 What Is Globalization?
10.2 Globalization for Whom？
10.3 Issue of Concern
10.4 Tapescript
11 Shaping Your Life: Education
11.1 Children Education
11.2 How We Were Taught
11.3 Honor Your Views
11.4 Tapescript
12 Sharing about NGOs and NPOs
12.1 Care
12.2 NPO and NGO
12.3 Join Us
12.4 Tapescript
13 Improving Health Care
13.1 Health Care
13.2 TCM
13.3 Talk and Share
13.4 Chinese Culture
13.5 Tapescript
14 Facing Disasters
14.1 Flood and Earthquake
14.2 Tsunami
14.3 Common Disasters
14.4 Tapescript
15 Exploring Outer Space
15.1 Outer Space
15.2 Tragedy of Space Shuttle Columbia
15.3 Mysteries
15.4 Chinese Culture
15.5 Tapescript