知识要点：Words and expressions of movies; Making Comments; Giving and Accepting Invitations
三、本章学时数：4 periods （课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 3 Every Jack has his Jill!
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about love and marriage
掌握：Identifying People’s Professions; Comforting People; Expressing Worries
二、教学内容
1. Lead-in
1）Do you think marriages based on love are more successful than arranged marriages?
2）Do you think a girl should marry someone who is much older or younger than she is?
3）Do you think a girl should share expenses or let the boy pay the bill?
4）What do you think about wedding ceremonies in China?
2. Listening Skills
Identifying People’s Professions
Listening to the short dialogs and choosing the best answer to each question
3. Listening in
1）Don’t be a chicken!
2）Wedding Vows
3）An American Wedding
4. Speaking out:
Comforting people; Expressing Worries; Conceding a Point
1）I just broke up with Alice!
2）Leo proposed to me.
3）There’s something about him.
5. Let’s Talk
Dating
6. Further Listening and Speaking
1）Finding the Right Type of Girl
2）He thinks I’m God
3）Lady
4）Speaking: Mutual Love
知识要点：Words and expressions of love and marriage; Comforting people; Expressing Worries; Conceding a Point
三、本章学时数：4 periods （课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 4 Beware of ads
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about ads
掌握：Identifying the Associative Meaning of Ads; Asking for Clarification and Clarifying
二、教学内容
1. Lead-in
1）What is your opinion of the large amounts of money spent on ads for two competing products?
2）What are the negative social effects of advertisements?
3）Should people buy things according to what ads say?
4）Should young people buy the clothes advertised by movie stars?
2. Listening Skills
Identifying the Associative Meaning of Ads
Listening to the nine advertisements and matching the slogan with the product or company
3. Listening in
1）The Influence of Advertising
2）I’ll get a camera
3）Don’t even think about it!
4. Speaking out:
Leaving and Taking a Message; Making and Postponing an Appointment; Expressing Thanks
1）Who pays?
2）Beware of ads!
3）Are the free magazines free?
5. Let’s Talk
A Job Ad for a Friendly Employee
6. Further Listening and Speaking
1）Banning Cigarette Ads
2）A Radio Commercial
3）An Introduction to Advertising
4）Speaking: Influence of a High-Profile Star
知识要点：Words and expressions of ads; Leaving and Taking a Message; Making and Postponing an Appointment; Expressing Thanks
三、本章学时数：4 periods （课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 5 Does your best friend have four legs?
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about pets
掌握：Identifying Special Quantities; Giving Short Responses; Praising; Making Recommendation
二、教学内容
1. Lead-in
1）Why do people have pets?
2) Which do you think are better pets, dogs or cats? Why?
3) Is it cruel to keep pets inside an apartment all day? Explain why.
4) Do you think it is okay to eat meat? Do you think it is okay to eat dog meat? Why?
2. Listening Skills
Identifying Special Quantities
Listening to the short dialogs and choosing the best answer to each question
3. Listening in
1）Dogs aren't allowed here!
2）Put the cat out!
3）A Sudden Change in the Parrot’s Attitude
4. Speaking out:
Giving Short Responses; Praising; Making Recommendation
1）The dog will be company for her.
2）Where to walk dogs?
3）What does having a few fish do for you?
5. Let’s Talk
An Intelligent Dog
6. Further Listening and Speaking
1）A Birthday Present
2）100 Percent Polar Bear
3）Using Dogs to Sniff out Mould in Homes
4）Speaking: A Funeral for a Dead Fish
知识要点：Words and expressions of pets; Giving Short Responses; Praising; Making Recommendation
三、本章学时数：4 periods （课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 6 What’s in fashion?
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about fashion
掌握：Identifying the Relationship between the Speakers; Asking for and Giving Opinions
二、教学内容
1. Lead-in
1）What do you think of girls wearing miniskirts?
2）When you are wearing something new or fashionable, do you feel shy or proud?
3）Do you think fashion shows are necessary in today’s society?
4）Do you think people react to you differently when you wear different clothes?
2. Listening Skills
Identifying the Relationship between the Speakers
Listening to the short dialogs and choosing the best answer to each question
3. Listening in
1）A Woman’s Funny Dress
2）How is fashion decided?
3）Dreaming of Being a Fashion Model
4. Speaking out:
Asking for and Giving Opinions
1）How did you like the fashion show?
2）I’m looking for a light jacket.
3）Could you show me a pair of running shoes?
5. Let’s Talk
The Miniskirt
6. Further Listening and Speaking
1）Paying for the New Clothes
2）A Model’s Description of her Work
3）Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-dot Bikini
4）Speaking: Buying an Expensive Dress
知识要点：Words and expressions of fashion; Asking for and Giving Opinions
三、本章学时数：4 periods （课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 7 Does money talk?
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about money
掌握：Identifying Large Numbers; Expressing Real and Unreal Conditions
二、教学内容
1. Lead-in
1）What would you say if someone wants to borrow money from you?
2）If you were given a billion dollars, what would you do with it?
3）What qualities must a person have to make big money?
4）What do you think is the most important factor that leads you to buy something: price, quality, or brand name?
2. Listening Skills
Identifying Large Numbers
Listening to the short dialogs and choosing the best answer to each question
3. Listening in
1）It’s time to buy.
2）Can I have my change please?
3）Why not just print money?
4. Speaking out:
Expressing Real and Unreal Conditions
1）I want to blow it all
2）Can money buy everything?
3）I wonder if you could give me a loan.
5. Let’s Talk
Story of a Miser
6. Further Listening and Speaking
1）Giving Money to a Beggar
2）Buying a Machine
3）An Introduction to Credit Cards
4）Speaking: Can you change a twenty-dollar bill?
知识要点：Words and expressions of money; Expressing Real and Unreal Conditions
三、本章学时数：4 periods （课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 8 Crime does pay!
