视听说教程

1 Our Earth
TopicThe natural and man-made world
VocabularyNatural wonders; engineering feats
FunctionsOffering another opinion
Lesson AListening & Speaking The world
Vocabulary Link： Natural wonders
Listening： Activities 1-5
Pronunciation： Similar stress patterns
Speaking & Communication： Activities 1-2
Lesson B
Global Viewpoints： Natural wonders
Man-made structures
City Living： I love skyscrapers！

2 Technology Today
TopicModern technology
VocabularyComputer words; describing products
FunctionsShowing interest
Lesson AListening and Speaking Computers are everywhere．
Vocabulary Link： Computer words
Listening： Activities 1-5
Pronunciation： Pronunciation of s in used to and use/used
Speaking & Communication： Activities 1-2
LessonBVideo Course Modern technology
Global Viewpoints： Technology today
City Living： The first word processor

3 Newspapers and the News
TopicNews， newspapers， and journalism
VocabularyPeople who bring us news; newspapers
FunctionsAsking about identity
Lesson AListening& Speaking The people behind the news
Vocabulary Link： Newsmakers
Listening： Activities 1-5
Pronunciation： Identifying unclear vowels
Speaking & Communication： Activities 1-2
Lesson BVideo Course In the news
Global Viewpoints： Jobs in the news
News sources
City Living： What are you waiting for？

4 The World of Work
TopicJobs and occupations
VocabularyJob qualities; two-word jobs
FunctionsAsking about ability
Lesson AListening and Speaking Work history
Vocabulary Link： Job q ual ities
Listening： Activities 1-5
Pronunciation： Reduced for in time expressions
Speaking & Communication： Activities 1-2
Lesson BVideo Course Dream jobs
Global Viewpoints： What do you do？
Dream jobs
City Living： The big job interview

5 Big Business
TopicInternational businesses; advertising
VocabularyDescribing companies; ways of advertising
FunctionsTalking about approximate amounts
Lesson AListening and Speaking Success stories
Vocabulary Link： International companies
Listening： Activities 1-5
Pronunciation： Stress on nouns and verbs with the same spelling
Speaking & Communication： Activities 1-2
Lesson BVideo Course Big business
Global Viewpoints： Companies and advertising
City Living： "Furniture Showroom" —— Take one

6 Wealth
TopicWealthy lifestyles and striking it rich
VocabularyThe life of luxury
FunctionsExpressing sympathy; expressing wishes
Lesson AListening and Speaking Having it all
Vocabulary Link： The life of luxury
Listening： Activities 1-5
Pronunciation： Linking the same consonant sound
Speaking & Communication： Activities 1-2
Lesson BVideo Course Striking it rich
Global Viewpoints： I wish
Striking it rich
City Living： Mike's Uncle Max

7 Social Issues
TopicLocal and global issues
VocabularyCommunity issues; world pro'blems
FunctionsMaking a complaint / asking for help; agreeing and disagreeing
Lesson AListening and Speaking In my community
Vocabulary Link： Community issues
Listening： Activities 1-5
Pronunciation： Emphatic stress
Speaking & Communication： Activities 1-2
Lesson BVideo Course Community issues
Global Viewpoints： In my community
Global issues
City Living： What do you think of New York？

8 Honestly Speaking
TopicLying， truth， and trust
VocabularyIs lying ever OK？
FunctionsGiving direct advice; asking for opinion
Lesson AListening and Speaking To tell the truth
Vocabulary Link： Is lying ever OK？
Listening： Activities 1-5
Pronunciation： Rising intonation to show surprise
Speaking & Communication： Activities 1-2
Lesson BVideo Course Honesty isthe best policy．
Global Viewpoints： Lies， lies， lies！
City Living： Honesty is the best policy．
Review： Units 1-4Testing Your Listening Comprehension
Review： Units 5-8Testing Your Listening Comprehension