本书是一本听力教材，帮助学生进行听力技能训练，提高听力。本教材分上下两册，共由32个单元组成。
本教材的听力内容，上册包括：住房、求职、语言学习、校园生活、娱乐、保健、电视的发明、有线电报和无线电报、环保、交通工具等；下册包括：医学发明、情感交流的重要性、育儿、自然与人造灾难、职业、**景点介绍、经济投资、印象派艺术及其画家介绍等。所选材料大多来自纯正的语音资料。在内容上突破了我国传统的为训练听力而去听的思路。
本教材每单元有三个部分。**部分为热身，一般选择较为简单的对话和段落，语速相对较慢，目的是让学习者有充分的时间进入状态。第二、三部分为**内容，通常选择较为复杂、难度较高的段落，语速相对较快，目的是让学习者在进入状态后能通过较快速的听力训练，充分发挥主观能动作用，在学习科学知识的同时，提高听力，使听力学习真正成为一种享受而非累赘。

Unit 1 Which Apartment Is Better?
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ Which apartment is better?
Part Ⅲ All mod cons
Unit 2 Hello, Personnel Manager !
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ Wal-Mart
Part Ⅲ Hello, personnel manager!
Unit 3 Is Q nick-fix Language Learning Possible?
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ Is quick-fix language learning possible?
Part Ⅲ Using a dictionary
Unit 4 Colorful School Life
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ University life
Part Ⅲ History and development of Cambridge and Oxford
Unit 5 XVhat's On
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ No smoking here, please!
Part Ⅲ London Eye & Sydney Opera House
Unit 6 Let's Keep Ourselves Healthy
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ Preventive medicine
Part Ⅲ Wow! Here comes the flu!
Unit 7 Rubbish or Resource?
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ Paper recycling
Part Ⅲ Godsford
Unit 8 Cars and Roads
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ Which seat should I take?
Part Ⅲ Road conditions
Unit 9 Ship vs. Train
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ The Titanic
Part Ⅲ The world's longest rail line
Unit 10 Speed
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ Speed (Ⅰ)
Part Ⅲ Speed (Ⅱ)
Unit 11 Wish You Good Viewing
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ The invention of TV (Ⅰ)
Part Ⅲ The invention of TV (Ⅱ)
Unit 12 People and Places
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ A trip to Asia
Part Ⅲ The Egyptian pyramids
Unit 13 Keep in Touch (Ⅰ)
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ Cable telegraph (Ⅰ)
Part Ⅲ Cable telegraph (Ⅱ)
Unit 14 Keep in Touch (Ⅱ)
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ Wireless telegraph (Ⅰ)
Part Ⅲ Wireless telegraph (Ⅱ)
Unit 15 Men and Women
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ Men and women (Ⅰ)
Part Ⅲ Men and women (Ⅱ)
Unit 16 Nature Tells Us
Part Ⅰ Wanning up
Part Ⅱ E1 Nino
Part Ⅲ The sun
Keys & Tapescripts
Unit 1 Which Apartment Is Better?
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ Which apartment is better?
Part Ⅲ All rood cons
Unit 2 Hello, Personnel Manager, Please!
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ Wal-Mart
Part Ⅲ Hello, personnel manager !
Unit 3 Is Q nick-fix Language Learning Possible?
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ Is quick-fix language learning possible?
Part Ⅲ Using a dictionary
Unit 4 Colorful School Life
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ University life
Part Ⅲ History and development of Cambridge and Oxford
Unit 5 What's On
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ No smoking here, Please !
Part Ⅲ London Eye & Sydney Opera House
Unit 6 Let's Keep Ourselves Healthy
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ Preventive medicine
Part Ⅲ Wow! Here comes the flu
Unit 7 Rubbish or Resource?
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ Paper recycling
Part Ⅲ Godsford
Unit 8 Cars and Roads
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ Which seat should I take?
Part Ⅲ Road conditions
Unit 9 Ship vs. Train
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ The Titanic
Part Ⅲ The world's longest rail line
Unit 10 Speed
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ Speed (Ⅰ)
Part Ⅲ Speed (Ⅱ)
Unit 11 Wish You Good Viewing
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ The invention of TV (Ⅰ)
Part Ⅲ The invention of TV (Ⅱ)
Unit 12 People and Places
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ A trip to Asia
Part Ⅲ The Egyptian pyramids
Unit 13 Keep in Touch (Ⅰ)
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ Cable telegraph (Ⅰ)
Part Ⅲ Cable telegraph (Ⅲ)
Unit 14 Keep in Touch (Ⅱ)
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ Wireless telegraph (Ⅰ)
Part Ⅲ Wireless telegraph (Ⅱ)
Unit 15 Men and Women
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ Men and women (Ⅰ)
Part Ⅲ Men and women (Ⅱ)
Unit 16 Nature Tells Us
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ E1 Nino
Part Ⅲ The sun