《致用美语教程》是一套集听、说、读、写和语法、词汇技能训练为一体的综合英语教材，适合具有中级和中级以上水平的英语学习者使用。该教材以全面培养学生的交际能力、语法能力和批判性思维能力为教学目标。《致用美语教程》分为两个等级，各由12个单元组成，每单元围绕一个主题，通过8个板块的教学活动来训练综合英语运用能力，这8个板块依然是热身活动、阅读精练、语法精练、口语活动、词汇精练、听力活动、写作活动和综合运用。每3个单元之后设一个复习单元。 UNIT1PeopleCommunicationnarratinglifeexperiencesdiscussingadversitymanagingconversationscrammarreviewoftensespastperfectprogressivevocabularyadversityandhopeldiomswithitskillsreadingtoidentfydifferenttexttypes:narrative,descriptive,expositorylisteningandtakingnotesonatalkwritingshortlifehistoriesUNIT2Homecommunicationdescribingtypesofhousingdiscussingconceptsofhomeechoingtoextendconversationgrammarclauseswithwishinitialonlyforemphasisvocabularyhousingandfinancesidiomswithhouseandhomeskillsreadingforspecificdetail:sociologytextlisteningandnoticingopinionsandinferenceswritingaparsgrapharoundatopicsentenceUNIT3survivorscommunicationdescribinganimlcharacteristicsandbehaviordiscussinghumansurvivaltraitsandstrategiestalkingaboutascenariogrammarsubjectandobjectcomplementslnfinitivesofpurposeininitialpositionvocabularyreviewofclimatelexisclimaticextemesclimate-relatedidiomsskillsscanningabologyteytandmakingdetailednoteslisteningandfindingsupportingdetailswriting:stucturinganrrativeparagraphreviewunit1page31reviewyourgrammarhighchallengereviewyourvocabularyreviewyourspeakingreviewyourlisteningUNIT4progresscommunicationdiscussingruralandurbanlifestylesdebatingindustrializationandglobalwarmingleadingadiscussiongrammarrelativeadverbe+clauseomissionoftheheadnounortherelativeadverbvocabularyreviewofgeographicalfeaturesfauaandconservationskillsskimmingformaintopicareasandmakingdetailednoteslisteningandfindingatimesequencewritinganexpositoryparagraphUNIT5lmmigrationUNIT6Co2UNIT7lnnovationsUNIT8businessUNIT9researchUNIT10upbringingUNIT11learningUNIT12achievementvideoworksheetslanguagesummaryglossary