《听力教程4/新思维应用型本科英语专业规划教材》以常见的历史、地理等为单元主题，在扩大学生专业知识和文化视野的同时，培养他们的语言运用能力和人文与科学素养。
教程共设10个单元，每个单元由“热身活动—技巧训练—听力理解—视听说实践—测试评价”（Warming-up，Skill Training，Listening Comprehension，Watching and Speaking，Testing and Assessment）五部分组成，每部分又包括一到两个具体的听力任务，这样的设置不仅可满足教学时数充足或者以课堂讲授为主要教学模式的情况，更为教学时数有限或是利用“翻转课堂”“慕课”等形式开展大规模教学提供了有利条件。
每个单元中除了第二、三部分应该在课上完成外，其余部分均可根据实际情况灵活安排。例如，每个单元的**部分既可以作为新课导入由教师带领学生在课上共同完成，也可以要求学生以小组为单位课前完成并在课上进行汇报；第四部分如果时间允许完全可以在课上进行视听说训练，反之则可以要求学生根据第二、三部分所学课后完成自主学习，并通过提交录音作业或下次上课时汇报展示的形式完成口语输出

Unit 1 History
Part 1 Warming-up
Part 2 Skill Training
Part 3 Listening Comprehension
Part 4 Watching and Speaking
Part 5 Testing and Assessment

Unit 2 Arts
Part 1 Warming-up
Part 2 Skill Training
Part 3 Listening Comprehension
Part 4 Watching and Speaking
Part 5 Testing and Assessment

Unit 3 Law
Part 1 Warming-up
Part 2 Skill Training
Part 3 Listening Comprehension
Part 4 Watching and Speaking
Part 5 Testing and Assessment

Unit 4 Business
Part 1 Warming-up
Part 2 Skill Training
Part 3 Listening Comprehension
Part 4 Watching and Speaking
Part 5 Testing and Assessment

Unit 5 Economy
Part 1 Warming-up
Part 2 Skill Training
Part 3 Listening Comprehension
Part 4 Watching and Speaking
Part 5 Testing and Assessment

Unit 6 Politics
Part 1 Warming-up
Part 2 Skill Training
Part 3 Listening Comprehension
Part 4 Watching and Speaking
Part 5 Testing and Assessment

Unit 7 International Relations
Part 1 Warming-up
Part 2 Skill Training
Part 3 Listening Comprehension
Part 4 Watching and Speaking
Part 5 Testing and Assessment

Unit 8 Space Exploration
Part 1 Warming-up
Part 2 Skill Training
Part 3 Listening Comprehension
Part 4 Watching and Speaking
Part 5 Testing and Assessment

Unit 9 Medical Science
Part 1 Warming-up
Part 2 Skill Training
Part 3 Listening Comprehension
Part 4 Watching and Speaking
Part 5 Testing and Assessment

Unit 10 Anti-terrorism
Part 1 Warming-up
Part 2 Skill Training
Part 3 Listening Comprehension
Part 4 Watching and Speaking
Part 5 Testing and Assessment