本书为21世纪研究生英语系列教材之－。根据研究生英语听力教学的要求，本教程在进行听力基础训练的同时，注重培养学生对语篇的理解、分析与综合的技能，从而提高他们的口头交际能力。
本书注选材的实用性，趣味性和真实性。音带发音标准，语音生动，其中多数选自英美近年来的有声资料（诸如广播谈话、采访、讲座等等）。书中练习形式活泼多样，内容丰富。全书以听为主，听说结合，共有17课课文，围绕11个**话题层层展开，分预听、精听、口头表达三大部分训练。可供硕士研究生一学期必修课程使用。

Lesson One Senior Citizen
Part A Warming Up Senior Citizens' Talk
Part B Focus Listening
Conversation Granny Doesn't Live Here Any More
Passage Adult Day Care
My Retired Life
Part C Oral Practice
Lesson TWo Familtt life (I)
Part A Warming Up Please Do Me A Favor
Part B Focus Listening
Conversation Let's Fill Out The Work Schedule
Can I Talk To Mom?
More Bills To Pay?
Lesson Three Familtt Mite (Ⅱ)
Passage I Like Working Mother
I Don't Like Working Mother
A Really Equal Partner
How Can We See More of Each Other?
Part C Oral Practice
Lesson Four Socieq As School
Part A Warming Up Trading Post
Part B Focus Listening
Conversation Summer Job
Passage Classroom Job
City As School
Part C Oral Practice
Lesson Flee Trace/ling (I)
Part A Warming Up Reserve Ticket
Part B Focus Listening
Conversation Reserve A Hotel Room
Where Are The Tickets?
Seeing Off At The Airport
The Grand Canyon
Lesson Six Trace/ling (Ⅱ)
Passage Are You Planning A Vacation?
Visit In Washington
Visit In London
Death Valley National Park
Part C Oral Practice
Lesson Seven Sports
Part A Warming Up How Do They Feel?
Part B Focus Listening
Conversation Women's Exercise Classes
Passage Do You Enjoy Sports?
Bicyclist Club
Are Great Players Born Or Made?
The Olympic Games
Part C Oral Practice
Lesson Eight Mass Media (I)
Part A Warming Up What's On Today's TV?
Part B Focus Listening
Conversation TV In Britain
Which Newspaper Do You Prefer?
The Fame Game
Lesson Nine Mass Media(II)
Lesson Ten Marriage(I)
Lesson Eleven Marriage(II)
Lesson Twelve Divorce
Lesson Thirteen Crime(I)
Lesson Fourteen Crime(II)
Lesson Fifteen Crime Prevention And Punishment
Lesson Sixteen Weather(I)
Lesson Seventeen Weather(II)