视听说教程（4）学生用书

1 Our Earth

Topic The natural and man-made world

Vocabulary Natural wonders; engineering feats

Functions Offering another opinion

Lesson A Listening & Speaking The natural world

Vocabulary Link： Natural wonders

Listening： Activities 1-5

Pronunciation： Similar stress patterns

Speaking & Communication： Activities 1-2

Lesson B Video Course The man-made world

Global Viewpoints： Natural wonders

Man-made structures

City Living： I love skyscrapers!

2 /Technology Today

Topic Modern technology

Vocabulary Computer words; describing products

Functions Showing interest

Lesson A Listening 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

Lesson B Video Course M0dern technology

Global Viewpoints： Technology today

City Living： The first word processor

3 Newspapers and the News

Topic News， newspapers， and journalism

Vocabulary People who bring us news; newspapers

Functions Asking about identity

Lesson A Listening & Speaking The people beh nd the news

Vocabulary Link： Newsmakers

Listening： Activities 1-5

Pronunciation： Identifying unclear vowels

Speaking & Communication： Activities 1-2

Lesson B Video Course in the News

Global Viewpoints： Jobs in the news

News sources

City Living： What are you waiting for?

4 The World of Work

Topic Jobs and occupations

Vocabulary Job qualities; two-word jobs

Functions Asking about ability

Lesson A Listening and Speaking Work， hiStory

Vocabulary Link： Job qualities

Listening： Activities 1-5

Pronunciation： Reduced for in time expressions

Speaking & Communication： Activities 1-2

Lesson B Video Course Dream jobs

Global Viewpoints： What do you do?

Dream jobs

City Living： The big job interview

5 Big Business

Topic International businesses; advertising

Vocabulary Describing companies; ways of advertising

Functions Talking about approximate amounts

Lesson A Listening 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 B Video Course Striking it rich

Global Viewpoints： Companies and advertising

City Living： "Furniture Showroom" —— Take one

6 Wealth

Topic Wealthy lifestyles and striking it rich

Vocabulary The life of luxury

Functions Expressing sympathy; expressing wishes

Lesson A Listening 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

Global Viewpoints： I wish ...

Striking it rich

City Living： Mike's Uncle Max

7 Social Issues

Topic Local and global issues

Vocabulary Community issues; world problems

Functions Making a complaint / asking for help; agreeing and disagreeing

Lesson A ListeningandSpeaking In my community

Vocabulary Link： Community issues

Listening： Activities 1-5

Pronunciation： Emphatic stress

Speaking & Communication： Activities 1-2

Lesson B Video Course Community issues

Global Viewpoints： In my community Global issues

City Living： What do you think of New York?

8 Honestly Speaking

Topic Lying， truth， and trust

Vocabulary Is lying ever OK?

Functions Giving direct advice; asking for opinion

Lesson A Listening 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 B Video Course Honesty is the best policy.

Global Viewpoints： Lies， lies， lies!

City Living： Honesty is the best policy.

Review： Units 1-4 Testing Your Listening Comprehension

Review： Units 5-8 Testing Your Listening Comprehension

《视听说教程4（学生用书 第2版）/“十二五”普通高等教育本科国家级规划教材》每个单元由Lesson A （Listening&Speaking）和Lesson B（Video Course）构成。
　　Lesson A从第一节到第四节，详细设计了语言点的引入、交际功能表达法的介绍、题材的介绍等等。第一节VocabularyLink是介绍与本节题材与交际功能有关的词汇和短语，第二节Listening是结合情景与交际功能进行听力练习，第三节Pronunciation为语音训练提供基本知识和示范，第四节Speaking&Communication结合情景与交际功能进行听和说的综合练习，将这些材料有机结合，在课堂里进行操练和仿说练习，帮助学生有效提高听和说的能力。教材每单元内容比较充裕，如果按计划进行听和说的操练，一般学校能够在课堂时间内完成教材内容。但有些学校如果因为班级太大，在课堂内组织口语练习确有困难，可以根据实际情况对内容进行选择，把课内时间集中在听力练习上，重点发展学生的英语听解能力。对于班级里英语程度比较好的有条件的学生，可鼓励他们在课外通过网络课件进一步进行听、说操练，全面提高英语听、说能力。