本书为学生用书，包含八个单元主题，涵盖了自然科学和人文社科的重要话题，如食品科学、心理、城市规划、人工智能、行为科学等。每单元由三个部分组成，将学术英语的视、听、说能力训练有机融合在一起，同时注重培养学生的思辨素养。
《新时代大学学术英语视听说教程》是以通用学术英语为主要教学目标的大学英语教材，适应我国目前大学英语课程的发展方向。本教程旨在培养学生的学术英语视听说能力，适合各类专业大学生使用。
本教程的视听材料皆取自近几年国外的网站，涵盖自然科学和人文社科不同的主题，选材难度适中，具有科学性、研究性、思辨性，同时兼顾视听材料的人文一眭和趣味性。
Unit 1 Food Science
Lead In
Part 1 Listeninq
What IS GenetiC Modification?
Part 2 Viewjnq
Organic Fa rming—ln Reality
Academic Listening Skill—Understanding main ideas（I）： definition
The Science of Addictive Food
Academic Listening Skill—Understanding main ideas（II）： key words
Part 3 Speakinq
Eommunicaring Skill——Introducingyourself
Academic speaking Skill——Expressing your opinion with supporting
evidence
Unit 2 Technology
Lead In
Part 1 LiSteninq
The Terrifying Truth about Serf-driving Cars
Part 2 Viewinq
Japan's Search for the Perfect Robot
Academic Listening skill—Predicting the content
The Shape—shifting Future of the Mobile Phone
Academic Listening skill一Handling unfamiliar words
Part 3 Speaking
Communicating skill—Sentence stress
Academic speaking Skill—Supporting your opinion with reasons and anaysis
Unit 3 Identity
Lead In
Part 1 Listeninq
The Puzzle of Personality
Part 2 Viewing
Why I—Done Trying to Be Man Enough
AcademicListening skill—Recognizing rhetoricalquestions（I）： emphasis
The Philosophy of PersonaI Identity—Who Are You?
AcademicListeningSkill—Recognizing rhetoricalquestions（11）=connection
Part 3 Speaking
CommunicatingSkill—Showinginterestin what'sbeingsaid
AcademicSpeaking skill一Supportingyouropinion vvith examples
Unit 4 Health
Lead In
Part 1 Listening
Can a Lie-in Make You Healthier?
Part 2 Viewing
Develop Four Healthy Habits to Live a Long Life
Academic Listening S kill—Focusing on numbers＆statistics
Maintaining a Healthy，Balanced Lifestyle
Academic Listening Skill—Understanding supportive points
Part 3 Speaking
Communicating SKill—Inviting the other personto speak
Academic Speaking Skill—Expressing agreement and disagreement
Unit 5 Psychology
Lead In
Part 1 Listening
The Secret to Self-motivation
Part 2 Viewing
There's More to Life Than Being Happy
Academic Listening Skill一Recognizing lecture structure（I）background
Information
How to Build You r Self—esteem
Academic Listening Skill—Recognizing lecture structure（II）：lisdng
Part 3 Speaking
Communicating Skill——Interrupting politely
AcademicSpeakingSkill—Expressingprosandcons
Unit 6 Zoology
Lead In
Part 1 Listening
Hero Dogs
Part 2 Viewing
Do Dogs Really Miss Us?
AcademicListening s kill—Recognizinglecture structure（i11）：sequence～
Protect Endangered African Wildlife AnimalS
Academic ListeningSkill—Recogmzing a callto action
Part 3 Speaking
Communicating Skill—Making suggestions
AcademicSpeakingSkill—Askingforclarification or confirmation
Unit 7 Sports
Lead Inl
Part 1 Listening
In Lovewitn Fear
Part 2 Viewing
How Playing Sports Benefits Your Body and Your Brain
Academic Listening Skill—Recognizing signposting Language（I）：
examples
Swimming VS Running：Which Is Better for You?
Academic Listening’Skill—Recogmzing signposting language（II）：
comparison and contrast
Part 3 Speaking
CommunicatingSkill—Offering＆respondingto Congratuations
Academic Speaking Skill—Understanding assumptions in questions
Unit 8 Urban Plann ing
Lead In
Part 1 Listening
Move to Greener U rban Area He ps Happiness
Part 2 Viewing
How to Make an Attractive City（To be continued）
Academic Listening Skill—Recognizing signposting language（III）：ause
andeffect
How to Make an AttraIctive Citv（Continued）76
Academic Listening Skill—Recognizing signposting Language（IV）：
recommendatioRS一78
Part 3 Speaking
CommunlcatingSkill—Making complaints一79
AcademicSpeakingSkill—Wrapping up a discussion
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