这套书的内容丰富实用。书中有切合教与学的语法、词汇、听力、会话、写作和阅读的基本知识；其语言材料则注意选择当今美国最为广泛使用的简便精练的语言；其中的对话大都置于日常生活中最容易碰到的各种场合，并写进很多目前在美国最为流行的短语和短句；全套书风格是生支活泼的，不会让读者承受枯燥无味之苦。在这套书中有十二部美国著名小说的缩写本。

1.THE MARRIAGES by Henry James

2.THE FURNISHED ROOM by O.Henry

3.THE DEVIL AND TOM WALKER

by Washington Irving

4.THE BLACK CAT by Edaar

Allan Poe

5.A HORSEMAN IN THE SKY

by Ambrose Bierce

6.RIHARD CORY by Edwin Arlington

Robinson

Another creative exercise would be in the area of sound effects.The teacher might ask students to create the sound of a horse galloping or a gust of wind.The teacher can provide easier-to-produce sound effects such as door-bells,knocks,etc.,and put two or three students in charge of cueing them in.