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about crime
掌握：Identifying Signal Words; Bringing up Sensitive Topics; Asking for Details
二、教学内容
1. Lead-in
1）How should we deal with violence on campus?
2）What can we do to prevent break-ins?
3）Do you think the death penalty can prevent or reduce crimes? Why or why not?
4）Why do people commit crimes? What causes are especially important? Why?
2. Listening Skills
Identifying Signal Words
Safety for Children
3. Listening in
1）Robbing the Left Shoe
2）Smuggling
3）Who’s the Murderer
4. Speaking out:
Bringing up Sensitive Topics; Asking for Details
1）Bye-bye, bully!
2）My house has been robbed!
3）We should create harsher sentences for bootleggers.
5. Let’s Talk
Texas Police Arrest Oldest Bank Robber
6. Further Listening and Speaking
1）Describing a Robbery
2）Two Concert Tickets
3）Who stole the vase?
4）Speaking: Protecting Intellectual Property Rights
知识要点：Words and expressions of crime; Bringing up Sensitive Topics; Asking for Details
三、本章学时数：4 periods （课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 9 Are you safe today?
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about traffic safety
掌握：Listening for Details; Elaborating Speaking Hypothetically
二、教学内容
1. Lead-in
1）If two cyclists bump into each other by accident o n a busy street, what do you think they may say or do?
2）Do you think it is essential to wear a seat belt?
3）Why should speeding be punished?
4）What measures should we take to prevent drunk driving?
2. Listening Skills
Listening for Details
Crashing into a Building
3. Listening in
1）The Seatbelt
2）How many parachutes are left?
3）Why did you stop at a green light?
4. Speaking out:
Elaborating Speaking Hypothetically
1）I had a bad fall off my bike!
2）Your breath smells of alcohol.
3）I got a ticket this morning
5. Let’s Talk
Speeding Ticket
6. Further Listening and Speaking
1）Emergency Call
2）Have a drink!
3）Pa won’t like it.
4）Speaking: A Minor Car Accident
Highlights of the Detroit International Auto Show
知识要点：Words and expressions of traffic safety; Elaborating Speaking Hypothetically
三、本章学时数：4 periods （课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 10 Want freedom from fear?
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about fear
掌握：Identifying Main Events; Expressing Fear and Desperations; Offering Sympathy and Encouragement
二、教学内容
1. Lead-in
1）If you are alone in a house with a power failure at night, would you be afraid? And what can you do to lessen your fear?
2）If a student is afraid of examinations, what suggestions can you give him or her?
3）If a man is afraid of standing on a balcony of the 20th floor of a high-rise building, what would you say to help him overcome his fear of height ?
4）If a student is afraid of speaking English in front of other people, what advice can you give?
2. Listening Skills
Identifying Main Events
How to Overcome Fears of Flying
3. Listening in
1）Fear of Heights
2）Scared Sleeping
3）No More Fear
4. Speaking out:
Expressing Fear and Desperations; Offering Sympathy and Encouragement
1）Shake off your fear of darkness
2）I’m afraid I’ll fail.
3）Going to the dentist really unnerves me!
5. Let’s Talk
Helen’s Story
6. Further Listening and Speaking
1）I hate flying.
2）Don’t be afraid of the alligators!
3）Fear of Flying
4）Speaking: Snakes frighten me
知识要点：Words and expressions of fear; Expressing Fear and Desperations; Offering Sympathy and Encouragement
三、本章学时数：4 periods （课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
《新视野大学英语视听说教程》第三册
Unit 1 With Alzheimer’s, you meet a lot of new people.
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about Alzheimer’s disease; good memory, bad memory and memory lost.
掌握：Describing good and poor memory; Expressing sympathy; Resuming interrupted speech.
二、教学内容
1. Lead-in
1) What factors may weaken one’s memory?
2) Can you describe some possible advantages of having a poor memory?
3) What can you do to make sure all your relatives and friends are on the guest list for your birthday party?
4) How do you ensure important phone numbers are always at your fingertips?
2. Basic listening practice
Listen to the short dialogs and choose the best answer to each question you hear.
3. Listening in
1) Is your memory in good shape?
2) You forgot my toast!
3) Memory-Improving Techniques
4. Speaking out: Describing good and poor memory; Expressing sympathy; Resuming interrupted speech.
1) It slipped my mind!
2) I can’t think of it off the top of my head.
3) What’s wrong with your memory?
5. Let’s Talk : How to Improve Our Memory
6. Further Listening and Speaking
1) The Role Memory Plays in Our Life
2) Where did the professor go?
3) How to Remember Names
4) News Report: A Dolphin Exhibition
知识要点：Describing good and poor memory; Expressing sympathy; Resuming interrupted speech.
三、本章学时数：4 periods （课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 2 This is going to be a great semester!
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about school life: subjects, personal interests, examinations, etc.
掌握：Talking about various aspects of school life; Making and replying to suggestions; Using exaggerations
二、教学内容
1. Lead-in
1) What subject do you like best? What made you like it: your personal interests, the teacher, the practical applications of the course in future, etc.?
2) Do you think it is necessary for some Chinese children to do a lot of difficult math problems for the Olympic Math Competition?
3) What study habits seem to be common among successful students?
4) How to prevent students’ cheating in examinations?
2. Basic listening practice
Listen to the short dialogs and choose the best answer to each question you hear.
3. Listening in
1) On the First Day
2) Money for College
3) How to Get Straight A’s
4. Speaking out: Talking about school life.
1) You’re just going to have to study hard.
2) Which class do you prefer?
3) Publish or perish!
