《大學體驗英語》系列教材之《聽說教程》（第三版）1~4冊在保留了第二版教材的編寫理念、編寫框架和編寫理念、編寫框架和編寫特色的基礎(chǔ)上，為適應多模態(tài)語言輸入和英語視聽技能訓練的要求，豐富在相同主題下的語言表達方式和內(nèi)容，提高學習過程中的趣味性和針對性，在各個單元中增添了“視”的內(nèi)容。
《“十二五”普通高等教育本科國家級規(guī)劃教材：大學體驗英語聽說教程4（教學參考書?第3版）》主要特點：
1.注重實用表達能力的培養(yǎng)，在語言基礎(chǔ)訓練中加大聽力和口語的學習內(nèi)容，加強實用閱讀、實用會話、實用寫作的訓練，培養(yǎng)學習者英語綜合運用能力和在涉外交際中的實用表達能力。
2.注重教材的可操練性：選文短小精悍，生動有趣，便于聽、說、讀、寫、譯的訓練；練習設(shè)計層層深入，通過訓練達到學懂、會用的教學目的。
3.強調(diào)以人為本，突出“個性化”學習：注重課堂教學與課外自主學習相結(jié)合，注重學習者在整個學習過程中自主學習的引導，強調(diào)學習者在體驗語言的立體化環(huán)境中獲得語言知識。
4.重視文化知識的學習，培養(yǎng)“跨文化意識”：提供大量真實的圖片、富有時代感的文字材料以及英語國家豐富的文化背景，開拓學習者的視野。
5.立體化教材為英語學習提供全方位服務：文字版、網(wǎng)絡版、電子教案以及多媒體學習課件等提供了立體、互動的英語學習環(huán)境。
《大學體驗英語》自2002年出版以來，經(jīng)歷了創(chuàng)新開拓、融入教學、收獲體驗的10年歷程，從“十五”到“十一五”再到“十二五”，已經(jīng)成為中國大學英語學習和教學的主流教材。伴隨著學生英語學習的成功、教師職業(yè)的發(fā)展，“體驗式英語教學”已經(jīng)成為當代中國英語教學思想和方法的重要代表�！洞髮W體驗英語》提倡把英語作為人生體驗去教、去學、去使用，而不只是作為純粹的知識來教、來學，這不僅更加契合“90后”大學生的英語水平和對語言的認知特點，也滿足了國家對培養(yǎng)創(chuàng)新型人才的切實要求。
圍繞貫徹《國家中長期教育改革和發(fā)展規(guī)劃綱要（2010-2020年）》，全面提升教學質(zhì)量，培養(yǎng)創(chuàng)新型人才，教育部即將推出新一輪的大學英語教學改革。面對新的改革形勢，我們啟動了《大學體驗英語》（第三版）的修訂工作。修訂的主要目標是在堅持英語學習工具性的同時，更好地突出人文性、強化素質(zhì)教育；在加強聽說、加強表達、加強實用的基礎(chǔ)上，進一步提升大學生的英語語言能力、跨文化交流能力，強化英語綜合應用能力的培養(yǎng)；完善和體現(xiàn)新的教學思想，倡導以“體驗”為核心的啟發(fā)式、參與式等教學方法，幫助學生通過“參與、愉晚、共鳴”的過程，獲得外語學習的良性體驗，引領(lǐng)中國大學英語課堂教學模式的改革。
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Unit 1 Identity
I live the life of Dane…
Unit 2 Personality
The importance of being honest
Unit 3 Lifestyle
Live smart， live well， live large！
Unit 4 Family
The age of "superwoman" is dead.
Unit 5 Health and Diet
Let's get into shape！
Review 1 Units 1-5
Unit 6 Travel
Explore， dream and discover！
Unit 7 Language
The magic of language
Unit 8 Examination
What's wrong with standardized tests?
Unit 9 Entertainment
I walked in beside George Clooney.
Unit 10 Work
Plan your career.
Review 2 Units 6-10
Unit 11 Technology
Can we switch off our mobile phones?
Unit 12 Nationality
So much richness in trying new things！
Unit 13 News
Pictures of 2006
Unit 14 Disaster
Every disaster can be turned into an opportunity.
Unit 15 Great Minds
Great minds think alike！
Review 3 Units 11-15
Extension
Mrs. White： What do you think is the most sensible choice for a woman in this new century? Should she return to being a housewife or combine career and family?
Daisy： I think it is rewarding for a woman to have her own career or something else to do outside the home. Nowadays， many women are highly educated and they have enormous earning potential.
Mrs. White： I think "being a full-time housewife" is a wise choice in this competitive world. After all， there is an increasing need for one parent to hold down the fort and take care of the kids.
Daisy： Nowadays， many women are as capable as men. Why should they， instead of their husbands， quit their career for family?
Mrs. White： In fact young women today are increasingly putting their personal happiness before a big salary or high-powered career. Many women even prefer to be called "home managers".
Daisy： Of course there is nothing new about women giving up their careers to look after children， but dropping out of the workforce means a progressive reduction in work experience， perhaps the loss of a promotion， so her social status falls. She will completely lose her identity.
Mrs. White： But children are young for such a very short time， careers can wait. Once the child has grown up， that time can never be returned. And for a mother， I think， watching her children grow up is the greatest pleasure ever in the world. It's understandable that women crave a work-life balance. Anyway， the age of the "superwoman"， who wants to be the world's best mother， wife and boss， is dead.
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