《英语口语教程》分(一)、(二)两册。本书共由24个单元(unit)组成，每个单元覆盖了一个中心话题(topic)以及涉及的相关内容。每个单元均围绕中心话题以板块的形式展开，突出以学生为中心的教学模式，通过大量的课堂和课外练习，提高学生的英语口语表达能力。 本套教材适于高职高专院校英语专业一、二、三年级共五个学期英语口语课的教学，同时也适合作为英语爱好者的自学口语教材。

目 录
Unit 1 Greetings 1
Task I Introducing Yourself to Strangers 1
Task II Introducing People to One Another 2
Task III Greeting People in Formal and Informal Ways 4
Unit 2 Invitation 7
Task I Giving and Accepting an Invitation 7
Task II Refusing an Invitation and Suggesting an Alternative Time 10
Unit 3 Talking on the Phone 14
Task I Talking on the Phone 14
Task II Taking a Message 16
Task III Making a Call for Some Other Purposes 18
Unit 4 Finding the Way 22
Task I Asking the Way and Giving Directions 22
Task II Asking for Clarification 26
Unit 5 Family 29
Task I Knowing about Family Members 29
Task II Describing Your Family Members 31
Task III Talking about Family 33
Unit 6 Restaurant English 36
Task I Ordering Food in a Restaurant 36
Task II Making a Reservation 41
Unit 7 Shopping 43
Task I Shopping in a Department Store 43
Task II Shopping Values 45
Task III Giving Advice 47
Task IV Making Complaints 48
Unit 8 Describing Objects 51
Task I Describing Basic Objects 51
Task II Describing Clothes 54
Unit 9 Hometown 59
Task I Describing the Weather in Your Hometown 60
Task II Describing Something Special in Your Hometown 62
Task III Your Feeling Towards Your Hometown 64
Unit 10 Books 66
Task I Knowing Types of Books 66
Task II Talking about Books 68
Task III Talking about Writers 69
Task IV Talking about the Library 70
Unit 11 Movies 73
Task I Getting to Know Movies 73
Task II Making an Invitation to a Movie 74
Task III Describing a Movie 75
Task IV Knowing about the Movie Industry 77
Unit 12 Music 80
Task I Market Research 80
Task II Talking about Music 83
Task III Talking about Music and Life 87
Unit 13 Sports 90
Task I Knowing Types of Sports 90
Task II Sports Preferences 96
Task III Talking about the Olympics 97
Unit 14 Sickness and Health 99
Task I Talking about Getting Sick 99
Task II Practicing the Related Language 101
Task III Talking about Being Healthy 104
Unit 15 College Life 107
Task I Talking about Your Major 107
Task II Talking about Pressures in College 109
Task III Relationship between Knowledge and Ability 113
Unit 16 Holidays 116
Task I Talking about Holidays 116
Task II The Origins of Some Special Days 119
Task III How to Express Good Wishes 121
Unit 17 Travel 124
Task I Talking about Where to Go 124
Task II How to Get to the Place You Want 127
Task III Planning a Trip 128
Task IV Making a Reservation 130
Unit 18 First Aid 132
Task I Reporting an Emergency on the Telephone 132
Task II Giving Instructions 135
Unit 19 Advertising 138
Task I Talking about Advertisements in General 138
Task II Designing an Advertisement 139
Unit 20 Friends 142
Task I Giving Definition to the Word “Friend” 142
Task II Making Friends 144
Task III Keeping Friends 146
Unit 21 Animals and Pets 149
Task I Describing Animals 149
Task II Talking about Pets 153
Unit 22 Personalities 156
Task I Describing Personalities 156
Task II Describing Appearance 159
Task III Making a Date 161
Unit 23 Computers 165
Task I Describing a Computer 165
Task II Talking about the Use of a Computer 169
Task III Talking about the Internet 170
Task IV Ways Computers Change Our Way of Life 172
Unit 24 Culture Shock 174
Task I What is Culture Shock 174
Task II Four Stages of Culture Shock 176
Task III Ways to Overcome It 177
附录 1 《英语口语教程》(上)教学建议 180
附录 2 部分练习参考答案 181
附录 3 口语评分标准 182
附录 4 口语考试模式 183