本书依据《大学英语课程教学要求》，专为英语水平薄弱的学生以及各学校的音体美学生设计编写。每单元的Text B均为音体美方向文章，既可以陶冶情操，又可以让音体美学生熟悉专业英语。本书的文章选材中西兼顾，加入了中国元素部分，培养学生的跨文化交际能力。本书配有光盘、教师用书和网络学习系统。

Unit 1

Part I   Preparatory

Part II  Language in Context

  Text A My Greatest Olympic Prize

Part III  Toward Productive Language

  Text B Extreme Sports

Unit 2

Part I   Preparatory

Part II  Language in Context

  Text A Art Fairs Are Not Supermarkets

Part III  Toward Productive Language

  Text B Dragon Dance

Unit 3

Part I   Preparatory

Part II  Language in Context

  Text A Six Celebrities Share What They've Learned

Part III  Toward Productive Language

  Text B Talking to Your Parents

Unit 4

Part I   Preparatory

Part II  Language in Context

  Text A Ways of Handling Stress

Part III  Toward Productive Language

  Text B  Stress

Unit 5

Part I   Preparatory

  Part II  Language in Context

 Text A A Brief History of Pop Music

  Part III  Toward Productive Language

 Text B Music and Health

Unit 6

Part I   Preparatory

Part II  Language in Context

 Text A How We Are Being Americanized

Part III  Toward Productive Language

 Text B Americanization or Globalization

Unit 7

Part I   Preparatory

Part II  Language in Context

 Text A Confucius

Part III  Toward Productive Language

  Text B History and Modem Technology Unite in the Mogao Grottoes

Unit 8

Part I   Preparatory

Part II  Language in Context

  Text A War on Terrorism

Part III  Toward Productive Language

  Text B The History of Instruments

Vocabulary