- 每冊有五單元,每個單元包括三或四篇選自Newsweek, Associated Press 及其他名家之筆;
- 這些精挑細選的範文,趣味雋永且生活化可以啟迪思考,深具教育意義。
- 每一單元都搭配編者精心設計的閱讀訓練,有Opening Thought, Discover What You Know,
- Quick Comprehension Check, Questions for Thought, Another Look at the Selection, Vocabulary
- Building, In Your Words, Summing Up及 Reflecting and Synthesizing 等。
- 強調skim (瀏覽) 及 scan (掃瞄) 的閱讀技巧,讓學習者能培養良好、正確的英文閱讀習慣,並奠下紮實的英文基礎。