《21世纪大学英语（职业本科版）》系列教材根据国家教育部颁发的《大学英语教学指南》（2020版）和《中国英语能力等级量表》以及我国职业本科院校人才培养特点和教学改革的最新成果编写而成，突出教育必须立德树人的时代要求，重视教学内容的实用性和针对性，在帮助学生培养正确的世界观、人生观和价值观的同时，将语言基础能力的培养与实际涉外交际能力的训练有机地结合起来，以满足新时代社会经济发展对大学生的要求。
本系列核心教材包括《综合教程》《综合练习》《教学参考书》（每一种分为1—4册）及配套的MP3、微课、助教PPT课件、“i学”App移动平台网络课程、超星“学习通”App示范教学包等。本套教材供职业本科院校普通英语教学使用。
本书为《教学参考书》第1册，共8个单元，每个单元根据《综合教程》的相关内容配备教法推荐、作者介绍、背景知识、课文详解以及练习答案和录音文本等。同时，本书在版式设计上力求易用（User－friendly），将学生用书的内容完整地融入教学参考书，课文讲解采用“左学右教”的方式，以方便教师教学。本书另配有PPT助教课件。

Unit 1 Freshmen
Ⅰ. Objectives
Ⅱ. Suggested Teaching Plan
Ⅲ. Background Information
Ⅳ. Class Presentation
Part Ⅰ Lead-in
Part Ⅱ Listening
Part Ⅲ Reading
Text A: College Survival: Our Tips for Success
Text B: My College Move
Part Ⅳ Speaking
Part Ⅴ Translation & Writing (Registration Forms)
Part Ⅵ Critical Thinking
Part Ⅶ Time to Relax
Unit 2 AI
Ⅰ. Objectives
Ⅱ. Suggested Teaching Plan
Ⅲ. Background Information
Ⅳ. Class Presentation
Part Ⅰ Lead-in
Part Ⅱ Listening
Part Ⅲ Reading
Text A: The Internet of Things
Text B: Big Data Is Everywhere
Part Ⅳ Speaking
Part Ⅴ Translation & Writing (Application Forms)
Part Ⅵ Critical Thinking
Part Ⅶ Time to Relax
Unit 3 Mobile Technology
Ⅰ. Objectives
Ⅱ. Suggested Teaching Plan
Ⅲ Background Information
Ⅳ. Class Presentation
Part Ⅰ Lead-in
Part Ⅱ Listening
Part Ⅲ Reading
Text A: The Negative Effects of Cell Phones
Text B: Mobile App Designer
Part Ⅳ Speaking
Part Ⅴ Translation & Writing (Business/Name Cards)
Part Ⅵ Critical Thinking
Part Ⅶ Time to Relax
Unit 4 Faith
Ⅰ. Objectives
Ⅱ. Suggested Teaching Plan
Ⅲ. Background Information
Ⅳ. Class Presentation
Part Ⅰ Lead-in
Part Ⅱ Listening
Part Ⅲ Reading
Text A: Who to Believe
Text B: Tina's Ten Points
Part Ⅳ Speaking
Part Ⅴ Translation & Writing (Greeting Cards)
Part Ⅵ Critical Thinking
Part Ⅶ Time to Relax
Unit 5 Exploration
Ⅰ. Objectives
Ⅱ. Suggested Teaching Plan
Ⅲ. Background Information
Ⅳ. Class Presentation
Part Ⅰ Lead-in
Part Ⅱ Listening
Part Ⅲ Reading
Text A: Magellan's Madness
Text B: Marco Polo's Big, Big World
Part Ⅳ Speaking
Part Ⅴ Translation & Writing (Thank-you Notes)
Part Ⅵ Critical Thinking
Part Ⅶ Time to Relax
Unit 6 English as a Universal Language
Ⅰ. Objectives
Ⅱ. Suggested Teaching Plan
Ⅲ. Background Information
Ⅳ. Class Presentation
Part Ⅰ Lead-in
Part Ⅱ Listening
Part Ⅲ Reading
Text A: The Advantages of Learning English
Text B: Do You Know Tom Cruise
Part Ⅳ Speaking
Part Ⅴ Translation & Writing (Invitation Letters)
Part Ⅵ Critical Thinking
Part Ⅶ Time to Relax
Unit 7 Success
Ⅰ. Objectives
Ⅱ. Suggested Teaching Plan
Ⅲ. Background Information
Ⅳ. Class Presentation
Part Ⅰ Lead-in
Part Ⅱ Listening
Part Ⅲ Reading
Text A: Three Keys' to Success
Text B: Consider This
Part Ⅳ Speaking
Part Ⅴ Translation & Writing (Replies to Invitation Letters)
Part Ⅵ Critical Thinking
Part Ⅶ Time to Relax
Unit 8 Economics
Ⅰ. Objectives
Ⅱ. Suggested Teaching Plan
Ⅲ. Background Information
Ⅳ. Class Presentation
Part Ⅰ Lead-in
Part Ⅱ Listening
Part Ⅲ Reading
Text A: Economics
Text B: Double Your DOLLARS AND CENTS
Part Ⅳ Speaking
Part Ⅴ Translation & Writing (Notices)
Part Ⅵ Critical Thinking
Part Ⅶ Time to Relax
Grammar Review
Ⅰ. Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Ⅱ. Adjectives and Adverbs: the Comparative Degree and the Superlative Degree
Ⅲ. Modal Verbs
Ⅳ. Verb Tenses (1)
Ⅴ. Verb Tenses (2)
Ⅵ. Verb Tenses (3)
Ⅶ. Passive Voice