《文化透视英语教程》是一套以英美文化为切入点的英语综合技能训练教程。
该教程采用单元式教学,每个单元围绕一个文化专题,所选的课文往往从不同的角度、在不同的层面上对同一专题展开讨论。
每个单元包含了(Close Reading,Further Reading,Listening和Writing四大部分。
Close Reading以训练学生的阅读理解能力为目标,并配有一定数量的有关词汇、语法和句型的练习。
Further Reading的第一篇则从另外一个角度对同一文化专题展开探讨,可作为泛读材料或供教师在课堂上组织对该文化专题讨论时使用;第二篇则可作为训练学生快速阅读能力的教材。
Listening含有一篇听力材料和一部推荐电影。部分听力材料选自美国人对某一文化专题进行讨论时的录音。推荐的电影除了内容梗概外,还有配套的讨论题,可以作为视听说训练的材料。
Writing含有一篇阅读材料和配套的写作练习。遵照循序渐进的原则,写作练习设置为从单句到段落,再到整篇短文的写作训练。
本套教程共含6册,每册各有16个单元,本书为第二册。
Unit 1 The Power of Words
Close Reading Pondering "Love"
Further Reading Ⅰ. Contrite Makes Right
Ⅱ. The Language of the Eyes
Listening Inspiring Speakers
Writing Language and Thought
Unit 2 The Changing Face of Liberty
Close Reading Race and the Deception of "Freedom"
Further Reading Ⅰ. Tracing the Paths of Our Lady Liberties
Ⅱ. Lady Liberty's Male Relations
Listening The Statue of Liberty
Writing Emma Lazarus, "The New Colossus"
Unit 3 (Un)Romantic Relationships
Close Reading Meaningful Relationships
Further Reading Ⅰ. The Unromantic Generation
Ⅱ. I Wish They'd Do It Right
Listening Dating
Writing Marrying Absurd
Unit 4 Fast Food, Soft Drinks
Close Reading No Beef
Further Reading Ⅰ. Custom-Made
Ⅱ. Fallen Arches
Listening The Me-Cola Culture. A Historical Review
Writing The Coca-Cola Company
Unit 5 issues of Education
Close Reading College Is a Waste of Time and Money
Further Reading Ⅰ. Public and Private Language
Ⅱ. On Being 17, Bright, and Unable to Read
Listening College Education
Writing Save Liberal Arts
Unit 6 Still Under the Gun
Close Reading Countering Violence
Further Reading Ⅰ. Of Arms and the Boy
Ⅱ. Mothers March for Stricter Gun Laws
Listening An Argument Against Gun Control
Writing Still Under the Gun
Unit 7 The American Dream
Close Reading American Dreamer
Further Reading Ⅰ. The American Immigrants
Ⅱ. Divided We Stand: The Immigration Backlash
Listening The American Dream
Writing Five Myths About Immigration
Unit 8 Teenage Problems in the U.S.
Close Reading Perils of Prohibition
Further Reading Ⅰ. Dubious Conception: The Politics of Teenage Pregnancy -o
Ⅱ. Who Us7 Stop Blaming Kids and TV
Listening A Teen Mom Copes with an Unplanned Pregnancy
Writing Juvenile Justice Is Delinquent
Unit 9 Pop Culture icons
Close Reading The Kingdom Comes
Further Reading Ⅰ. Loving Las Vegas
Ⅱ. Oh, Lucky Man!
Listening Michael Jackson
Writing Booming Amusement Parks
Unit 10 Images of America
Close Reading Let's Tell the Story of All America's Cultures
Further Reading Ⅰ. The Concept of Money: The Politics
Ⅱ. Selling Our Innocence Abroad
Listening Images of American Culture
Writing Here to Stay
Unit 11 The Language of Advertising
Close Reading Under the Influence
Further Reading Ⅰ. With These Words I Can Sell You Anything
Ⅱ. Sex in the Ice Cubes
Listening How Advertisers Make Claims
Writing Euphemisms for the Fat of the Land
Unit 12 Pressures of Competition
Close Reading The Winner Instinct
Further Reading Ⅰ. Why CompetLtion?
Ⅱ. Is Winning Everything?
Listening Self-Esteem in a Culture When Winning Is Everything and
Losing Is Shameful
Writing Dealing with Success
Unit 13 The War on Drugs
Close Reading Can Legalization Solve America's Drug Problem?
Further Reading Ⅰ. The Drug That Pretends It Isn't
Ⅱ. War and Hypocrisy
Listening Drug Abuses
Writing The War on Drinks
Unit 14 Sports and Athletes
Close Reading Rare Jordan
Further Reading Ⅰ. Bad as They Wanna Be
Ⅱ. Drugs and the Modern Athletes
Listening Steroids and Competitive Sports
Writing Next Athlete: Yao Ming
Unit 15 Pop Music, Pop Culture
Close Reading Girls 'n' Spice. All Things Nice?
Further Reading Ⅰ. The Beatles
Ⅱ. The Cultural Impact of Rock and Roll
Listening Remembering Presleymania
Writing Rock and Roll's Evolving Audience
Unit 16 Battling Against AiDS
Close Reading Safe Sex and White Lies in the Time of AIDS
Further Reading Ⅰ. Talking AIDS to Death
Ⅱ. AIDS Orphans Tell U N of Their Plight
Listening Robby
Writing AIDS Hysteria