本套教材以培养听力技能为主线。通过系统的听力专门技能的单项训练及综合训练，培养学生的快速反应、准确辨别、分析推理、归纳总结、信息处理及记录和记忆等能力；

本书为第四册，共包括12个单元，内容主要为人们日常经济生活中的一些侧面及他们语言交际中最常用的话题。听力训练重点为强化前三册中出现过的诸项单项听力技能，特别是关键词选择、提纲拟列、大意归纳和对数字和数词的快速反映，希望学生通过第四册的训练增强独立思考和独立学习的能力。

《英语听力教程》(Listen This Way)(第二版)主要适用于高等院校英语专业一至三年级学生，同时适合师专、教育学院、广播电视大学、成人高校英语专业学生及相当水平的英语学习者。

全套教材共分6册，每册配有教师用书和录音带。前4册以单项技能训练为主，配有一定量的综合训练，题材接近生活、工作实际，由近及远，涉及的面较宽；后两册以综合技能训练为主，同时针对中国学生在英语听力学习中的难点、重点进行反复训练，题材以反映社会、科技领域的新发展为主。教师用书的内容包括教学提示、练习答案和全部录音内容的文字材料。学生用书和教师用书后所附光盘均为全部练习的录音。

本书为第四册，共包括12个单元，每单元分为6个部分。内容主要包括准备性练习、单项技能和相关微技巧训练、与本单元内容相关专题领域内的热门话题或科技新发展介绍以及挑战性较强的真实录音材料练习。通过每单元的读、讲、听、说的综合训练，全面提高学生的英语听力水平。

1 Shopping and Banking Online

 Part Ⅰ Getting ready

 Part Ⅱ Net shopping under fire

 Part Ⅲ Banking at home

 Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Secret of Good Customer Service

 Part Ⅴ Do you know ...?

 Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit

2 Hotel or B&B?

 Part Ⅰ Getting ready

 Part Ⅱ A touch of home

 Part Ⅲ Renting a car

 Part Ⅳ More about the topic: What Type of Room Do You Want?

 Part Ⅴ Do you know ...?

 Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit

3 "Planting" Money

 Part Ⅰ Getting ready

 Part Ⅱ National teach children to save day

 Part Ⅲ Credit cards

 Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Gulf Between the Rich and the Poor

 Part Ⅴ Do you know ...?

 Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit

4 Loans for the Dream

 Part Ⅰ Getting ready

 Part Ⅱ Raising money for buying a car

 Part Ⅲ Housing in the U.S.A.

 Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Consumer Rights

 Part Ⅴ Do you know ...?

 Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit

5 Briefing on Taxation and Insurance Policies

 Part Ⅰ Getting ready

 Part Ⅱ Briefing on personal taxation

 Part Ⅲ Should I buy an insurance policy? (I)

 Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Should I Buy an Insurance Policy? (II)

 Part Ⅴ Do you know ...?

 Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit

6 Visions of Business

 Part Ⅰ Getting ready

 Part Ⅱ Michael Dell vs. Frederick Smith (I)

 Part Ⅲ Michael Dell vs. Frederick Smith (II)

 Part Ⅳ More about the topic: The Business Plan

 Part Ⅴ Do you know ...?

 Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit

7 Fame and Fortune

 Part Ⅰ Getting ready

 Part Ⅱ Bill Gates' new rules

 Part HI Great business deals?

 Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Walt Disney

 Part Ⅴ Do you know ...?

 Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit

8 Business Success

 Part Ⅰ Getting ready

 Part Ⅱ Witty ways to success

 Part Ⅲ Technology in doing business

 Part Ⅳ More about the topic: How to Improve Your Executive Image?

 Part Ⅴ Do you know ...?

 Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit

9 Feeling the Financial Market

 Part Ⅰ Getting ready

 Part Ⅱ The commodity markets

 Part Ⅲ Bank organization

 Part Ⅳ More about the topic: The Dow-Jones Industrial Average

 Part Ⅴ Do you know ...?

 Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit

10 Business Strategies

 Part Ⅰ Getting ready

 Part Ⅱ SWOT analysis

 Part Ⅲ Dealing with growth: Market trends

 Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Safe Investing

 Part Ⅴ Do you know ...?

 Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit

11 New Trends in Trade

 Part Ⅰ Getting ready

 Part Ⅱ Vending machine

 Part Ⅲ Our sales numbers are up

 Part Ⅳ More about the topic: The World Trade Organization (WTO)

 Part Ⅴ Do you know ...?

 Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit

12 Review

 Activity 1 Where is it?

 Activity 2 Bed and Breakfast

 Activity 3 The foreign exchange market

 Activity 4 Beanie baby

 Activity 5 Food plans

 Activity 6 Malaysian economy

 Activity 7 Buying goods for sale

 Activity 8 Financial reports