《新世纪大学英语视听说教程》是为贯彻《大学英语课程教学要求(试行)》对英语听说能力的要求,针对我国大学英语教学的需要,由外教社与Thomson出版公司合作出版的一套英语视听说教材。
本套教材采用中外专家合作编写的模式,借鉴和汲取了国外先进的教学理念和方法,体现了语言教学法和语料库语言学研究的*新成果,同时结合我国大学英语视听说课程教与学的现状和特点,旨在满足我国大学生提高英语听说能力的迫切需要。
采用原版影音素材,语言真实地道;题材丰富多样,生动有趣;录像以情景剧形式展现,提供了真实的语言环境,能有效激发学生的学习兴趣;
话题、情景设计以美语语境为主,辅以全球多元文化背景,置英语学习于世界文化环境之中,培养跨文化交际能力;
以功能、题材、情景为编写主线,**培养语言输出能力;
精心设计的交互式练习,由浅入深,循序渐进,引导学习者逐步掌握会话策略,*终实现使用规范得体的英语进行有效交际的目的。
本套教程共4册,含学生用书、学生助学光盘、教师用书和电子教案,可供大学一、二年级英语视听说课使用。

Unit 1 New Frivends,New Faees
Topic Meeting people; describing people
Functions Introducing yourself
Vocabulary Personal information;personal descripions
Lesson A Meeting new people
Lesson B Describing yourself and others
Unit 2 Uaeation!
Topic Weather;vacation habits and preferences
Functions Giving and suggesting
Vocabulary Weather;vacational travel
Lesson A How's the weather?
Lesson B The weather
Unit 3 All About You
Topic Pastimes and preferences
Functions Inviting;accepting and declining invitations
Vocabulary Sports;teams and clubs
Lesson A My favorite pastimes
Lesson B Sports and pastimes
Unit 4 Change
Topic Making changes in your life;plans and dreams
Functions Making and responding to requests
Vocabulary Changing for the better;plans after graduation
Lesson A I need a change
Lesson B Plans and dreams
Unit 5 Around the World
Unit 6 Home Sweet Home
Unit 7 Your Health
Unit 8 Yobs and Ambitions