《Step by Step 2000》共分为四册，供大专院校英语专业听力课使用，也可供具有较高水平的其他专业的研究生、本科生和科技人员等广大英语学习者选用。
《Step by Step 2000》是《Step by Step》的延伸。它仍遵循内容与听力技巧并重的原则，注重选材料的语言真实度和典型性，把重点始终放在发展学生的听力理解能力和思维能力等方面。
《Step by Step 2000》更是《Step by Step》的超越。它采用全新的听力素材，且更注意四册教材中主题布局的整体性。
本书为第四册，共十二个单元，第四册作为整套教材的结尾，将听力内容的重点落到了社会、教育、工作和家庭等实际方面，旨在引导学生正视未来，并对客观和主观世界做一些思考。
第三册 Book 4 目录
Unit 1 Happy Family Life (I)
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ All you need is lover?
Part Ⅲ First meetings
Part Ⅳ Listen and relax
Unit 2 Happy family life(II)
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ All you need is lover?
Part Ⅲ First meetings
Part Ⅳ Listen and relax
Unit 3 The changing women
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ Working mothers
Part Ⅲ women and the web
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation
Unit 4 Work and workforce
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ Americans at work
Part Ⅲ Stress management
Part Ⅳ Listen and relax
Unit 5 Matching Dreams with education(I)
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ University life
Part Ⅲ Life after graduation
Part Ⅳ listen and relax
Unit 6 Matching dreams with education(II)
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part ⅡHome schooling
Part Ⅲ Education then and now
part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation
Unit 7 Love and help(I)
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ Love and help
Part Ⅲ Innocents in danger
Part Ⅳ Listen and relax
Unit 8 Love and help(II)
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ Anti-AIDS campaign
Part Ⅲ Drug therapy
Part Ⅳ Listen and relax
Unit 9 Managing Personal development
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ Lateral or vertical
Part Ⅲ Mediation skills
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation
Unit 10 Youth aspirations
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ British youth
Part Ⅲ Young people & citizen service
part Ⅳ Listen and relax
Unit 11 Extending life through fun(I)
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ Movies and music
Part Ⅲ Museum of questionable devices
Part Ⅳ Listen and relax
UNit 12 Extending life through fun(II)
Part Ⅰ Warming up
Part Ⅱ New fashions
Part Ⅲ Rock climbing
Part Ⅳ Language study and language apreciation
Acknowledgements