5. Let’s Talk
Problems with Our Educational System
6. Further Listening and Speaking
1) Harvard University
2) The Final Exam
3) Applying for a place in an American University
4) News Report: Prince William in Chile
知识要点：Talking about various aspects of school life; Making and replying to suggestions; Using exaggerations
三、本章学时数：4 periods （课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 3 Single parent, double trouble!
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about marriage and family life.
掌握：Talking about marriage and family life; Making comparison; Expressing disagreement
二、教学内容
1. Lead-in
1) What do you think are the things that contribute to a successful marriage?
2) Why do people get divorced? Can you guess some of the reasons?
3) What do you think of the lives of single mothers?
4) What is your view of the fact that the wife’s housekeeping duties remain the same even when she works outside? What could be the solution?
2. Basic listening practice
Listen to the short dialogs and choose the best answer to each question you hear.
3. Listening in
1) Reasons for a Divorce
2) What four-letter words?
3) A Woman Who Chose Not to Remarry
4. Speaking out: Talking about marriage and family life; Making comparison; Expressing disagreement
1) Is youth wasted on the young?
2) So many people in the United States get divorced!
3) Why not have both our parents here for Christmas?
5. Let’s Talk
A Man Who Remarried
6. Further Listening and Speaking
1) Early Marriage
2) Nuclear Family Living Patterns
3) They are coming for Christmas.
4) News Report: More Precious Than the Diamond
知识要点：Talking about marriage and family life; Making comparison; Expressing disagreement
三、本章学时数：4 periods （课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 4 The devil finds work for idle hands.
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about job orientation and job interview.
掌握：Handling resumes and preparing for job interviews; Giving advice; Describing requirements
二、教学内容
1. Lead-in
1) What do you think people will choose: a low-paid job one likes, or a boring well-paid job?
2) Do you think one’s character is important in finding a job? Why or why not?
3) What courses are useful for one’s job?
4) What questions do you think are often asked in an interview? Why are they asked?
2. Basic listening practice
Listen to the short dialogs and choose the best answer to each question you hear.
3. Listening in
1) Tell me about yourself.
2) A Work Qualification Test
3) A Guide to a Successful Job Interview
4. Speaking out: Handling resumes and preparing for job interviews; Giving advice; Describing requirements
1) Can you give me some tips about how to get a good job?
2) Do you have any tips for a successful interview?
3) Our best bet is to recruit from the competition.
5. Let’s Talk
What to Do to Prepare for Job Interviews
6. Further Listening and Speaking
1) Do you know how to write a resume?
2) Two Essential Factors in an Interview
3) An Interview That Upsets the Boss
4) News Report: A Galaxy of Film Prize Winners
知识要点：Handling resumes and preparing for job interviews; Giving advice; Describing requirements
三、本章学时数：4 periods （课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 5 These are businesses for the brave.
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about business activities.
掌握：Talking about business activities; Expressing certainty; Expressing reservation
二、教学内容
1. Lead-in
1) Do you want to be a boss who is starting a company or an employee with a high salary?
2) What kind of boss would you like to work for: one who is inefficient but kind, or one who is efficient but very strict with employees?
3) Why do some people think sports clothes and shoe provide a good business opportunity? What age groups do you think the business people should target? Why?
4) If you wanted to start a business, which factors would you consider: your education and ability, your money, or the market? Why?
2. Basic listening practice
Listen to the short dialogs and choose the best answer to each question you hear.
3. Listening in
1) Attending a Business Reception
2) Too clever to Be Wise
3) Where to Start Your Business
4. Speaking out: Talking about business activities; Expressing certainty; Expressing reservation
1) I am having cash problems.
2) I have some very bad news.
3) We’ve been looking for a merger partner.
5. Let’s Talk
A Business Meeting
6. Further Listening and Speaking
1) Hot Business Ideas
2) What do you know about business?
3) An office boy or a billionaire?
4) News Report: A Historic Settlement Between the Law and Business
知识要点：Talking about business activities; Expressing certainty; Expressing reservation
三、本章学时数：4 periods （课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 6 Here is a darker side of society.
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about darker side of society.
掌握：Discussing different kinds of social problems; providing solutions and suggestions; Making concessions.
二、教学内容
1. Lead-in
1) Why do you think some people smoke? What are the disadvantages of smoking?
2) What do you think can be done to improve older people’s lives if their children do not live with them?
3) Why do some people become alcoholics? How can they solve their drinking problems?
4) What should be done to help unemployed people?
2. Basic listening practice
Listen to the short dialogs and choose the best answer to each question you hear.
3. Listening in
1) How to Solve Unemployment Problem
2) A Professional Gambler
3) Fighting Teen Smoking
4. Speaking out: Discussing different kinds of social problems; providing solutions and suggestions; Making concessions.
1) Nursing home abuse is a national epidemic.
2) This beauty battled the bottle.
3) There are high risks with games of chance.
5. Let’s Talk
Battling Poverty
6. Further Listening and Speaking
1) Held Back Because I Speak English
2) Drinking, Gambling and Golf
3) Why buy lottery tickets?
4) News Report: Humanity is indivisible
知识要点：Discussing different kinds of social problems; providing solutions and suggestions; Making concessions.
三、本章学时数：4 periods （课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 7 Our globe is in danger!
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about environmental problems.
掌握：Discussing environmental problems; Resuming serious talk; Asking in retort
二、教学内容
1. Lead-in
1) According to your experience, what damages are being done to the environment?
2) Can you think of some measures to protect forests?
3) If a chemical plant has to dump a poisonous substance into the river, but its closing-down means that many workers will lose their jobs and the local economy will be affected, then what do you propose to do?
4) Which types of energy should we use: wood, coal, petroleum, water power, nuclear energy or solar energy? Give your reasons.
2. Basic listening practice
Listen to the short dialogs and choose the best answer to each question you hear.
3. Listening in
1) We should have proper respect for nature!
