本书借鉴任务驱动法 (Task-driven method) 的思路, 依据高职高专院校学生特点, 注重听、说、读、写、译各种能力的培养; 选材难度适中, 融知识性、趣味性、实用性于一体, 同时具有鲜明时代感; 力求改变传统教学模式, 即变讲授模式为讨论互动教学模式, 突出学生主体特征, 激发学习兴趣, 调动学习积极性, 使学生易获成就感, 从而消除厌学情绪。

刘俊花、郭卫、蔡伟奇、梁小明主编的《应用英语教程(附光盘1全国电力高职高专十二五规划教材)》按照“项目导向、任务驱动、理实一体、突出特色”的原则，以岗位分析为基础，以课程标准为依据，充分体现高等职业教育教学规律，在内容设计上突出能力培养为核心的教学理念，引入国家标准、行业标准和职业规范，科学合理设计任务或项目。

序前言Module 1 Education Part A Listening Activities Part B Reading Activities Text 1 For Some Tee A Busy Life Takes Fun out of High School Text 2 Learning Difficulties: Dyslexia Part C Further Development Useful Words & ExpressioModule 2 Food and Lifestyles Part A Listening Activities Part B Reading Activities Text 1 What Do the World's Healthiest People Eat? Text 2 Simplifying Life? It Can Be Done--Simply! Part C Further Development Useful Words & ExpressioModule 3 Leisure and Entertainment Part A Listening Activities Part B Reading Activities Text 1 More Time for Sleeping, Watching TV, Brewing Beer,IsUnemployment the Reason? Text 2 The Work You Do When You're Not at Work Part C Further Development Useful Words & ExpressioModule 4 Family and Love part A Listening Activities Part B Reading Activities Text 1 Increasing Paid-Family-Membe in America Text 2 All the Family under One Roof Part C Further Development Useful Words & ExpressioModule 5 Life Stories Part A Listening Activities Part B Reading Activities Text 1 A Life Sold Text 2 Living with My Teenage Genius Part C Further Development Useful Words & ExpressioModule 6 Environment Part A Listening Activities Part B Reading Activities Text 1 Green Way To Go Text 2 Saving Dianchi Lake Part C Further Development Useful Words & ExpressioModule 7 Sports and Health Part A Listening Activities Part B Reading Activities Text 1 Doing Housework or Working out? Text 2 13 Tips to Actually Enjoy Exercising Part C Further Development Useful Words & ExpressioModule 8 Success Part A Listening Activities Part B Reading Activities Text 1 How to Be a Successful Inventor Text 2 Achieving Success Part C Further Development Useful Words & ExpressioGlossary