本教程所用影视材料多数选自英美人士平常收看的电视节目，它们真实地反映着英语国家人民日常的交流方式及特点。本教程在内容上力求思想性、知识性和趣味性兼容并蓄，所选材料的内容涉及英语国家人民生活的不同侧面，内容跌宕起伏，精彩纷呈。

由于教材中的影视材料分别选自主要英语国家的电视节目，因此学生能从中了解和熟悉不同国别的英语的异同；此外，影视材料中出现的人物在社会地位、经济状况、教育层次等方面及语言特色都不尽相同。学生能从中感受和领略到英语的多样化特点。这对正在步入全球化进程的学生来说，无疑是非常重要的。

本教程精选了涉及英语母语国家政治、经济和文化生活等不同侧面的视频短片作为素材，每单元围绕一段主题片段，精心设计了视前阅读、视前准备和视听训练三大教学环节。选题广泛、选材真实、语言多样化，在练习编排和设计上既重视语言微技能训练，又特别注意培养学生的评判性思维能力和深度跨文化交流能力。

本教程可供大学英语专业学生使用，也可供其他中、高级英语爱好者使用。

Unit 1 Abraham Lincoln

 Part A Preview Reading

 Part B Preview Preparatory Work

 Part C Viewing and Exercises

Unit 2 Zoo Life

 Part A Preview Reading

 Part B Preview Preparatory Work

 Part C Viewing and Exercises

Unit3 EQ vs. IQ

 Part A Preview Reading

 Part B Preview Preparatory Work

 Part C Viewing and Exercises

Unit 4 Boldly Go (Ⅰ)

 Part A Preview Reading

 Part B Preview Preparatory Work

 Part C Viewing and Exercises

Unit 5 Boldly Go (Ⅱ)

 Part A Preview Reading

 Part B Preview Preparatory Work

 Part C Viewing and Exercises

Unit 6 NewWorlds (Ⅰ)

 Part A Preview Reading

 Part B Preview Preparatory Work

 Part C Viewing and Exercises

Unit 7 NewWorlds (Ⅱ)

 Part A Preview Reading

 Part B Preview Preparatory Work

 Part C Viewing and Exercises

Unit 8 Pyramid (Ⅰ)

 Part A Preview Reading

 Part B Preview Preparatory Work

 Part C Viewing and Exercises

Unit 9 Pyramid (Ⅱ)

 Part A Preview Reading

 Part B Preview Preparatory Work

 Part C Viewing and Exercises

Unit 10 Pyramid (Ⅲ)

 Part A Preview Reading

 Part B Preview Preparatory Work

 Part C Viewing and Exercises

Unit 11 Dance with Bears & Polar Bears' Survival Threatened

 Part A Preview Reading

 Part B Preview Preparatory Work

 Part C Viewing and Exercises

Unit 12 Seven Blue Jeans & Sports Wear Goes into Fashion

 Part A Preview Reading

 Part B Preview Preparatory Work

 Part C Viewing and Exercises

Unit 13 Enrique Iglesias' Dream Comes True & Middle East Maestro

 Part A Preview Reading

 Part B Preview Preparatory Work

 Part C Viewing and Exercises

Unit 14 Online Wodd Cup vs. TV & US Weekly Editor-in-Chief

 Part A Preview Reading

 Part B Preview Preparatory Work

 Part C Viewing and Exercises

Unit 15 Speak up with Confidence & McGraw Hill Story

 Part A Preview Reading

 Part B Preview Preparatory Work

 Part C Viewing and Exercises

Unit 16 New Mars Discoveries & Muslim Women's Rights in Kuwait

 Part A Preview Reading

 Part B Preview Preparatory Work

 Part C Viewing and Exercises

Appendix Transcript

 Unit 1 Abraham Lincoln

 Unit 2 Zoo Life

 Unit 3 EQvs. IQ

 Unit 4 Boldly Go (Ⅰ)

 Unit 5 Boldly Go (Ⅱ)

 Unit 6 New Worlds (Ⅰ)

 Unit 7 New Worlds (Ⅱ)

 Unit 8 Pyramid (Ⅰ)

 Unit 9 Pyramid (Ⅱ)

 Unit 10 Pyramid (Ⅲ)

 Unit 11 Dance with Bears & Polar Bears' Survival Threatened

 Unit 12 Seven Blue Jeans & Sports Wear Goes into Fashion

 Unit 13 Enrique lglesias' Dream Comes True & Middle East Maestro

 Unit 14 Online World Cup vs. TV & US Weekly Editor-in-Chief

 Unit 15 Speak up with Confidence & McGraw Hill Story

 Unit 16 New Mars Discoveries & Muslim Women's Rights in Kuwait