2) The Smaller Hole in the Ozone Layer
3) A Mild El Nino
4. Speaking out: Discussing environmental problems; Resuming serious talk; Asking in retort
1) Our globe is in danger.
2) Rain forests will soon be only a memory.
3) What a terrible sandstorm!
5. Let’s Talk
The Environment and the Development
6. Further Listening and Speaking
1) Thick Cloud of Pollution Covering Southern Asia
2) Mountain regions face a number of dangers.
3) Digging a Hole
4) News Report: Santa’s Hometown in Danger
知识要点：Discussing environmental problems; Resuming serious talk; Asking in retort
三、本章学时数：4 periods （课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 8 Flying there is not half the fun.
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about travel.
掌握：Booking a flight or a hotel room; Describing a process; Complaining
二、教学内容
1. Lead-in
1) Compare air and rail transport and discuss the advantages and disadvantages.
2) Do you prefer to fly business class or economy class?
3) Do you wish to be a flight attendant? Why or why not?
4) Many airline companies are lowering fares and making smaller profits. Give some of the possible reasons.
2. Basic listening practice
Listen to the short dialogs and choose the best answer to each question you hear.
3. Listening in
1) The smaller the airport, the bigger the checkup!
2) Jet Lag
3) $ 10 is $ 10.
4. Speaking out: Talking about how to make reservations, process and problems of traveling.
1) I’d like to book hotel and airline reservations.
2) Last week I flew non-stop to San Francisco.
3) I’ve got the jet lag.
5. Let’s Talk
Advantages and Disadvantages of Flying
6. Further Listening and Speaking
1) An Overview of Airlines
2) Results of Damage Testing
3) Funny Flight Announcements
4) News Report: Paragliding for a Publishing Deal
知识要点：Booking a flight or a hotel room; Describing a process; Complaining
三、本章学时数：4 periods （课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 9 Here are the seasons to be jolly.
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about holidays and festivals.
掌握：Describing holidays and festivals in different countries; Describing details; Asking for clarification
二、教学内容
1. Lead-in
1) Name some Western and Chinese festivals and special days that seem to be especially important, and explain why they are important.
2) Do you think it is necessary for the Chinese to celebrate Christmas?
3) Why is Valentine’s Day more popular in China now compared to it was decades ago?
4) It is sometimes claimed that many festivals have been created just to encourage people to spend money. Do you agree?
2. Basic listening practice
Listen to the short dialogs and choose the best answer to each question you hear.
3. Listening in
1) Expensive Holidays
2) April Fool’s Day
3) The Wilsons’ Thanksgiving
4. Speaking out: Talking about how to make reservations; process and problems of traveling.
1) Eat, drink and be merry on Christmas.
2) The Pilgrims’ spirit of Thanksgiving lives on.
3) Don’t let ghosts frighten you on Halloween.
5. Let’s Talk
What to Do for Mom
6. Further Listening and Speaking
1) Celebrations on the New Year’s Eve
2) Mother’s Day
3) St. Valentine’s Story
4) News Report: A Famous Christmas Market
知识要点：Booking a flight or a hotel room; Describing a process; Complaining
三、本章学时数：4 periods （课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 10 Buy low and sell high on the stock market.
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about stocks market.
掌握：Describing the rise and fall of stocks; Analyzing a difficult situation; Asking for and giving opinions
二、教学内容
1. Lead-in
1) What advantages and disadvantages does the stock market offer?
2) Do you find most of the stock investors have made gains or losses? Give reasons for their gains or losses.
3) Do you think people should buy a stock when it is rising or falling?
4) Do you think most people today will put their money in banks, the stock market or real estate? Why?
2. Basic listening practice
Listen to the short dialogs and choose the best answer to each question you hear.
3. Listening in
1) Tell me about the stock exchange.
2) Stockbroker helps Mr. Junkie to short.
3) Who am I if I own stocks?
4. Speaking out: Talking about customs of different festivals.
1) The stock market is driven by fear and greed.
2) The stock has to be launched.
3) Nothing is certain on the stock market.
5. Let’s Talk
Investing in the Stock Market
6. Further Listening and Speaking
1) What do you know about NASDAQ?
2) Stockbroker as Liquidator
3) A Stock Market Crash
4) News Report: Worsening Bank Assets
知识要点：Describing holidays and festivals in different countries; Describing details; Asking for clarification
三、本章学时数：4 periods （课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
《新视野大学英语视听说教程》第四册
Unit 1 Enjoy your feelings!
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about Anger, Sadness and Happiness
掌握：Describing Anger, Sadness and Happiness; Making and Accepting Suggestions; Promising and Refusing to Hel
二、教学内容
1. Lead-in
1）Mention at least three reasons people get angry. What can we do to control our anger?
2）Why do people get depressed? Is there any connection between depression
and bad luck? Can depression be overcome?
3）What makes you happy? Are you happy when others are happy?
4）Is there a relationship between reason and emotion?
Which plays a bigger role in our lives?
2. Basic Listening Practice
Listen to the short dialogs and choose the best answer to each question you hear.
3. Listening in
1）Soft answers turn away wrath
2）Big john is coming!
3）A View of Happiness
4. Speaking out:
Describing Anger, Sadness and Happiness; Making and Accepting Suggestions; Promising and Refusing to Help
1）Don't let it get to you.
2）I'm too depressed.
3）You seem to be on top of the world.
5. Let’s Talk
Causes of Depression
Listen to the passage and complete the table with the information you hear.
6. Further Listening and Speaking
1）Reason and Emotion
2）Depression
3）Anger
4）News Report
U.S. Roller Coaster
知识要点：Describing Anger, Sadness and Happiness; Making and Accepting Suggestions; Promising and Refusing to Help
三、本章学时数：4 periods （课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 2 Beauty can be bought.
