《全國高職高專公共英語教材：新世紀英語教程4》按照教育部高等教育司《高職高專教育英語課程教學基本要求》編寫，供招收中學畢業生、中專畢業生和職高畢業生的高等職業學校和高等普通專科學校的學生以及英語自學者使用。本教材貫徹聽說領先的原則，重在培養學生實際使用英語進行交際的能力，同時培養學生較強的閱讀能力，並兼顧寫作、翻譯等各項能力的發展，使學生具備以英語為工具，捕捉和獲取所需信息的能力，為學習各種專業英語打下堅實基礎。
本教材共分四冊，語言材料大部分選自原文材料，具有較強的思想性、科學性、知識性、趣味性和實用性。一、二冊的內容以共核英語（Common Core English）為主，第三、四冊適當增加科普和人文內容的比例。學生學完第三冊後可以達到《高職高專教育英語課程教學基本要求》所規定的B級要求，學完第四冊後可以達到《高職高專教育英語課程教學基本要求》所規定的A級要求。

Unit One Countries Around the World
Listening Comprehension
Communication Function
Reading Selection
Reading Skills
Practice and Improvement

Unit Two Fighting Against Avian Influenza
Listening Comprehension
Communication Function
Reading Selection
Reading Skills
Practice and Improvement

Unit Three Famous Women of the World
Listening Comprehension
CommunicationFunction
Reading Selection
Reading Skills
Practice and Improvement

Unit Four Famous Universities in the World
Listening Comprehension
CommunicationFunction
Reading Selection
Reading Skills
Practice and Improvement

Unit Five Travel and Tourism
Listening Comprehension
Communication Function
Reading Selection
Reading Skills
Practice and Improvement

Unit Six World Trade Organization
Listening Comprehension
Communication Function
Reading Selection
Reading Skills
Practice and Improvement

Unit Seven Human and Natul
Listening Comprehension
Communication Function
Reading Selection
Reading Skills
Practice and Improvement

Unit Eight Invention and Innovation
Listening Comprehension
CommunicationFunction
Reading Selection
Reading Skills
Practice andImprovement
Revision II
Appendix I Glossary
Appendix II Idioms and Expressions