●Unit 1 Starting a Software Project啟動軟件項目
Part 1 Listening & Speaking
Dialogue: Starting a Software Project
Listening Comprehension: Software Engineering
Dictation: Mythical Man-Month & No Silver Bullet
Part 2 Reading & Translating
Section A: Software Engineering
Section B: Cloud Computing雲計算
Part 3 Simulated Writing: Memo

Unit 2 Capturing the Requirements需求獲取
Part 1 Listening & Speaking
Dialogue: Communication with Customers
Listening Comprehension: Software Requirements
Dictation: The Difference between Customer and End-User
Part 2 Reading & Translation
Section A: Software Requirements
Section B: Mobile Web移動互聯網
Part 3 Simulated Writing: Software Requirements Specification

Unit 3 Planning the Project項目計劃
Part 1 Listening & Speaking
Dialogue: Software Project Planning
Listening Comprehension: Software Project Planning
Dictation: Four Variables in Projects
Part 2 Reading & Translating
Section A: Software Projects
Section B: Big Data大數據
Part 3 Simulated Writing: Software Project Plan

Unit 4Working in a Team團隊合作
Part 1 Listening & Speaking
Dialogue: Team Structure
Listening Comprehension: Project Team
Dictation: Agile Software Development
Part 2 Reading & Translating
Section A: Team Structure
Section B: The Internet of Things物聯網
Part 3 Writing: PowerPoint Presentation

Unit 5 Designing the System繫統設設計
Part 1 Listening & Speaking
Dialogue: Software Design
Listening Comprehension: Software Design
Dictation: User Interface Design
Part 2 Reading & Translating
Section A: Software Design
Section B: Social Networking社交網絡
Part 3Simulated Writing: Software Design Specification

Unit 6 Implementing the System繫統實現
Part 1 Listening & Speaking
Dialogue: Creating High-Quality Code
Listening Comprehension: Writing the Code
Dictation: Concentrate on the Vital Few, Not the Trivial Many'
Part 2 Reading & Translating
Section A: Computer Programming
Section B: Location-based Service基於位置的服務
Part 3 Simulated Writing: Progress Report

Unit 7 Testing the System繫統測試
Part 1Listening & Speaking
Dialogue: Software Testing
Listening Comprehension: Software Testing'
Dictation: Smoke Test
Part 2 Reading & Translating
Section A:Software Testing
Section B: GPGPU通用計算圖形處理器
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本書是按照近期新《大學英語教學大綱》對專業英語的要求，以一個大學本科二年級學生Kevin與他的同學在一個酒店管理信息繫統的實際項目中進行專業實踐、直至經過求職面試進入一個IT企業工作為線索，將IT行業中所需的英語“聽、說、讀、寫、譯”基本技能與項目從開始到結束的整個流程有機融合起來，同時涉及雲計算、移動互聯網、大數據、物聯網、社交網絡、基於位置的服務、通用計算圖形處理器、比特幣、三維打印和谷歌眼鏡等相關知識。
本書包括1，都分為聽與說、讀與譯以及寫作部分。聽與說部分描述了軟件開發的技術場景；讀與譯部分給出了軟件工程及IT相關的文章；寫作部分則重點介紹如何撰寫技術/商務文檔和技術報告等。
本書注重聽、說、讀、寫、譯能力的全面發展，適用於高等院校軟件工程及其相關專業、軟件學院、各類職業信息技術學院和專業培訓機構等。