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about Beauty and Plastic Surgery
掌握：Describing Plastic Surgery; Expressing Surprise, Annoyance and Determination; Declining and Accepting an Invitation
二、教学内容
1. Lead-in
1）In what ways can people improve their appearance?
2）Why do some people want to improve their appearance?
3）What disadvantages are there in plastic surgery?
4）How can one strike a balance between low costs and high fashion in clothes?
2. Basic Listening Practice
Listen to the short dialogs and choose the best answer to each question you hear.
3. Listening in
1）A Friend Stylist
2）The Voice Lift
3）Plastic Surgeries for Men
4. Speaking out:
Describing Plastic Surgery; Expressing Surprise, Annoyance and Determination;
Declining and Accepting an Invitation
1）She's having some cosmetic surgery.
2）I think I need a face-lift.
3）How did you find the plastic surgery there?
5. Let’s Talk
To Be a Clever Beauty
Listen to the passage and complete the table with the information you hear
6. Further Listening and Speaking
1）Beauty Contests and Plastic Surgeries
2）Is it true beauty?
3）Changing Your Hairstyle to Improve Your Appearance
4）News Report
Miss World
知识要点：Describing Plastic Surgery; Expressing Surprise, Annoyance and Determination; Declining and Accepting an Invitation
三、本章学时数：4 periods （课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 3 Watch out when nature strikes back.
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about Natural Disasters
掌握：Describing Natural Disasters; Describing Fear; Inverting for Emphasis; Speaking with Uncertainty
二、教学内容
1. Lead-in
1）Briefly describe some natural disasters.
Search the Internet for information before coming to class.
2）What damage could an earthquake cause and what can human beings do to deal with it?
3）What damage can a flood bring about and what can we do to deal with it?
4）Can we overcome natural disasters?
2. Basic Listening Practice
Listen to the short dialogs and choose the best answer to each question you hear.
3. Listening in
1）Is tsunami delicious?
2）Flooding in Haiti and the Dominican Republic
3）A Blizzard
4. Speaking out:
Describing Natural Disasters; Describing Fear;
Inverting for Emphasis; Speaking with Uncertainty
1）It was a strong earthquake!
2）Things are a bit out of balance.
3）This is the island that disappeared.
5. Let’s Talk
Natural Disasters
Listen to the passage and complete the table with the information you hear.
6. Further Listening and Speaking
1）Description of a Tsunami
2）Drought in South Africa
3）Brave Firemen
4）News Report
Australian Waterspout
知识要点：Describing Natural Disasters; Describing Fear; Inverting for Emphasis; Speaking with Uncertainty
三、本章学时数：4 periods （课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 4 Is work just another four-letter word?
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about work.
掌握：Leaving and Taking a Message; Making and Postponing an Appointment; Expressing Thanks
二、教学内容
1. Lead-in
1）In an enterprise or institution, is it necessary to describe each employee's duties clearly? Give your reasons.
2）When a boss employs or promotes people, what may be the chief consideration:
their education or their practical ability?
3）Some bosses employ and promote only relatives or those who come from their hometown. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this hiring practice.
4）Should managers be strict with or kind to their employees?
2. Basic Listening Practice
Listen to the short dialogs and choose the best answer to each question you hear.
3. Listening in
1）You're fired!
2）SOHO
3）The Role of Job Descriptions
4. Speaking out:
Leaving and Taking a Message; Making and Postponing an Appointment; Expressing Thanks
1）I've got to talk to Mrs. Parker.
2）Something unexpected has come up.
3）It's much more than just satisfactory.
5. Let’s Talk
Don't be a loner.
Listen to the dialog and complete the table with the information you hear.
6. Further Listening and Speaking
1）A small misstep can become a big career trap.
2）The boss is angry!
3）Three Envelopes
4）News Report
A Wearable Translator
知识要点：Leaving and Taking a Message; Making and Postponing an Appointment; Expressing Thanks
三、本章学时数：4 periods （课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 5 Distant pastures are always greener.
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about changing jobs.
掌握：Dismissing an Employee; Describing job hopping; Asking for and Giving Reasons; Expressing Regret
二、教学内容
1. Lead-in
1）What kinds of employees are likely to be fired?
2）What kinds of people are better prepared for a layoff?
3）After finishing undergraduate studies, would you like to find a job
or pursue a postgraduate degree? Why?
4）If a company doesn't perform well in a certain field, for example, software development, should it outsource or train its own employees to do it?
2. Basic Listening Practice
Listen to the short dialogs and choose the best answer to each question you hear.
3. Listening in
1）How to Avoid Bankruptcy
2）A Hard-nosed Boss
3）Layoffs can be predicted.
4. Speaking out:
Dismissing an Employee; Describing job hopping; Asking for and Giving Reasons; Expressing Regret
1）We're going to miss you.
2）We have to let you go.
3）I'm the one you've been looking for.
5. Let’s Talk
Outsource it or not?
Listen to the dialog and complete the table with the information you hear.
6. Further Listening and Speaking
1）Problems of Joblessness
2）Before the Cutback
3）Career Transitions
4）News Report
U.S. Ford Plants to Be Closed
知识要点：Dismissing an Employee; Describing job hopping; Asking for and Giving Reasons; Expressing Regret
三、本章学时数：4 periods（课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 6 The truth can be stranger than fiction.
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about supersitions
掌握：Describing Superstitions; Arguing for a Possibility; Adding Information
二、教学内容
1. Lead-in
1）Describe some superstitions in English-speaking countries.
2）What is the relationship between one's attitude to life and one's fate?
Does the former determine the latter or is it the other way round?
3）Do you believe there are extraterrestrial beings in outer space?
4）Do you think success is due more to luck and opportunity or to diligence? Why?
2. Basic Listening Practice
Listen to the short dialogs and choose the best answer to each question you hear.
3. Listening in
1）David Copperfield is coming.
2）Is it really bad luck?
