“听”与“说”是外语学习的两个重要方面，是学习者获取、理解、运用和巩固知识的重要手段。本书是为了满足新世纪中国英语教学的发展需要，在遵循认知原理、教学理论及外语教学经验，并借鉴国内外英语听说教学研究成果的基础上所编写的。全书共分12个章节，对日常生活中的一些常用语句的听说作了介绍。该书可供各大专院校作为教材使用，也可供从事相关工作的人员作为参考用书使用。

Unit 1 Words and Their Stories

 Getting Ready

 Listening & Speaking

Part A

Part B

Part C

 Language Follow-up

 Additional Activities

Unit 2 Dining Culture

 Getting Ready

 Listening & Speaking

Part A

Part B

Part C

 Language Follow-up

 Additional Activities

Unit 3 Generation Gap

 Getting Ready

 Listening & Speaking

Part A

Part B

Part C

 Language Follow-up

 Additional Activities

Unit 4 News Report

 Getting Ready

 Listening & Speaking

Part A

Part B

Part C

 Language Follow-up

 Additional Activities

Unit 5 Human and the Internet

 Getting Ready

 Listening & Speaking

Part A

Part B

Part C

 Language Follow-up

 Additional Activities

Unit 6 Mastery

 Getting Ready

 Listening & Speaking

Part A

Part B

Part C

 Language Follow-up

 Additional Activities

Unit 7 Life Abroad

 Getting Ready

 Listening & Speaking

Part A

Part B

Part C

 Language Follow-up

 Additional Activities

Unit 8 Speeches

 Getting Ready

 Listening & Speaking

Part A

Part B

Part C

 Language Follow-up

 Additional Activities

Unit 9 Around the World

 Getting Ready

 Listening & Speaking

Part A

Part B

Part C

 Language Follow-up

 Additional Activities

Unit 10 Chicken Poup for the Soul

 Getting Ready

 Listening & Speaking

Part A

Part B

Part C

 Language Follow-up

 Additional Activities

Unit 11 Violence in Sports

 Getting Ready

 Listening & Speaking

Part A

Part B

Part C

 Language Follow-up

 Additional Activities

Unit 12 Humans and Animals

 Getting Ready

 Listening & Speaking

Part A

Part B

Part C

 Language Follow-up

 Additional Activities