本教材为湖北大学“大学英语拓展系列课程”之一，以大学英语基础目标为起点，听、说、读、写四项技能有机融合，循序渐进。突出体育文化通识，涵盖体育教育、社会体育、休闲体育以及运动体育科学等主题内容。采用体验式学习策略，将日常生活与体育交往的不同场景交融，开展相关语言技能的训练 。资源齐备，配有课文音频和电子教案，为教师提供完整全面的资源。

Unit1 Football足球
TextA Exploring FIFA
TextB Exploring Football Culture
Unit2 Basketball篮球
TextA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar\t
TextB NBA All-Star Game
Unit3 Race Walking竞走
TextA Race Walking
TextB Race Walking vs. Power Walking
Unit4 Recreational Sports休闲体育
TextA Sport Climbing
TextB The World's Craziest Crazy Golf Course?
Unit5 Chinese Traditional Sports中国传统体育
TextA Bruce Lee and His Martial Arts
TextB Magic Taijlquan
Unit6 Sports Culture体育文化
TextA Olympic Gold Medals or Olympic Spirit?
TextB China's Traditional Sports Culture
Unit7 Sports Science体育科学
TextA Physical Literacy: Teaching Children the ABCs of Movement\t
TextB Fruits & Veggies—Do You Eat Too Few?
Unit8 International Referees国际裁判
TextA FIVB Beach Volleyball
TextB Volleyball Comes Home to Copacabana