本书每个单元均包含Reading、Writing、Translation和Weaving It Together四个部分。Reading部分包含两篇课文，配有Pre-Reading、Vocabulary、Reading Comprehension、Cloze、Paraphrase、Critical Thinking等练习，并提供了相关阅读技巧的总结；Writing和TransIation部分概括了写作和翻译技巧，并配有相应的练习；Weaving It Together则是对本单元内容的总结和拓展，起到了画龙点睛的作用。

Unit 1 Language
Reading 1: Spell It in English
Reading 2: "Jumbo"
Reading Skill: Identifying Reasons
Writing Skill: The Process Essay | Time Expressions
Translation Skill: 分译法
Unit 2 Hygiene
Reading 1: How Clean Is Clean?
Reading 2: Bathing -- Japanese Style
Reading Skill: Taking and Organizing Your Notes for Future Review
Writing Skill: Definitions | The Definition Essay
Translation Skill: 现在分词用作非限制性定语的翻译
Unit 3 Humanitarians
Reading 1: John Bul Dau and the "Lost Boys of Sudan"
Reading 2: Patrick Meier, Crisis Mapper
Reading Skill: Summarizing the Main Information
Writing Skill: The Description Essay | Figures of Speech
Translation Skill: 意译法
Unit 4 Psychology
Reading 1: What Our Bodies Say About Us
Reading 2: Why We Are What We Are
Reading Skill: Increasing Reading Speed by Spotting Examples
Writing Skill: The Principle of Classification | The Classification Essay
Translation Skill: 关键词的翻译
Unit 5 Gender
Reading 1: Males and Females: What's the Difference?
Reading 2: Life Chances
Reading Skill: Finding the Subjects in Complex Sentences
Writing Skill: Comparison and Contrast | The Comparison-and-Contrast Essay | Comparison-and-Contrast Indicators
Translation Skill: 省略句的翻译
Unit 6 Nutrition
Reading 1: What's Real/yon Your Dinner Plate?
Reading 2: Hormones in Food: Should You Worry?
Reading Skill: Understanding the Author's Purpose
Writing Skill: The Cause-and-Effect Essay
Translation Skill: 介词的翻译
Unit 7 Issues for Debate
Reading 1: Do Animals Have Rights?
Reading 2: Tweet Touches off Heated Debate
Reading Skill: Recognizing the Author's Attitude
Writing Skill: The Argument Essay
Translation Skill: 强调句的翻译
Unit 8 Readings from Literature
Reading 1: The Tell-Tale Heart
Reading 2: If
Reading Skill: Making Predictions About What Will Happen Next
Writing Skill: The Analysis of a Short Story
Translation Skill: 代词的翻译