3）The Statues on Easter Island
4. Speaking out:
Describing Superstitions; Arguing for a Possibility; Adding Information
1）This is a custom that dates back to the ancient Celts.
2）Is there any relationship between superstitions and real life?
3）I believe ETs have visited the earth before.
5. Let’s Talk
Do superstitions work?
Listen to the passage and complete the table with the information you hear.
6. Further Listening and Speaking
1）Horseshoes as a Sign of Good Luck
2）Superstitions or real bad lucks?
3）This is good!
4）News Report
Egyptian Tombs
知识要点：Describing Superstitions; Arguing for a Possibility; Adding Information
三、本章学时数：4 periods（课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 7 What shall we do when there's nothing to do?
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about recreational activities
掌握：Making Suggestions; Expressing Likes and Dislikes; Expressing Agreement
二、教学内容
1. Lead-in
1）Name at least ten recreational activities, including those requiring a lot of physical exertion and those that are more relaxing.
2）What do you think about the computer and the Internet as sources of entertainment?
3）Would you like to go on a tour during the vacation?
4）Stores are closed in the evenings and on Saturdays and Sundays in many Western countries, while they are normally open in China. Which system do you prefer? Why?
2. Basic Listening Practice
Listen to the short dialogs and choose the best answer to each question you hear.
3. Listening in
1）I'm doing of things on the computer!
2）A Magician and a Parrot
3）The Modern Circus
4. Speaking out:
Making Suggestions; Expressing Likes and Dislikes; Expressing Agreement
1）Would you like to do anything?
2）I can't make up my mind.
3）You'd better get more exercise in your leisure time.
5. Let’s Talk
The Development of the Weekend
Listen to the passage and complete the table with the information you hear.
6. Further Listening and Speaking
1）The History of Chinese Acrobatics
2）Exercise to Relax
3）How Americans Use Their Time
4）News Report
Latest Space Walk from Space Station
知识要点：Making Suggestions; Expressing Likes and Dislikes; Expressing Agreement
三、本章学时数：4 periods（课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 8 Is biotechnology our friend or enemy?
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about biotechnology
掌握：Talking About GM Food, Cloning and the Genetic Map; Expressing Doubts and Understanding; Conceding a Point
二、教学内容
1. Lead-in
1）Should genetically modified (GM) foods be sold? Search the Internet
to gather information to support your point of view.
2）Is it possible that humans will be cloned in the future? Browse the Internet
to gather information to support your point of view.
3）Surf the Internet to read out the benefits of the completed map of rice genes
and share the information with your classmates.
4）Surf the Internet to find out the benefits and problems of the human genetic map,
and share the information with your classmates.
2. Basic Listening Practice
Listen to the short dialogs and choose the best answer to each question you hear.
3. Listening in
1）Stem Cell Research
2）The Improvement of Rice
3）The First Cloned Cat
4. Speaking out:
Talking About GM Food, Cloning and the Genetic Map;
Expressing Doubts and Understanding; Conceding a Point
1）Why are people protesting against genetically modified foods?
2）Do you think the cloning of humans should be forbidden by law?
3）Is it interfering with nature?
5. Let’s Talk
An Interview with a Professor
Listen to the dialog and complete the table with the information you hear.
6. Further Listening and Speaking
1）Confident enough to control your fate?
2）Is it moral to clone humans?
3）A Drunkard's Argument
4）News Report : Bio informatics
知识要点：Talking About GM Food, Cloning and the Genetic Map; Expressing Doubts and Understanding; Conceding a Point
三、本章学时数：4 periods（课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 9 You can learn how to ride the business cycle.
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about how to ride the business cycle
掌握：Asking for Confirmation; Describing Increases and Decreases; Offering a Different Opinion
二、教学内容
1. Lead-in
1）What advantages and disadvantages does China have in joining the WTO? Search the Internet to find supporting information.
2）Why is China trying to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor? Surf the Internet for information.
3）How can we narrow the gap between the rich and the poor? Browse the Internet for information.
4）Why is the government attaching more importance to balanced, sustainable development and introducing the concept of the green GDP? Search the Internet for information.
2. Basic Listening Practice
Listen to the short dialogs and choose the best answer to each question you hear.
3. Listening in
1）Is CDP really so important?
2）A Cheap Parking Lot
3）Doha Round
4. Speaking out:
Asking for Confirmation; Describing Increases and Decreases; Offering a Different Opinion
1）Shop till you drop.
2）The Chinese are working miracles.
3）I don't know what to say in the seminar.
5. Let’s Talk
Green GDP — A New Concept
Listen to the dialog and complete the table with the information you hear.
6. Further Listening and Speaking
1）How was the problem resolved?
2）Price rises but inflation stays low.
3）Cars sell well in China.
4）News Report
Highlights of the Detroit International Auto Show
知识要点：Asking for Confirmation; Describing Increases and Decreases; Offering a Different Opinion
三、本章学时数：4 periods（课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 10 Culture makes me what I am.
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about Cultures
掌握：Inviting Questions; Asking for Reasons; Describing Hard Work
二、教学内容
1. Lead-in
1）What are the essential differences between the concepts of individualism and collectivism? Search the Internet for information.
2）Should we follow the ethics of hard work or introduce fun into our work?
3）Should different cultures integrate or keep their own characteristics?
4）Should we be punctual for class, work, or appointments? Why?
What can you do to ensure punctuality?
2. Basic Listening Practice
Listen to the short dialogs and choose the best answer to each question you hear.
3. Listening in
1）Competition in America
2）Americans' Work Ethic
3）Do you know what Freeze! means?
4. Speaking out:
Inviting Questions; Asking for Reasons; Describing Hard Work
1）Americans glorify individualism.
2）What do you think are the reasons for that difference?
3）That's the secret of their success.
