本教师用书沿用第三版的经典内容，包括供教师参考的补充背景知识（Additional Background Material for Teachers' Reference）；课文详解（Detailed Study of the Text）；练习答案（Key to Exercises）；“阅读、思考与评论”解析（Aids to "Read, Think and Comment"）。

Lesson 1 Face to Face with Hurricane Camille Joseph P. Blank
Lesson 2 Blackmail (Excerpts) Arthur Hailey
Lesson 3 The Trial That Rocked the World John Scopes
Lesson 4 The Libido for the Ugly Henry L.Mencken
Lesson 5 Mark Twain—Mirror of America (Excerpts) Noel Grove
Lesson 6 Everyday Use Alice Walker
Lesson 7 Three Cups of Tea (Excerpts) Greg Mortenson and David O. Relin
Lesson 8 The Way to Rainy MountainN. Scott Momaday
Lesson 9 Ships in the Desert (Excerpts) Al Gore
Lesson 10 No Signposts in the Sea (Excerpts) V. Sackville-West
Lesson 11 Speech on Hitler's Invasion of the U.S.S.R. Winston S. Churchill
Lesson 12 Argentia Bay (Excerpts) Herman Wouk
Appendix I Paraphrase
Appendix II Figures of Speech