改编自牛津大学出版社原版教材，单元结构和练习设计环环相扣，层层递进，以英语听说所需的各项基本技能贯穿始终，以口语任务产出为导向；该课程基于混合式教学理论和翻转课堂教学方式，体现了信息化时代下，英语教学的新趋势；通过此课程的学习，学生可学到原汁原味的地道语言，培养跨文化交际能力及批判性思维，并拓展国际视野。
此外，此套教程特邀国内一线教学专家添加了语言技能微课讲解，并针对单元主题，增加了体现中西文化对比的中国文化听力素材，增补了生动、有趣、多样的听力和口语练习（增补后的内容稍后会陆续添加）。
UNIT 1 Psychology
Q: How does language affect who we are?
Listening 1: My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey
Listening Skill: Making inferences
Note-taking Skill: Organizing notes in chronological order using a timeline
Listening 2: The Story of My Life
Unit Video: Elderspeak
Vocabulary Skill: Negative prefixes
Grammar: Passive voice
Pronunciation: Emphatic word stress
Speaking Skill: Using figurative language
Unit Assignment: Narrate a personal experience
UNIT 2 Education
Q: Where can work, education, and fun overlap?
Listening 1: Voluntourism
Unit Video: Volunteer Tourism
Listening Skill: Listening for examples
Note-taking Skill: Organizing notes in a Venn diagram
Listening 2: Science Fairs and Nature Reserves
Vocabulary Skill: Compound words
Grammar: Comparative structures
Pronunciation: Intonation with choices
Speaking Skill: Discussing preferences and alternatives
Unit Assignment: Plan and present a school trip
UNIT 3 Psychology
Q: How can the eyes deceive the mind?
Unit Video: Wheel Illusions
Note-taking Skill: Using prior knowledge to prepare and organize notes
Listening 1: Wild Survivors
Listening Skill: Recognizing appositives that explain
Listening 2: Caught Off Guard
Vocabulary Skill: Word forms and suffixes
Grammar: Relative clauses
Pronunciation: Stress shifts with suffixes
Speaking Skill: Clarifying information
Unit Assignment: Give a group presentation on the uses of visual deception
UNIT 4 International Relations
Q: What does it mean to be a global citizen?
Note-taking Skill: Using a T-chart to take notes on problems and solutions
Listening 1: The Campaign to Humanize the Coffee Trade
Listening Skill: Listening for facts and figures
Listening 2: The UN Global Compact
Unit Video: Red Cross Rescue
Vocabulary Skill: Collocations
Grammar: Reported speech
Pronunciation: Linking with final consonants
Speaking Skill: Citing sources
Unit Assignment: Report on a global problem
UNIT 5 Sociology
Q: How do you make a space your own?
Unit Video: Frank Gehry
Note-taking Skill: Organizing notes into a formal outline
Listening 1: Environmental Psychology
Listening Skill: Recognizing organizational cues
Listening 2: What Your Stuff Says about You
Vocabulary Skill: Words with multiple meanings
Grammar: Conditionals
Pronunciation: Thought groups
Speaking Skill: Giving advice
Unit Assignment: Role-play a talk show
UNIT 6 Marketing
Q: Where do new ideas comes from?
Listening 1: Alternative Ideas in Medicine
Listening Skill: Distinguishing between facts and opinions
Note-taking Skill: Taking notes on process and development
Listening 2: Boulder Bike-to-School Program
Unit Video: Inventionland
Vocabulary Skill: Idioms and informal expressions
Grammar: Noun clauses
Pronunciation: Conditional modals: affirmative and negative
Speaking Skill: Using formal and informal language
Unit Assignment: Market a new idea
UNIT 7 Cultural Studies
Q: How do people react to change?
Unit Video: New Jobsummarize anecdotal evidence
Listening 1: The Reindeer People
Listening Skill: Recognizing attitudes
Listening 2: High-Tech Nomads
Vocabulary Skill: Phrasal verbs
Grammar: Gerunds and infinitives
Pronunciation: Consonant variations
Speaking Skill: Paraphrasing
Unit Assignment: Conduct a personal interview
UNIT 8 Environmental Studies
Q: Where should the world’s energy come from?
Note-taking Skill: Organizing notes to prepare for a debate
Listening 1: Energy: What’s the Least Worst Option?
Listening Skill: Listening for cause and effect
Listening 2: Tapping the Energy of the Tides
Unit Video: Tidal Turbines
Vocabulary Skill: Greek and Latin word roots
Grammar: Adverb clauses
Pronunciation: Sentence rhythm
Speaking Skill: Debating opinions
Unit Assignment: Debate the future of energy
