《公共实用英语》是按照《高职高专教育英语课程教学基本要求》和《全国成人高等教育英语课程教学基本要求（非英语专业专科用）》而编写的，同时还参考了《高等学校英语应用能力考试大纲》和《大学英语四级考试大纲》。本教材是为提高日校及成人教育学生英语水平，适应高职高专英语教学改革而编写的英语知识综合实用教材，同时，也可以作为自学者进修学习用书。
    本套教材共分教材四册、学习指导书四册。每册十个单元，每单元包括听力训练(ListeningPractice）、口语训练(OralPraetice）、阅读训练(ReadingPractice：TextA，TextB，FastReading）、写作训练(WritingPractice）、拓宽训练(FurtherPractice）。
本书为《公共实用英语》教材的第四册。

Unit 1 Olympic
Listening Practice
OraI Practice
Reading Practice
Text A Fuwa
Text B Chinese Seal．Dancing Beijing
Fast Reading The Beij ing Olympic Torch
Writing Practice
Further Practice


Unit 2 Entertainment
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Practice
Text A Movies of the World
Text B Rock Your Body，Rock Your Soul
Fast Reading Theft Deterrent System
Writing Practice
Further Practice


Unit 3 Marriage
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Practice
Text A A TruckerS Last Letter
Text B Marrying Across Cultures
Fast Reading Nicotine
Writing Practice
Further Practice


Unit 4 Invention and Creation
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Practice
Text A Camera Phones Intrude Our Life
Text B High Technology Everywhere
Fast Reading The New World
Writing Practice
Further Practice


Unit 5 Career
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Practicee e
Text ATeaching-A Meaningful and Challenging Career
Text B Job——Hunting Criteria and New Careers
Fast Reading A Working WomanS Dilemma／Recipe
Writing Practice
Further Practice


Unit 6 Energy Resource
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Practice
Text A Nuclear Energy——Fission and Fusion
Text B Ocean Energy
Fast Reading Car Pollution
Writing Practice
Further Practice


Unit 7 Optimism
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Practice
Text A Life Is Full of Choices
Text B Deal with Adversity
Fast Reading Population Control／Course Outline for
History 101，Dr．Jane Klammer
Writing Practice
Further Practice


Unit 8 The City
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Practice
Text A A Tour to London
Text BThe City
Fast Reading Britain“Defiant” as Bombers Kill 52 in Attack
on the Heart of London
Writing Practice
Further Practice


Unit 9 Woman
Listening Practice
OraI Practice
Reading Practice
Text A What Women Want：the Gift Section
Text B Is This YoLlr Beauty Decade
Fast Reading Six Secrets of High-Energy People
Writing Practice
Further Practice


Unit 10 Management
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Practice
Text A Starbucks——Sharing Success（Ⅰ）
Text B Starbucks——Sharing Success(Ⅱ）
Rat Reading Corporate Culture
Writing Practice
Further Practice
Appendix Ⅰ Glossary
Appendix Ⅱ Phrases&Expressions