《听力入门2000》共分为四册,本册为第四册。本书采用全新的听力素材,书中的练习偏重于训练学生对具有相当长度和难度的有声信息的要点理解和记录、记忆等实际能力。
本书共十二个单元。每个单元的篇章结构和意图与前三册基本一致,每个单元分为四个部分,单元第一和第四部分为Warming up和Listen and relax或Language study and language appreciation。听力内容的取材重点落在社会、教育、工作和家庭等实际方面,旨在引导学生正视未来,并对客观和主观世界做一些思考。
其中,“Language study and language appreciation”这个部分适时地归纳了各相关篇章中的英语习惯用语或其他优美的语言表达方式,以示范学习方法,鼓励积累知识,相信学生能进一步体会英语听力学习过程中的美感与快乐。
Unit 1 Happy Family Life(1)
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ All you need is love?
Part Ⅲ First meetings
Part Ⅳ Listen and relax
Unit 2 Happy Family Life(2)
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ Mothers and daughters
Part Ⅲ Family
Part Ⅳ Listen and relax
Unit 3 The Changing Women
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ Working mothers
Part Ⅲ Women and the web
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation
Unit 4 Work and Workforce
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ Americans at work
Part Ⅲ Stress management
Part Ⅳ Listen and relax
Unit 5 Matching Dreams with Education(1)
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ University life
Part Ⅲ Life after graduation
Part Ⅳ Listen and relax
Unit 6 Matching Dreams with Education(2)
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ Home schooling
Part Ⅲ Education then and now
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation
Unit 7 Love and Help(1)
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ Love and help
Part Ⅲ Innocents in danger
Part Ⅳ Listen and relax
Unit 8 Love and Help(2)
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ Anti-AIDScampaign
Part Ⅲ Drug therapy
Part Ⅳ Listen and relax
Unit 9 Managing Personal Development
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ Lateral or vertical
Part Ⅲ Mediation skills
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation
Unit 10 Youth Aspirations
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ British youth
Part Ⅲ Young people&citizen service
Part Ⅳ Listen and relax
Unit 1Ⅰ Extending Life through Fun(1)
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ Movies and music
Part Ⅲ Museum of questionable devices
Part Ⅳ Listen and relax
Unit 1Ⅱ Extending Life through Fun(2)
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ New fashions
Part Ⅲ Rock climbing
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation
Vocabulary
Acknowledgements