本书严格按照《大学英语课程要求》中基本要求的规定，一切从我国西部地区高等院校学生和发达省市的农、林、体、艺、和高职高专等英语基础较为薄弱的学生的实际需求出发进行设计与编写。　此本为《听说教程》的第一册，以低于《高中英语课程标准》七级为起点，书中既有最为初级的口语训练，又收入了听说技能和方法的介绍，旨在帮助英语起点较低的学生打好语言基础。

Unit 1 A Good Beginning Is Half Done
　Part One Warm-up Exercises
　Part Two Learn Young, Learn Fair
　Part Three No Man Is Born Wise
Unit 2 Everyone to His Taste
　Part One Warm-up Exercises
　Part Two Tastes Differ
　Part Three All Work and No Play Makes Jack a Dull Boy
Unit 3 Friendship One Soul in Two Bodies
　Part One Warm-up Exercises
　Part Two What Is True Friendship Like?
　Part Three True Friendship Is Felt
Unit 4 "After you" Is Good Manners
　Part One Warm-up Exercises
　Part Two Be a Good-mannered Person
　Part Three Manners in China and Abroad
Unit 5 Reading Is to the Mind What Exercise Isto the Body
　Part One Warm-up Exercises
　Part Two Sports Talks
　Part Three The Advantages of Sports and Sports Figure;
Unit 6 Good Luck, Good Health, Good Cheer I Wish You a Happy New Year!
　Part One Warm-up Exercises
　Part Two Festivals Home and Abroad
　Part Three Enjoy Holidays, Enjoy Life
Unit 7 He That Travels Far Knows Much
　Part One Warm-up Exercises
　Part Two Time to Set Out
　Part Three Traveling Merits
Unit 8 We Are What We Eat
　Part One Warm-up Exercises
　Part Two Foods We Eat
　Part Three Food Benefits