听是语言交际的重要方面，在对外交往中，听力水平的高低直接影响着人们相互理解的程度和工作效率。本书针对中国学生英语听力学习特点，以培养听力技能为主线，通过系统的听力专门技能的单项训练，旨在培养学生的快速反应、准确辩别、分析推理、归纳总结、信息处理及记录和记忆等能力。本教材可供高等学校英语专业一至三年级的学生使用，同时，适合师专、教育学院、广播电视大学、成人高校英语专业的学生及社会上广大英语自学者使用。

1 Shopping and Banking Online

  Part Ⅰ Getting ready 

  Part Ⅱ Net shopping under fire 

  Part Ⅲ Banking at home 

  Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Secret of Good Customer Service 

  Part Ⅴ Do you know ...? 

  Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit 

2 Hotel or B&B?

  Part Ⅰ Getting ready 

  Part Ⅱ A touch of home 

  Part Ⅲ Renting a car 

  Part Ⅳ More about the topic: What Type of Room Do You Want? 

  Part Ⅴ Do you know ...? 

  Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit 

3 "Planting" Money

Part Ⅰ Getting ready 

Part Ⅱ National teach children to save day 

Part Ⅲ Credit cards 25

Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Gulf Between the Rich and the Poor 

Part Ⅴ Do you know ...? 

Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit 

4 Loans for the Dream

Part Ⅰ Getting ready 

Part Ⅱ Raising money for buying a car 

Part Ⅲ Housing in the U.S.A. 

Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Consumer Rights 

Part Ⅴ Do you know ...? 

Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit 

5 Briefino on Taxation and Insurance Policies

Part Ⅰ Getting ready

Part Ⅱ Briefing on personal taxation

Part Ⅲ Should I buy an insurance policy? (I)

Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Should I Buy an Insurance Policy? (II)

Part Ⅴ Do you know ...?

Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit

6 Visions of Business

Part Ⅰ Getting ready

Part Ⅱ Michael Dell vs. Frederick Smith (I)

Part Ⅲ Michael Dell vs. Frederick Smith (II)

Part Ⅳ More about the topic: The Business Plan

Part Ⅴ Do you know ...?

Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit

7 Fame and Fortune

Part Ⅰ Getting ready

Part Ⅱ Bill Gates' new rules

Part Ⅲ Great business deals?

Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Walt Disney

Part Ⅴ Do you know ...?

Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit

8 Business Success

Part Ⅰ Getting ready

Part Ⅱ Witty ways to success

Part Ⅲ Technology in doing business

Part Ⅳ More about the topic: How to Improve Your Executive Image?

Part Ⅴ Do you know ...?

Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit

9 Feeling the Financial Market

Part Ⅱ The commodity markets

Part Ⅲ Bank organization

Part Ⅳ More about the topic: The Dow-Jones Industrial Average

Part Ⅴ Do you know ...?

Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit

10 Business Strategies

Part Ⅰ Getting ready

Part Ⅱ SWOT analysis

Part Ⅲ Dealing with growth: Market trends

Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Safe Investing

Part Ⅴ Do you know ...?

Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit

11 New Trends in Trade

Part Ⅰ Getting ready

Part Ⅱ Vending machine

Part Ⅲ Our sales numbers are up

Part Ⅳ More about the topic: The World Trade Organization (WTO)

Part Ⅴ Do you know ...?

Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit

12 Activity

Activity 1 Where is it?

Activity 2 Bed and Breakfast

Activity 3 The foreign exchange market

Activity 4 Beanie baby

Activity 5 Food plans

Activity 6 Malaysian economy

Activity 7 Buying goods for sale

Activity 8 Financial reports