《“十二五”普通高等教育本科国家级规划教材：大学体验英语听说教程3（第3版）》每个单元添加了两个视频素材，并且在内容上与单元主题保持一致，将视频素材融入听说教材中，为教学活动的设计，特别是为视听说交际技能的相互转换和提升，做出了有效的铺垫。
- Front Matter
- UNIT 1 Relationships “I didn’t recognize you.”
- Warm Up: Talking about life choices
- Listening Task: Catching up with old friends
- Real World Listening: Karen and Charisse talk about their lives
- Interactive Practice: Video 1 Family reunion / Video 2 Chatting about American society
- Interaction Link: Ten years from now
- UNIT 2 Identity “I’ve got to be myself.”
- Warm Up: Personal qualities
- Listening Task: Talking about surprising qualities
- Real World Listening: TJ talks about recent changes in his life
- Interactive Practice: Video 1 Long time no see / Video 2 Talking about one’s life dreams
- Interaction Link: Who are you really?
- UNIT 3 Advice “If you don’t mind my saying so.”
- Warm Up: Mabel Clarkson gives advice
- Listening Task: Getting unwanted advice
- Real World Listening: Andrea Price gives advice to callers
- Interactive Practice: Video 1 Offering advice / Video 2 Asking for and offering advice
- Interaction Link: Advice column
- UNIT 4 Family “I’m sure you’ll get along with them.”
- Warm Up: Unusual people in our family
- Listening Task: Talking about unusual relatives
- Real World Listening: Lydia and Greg make wedding plans
- Interactive Practice: Video 1 Preparing a wedding list / Video 2 Meeting a cousin for the first time
- Interaction Link: Family lies
- UNIT 5 Decisions “I can’t make up my mind.”
- Warm Up: Important decisions
- Listening Task: Weighing pros and cons
- Real World Listening: A theory of decision making
- Interactive Practice: Video 1 Chatting about one’s decisions / Video 2 Looking for a job
- Interaction Link: Get a life
- Review Unit 1
- UNIT 6 Language “It’s hard to understand him sometimes.”
- Warm Up: Learning English
- Listening Task: Varieties of English
- Real World Listening: Sumi’s job interview
- Interactive Practice: Video 1 Job interview / Video 2 Talking about a job interview
- Interaction Link: English or Englishes?
- UNIT 7 Personality “She’s not my type.”
- Warm Up: Desirable qualities
- Listening Task: How people look at themselves
- Real World Listening: Amy and Luis talk about each other
- Interactive Practice: Video 1 Talking about girlfriends / Video 2 Talking about boyfriends
- Interaction Link: Matchmakers
- UNIT 8 Technology “Operate with caution.”
- Warm Up: Conveniences vs. dangers in technology
- Listening Task: Complaining about technology
- Real World Listening: Jeff Townsend talks about his new video game
- Interactive Practice: Video 1 Talking about computer games / Video 2 Talking about junk mail
- Interaction Link: Technological issues
- UNIT 9 Living Situations “She’s got some unusual habits.”
- Warm Up: Problems with living situations
- Listening Task: Complaints about living with people
- Real World Listening: Kara talks about her landlords
- Interactive Practice: Video 1 Talking about a teacher / Video 2 Talking about an odd landlord
- Interaction Link: Major negatives and major positives
- UNIT 10 Survival “I feel lucky to be alive.”
- Warm Up: Natural disasters
- Listening Task: Survival stories
- Real World Listening: Petra Nemcova describes her survival experience
- Interactive Practice: Video 1 Talking about an earthquake / Video 2 Talking about a tsunami
- Interaction Link: Be prepared
- Review Unit 2
- UNIT 11 Work “I’m not sure what he actually does.”
- Warm Up: Work environments
- Listening Task: Talking about co-workers
- Real World Listening: Steve and his boss discuss cultural issues at work
- Interactive Practice: Video 1 Talking about new working conditions (I) / Video 2 Talking about new
- working conditions (II)
- Interaction Link: Office rules
- UNIT 12 Lifestyle “You may need to change your routine.”
- Warm Up: Bad habits
- Listening Task: Pointing out rude behavior
- Real World Listening: Mr. Garcia gets some advice from his doctor
- Interactive Practice: Video 1 Lifestyle: talk with a doctor (I) / Video 2 Lifestyle: talk with a doctor (II)
- Interaction Link: Kicking the habit
- UNIT 13 Travel “Getting there is half the fun.”
- Warm Up: Travel difficulties
- Listening Task: Travel stories
- Real World Listening: Randy reflects on an experience in Thailand
- Interactive Practice: Video 1 Talking about travel (I) / Video 2 Talking about travel (II)
- Interaction Link: Bad trip
- UNIT 14 Finances “You can make some real money.”
- Warm Up: Safe investing
- Listening Task: Questionable investment ideas
- Real World Listening: Steven Crowe persuades us to try Real Money
- Interactive Practice: Video 1 Talking about finances (I) / Video 2 Talking about finances (II)
- Interaction Link: Infomercial
- UNIT 15 Changes “She’s still in our hearts.”
- Warm Up: Dealing with loss
- Listening Task: Talking about sadness
- Real World Listening: Whitney Opal comforts Clayton on his loss
- Interactive Practice: Video 1 Talking about changes (I) / Talking about changes (II)
- Interaction Link: Who would you bring back?
- Review Unit 3
- Self-Study Pages
- Self-Study Pages Answer Key
- New Words and Expressions
