《新編實用英語綜合教程（2）》4色印刷，版式精美，并配有錄音帶。《新編實用英語》系列教材是由教育部高職高專教育英語課程教學指導委員會根據《高職高專教育英語課程教學基本要求（試行）》組織編寫的。本套教材認真貫徹了“學一點、會一點、用一點”、“聽、說、讀、寫、譯并重”和“邊學邊用、學用結合”的原則。注重聽說技能訓練，注重對實用文體閱讀能力的培養，在培養應用語言基本功的能力的同時注意培養實際涉外交際能力。本套教材還注重“教、學、考”相互照應。學完第2冊可參加“高等學校英語應用能力考試”的B級考試，學完第4冊可參加A級考試。《新編實用英語綜合教程（2）》為《綜合教程》第二冊，共10個單元，每個單元都由“說”、“聽”、“讀”和“寫”4部分組成，另有一個“趣味閱讀”部分。
根據《普通高等專科英語課程教學基本要求》編寫的（《實用英語》（1995年出版）為高等專科英語教學改革起到了導向與規范作用，取得了開拓性的成果。本教材既重視語言基本技能的訓練，又在很大程度上體現了培養實際應用英語能力的目的。1999年，根據國家對高等專科教育、高等職業教育和成人高等教育實行“三教統籌”的精神，編寫組對《實用英語》進行了局部的修訂，使之更加符合“三教”的要求。加入＼WTO之后，中國與世界經濟進一步接軌，國家對高職高專的英語教學提出了更加重視實用能力培養的要求，因此，高職高專教育英語課程教學指導委員會（以下簡稱“課委會”）決定重編《實用英語》，以適應新形勢對高職高專英語教學改革的緊迫需要。
《新編實用英語》（New Practical English）是由課委會組織全國各地有豐富教學經驗的教師編寫的。本教材既堅持了（《高職高專教育英語課程教學基本要求（試行）》（以下簡稱《基本要求》）的正確方向，保持和突出了《實用英語》的優點，又反映了全面更新教學內容的實際。所謂全面更新是指在堅持（（基本要求》為高職高專培養實用性人才和堅持“以應用為目的，實用為主，夠用為度”的大方向的前提下，進一步更新觀念、更新內容、更新體系、更新要求。這主要體現在如下幾個方面：
1.嚴格按照《基本要求》編寫。《基本要求》中的（《交際范圍表》所規定的交際主題是我們選材的依據和出發點，而且讀、譯、聽、說、寫各項技能的培養與訓練都圍繞同一交際話題展開。
2.進一步克服忽視聽說技能訓練的弱點，加大聽說技能、特別是實用交際能力的訓練，把培養一定的實用口語交際能力作為本教程的重要任務。
3.加強對應用文等實用文體閱讀能力的培養，滿足在一線工作的業務人員實際的涉外交際需要。
4.將英語應用能力的訓練具體體現于實用英語能力的培養之中。應用能力既指應用語言基本功的能力，更指把這些基本功運用到實際涉外交際中的能力。后者也可稱作“實用能力”。“應用能力”是“實用能力”的基礎，“實用能力”則是“應用能力”的具體體現。
5.認真貫徹“學一點、會一點、用一點”，“聽、說、讀、寫、譯并重”和“邊學邊用、學用結合”的原則。
1 INVITATIONS
SectionⅠTalking Face to Face
SectionⅡ Being AII Ears
Section ⅢMaintaining a Sharp Eye
PassageⅠ Are You Really Being Invited?
PassageⅡ An Invitation Letter
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun
2 E-MAILS
Section ⅠTalking Face to Face
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears
SectionⅢ Maintaining a Sharp Eye
PassageⅠ Online Growth Continued
PassageⅡ Pros and Cons of“Chatroom”
Section ⅣTrying Your Hand
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun
3 COMMUNICATION BY PHONE
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face
Section Ⅱ BeingAlI Ears
SectionⅢ Maintaining a Sharp Eye
PassageⅠ For Conversation Press
Passage Ⅱ Communication by Phone in the U．S
Section ⅣTrying Your Hand
Section ⅤHaving Some Fun
4 NAJUBG RESERVATUIBS
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face
Section Ⅱ Being"All Ears
SectionⅢ Maintaining a Sharp Eye
PassageⅠ CIimerLondge
Passage ⅡLetter from the President
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun
5 ATAREsTAuRANT
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face
Section Ⅱ Being AlI Ears
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye
PassageⅠ Toledo．A Problem of Menus
Passage Ⅱ Toastat a Wedding
Section ⅣTrying Your Hand
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun
6SHOPPING
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face
SectionⅡ Being ALL Ears
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye
PassageⅠTangsancai-An Ideal Tourist Souvenir
PassageⅡOrdering a Gift Online
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun
7 NTERTAINMENTS AHD TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
SectionⅠ Talking Face to Face
SectionⅡ Being All Ears
SectionⅢ Maintaining a Sharp Eye
PassageⅠ Luciano Pavarotti-Bringing Opera to the World
PassageⅡ Visiting the Gateway Amh
GoNTEHTS
SectionⅣ Trying Your Hand
Section ⅤHaving Some Fun
8 FAREWELL
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face
Section ⅡBeing All Ears
SectionⅢ Maintaining a Sharp Eye
PassageⅠ The Most Unforgettable Character Ive Met
Passage ⅡA Farewell Speech
Section Ⅳ Trying Your Hand
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun
9 APPLYING FOR A JOB
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face
SectionⅡ Being All Ears
Section Ⅲ Maintaining a Sharp Eye
Passage ⅠApplying for a NewBoss
PassageⅡ Beginning the Business
SectionⅣ Trying Your Hand
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun
10 MANAGERS AND CEOS
SectionⅠ Talking Face to Face
Section Ⅱ Being All Ears
SectionⅢ Maintaining a Sharp Eye
PassageⅠOne Minute Manager
PassageⅡRemarks at the Marco Polo A ward
Presentation Ceremony
SectionⅣTrying Your Hand
Section Ⅴ Having Some Fun
NEW WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS
VOCABULARY
PHRASES
1 gail mandal applied for the position of accountant at the carlsbad hotel in gallup，new mexico.
2 he said，“the internal revenue service imposes a penalty（處罰）on any taxpayer who files afterthe 15th of april.
3 the consultants for the project included senator（參議院議員）raymond h.grant，professorpearl ishikawa，dr.nicholas giordano，and dr.amanda b.olinski.
4 estes park has long been a popular vacation spot during the summer months.
5 the fourth thursday in november is the traditional day for celebrating thanksgiving.
6 he lives in beech street facing the river ash not far from oakchester station.
7 as a clerk in the swiss tourist office he has to speak french，italian，german and english，thoughhe has never crossed the english channel.
8 he has a b.SC.degree in economics from a scottish university but he is now only a counter clerkin a post office.
9 on the first thursday in february he started reading a book called the history of science and nowat christmas he has only finished reading half of it.
10 the member of parliament elmers bank said，“if more people read the times and listenedattentively to the b.b.C.news broadcast.i should feel more assured of the success of oureducationaI system.”
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