陈婵、王蕾主编的《新视界高级英语视听说教程(附光盘1)》正是为了适应时代的发展和英语教学的需要而编写的。编者努力吸收情景教学、个性化教学、交际教学等现代化教学理念的精髓，以听说带动读写，精讲多练为编写指导。在视听说的基础上，促进学生的听、说、读、写四项基本技能的全面提高。

全书共包括10个单元，每个单元包含三个视频，其内容反映了最新的社会现象，如泳坛名将Michael Phelps吸毒事件、美国总统奥巴马访华、干细胞法案、关于8胞胎的争议等等。视频的长度平均为3分钟，可以给课堂教学留出足够的讲解和讨论时间。

《高等学校英语专业教学大纲》对面向英语专业高年级学生开设的视听说课程进行了如下描述：视听说课的目的在于提高学生对语言真实度较高的各类视听材料的理解能力和口头表达能力。通过“视”、“听”、“说”的结合，以直观画面和情节内容为基础开展有针对性的口语训练，运用复述、总结、对话、口头概述、即席演讲等活动形式，提高学生的听力理解和口头表达能力，加深他们对英语国家的政治、经济、社会、文化等方面的认识和了解。并提出利用广播、录音、投影、电影、电视、录像、计算机、多媒体和网络技术等对外语专业的教学进行改革。

陈婵、王蕾主编的《新视界高级英语视听说教程(附光盘1)》拟吸收情景教学、个性化教学、交际教学等现代化教学理念的精髓，利用现代媒体技术，采用课本、音像、网络三位一体的语言学习新模式，培养学生的跨文化交际能力。

《新视界高级英语视听说教程(附光盘1)》以听说带动读写，精讲多练为编写指导，在视听说的基础上，培养学生的听、说、读、写四项基本技能的全面提高。

Unit 1 Shake Up Tradition

 Part I Topic Preview

 Part II Viewing, Listening & Speaking:

Advertising Gets Physical

 Part III More about the Topic: Viewing More Videos

Hip-hop Grannies

Future Kitchen

 Part IV Expanding the Topic:

Creative Thinking: Born or Bred?

10 Creative Myths

  Part V In Your Own Words

Unit 2 Get Closer to Animals

  Part I Topic Preview

  Part II Viewing, Listening & Speaking:

A Closer Look at Baby Panda

  Part III More about the Topic: Viewing More Videos

Swim with the Sharks

Odd Couple

  Part IV Expanding the Topic:

Ten to Watch in 2010-- Endangered Animals

Meet Po the Snake: He' s Addicted to Cigarettes

  Part V In Your Own Words

Unit 3 More Care for the Youth

  Part I Topic Preview

  Part II Viewing, Listening & Speaking:

Facebook Blackmail

  Part III More about the Topic: Viewing More Videos

Teen Sexting

Violence in Schools on the Rise

 Part IV Expanding the Topic:

Can Parents Do Anything about Unhappy Teenagers?

Age and Law

 Part V In Your Own Words

Unit 4 Why People Lie

 Part I Topic Preview

 Part II Viewing, Listening & Speaking:

Is It OK to Tell White Lie?

 Part III More about the Topic: Viewing More Videos

Why Women Lie

Why Men Cheat

 Part IV Expanding the Topic:

The 15 Most Common White Lies

Powerful Men Cheat for Many Reasons

 Part V In Your Own Words

Unit 5 Downturn in Education

 Part I Topic Preview

 Part II Viewing, Listening & Speaking:

Educational Overhaul

  Part II More about the Topic: Viewing More Videos

Where to Go

How the Downturn Affects Students

 Part IV Expanding the Topic:

10 Common Problems Students Face During College

China' s Growing Postgrad "Ant Tribes"

  Part V In Your Own Words

Unit 6 Stimulus Package

  Part I Topic Preview

  Part II Viewing, Listening & Speaking:

How Much Is aTrillion

  Part III More about the Topic: Viewing More Videos

Foreclosure Fix

End of Capitalism

  Part IV Expanding the Topic:

Will Obama' s Stimulus Package Work?

China Has Promising Growth Prospects: Economist

 Part V In Your Own Words

Unit 7 International Relations

 Part I Topic Preview

 Part II Viewing, Listening & Speaking:

Obama Meets Brown

 Part I11 More about the Topic: Viewing More Videos

Being Diplomatic

Obama Visits China

 Part IV Expanding the Topic:

Major Events in Sino- US Relations

World Publics Reject US Role as the World Leader

 Part V In Your Own Words

Unit 8 Athletes: Role Models?

 Part I Topic Preview

 Part II Viewing, Listening & Speaking:

Fool' s Gold

 Part I More about the Topic: Viewing More Videos

Tiger Woods' Controversy

Baseball and Steroids

 Part IV Expanding the Topic:

Should Celebrity Athletes/Entertainers Be Role Models?

Do Professional Athletes Get Paid Too Much Money?

 Part V In Your Own Words

Unit 9 Environmental Protection

 Part I Topic Preview

 Part II Viewing, Listening & Speaking:

Copenhagen Climate Summit

 Part III More about the Topic: Viewing More Videos

Plastic Bag Ban

Green Generation

 Part IV Expanding the Topic:

Brides Say "I Do" to Green Weddings

Shanghai Expo Sends Low-Carbon Message

 Part V in Your Own Words

Unit 10 Multiple Questions on Medicine

 Part I Topic Preview

 Part II Viewing, Listening & Speaking:

Stem Cell

 Part III More about the Topic: Viewing More Videos

Multiple Questions on Octuplets

Designer Babies

 Part IV Expanding the Topic:

Rethink Stem Cells? Science Already Has

Multiple Birth

 Part V In Your Own Words

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