5. Let’s Talk
Culture Shock
Listen to the passage and complete the table with the information you hear.
6. Further Listening and Speaking
1）Punctuality
2）Our Personal Space
3）We don't know what to do with them.
4）News Report
Russian Popcorn Festival
知识要点：Inviting Questions; Asking for Reasons; Describing Hard Work
三、本章学时数：4 periods（课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
《新视野大学英语听说教程》第一册
Unit 1 Click here for language learning
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about “Click here for language learning”
掌握：Useful words and expressions: Greetings and farewells; Listening & Conversational skills
二、教学内容
1. Warming up
2. Listening: Understanding short conversations/ a long conversation/ a passage/ a movie dialog/ speech
3. Speaking: Practicing conversational skills; Conversation activity; Pair/Group work
4. Language sense enhancement
知识要点：Useful words and expressions: Greetings and farewells; Listening & Conversational skills
三、本章学时数：4 periods（课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 2 Chilling out with the folks
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about “Chilling out with the folks”
掌握：Useful words and expressions: Introductions and Responses; Listening & Conversational skills
二、教学内容
1. Warming up
2. Listening: Understanding short conversations/ a long conversation/ a passage/ a movie dialog/ speech
3. Speaking: Practicing conversational skills; Conversation activity; Pair/Group work
4. Language sense enhancement
知识要点：Useful words and expressions: Introductions and Responses; Listening & Conversational skills
三、本章学时数：4 periods（课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 3Give and sacrifice
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about “Give and sacrifice”
掌握：Useful words and expressions: Showing Gratitude and Making Apologies ; Listening & Conversational skills
二、教学内容
1. Warming up
2. Listening: Understanding short conversations/ a long conversation/ a passage/ a movie dialog/ speech
3. Speaking: Practicing conversational skills; Conversation activity; Pair/Group work
4. Language sense enhancement
知识要点：Useful words and expressions: Showing Gratitude and Making Apologies; Listening & Conversational skills
三、本章学时数：4 periods（课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 4 Making a Good conversation
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about “Making a Good conversation”
掌握：Useful words and expressions: Regret and Sympathy; Listening & Conversational skills
二、教学内容
1. Warming up
2. Listening: Understanding short conversations/ a long conversation/ a passage/ a movie dialog/ speech
3. Speaking: Practicing conversational skills; Conversation activity; Pair/Group work
4. Language sense enhancement
知识要点：Useful words and expressions: Making a Good conversation; Listening & Conversational skills
三、本章学时数：4 periods（课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 5 The Battle against AIDS
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about “The Battle against AIDS”
掌握：Useful words and expressions: Offering Help and Expressing Good Wishes; Listening & Conversational skills
二、教学内容
1. Warming up
2. Listening: Understanding short conversations/ a long conversation/ a passage/ a movie dialog/ speech
3. Speaking: Practicing conversational skills; Conversation activity; Pair/Group work
4. Language sense enhancement
知识要点：Useful words and expressions: Offering Help and Expressing Good Wishes; Listening & Conversational skills
三、本章学时数：4 periods（课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 6 Consider Collar colors Carefully
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about “Consider Collar colors Carefully
掌握：Useful words and expressions: Congratulations and Invitations; Listening & Conversational skills
二、教学内容
1. Warming up
2. Listening: Understanding short conversations/ a long conversation/ a passage/ a movie dialog/ speech
3. Speaking: Practicing conversational skills; Conversation activity; Pair/Group work
4. Language sense enhancement
知识要点：Useful words and expressions: Congratulations and Invitations; Listening & Conversational skills
三、本章学时数：4 periods（课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 7 Guns for Trouble?
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about “Guns for Trouble?”
掌握：Useful words and expressions: Intentions and Willingness; Listening & Conversational skills
二、教学内容
1. Warming up
2. Listening: Understanding short conversations/ a long conversation/ a passage/ a movie dialog/ speech
3. Speaking: Practicing conversational skills; Conversation activity; Pair/Group work
4. Language sense enhancement
知识要点：Useful words and expressions: Intentions and Willingness; Listening & Conversational skills
三、本章学时数：4 periods（课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 8Rack your Brain for Creativity
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about “Rack your Brain for Creativity”
掌握：Useful words and expressions: Asking for Opinions and Responses; Listening & Conversational skills
二、教学内容
1. Warming up
2. Listening: Understanding short conversations/ a long conversation/ a passage/ a movie dialog/ speech
3. Speaking: Practicing conversational skills; Conversation activity; Pair/Group work
4. Language sense enhancement
知识要点：Useful words and expressions: Asking for Opinions and Responses; Listening & Conversational skills
三、本章学时数：4 periods（课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 9 School Days
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about “School Days”
掌握：Useful words and expressions: Making Decisions ; Duties and Responsibilities; Listening & Conversational skills
二、教学内容
1. Warming up
2. Listening: Understanding short conversations/ a long conversation/ a passage/ a movie dialog/ speech
3. Speaking: Practicing conversational skills; Conversation activity; Pair/Group work
4. Language sense enhancement
知识要点：Useful words and expressions: Making Decisions ; Duties and Responsibilities; Listening & Conversational skills
三、本章学时数：4 periods（课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 10 Stand Up for Honesty
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about “Stand Up for Honesty”
掌握：Useful words and expressions: Asking Permission; Showing Agreement or Disagreement ;Listening & Conversational skills
二、教学内容
1. Warming up
2. Listening: Understanding short conversations/ a long conversation/ a passage/ a movie dialog/ speech
3. Speaking: Practicing conversational skills; Conversation activity; Pair/Group work
4. Language sense enhancement
知识要点：Useful words and expressions: Asking Permission; Showing Agreement or Disagreement ;Listening; Listening & Conversational skills
三、本章学时数：4 periods（课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
《新视野大学英语听说教程》第二册
Unit 1 International Clock Talk
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about “International Clock Talk”
掌握：Useful words and expressions: Talking About Maximum and Minimum Qualities
二、教学内容
1. Warming up
2. Listening: Understanding short conversations/ a long conversation/ a passage/ a movie dialog/ speech
3. Speaking: Practicing conversational skills; Conversation activity; Pair/Group work
4. Language sense enhancement
知识要点：Useful words and expressions: Talking About Maximum and Minimum Qualities; Listening & Conversational skills
三、本章学时数：4 periods（课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 2 All that Glitters is Olympic Gold!
