该教材以英美文化背景知识为切入口，采用多媒体技术组织影祝素材，由不同文化主题下的影视片段引出相关文化背景知识、语境及语言功能性表达方式、师生交互活动内容，使学习者接触真实的语言环境，并从中训练学习者对文化背景、语境、语言材料的综合理解能力及语言表达能力，促进学习者英语语言综合能力、特别是听说能力的提高。

该教材有以下特点：

文化性：与一般所谓“情景对话”的教材不同，该教材在影视选材和文本安排上以文化为切入点，内容新颖，内涵丰富，使学习者能在提高听说能力的同时，更加深入地了解西方文化。

真实性：所用影视片断均选自英文原版影片，语言及语境具有高度真实性，适于学习者学习地道的英语。

实用性：每章节围绕一个主题的不同场景来组织教学，并由此延伸至相关的文化、语言知识，使学习者学会在不同的场景下运用恰当的语言进行交流，达到学以致用的目的。

技术性：同时开发包含所有视频素材的用于课堂授课和学习者自学的多媒体学习软件，充分应用现代教育技术来促进英语语言学习。

阶梯性：各章节的编写采用由浅入深的模式，循序渐进，可供不同层次的学习者使用。

课堂教学与学习者个性化学习的兼容性：在设计课堂教学内容和活动的同时，也兼顾了学习者课后练习的安排，并为学习者提供自主学习内容，兼容了各种语言学习模式，为教学者和学习者提供了更多的选择。

Unit 1　Festivals

　Warm-up Activity

　Understanding Movie ClipⅠ: Garfield's Halloween Adventure

　Understanding Movie Clip Ⅱ: While You Were Sleeping

　Interactive Activities

　Understanding Movie Clip Ⅲ: What's Cooking? (Self-access Learning)

　Additional Materials

Unit 2　Mystery and Exploration

　Warm-up Activity

　Understanding Movie ClipⅠ: The Great Barrier Reef

　Understanding Movie Clip Ⅱ: Mysteries of Egypt

　Interactive Activities

　Understanding Movie Clip Ⅲ: Secrets of the Titanic (Self-access Learning)

　Additional Materials

Unit 3　Communication and Understanding

　Warm-up Activity

　Understanding Movie ClipⅠ: Return to the Blue Lagoon

　Understanding Movie Clip Ⅱ: Ghost

　Interactive Activities

　Understanding Movie Clip Ⅲ: Jerry Maguire (Self-access Learning)

　Additional Materials

Unit 4　War and Peace

　Warm-up Activity

　Understanding Movie ClipⅠ: Saving Private Ryan

　Understanding Movie Clip Ⅱ: First Knight

　Interactive Activities

　Understanding Movie Clip Ⅲ: Independence Day (Self-access Learning)

　Additional Materials

Unit 5　Heroes and Dreams

　Warm-up Activity

　Understanding Movie ClipⅠ: Troy

　Understanding Movie Clip Ⅱ: Spider-Man 2

　Interactive Activities

　Understanding Movie Clip Ⅲ: The Incredibles (Self-access Learning)

　Additional Materials

Unit 6　Manners

　Warm-up Activity

　Understanding Movie ClipⅠ: Beauty and the Beast

　Understanding Movie Clip Ⅱ: Pretty Woman

　Interactive Activities

　Understanding Movie Clip Ⅲ: The Princess Diaries (Self access Learning)

　Additional Materials

Unit 7　Humor

　Warm-up Activity

　Understanding Movie ClipⅠ: Mickey Blue Eyes

　Understanding Movie Clip Ⅱ: There's Something about Mary

　Interactive Activities

　Understanding Movie Clip Ⅲ: George of the Jungle (Self-access Learning)

　Additional Materials

Unit 8　Mass Media

　Warm-up Activity

　Understanding Movie ClipⅠ: Sleepless in Seattle

　Understanding Movie Clip Ⅱ: Paparazzi

　Interactive Activities

　Understanding Movie Clip Ⅲ: The Hire (Self-access Learning)

　Additional Materials

Unit 9 Cermonies and Special Occasions

Unit 10 Famous Figures

Unit 11 Health

Unit 12 Entertainment and Relaxation

Unit 13 Sports and Games

Unit 14 Belief and Perseverance

Unit 15 Working