大学英语教程

UNIT 1 Finance

Part One Speaking

Part Two Listening

1. How to Invest

2. Services from a Bank

Open a Checking Account

The Need for a Transparent Public Finance System

Part Three Video Clip--Stress Tests for the Banks

UNIT 2 Discrimination

Part One Speaking

Part Two Listening

1. Arab-American Discrimination after 9-11

2. Racial Discrimination

Equal Rights

US Defends Record Against Racial Discrimination

Part Three Video Clip--America's Immigration Problem

UNIT 3 Intellectual Properties

Part One Speaking

Part Two Listening

1. Plagiarized or Not?

2. Intel

Chasing Copyright Pirates

Piracy Issue at APEC

Part Three Video Clip--Recession and Internet Piracy Are Taking a

Toll on "Japanimation"

UNIT 4 Career

Part One Speaking

Part Two Listening

1. A Businessman Must Know about Economic Law

2. A Businessman Must Know Enough Law

Leaving Work for a Gaze at Sunset

Nomination of the Supreme Court Justice

Part Three Video Clip--Philadelphia

UNIT 5 Democracy

Part One Speaking

Part Two Listening

1. Sign the Bill! Sign the Bill!

2. The Democratic Debate

Parliamentary Debate

Saddam's Hiding Place

Part Three Video Clip--Obama's Victory Speech

UNIT 6 Media

Part One Speaking

Part Two Listening

1. China's News Media

2. Internet Legal Papers

Freedom of the Press

The Pirate Bay

Part Three Video Clip--Movie Trailer: Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

UNIT 7 Values

Part One Speaking

Part Two Listening

1. Capital Punishment

2. Nuclear Power Stations

Job Stereotypes

Gay Marriage Legal in Argentina

Right or Wrong

Part Three Video Clip--Google Leaves China

UNIT 8 Society

Part One Speaking

Part Two Listening

1. Digital Divide

2. Educate Women for Better Society

"Empty Nest" Is Not Always a Bad Thing

US Passes Historic Climate Bill

Part Three Video Clip--Illegal Immigrants & US Business

VOCABULARY

《大学英语教程--视听说》的教学对象为大学本科一、二年级学生，法律英语特色突出，彰显政法类院校特色。本教材每个单元的新闻听力主要包括与法律相关的时政、财经和案件报道，对于其中出现的法律知识背景作了简明扼要的介绍；特别是每个单元最后一部分的视频多数取材于热播的法律类英语短剧。《大学英语教程--视听说》是编写人员十多年来大学英语视听说课程教学的结晶，在教学过程中深受学生喜爱。