本书共包括12个单元，内容主要为当今科技发展的一些侧面，希望教师在教学过程中注重帮助学生扩展知识视野，对一些科技性的术语和词汇予以灵活处理。每单元由6个部分组成：第一部分为准备性练习，第二、三部分为每个单元的重点部分，第四部分听力材料多为相关领域的一些话题或科技新发展介绍，第五部分培养学生独立学习的习惯，第六部分对本单元的生词和词组进行归纳。

本书是与《英语听力教程5》(Listen this way 5)(第二版)相配套的教师参考书。主要内容包括学生用书所有练习的答案以及全部录音内容的文字材料。

1 New Concepts of Health

 Part Ⅰ Getting ready

 Part Ⅱ Preventative medicine

 Part Ⅲ Subhealth

 Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Nurse Tracking Technology

 Part Ⅴ Towards independent listening

 Part Ⅵ Reminder of key p pints in this unit

2 New Developments in Medicine

 Part Ⅰ Getting ready

 Part Ⅱ Western medicine vs. holistic medicine

 Part Ⅲ T-20

 Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Why Autism?

 Part Ⅴ Towards independent listening 15

 Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit

3 Genetics ABC

 Part Ⅰ Getting ready

 Part Ⅱ Human chromosomes

 Part Ⅲ Human genes

 Part Ⅳ More about the topic: The Ethics of Genetic Adancements

 Part Ⅴ Towards independent listening

 Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit

4 Safe Food?

 Part Ⅰ Getting ready

 Part Ⅱ Sugar

 Part Ⅲ Good food?

 Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Antibiotics & Livestock Production

 Part Ⅴ Towards independent listening

 Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit

5 Life Begins Every Morning

 Part Ⅰ Getting ready

 Part Ⅱ Odor and aging

 Part Ⅲ How to live to be 100 or more?

 Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Computer Technology & Senior Citizens

 Part Ⅴ Towards independent listening

 Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in ths unit

6 Science & Fashion

 Part Ⅰ Getting ready

 Part Ⅱ Smart clothes

 Part Ⅲ Discussing fashion

 Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Computerized Shirt Could Save Lives

 Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit

7 Roads & Ways Changing

 Part Ⅰ Getting ready

 Part Ⅱ Cellular phones & driving

 Part Ⅲ Smart Card

 Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Rout, 66 & Bill Shay

 Part Ⅴ Towards independent listening

 Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit

8 Rubbish or raw materials?

 Part Ⅰ Getting ready

 Part Ⅱ An international recycling business

 Part Ⅲ Domestic waste

 Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Recvcling Vending Machines

 Part Ⅴ Towards independent listening

 Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit

9 Forced Labor or Uncomplaining Helper?

 Part Ⅰ Getting ready

 Part Ⅱ What jobs will be done by robots?

 Part Ⅲ Robot: history, morality & application

 Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Robot Challenge

 Part Ⅴ Towards independent listening

 Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit

10 Computers: Machines of Intelligence

 Part Ⅰ Getting ready

 Part Ⅱ The new office

 Part Ⅲ Collegiate computer contest

 Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Women, Work and Computers

 Part Ⅴ Towards independent listening

 Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit

11 Enterina the Internet

 Part Ⅰ Getting ready

 Part Ⅱ Computer and young people in America

 Part Ⅲ Internet commerce evaluated

 Part Ⅳ More about the topic: Internet Watchdog

 Part Ⅴ Towards independent listening

 Part Ⅵ Reminder of key points in this unit

12 Review

 Activity 1 Informative advertisements

 Activity 2 Isn't it time to take a break for breakfast?

 Activity 3 Do you have emotional intelligence?

 Activity 4 The human brain

 Activity 5 Touch therapy

 Activity 6 What is going to be done about car pollution?

 Activity 7 What are they talking about?