本书旨在帮助学习者提高综合运用英语的能力，特别是听说能力，使大家在今后学习、工作和社会交往中能及时准确地获取英语信息并增强其自主学习的能力，以适应我国社会发展和国际交流的需要。

本书取材于经典英语影视作品和近年来电视媒体的公开放送内容，着力于提高学习者的英语视听技能和口语表达能力，注重传播前沿资讯、国际交流、风俗习惯、文化背景等，以适应不同场合的英语视听任务和口语交际活动。教程中所有视听材料均有注解和文字参考，练习配有参考答案，以便学习者自主学习和课堂任务检查。

本教程配有原声剪辑光盘，以现代美语为主，并涉及不同的英语变体。

《高级英语视听说》是应教育部2007年7月所颁布的《大学英语教学要求》，专为大学英语较高要求阶段的教学而编写的视听说教材。同时它也适用于研究生公共英语和英语专业学生的视听说教学以及大学英语后续选修课程的教学。本书取材于经典英语影视作品和近年来电视媒体的公开放送内容，视听一体、内容新颖、题材广泛、语言规范、实用性和趣味性强。全书共有15个主题单元，涉及政治、经济、文化、教育、娱乐、体育、科技、自然等方面。形式多样、内容丰富，基本满足各种情形下的英语信息获取和英语交际需求。

Unit One Language

  Part A News-EU Is Getting Lost in Translation

  Part B Movie-Lost in Translation

  Part C Interview-Howard Stern Faces New Challenge

  Part D Commentary-Whar's a Fleeting Expletive？

  Part E Presentation and Discussion

Unit Two Culture

  Part A News-Freezing Nike Ad

  Part B Movie-Crash

  Part C Interview-Taking the Pledge

  Part D Commentary-Making Sense of Holidays

  Part E Presentation and Discussion

Unit Three Disaster

  Part A News-Entire Generation Might Have Been Lost in South Asian Earthquake

  Part B Movie-Twister

  Part C Interview-Katrina Response Sparks Outrage

  Part D Commentary-What a Winter

  Part E Presentation and Discussion

Unit Four  Sports

  Part A News-Amateurs Audition to Bend it with Beckham

  Part B Movie-Million Dollar Baby

  Part C Interview-Michael Jordan Still Flying High

  Part D Commentary-Changing the Rules

  Part E Presentation and Discussion

Unit Five Education

  Part A News-Get Prepared for New SAT

  Part B Movie-Mona Lisa Smile

  Part C For-Profit College:Costly Lesson

  Part D Commentary-Andys' Geography Lesson

  Part E Presentation and Discussion

Unit Six Economy

  Part A News-Can America Compete with China's New Economy

  Part B Movie-Wall Street

  Part C Interview-Greenspan Defends Low Interest Rates

  Part D Commentary-Andy at the Auto Show

  Part E Presentation and Discussion

Unit Seven Success

  Part A News-Young from the Aisles to the Stage

  Part B Movie-Forrest Gump

  Part C Interview-My Work Ethic Is“Sickening”

  Part D Commentary-If I Were Rich

  Part E Presentation and Discussion

Unit Eight Political Figures

  Part A News-Bill Clintons' Memoir

  Part B Movie-The Queen

  Part C Interview-Sarko the American

  Part D On Being a Politician

  Part E Presentation and Discussion

Unit Nine War＆Weapons

  Part A News-Guarding the Future

  Part B Movie-Braveheart

  Part C Faulty Intel Source“Curve Ball”Revealed

  Part D Too Many Weapons？

  Part E Presentation and Discussion

Unit Ten Crime

  Part A News-ID Theft Can Haunt Victims for Years to Come

  Part B Movie-The Departed

  Part C Interview-Provenzano:The Phantom of Corleone

  Part D Commentary-What Are We Doing in Iraq？

  Part E Presentation and Discussion

Unit Eleven Gender Roles

  Part A News-Glory of King

  Part B Movie-The Hours

  Part C Interview-Nudity No“Big Deal”for Dame Helen

  Part D Commentary-Women in Advertising

  Part E Presentation and Discussion

Unit Twelve Animal

  Part A News-Saving the Turtle

  Part B Movie-Finding Nemo

  Part C Interview-The Ivory War

  Part D Commentary-America Should Go Wireless

  Part E Presentation and Discussion

Unit Thirteen High Tech

  Part A News-High-speed Internet Service on the Flight

  Part B Movie-The Core

  Part C Interview-Being the First Man on The Moon

  Part D Commentary-Andy Rooneys'Phone Dilemma

  Part E Presentation and Discussion

Unit Fourteen Terrorism

  Part A News-London Olympic Jubilation Turns to Horror

  Part B Movie- World Trade Center

  Part C Interview-The Dust at Ground Zero

  Part D Commentary-North Koreas'Nukes

  Part E Presentation and Discussion

Unit Fifteen Religion

  Part A News-"Da Vinci”Film Causes Controversy

  Part B Movie-Da Vinci Code

  Part C Interview-The Stone Box and Jesus' Brother's Bones

  Part D Commentary-Global Papal News

  Part E Presentation and Discussion