本书为《大学体验英语》系列教材之一，主要内容为20 key issues to help students express themselves in English, 涉及大学生的衣着、发型给人留下的印象及影响、网痴（addicted）、beauty contest, saying I love you, family values etc. 可以供大学英语一年级学生使用，也可以供同等水平的英语学习者使用。 本书为第一册。

前辅文
1. The Guy with Green Hair
2. The Shoplifter
3. I’m Not Addicted
4. Beauty Contest
5. Who Pays?
6. Saying “I Love You”
7. Family Values
8. Cyber Love
9. A Letter from Grandma
10. Fan Worship
11. Pet Peeve
12. Close Your Eyes and See
13. Will Children Save the Earth?
14. Get a Job!
15. To Tell or Not To Tell
16. The Dream
17. To Have or Have Not
18. Are Humans Smart?
19. Cloning Cyndi
20. Why Learn English?
Appendix:
  1. Personal Opinions—extra opinions about the topic of each unit. Corresponds to video clips available on the course website.
  2. Vocabulary—expanded vocabulary items and definitions for each unit.