Unit 1 The Age of Robots 1
Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Activities 2
Section Ⅰ Lecture Ⅰ 2
Section Ⅱ Lecture Ⅱ （Part Ⅰ） 3
Section Ⅲ Lecture Ⅱ （Part Ⅱ） 4
Part Ⅱ Listening Strategies 6
Understanding Lectures:Preparing for a Lecture 6
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 9
Ⅰ News Reports 9
Ⅱ Interview 11
Ⅲ Science Dictionary 12
Ⅳ Conversations 14
Ⅴ Passage Listening 16
Ⅵ Compound Dictation 17
Part Ⅳ Communication Skills 18
Understanding a Conference 18
Part Ⅴ Assessment Log 22
Unit 2 Nuclear Radiation 23
Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Activities 24
Section Ⅰ Science Report Ⅰ 24
Section Ⅱ Science Report Ⅱ 25
Section Ⅲ Science Report Ⅲ 26
Part Ⅱ Listening Strategies 28
Understanding Lectures:Recognizing the Main Idea and Main Purpose 28
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 30
Ⅰ News Reports 30
Ⅱ Interview 32
Ⅲ Televised Speech 33
Ⅳ Conversations 34
Ⅴ Passage Listening 36
Ⅵ Compound Dictation 37
Part Ⅳ Communication Skills 38
Getting Conference Information:at the Registrar 38
Part Ⅴ Assessment Log 43
Unit 3 Food Safety 44
Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Activities 45
Section Ⅰ Lecture Ⅰ 45
Section Ⅱ Lecture Ⅱ 46
Section Ⅲ Lecture Ⅲ 48
Part Ⅱ Listening Strategies 49
Understanding Lectures:Evaluating Information(Understanding Details, Methods, and Attitudes) 49
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 51
Ⅰ News Reports 51
Ⅱ Interview 53
Ⅲ Speech 54
Ⅳ Conversations 55
Ⅴ Passage Listening 57
Ⅵ Compound Dictation 58
Part Ⅳ Communication Skills 59
Giving Your Presentations （Ⅰ）:Introduction＆Conclusion 59
Part Ⅴ Assessment Log 63
Unit 4 The Use of Nanofechnology 64
Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Activities 65
Section Ⅰ Science Report Ⅰ 65
Section Ⅱ Science Report Ⅱ 66
Section Ⅲ Science Report Ⅲ 67
Part Ⅱ Listening Strategies 68
Understanding Lectures: Learning to Predict and Infer 68
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 71
Ⅰ News Reports 71
Ⅱ Interview 73
Ⅲ Feature Report 74
Ⅳ Conversations 75
Ⅴ Passage Listening 77
Ⅵ Compound Dictation 79
Part Ⅳ Communication Skills 80
Giving Your Presentations（Ⅱ）:The Conference Papers 80
Part Ⅴ Assessment Log 83
Unit 5 The World Wide Web 84
Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Activities 85
Section Ⅰ Science Report Ⅰ 85
Section Ⅱ Speech 86
Section Ⅲ Science Report Ⅱ 87
Part Ⅱ Listening Strategies 89
Understanding Lectures:Note-taking 1 89
PartⅢ Extensive Listening 92
Ⅰ News Reports 92
Ⅱ Interview 94
Ⅲ Science Report 95
Ⅳ Conversations 97
Ⅴ Passage Listening 99
Ⅵ Compound Dictation 100
Part Ⅳ Communication Skills 101
Useful Words and Expressions 101
Part Ⅴ Assessment Log 105
Unit 6 Global Warming 106
Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Activities 107
Section Ⅰ Lecture 107
Section Ⅱ Documentary 108
Section Ⅲ Science Story 109
Part Ⅱ Listening Strategies 111
Understanding Lectures: Note-taking 2 111
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 114
Ⅰ News Reports 114
Ⅱ Interview 116
Ⅲ News Story 117
Ⅳ Conversations 119
Ⅴ Passage Listening 120
Ⅵ Compound Dictation 122
Part Ⅳ Communication Skills 123
Presiding over Meetings 123
Part Ⅴ Assessment Log 130
Unit 7 The Universe 131
Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Activities 132
Section Ⅰ Lecture Ⅰ 132
Section Ⅱ Lecture Ⅱ 133
Section Ⅲ Lecture Ⅲ 134
Part Ⅱ Listening Strategies 136
Understanding Lectures:Note-taking 3 136
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 139
Ⅰ News reports 139
Ⅱ Interview 141
Ⅲ Lecture 142
Ⅳ Conversations 143
Ⅴ Passage Listening 145
Ⅵ Compound Dictation 146
Part Ⅳ Communication Skills 147
Taking Part in an Interview 147
Part Ⅴ Assessment Log 150
Unit 8 Biology and Our Life 151
Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Activities 152
Section Ⅰ Lecture Ⅰ 152
Section Ⅱ Interview 153
Section Ⅲ Lecture Ⅱ 154
Part Ⅱ Listening Strategies 155
Understanding Lectures:Note-taking 4 155
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 158
Ⅰ News Reports 158
Ⅱ Interview 160
Ⅲ Science Report 161
Ⅳ Conversations 162
Ⅴ Passage Listening 164
Ⅵ Compound Dictation 165
Part Ⅳ Communication Skills 166
Useful Words and Expressions 166
Part Ⅴ Assessment Log 169