本书是《听力入门》的延伸和超越。它采用全新的听力素材，且更注意四册教材中主题布局的整体性。书中继续重视各项微技能和综合技能的训练，并尝试用小讲座形式从理论上分析听的本质，点明要领，帮助学生消除可能产生的心理问题和听法障碍。

“语言欣赏与语言学习”是本书中的又一个创意。课本中的这个部分适时地归纳了各相关篇章中的英语习惯用语或其他优美的语言表达方式，以示范学习方法，鼓励积累知识，使学生进一步体会英语听力学习过程中的美感与快乐。由于华东师范大学出版社外语编辑室、音像产及有关设计和美编人员的共同努力，本书的外观、版式、图片、色彩和录音也都令人耳目一新。

Unit 1 Happy New Millennium！

 Part Ⅰ Warming up

 Part Ⅱ The time ball

 Part Ⅲ Word of the millennium

 Part Ⅳ Short talks on listening skills

 Focus on the Main ldea

Unit 2 Net Changes Life(Ⅰ)

 Part Ⅰ Warming up

 Part Ⅱ Network

 Part Ⅲ Online shopping

 Part Ⅳ Short talks on listening skills

 Don't Attempt to Write Too Much

Unit 3 Net Changes Life(Ⅱ)

 Part Ⅰ Warming up

 Part Ⅱ Net changes dorm life

 Part Ⅲ Global multi-media giant

 Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation

Unit 4 Colorful Lands，Colorful People(Ⅰ)

 Part Ⅰ Warming up

 Part Ⅱ In Brazil and France

 Part Ⅲ Life here and there

 Part Ⅳ Short talks on listening skills

 Be Careful with Numbers

Unit 5 Colorful Lands，Colorful People(Ⅱ)

 Part Ⅰ Warming up

 Part Ⅱ The world's six billionth inhabitant

 Part Ⅲ The biggest cities in the world

 Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation

Unit 6 From Place to Place

 Part Ⅰ Warming up

 Part Ⅱ Villa Rentals

 Part Ⅲ It's the only way to travel

 Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation

Unit 7 Approaching Culture

 Part Ⅰ Warming up

 Part Ⅱ Museums in the modern world

 Part Ⅲ Kwazaa

 Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation

Unit 8 Creatvie Minds

 Part Ⅰ Warming up

 Part Ⅱ Scientists of the millennium (Ⅰ)

 Part Ⅲ Scientists of the millennium (Ⅱ)

 Part Ⅳ Short talks on listening skills

 How Is It Being Said--Formal or Informal Language？

Unit 9 Visions of the Future

 Part Ⅰ Warming up

 Part Ⅱ Working at home

 Part Ⅲ The Times capsule

 Part Ⅳ Short talks on listening skills

 Making Use of Them --Signals and Fillers

Unit 10 For Peace and Development

 Part Ⅰ Warming up

 Part Ⅱ The Panama Canal handover

 Part Ⅲ Financial news

 Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation

Unit 11 It's Great to Be a Champion

 Part Ⅰ Warming up

 Part Ⅱ The Women's World Cup

 Part Ⅲ Luck in the hat

 Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation

Unit 12 Leisure Time

 Part Ⅰ Warming up

 Part Ⅱ The new Star Wars movie

 Part Ⅲ The man with the horn

 Part Ⅳ Short talks on listening skills

 Letting.Things Go-Speed and Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Acknowledgements