本教材在前三版的基础上更新了听力内容并重新设计了练习，使之更适合新闻英语的教学需求。教材共有16个主题单元，涉及政治、经济、文化、教育、娱乐、体育、科技、自然等方面，所有视听材料均有注解、听力脚本，练习配有参考答案，以便学习者自主学习和课堂任务检查。本教材取材于近年来欧美澳主要英语国家各大电视媒体的公开放送内容，配有约4小时的视频，目的是帮助大学生熟悉和掌握各种新闻英语的特点，进一步培养和提高其英语语言技能，从而灵活自如地使用英语进行靠前沟通。本教材适用于大学英语提高目标或发展目标、研究生英语阶段和其他英语学习爱好者。

Unit 1 Politics
Part A 17th Anniversary of 9/112
Part B A Debate for the Internet Age5
Part C The Candidates Assess Each Other9
Part D Journey Through History with David McCullough10
Part E Let’s Have a Queen13
Part F Projects14
Unit 2 Lifestyle
Part A Age Bank in China18
Part B Teens React to Giving up So Media for a Week20
Part C Best Jobs in America22
Part D The Science of Happiness23
Part E Living Well in New Jersey25
Part F Projects26
Unit 3 Movies and Stars
Part A Inside The Sound of Music28
Part B Penguins Waddle into the Culture Wars31
Part C Oscar Confidential:Ang Lee on Creating Life of Pi34
Part D Morgan Freeman on Acting38
Part E Viewer Discretion Advised40
Part F Projects42
Unit 4 Music and Musicians
Part A Hip-Hop Choreographer Behind the Stars46
Part B Russian Big Ballet Bends the Boards50
Part C Farewell to Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin53
Part D 2011:The Year of Adele55
Part E Who Is Lady Gaga?57
Part F Projects59
Unit 5 Sports
Part A New Federal Guidelines62
Part B David Beckham’s Emotional Farewell66
Part C Young Athletes Abandon Football68
Part D Tiger Woods Up Close and Personal70
Part E Changing the Rules73
Part F Projects74
Unit 6 Fashion
Part A New Cosmetic Procedures Guidelines76
Part B “Modern Royals”-Harry and Meghan79
Part C High Fashion, Deadly Factories82
Part D The Secret Behind the Hit TV Car Show83
Part E Are Neckties Out?
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Unit 7 High-Tech
Unit 8 Education
Unit 9 Economy
Unit 10 Scandal
Unit 11 People
Unit 12 Nature and Environmental Protection
Unit 13 Food and Fitness
Unit 14 Health
Unit 15 War and Terrorism
Unit 16 Disaster
Appendix Ⅰ Scripts
Appendix Ⅱ Key to Exercises