听力是语言学习的基本技能之一，也是我国学生英语学习的一个难点。本书编者针对这个难点进行了教材的编写，全书努力贯彻《大学英语课程教学要求》的精神，借鉴雅思、托福等国际考试中生存类英语学术类英语的思想，书中精选的具有较强的时代性、知识性、可思性及趣味性。本书适合高校学生进行英语听说训练时使用。

Chapter One Survival Situation

Unit One Renting a House

 Part A: Do You Have a House for Rent?

 Part B: At a Rental Agency

Unit Two Travel and Holiday

 Part A: Discussing about the Coming Holidays

 Part B: A Trip to Greece

Unit Three Registration in the University

 Part A: Registration Procedures

 Part B: What Courses Shall I Take?

Unit Four Seeing a Doctor

 Part A: A Terrible Cough

 Part B: Insomnia

Unit Five Checking in at the Airport

 Part A: At the Airport

 Part B: At the Passport Control

Unit Six Individual Information

 Part A: Advice about Choosing a Career

 Part B: Applying for a Parking Sticker

Unit Seven Applying for a Job

 Part A: A Job Interview

 Part B: How to Succeed in a Job Interview

Unit Eight Lost and Found Office

 Part A: Reporting a Lost Briefcase

 Part B: Reporting a Lost Purse

Unit Nine Booking a Hotel

 Part A: I'd Like to Book a Room

 Part B: Checking in at a Hotel

Unit Ten

 Part A: Opening an Account

 Part B: What is a Student Account?

Chapter Two Academic Situation

Unit One Universities in Brits.in

 Part A: Universities in Britain

 Part B: Universities and Polytechnics in Britain

Unit Two How to Prepare a Presentation

 Part A: How to Present a Seminar Paper

 Part B: Improving Presentation Skills

Unit Three Consulting in the Library

 Part A: Introducing University Library Service

 Part B: A Lecture About the University Library

Unit Four Counseling Service in the University

 Part A: An Introduction to the College Counseling Service

 Part B: A Counseling Session

Unit Five Orientation Meetings in the University

 Part A: What New Students Should Know

 Part B: An Orientation Meeting for Foreign Students

Unit Six Language Learning

 Part A: Tips on Language Learning

 Part B: How to Learn a Foreign Language

Unit Seven Acid Rain in Europe

 Part A: An Introduction to Acid Rain

 Part B: Acid Rain in the UK

Unit Eight Aridity

 Part A: Aridity in Australia

 Part B: Water Consumption in Australia

Unit Nine Agriculture in the United Kindom

 Part A: An Introduction to British Agriculture

 Part B: A Lecture on British Agriculture

Unit Ten Enviroment

 Part A: Environmental Problems in Coastal Areas

 Part B: The Importance of Trees to Urban Areas

Unit Eleven Wales-Land and People

 Part A: A Brief Introduction to Wales

 Part B: Wales-Land of Song

Unit Twelve

 Part A: Climatic Regions in Canada

 Part B: The School System in Canada

Unit Thirteen

 Part A: A Brief Introduction to New Zealand

 Part B: Tourist Attractions in New Zealand

Unit Fourteen

 Part A: Causes and Consequences of Stress

 Part B: Coping with Stress

Unit Fifteen

 Part A: The Childhood of the Wright Brothers

 Part B: The Wright Brothers and the History of Flight

Unit Sixteen

 Part A: Burglary

 Part B: Car Theft

Unit Seventeen

 Part A: The Graying of America

 Part B: The Aging Society

Unit Eighteen Academic Report

 Part A: Natural Resources

 Part B: The Mystery of UFOs

Unit Nineteen Health

 Part A: Vitamins

 Part B: The Effects of Old Age on Health

Unit Twenty Festivals

 Part A: Western Festivals

 Part B: The First Thanksgiving

Appendix I Keys and Scripts

Appendix II Glossary