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about “All that Glitters is Olympic Gold!”
掌握：Useful words and expressions: Talking About Happiness, Unhappiness and Worry & Conversational skills
二、教学内容
1. Warming up
2. Listening: Understanding short conversations/ a long conversation/ a passage/ a movie dialog/ speech
3. Speaking: Practicing conversational skills; Conversation activity; Pair/Group work
4. Language sense enhancement
知识要点：Useful words and expressions: Talking About Happiness, Unhappiness and Worry; Listening & Conversational skills
三、本章学时数：4 periods（课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 3Pros and Cons of Mixed Marriages
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about “Pros and Cons of Mixed Marriages”
掌握：Useful words and expressions: Talking About Volume, Distance and Temperature ; Listening & Conversational skills
二、教学内容
1. Warming up
2. Listening: Understanding short conversations/ a long conversation/ a passage/ a movie dialog/ speech
3. Speaking: Practicing conversational skills; Conversation activity; Pair/Group work
4. Language sense enhancement
知识要点：Useful words and expressions: Talking About Volume, Distance and Temperature; Listening & Conversational skills
三、本章学时数：4 periods（课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 4 AHunk ofBurning Love
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about “AHunk ofBurning Love”
掌握：Useful words and expressions: Saying How to Do Something and Giving Examples; Listening & Conversational skills
二、教学内容
1. Warming up
2. Listening: Understanding short conversations/ a long conversation/ a passage/ a movie dialog/ speech
3. Speaking: Practicing conversational skills; Conversation activity; Pair/Group work
4. Language sense enhancement
知识要点：Useful words and expressions: Saying How to Do Something and Giving Examples; Listening & Conversational skills
三、本章学时数：4 periods（课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 5 Enough of Worries and Tears
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about “Enough of Worries and Tears”
掌握：Useful words and expressions: Talking About Likes ,Dislikes and Preferences; Listening & Conversational skills
二、教学内容
1. Warming up
2. Listening: Understanding short conversations/ a long conversation/ a passage/ a movie dialog/ speech
3. Speaking: Practicing conversational skills; Conversation activity; Pair/Group work
4. Language sense enhancement
知识要点：Useful words and expressions: Offering Help and Expressing Good Wishes; Listening & Conversational skills
三、本章学时数：4 periods（课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 6 What’s in a Name?
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about “What’s in a Name?
掌握：Useful words and expressions: Talking About Approximations, Averages, Proportions and Ratios; Listening & Conversational skills
二、教学内容
1. Warming up
2. Listening: Understanding short conversations/ a long conversation/ a passage/ a movie dialog/ speech
3. Speaking: Practicing conversational skills; Conversation activity; Pair/Group work
4. Language sense enhancement
知识要点：Useful words and expressions: Talking About Approximations, Averages, Proportions and Ratios; Listening & Conversational skills
三、本章学时数：4 periods（课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 7Relax or Die
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about “Relax or Die”
掌握：Useful words and expressions: Assumptions and Supposition, Elimination and Restrictions; Listening & Conversational skills
二、教学内容
1. Warming up
2. Listening: Understanding short conversations/ a long conversation/ a passage/ a movie dialog/ speech
3. Speaking: Practicing conversational skills; Conversation activity; Pair/Group work
4. Language sense enhancement
知识要点：Useful words and expressions: Assumptions and Supposition, Elimination and Restrictions; Listening & Conversational skills
三、本章学时数：4 periods（课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 8 Life Outside of Work
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about “Life Outside of Work”
掌握：Useful words and expressions: Talking About Size, Color, Shape, and Materials; Listening & Conversational skills
二、教学内容
1. Warming up
2. Listening: Understanding short conversations/ a long conversation/ a passage/ a movie dialog/ speech
3. Speaking: Practicing conversational skills; Conversation activity; Pair/Group work
4. Language sense enhancement
知识要点：Useful words and expressions: Talking About Size, Color, Shape, and Materials; Listening & Conversational skills
三、本章学时数：4 periods（课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 9 Only Losers Quit
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about “Only Losers Quit”
掌握：Useful words and expressions: Talking About Similarities, Differences and Estimations ; Duties and Responsibilities; Listening & Conversational skills
二、教学内容
1. Warming up
2. Listening: Understanding short conversations/ a long conversation/ a passage/ a movie dialog/ speech
3. Speaking: Practicing conversational skills; Conversation activity; Pair/Group work
4. Language sense enhancement
知识要点：Useful words and expressions: Talking About Similarities, Differences and Estimations ; Duties and Responsibilities; Listening & Conversational skills
三、本章学时数：4 periods（课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
Unit 10 The Tragedy of War
一、教学要求
了解：Related information about “The Tragedy of War”
掌握：Useful words and expression: Addition, Subtractions, Multiplication and Division; Listening & Conversational skills
二、教学内容
1. Warming up
2. Listening: Understanding short conversations/ a long conversation/ a passage/ a movie dialog/ speech
3. Speaking: Practicing conversational skills; Conversation activity; Pair/Group work
4. Language sense enhancement
知识要点：Useful words and expressions: Addition, Subtractions, Multiplication and Division ;Listening; Listening & Conversational skills
三、本章学时数：4 periods（课堂讲课/自主学习，教师自选）
