本丛书共分八册，分别对应初一、初二和高一、高二四个年级。每个年级配套两册读物。它的特色如下：1）遵循课程标准的精神编写而成。每个年级的两册书共24个模块，涵盖新课标规定的24个话题。2）一流的编写队伍。英文作者均为熟悉中国的青少年作家，他们大都具有二语教学经验。3）文章体裁多样，既有意义隽永的寓言、诗歌和随笔，又有贴近生活的科普短文。4）跨文化意识、跨文化对比渗透整个系列。5）大量精美的图片，不仅有助于阅读，还能使读者在阅读时能有一种亲临其境的感觉。
由外语教学与研究出版社和英国海涅曼教育出版集团合作开发出版。由中方专家按照课程标准的精神提出思路和写作方案，由来自利兹大学等著名大学的教授撰写，是一套真正意义上为我国中学生量身定制的优秀读物。本书具有以下特色：一、紧扣课标话题。二、强调工具性与人文性的统一。三、选材新颖，角度独特。四、语料真实，体裁丰富。
Brian Tomplinson是世界最著名的语言学习教材开发专家，于1993年在英国卢顿大学开设了世界首个致力于研究语言学习教材开发的硕士学位，成立了国际著名的教材开发协会MATSDA，并担任主席。
Jo Applaton现任教于英国利兹城市大学，曾先后教授国际基础课程，英语本科课程以及英语硕士课程，有丰富的英语教材编写经验。
Ivor Immis是英国利兹城市大学的英语语言教育学方向教授，有近三十年的教学经验，曾参与新加坡、中国、埃塞俄比亚等多个国家和地区的英语教材编写工作。
Module 1 Europe
What do Europeans have in common?
Leonardo da Vinci
European explorers
Module 2 Helping developing countries
What can we do to help Africa?
Letters to the editor
Technology to help developing countries
Module 3 Nature
Earthquake myths
Pompeii
Predicting a volcano
Module 4 Environment
So you think you’re green, do you?
Arctic hunters’ changing life Module 1 Europe
What do Europeans have in common?
Leonardo da Vinci
European explorers
Module 2 Helping developing countries
What can we do to help Africa?
Letters to the editor
Technology to help developing countries
Module 3 Nature
Earthquake myths
Pompeii
Predicting a volcano
Module 4 Environment
So you think you’re green, do you?
Arctic hunters’ changing life
Environment-friendly housing
Module 5 History
The map that change history
Stonehenge
Who invented football?
Module 6 Old and new
A rapidly changing world
Global culture
Change and progress
Module 7 The future
Brave new world
Language in the future
The world turns round
Module 8 Traffic
Get on your bike!
Road rage
The car of the future
Module 9 Customs and culture
Cultural difference
My ‘culture shock’ in England
Explaining British customs
Module 10 Science
Science :luck and logic
Ancient science living in the cave paintings
Inventions with a difference
Module 11 Travel
My favourite place
Natural wonders of the world
Mt. Qomolangma
Module 12 Mysteries
Don’t believe everything you hear
The mystery of the Mary Celester
Home, sweet home
Chinese people might think that people from different European countries are very similar to each other. They might think that there is a common European identity and they might be right. But if you ask me what we European people have in common, it is not a very question to answer.
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