张丽主编的《高级媒体英语视听说》以西方国家主流媒体节目的视频材料为教学素材，以多媒体为主要教学手段，立体化地呈现教材，通过视、听、说的结合，以直观画面和情节内容为基础开展有针对性的听说训练，提高学生的听力理解和口头表达能力，加深他们对英语国家的政治、经济、社会、文化等方面的认识和了解。

张丽主编的《高级媒体英语视听说》以西方国家主流媒体电视节目为教学素材，以多媒体为上要教学手段，通过视、听、说相结合的训练，进一步增强学生的听说能力，提高其文化素养，使他们更有效地用英语进行信息交流。本书提供部分练习的答案及所有视频的脚本，并配有DVD教学光盘。《高级媒体英语视听说》主要特点如下：

真实性与多样性——视频来源于现实生活，语言地道，语境真实。涉及校园生活、亲情爱情、社会人文等10个主题，每个主题选取6段热点视频，覆盖新闻报道、对话访谈、纪录片等多种形式，蕴合丰富信息，富有趣味性和时代感。

知识性与文化性——视频选择注重英语语言知识的积累与表达，同时有助于学生开拓国际视野，提高自身人文素养和跨文化意识，实现准确、得体地用英语进行交流的目的。

实践性与拓展性——精心设计课堂活动，使学生能对相关材料进行观感交流、角色扮演、小组辩论、访谈及问卷调查等独立型或协作型口语实践。

Unit 01 SchooII ife

　Clip 1 Healthy eating in school

　Clip 2 Grants for school buildings

　Clip 3 The increasing tuition fee

　Clip 4 Graduates facing difficult time

　Clip 5 Value of a degree

　Clip 6 School disciplines

Unit 02 Love and family

　Clip 1 Valentine’S Day

　Clip 2 Househusband

　Clip 3 Stepfamily

　Clip 4 Arranged rnarriage in India

　Clip 5 Married relationship

　Clip 6 Working mothers

Unit 03 Travelling

　Clip 1 Increased demand for UK holidays and attractions

　Clip 2 Tourism hit by cost of living in London

　Clip 3 Stonehenge

　Clip 4 Southwold named as quintessential seaside resort

　Clip 5 Pearly Kings and Queens celebrate Harvest Festival

　Clip 6 The Great Pyramid

Unit 04 Entertainment and oeisure

　Clip 1 Local libraries are less popular

　Clip 2 Bathe to wash offsins

　CliP 3 Christmas market opens

　Clip 4 NBA finds fans in China

　Clip 5 Music to dance

　Clip 6 Slumdog Millionaire wins

Unit 05 Health

　Clip 1 Fast food and schools

　Clip 2 High risks of dieting

　Clip 3 Call for fat food tax

　Clip 4 Study highlights health risks of salt

　Clip 5 Exercises help you keep fit

　Clip 6 Stress reducers

Unit 06 Career planning

 Clip 1 Graduate recruitment

 Clip 2 Silicon Valley: British Internet entrepreneurs

 Clip 3 High number of new businesses starting up

 Clip 4 Shortage of plumbers and electricians

 Clip 5 Plans to encourage comPetition and invention

 Clip 6 The woman railway driver

Unit 07 Science and technology

 Clip 1 Climate change around the world

 Clip 2 Plans for the greenest city in Europe

 Clip 3 The power of faces

 Clip 4 New technology allows schools to inform parents of pupils' truancy

 Clip 5 A new era in socialising

 Clip 6 Did you spot it?

Unit 08 Historical events

 Clip 1 Battles in the First World War

 Clip 2 Music band: the Beatles

 Clip 3 The Apollo 11 space exploration

 Clip 4 Evita Person's life stories

 Clip 5 Senator Kennedy's life stories

 Clip 6 Obama's speech to students

Unit 09 Environment

 Ciip 1 Anotlaer war began in Kuwait

 Clip 2 Paper bank or bank paper?

 Clip 3 More moVes need tobe made to clear-up the sky

 Clip 4 Fight for going green

 CiJp 5 Bubble might be a solution

 Clip 6 What can we do at home?

Unit 10 Mystery and quirk

 Clip 1 Why won t the car start?

 Clip 2 Mysterious crop circles I

 Clip 3 Mysterious crop circles II

 Clip 4 Mysterious carvings