听力是语言学习的基本技能之一,也是我国学生英语学习的一个难点。本书编者针对这个难点进行了教材的编写,全书努力贯彻《大学英语课程教学要求》的精神,借鉴雅思、托福等国际考试中生存类英语学术类英语的思想,书中精选的具有较强的时代性、知识性、可思性及趣味性。本书适合高校学生进行英语听说训练时使用。

Chapter One Survival Situation
Unit One Renting a House
Part A: Do You Have a House for Rent?
Part B: At a Rental Agency
Unit Two Travel and Holiday
Part A: Discussing about the Coming Holidays
Part B: A Trip to Greece
Unit Three Registration in the University
Part A: Registration Procedures
Part B: What Courses Shall I Take?
Unit Four Seeing a Doctor
Part A: A Terrible Cough
Part B: Insomnia
Unit Five Checking in at the Airport
Part A: At the Airport
Part B: At the Passport Control
Unit Six Individual Information
Part A: Advice about Choosing a Career
Part B: Applying for a Parking Sticker
Unit Seven Applying for a Job
Part A: A Job Interview
Part B: How to Succeed in a Job Interview
Unit Eight Lost and Found Office
Part A: Reporting a Lost Briefcase
Part B: Reporting a Lost Purse
Unit Nine Booking a Hotel
Part A: I'd Like to Book a Room
Part B: Checking in at a Hotel
Unit Ten
Part A: Opening an Account
Part B: What is a Student Account?
Chapter Two Academic Situation
Unit One Universities in Brits.in
Part A: Universities in Britain
Part B: Universities and Polytechnics in Britain
Unit Two How to Prepare a Presentation
Part A: How to Present a Seminar Paper
Part B: Improving Presentation Skills
Unit Three Consulting in the Library
Part A: Introducing University Library Service
Part B: A Lecture About the University Library
Unit Four Counseling Service in the University
Part A: An Introduction to the College Counseling Service
Part B: A Counseling Session
Unit Five Orientation Meetings in the University
Part A: What New Students Should Know
Part B: An Orientation Meeting for Foreign Students
Unit Six Language Learning
Part A: Tips on Language Learning
Part B: How to Learn a Foreign Language
Unit Seven Acid Rain in Europe
Part A: An Introduction to Acid Rain
Part B: Acid Rain in the UK
Unit Eight Aridity
Part A: Aridity in Australia
Part B: Water Consumption in Australia
Unit Nine Agriculture in the United Kindom
Part A: An Introduction to British Agriculture
Part B: A Lecture on British Agriculture
Unit Ten Enviroment
Part A: Environmental Problems in Coastal Areas
Part B: The Importance of Trees to Urban Areas
Unit Eleven Wales-Land and People
Part A: A Brief Introduction to Wales
Part B: Wales-Land of Song
Unit Twelve
Part A: Climatic Regions in Canada
Part B: The School System in Canada
Unit Thirteen
Part A: A Brief Introduction to New Zealand
Part B: Tourist Attractions in New Zealand
Unit Fourteen
Part A: Causes and Consequences of Stress
Part B: Coping with Stress
Unit Fifteen
Part A: The Childhood of the Wright Brothers
Part B: The Wright Brothers and the History of Flight
Unit Sixteen
Part A: Burglary
Part B: Car Theft
Unit Seventeen
Part A: The Graying of America
Part B: The Aging Society
Unit Eighteen Academic Report
Part A: Natural Resources
Part B: The Mystery of UFOs
Unit Nineteen Health
Part A: Vitamins
Part B: The Effects of Old Age on Health
Unit Twenty Festivals
Part A: Western Festivals
Part B: The First Thanksgiving
Appendix I Keys and Scripts
Appendix II Glossary