本书题材广泛，内容丰富，涉及二十一世纪世界文化、教育、科技、艺术、国际政治、卫生、娱乐等众多领域。本教程由十五个单元组成，每一单元包括“视前阅读”(Pre-viewing Reading)、“视前准备” (Pre-viewing Preparatory Work)、“视中训练” (During-viewing Activities )以及“视听后练习”(Post-viewing Exercises)等内容。
  本教程适合高等院校非英语专业硕士和博士研究生使用，也可供英语专业二、三年级学生使用。教师用书已同步出版。

Unit 1 Woman and Work　
Ⅰ. Pre-viewing Reading
Women at Work: Careers Under Glass
Ⅱ. Pre-viewing Preparatory Work
Ⅲ.During-viewing Activities
Ⅳ. Post-viewing Exercises

Unit 2 An Anti-war Mothers Vigil
Ⅰ. Pre-viewing Reading
Veterans Protest Iraqi War
Ⅱ. Pre-viewing Preparatory Work
Ⅲ.During-viewing Activities
Ⅳ. Post-viewing Exercises

Unit 3 A Plane Crash
Ⅰ. Pre-viewing Reading
Poor Behavior, Fatigue Led to 04 Plane Crash
Ⅱ. Pre-viewing Preparatory Work
Ⅲ.During-viewing Activities
Ⅳ. Post-viewing Exercises

Unit 4 Campus Anxiety
Ⅰ. Pre-viewing Reading
Campuses Fed SARS Threat
Ⅱ. Pre-viewing Preparatory Work
Ⅲ.During-viewing Activities
Ⅳ. Post-viewing Exercises

Unit 5 Students Stay Home
Ⅰ. Pre-viewing Reading
Visa Students Affected by 9.11 Regulations
Ⅱ. Pre-viewing Preparatory Work
Ⅲ.During-viewing Activities
Ⅳ. Post-viewing Exercises

Unit 6 Tuition Tug-of-war
Ⅰ. Pre-viewing Reading
An Opinion Poll on Immigradon
Ⅱ. Pre-viewing Preparatory Work
Ⅲ.During-viewing Activities
Ⅳ. Post-viewing Exercises

Unit 7 Teenage Gambling
Ⅰ. Pre-viewing Reading
Teens Are Gambling with Their Lives
Ⅱ. Pre-viewing Preparatory Work
Ⅲ.During-viewing Activities
Ⅳ. Post-viewing Exercises

Unit 8 Young Scientists
Ⅰ. Pre-viewing Reading
Shannon Babb of Utah Named Top High School Scientist
Ⅱ. Pre-viewing Preparatory Work
Ⅲ.During-viewing Activities
Ⅳ. Post-viewing Exercises

Unit 9 Understanding Tornaoes
Ⅰ. Pre-viewing Reading
Tornadoes —— Natures Most Violent Storms
Ⅱ. Pre-viewing Preparatory Work
Ⅲ.During-viewing Activities
Ⅳ. Post-viewing Exercises

Unit 10 Female Soldiers in Combat
Ⅰ. Pre-viewing Reading
They Shoot Women, Dont They？
Ⅱ. Pre-viewing Preparatory Work
Ⅲ.During-viewing Activities
Ⅳ. Post-viewing Exercises