Chapter Ⅰ Religious Belief
Part Ⅰ Cultural Foods
Part Ⅱ The Ten Commandments
Part Ⅲ Listening and Speaking Activities
Part Ⅳ Movie Review and Projects
Chapter II Wars and the USA
Part Ⅰ Cultural Foods
Part Ⅱ Saving Private Ryan
Part Ⅲ Listening and Speaking Activities
Part Ⅳ Movie Review and Projects
Chapter HI Values and Assumptions
Part Ⅰ Cultural Foods
Part Ⅱ The Shawshank Redemption
Part Ⅲ Listening and Speaking Activities
Part Ⅳ Movie Review and Projects
Chapter IV Education
Part Ⅰ Cultural Foods
Part Ⅱ The Dead Poets Society
Part Ⅲ Listening and Speaking Activities
Part Ⅳ Movie Review and Projects
Chapter Ⅴ Family
Part Ⅰ Cultural Foods
Part Ⅱ American Beauty
Part Ⅲ Listening and Speaking Activities
Part Ⅳ Movie Review and Projects
Chapter Ⅵ Work Ethics
Part Ⅰ Cultural Foods
Part Ⅱ The Devil Wears Prada
Part Ⅲ Listening and Speaking Activities
Part Ⅳ Movie Review and Projects
Chapter Ⅶ Welfare System
Part Ⅰ Cultural Foods
Part Ⅱ The Pursuit of Happyness
Part Ⅲ Listening and Speaking Activities
Part Ⅳ Movie Review and Projects
Chapter Ⅷ Mass Media
Part Ⅰ Cultural Foods
Part Ⅱ The Truman Show
Part Ⅲ Listening and Speaking Activities
Part Ⅳ Movie Review and Projects
Chapter Ⅸ Popular Culture
Part Ⅰ Cultural Foods
Part Ⅱ High School Musical
Part Ⅲ Listening and Speaking Activities
Part Ⅳ Movie Review and Projects
Chapter Ⅹ Conflicts and Integration
Part Ⅰ Cultural Foods
Part Ⅱ Crash
Part Ⅲ Listening and Speaking Activities
Part Ⅳ Movie Review and ProjectsReferences

刘秀梅、王振英、陈曼、冯新平编著的《美国文化视听说》共10个单元，涵盖了价值观念、教育体系、家庭结构、社会福利、职业道德及文化冲突与融合等内容。每个单元安排了四部分内容：文化背景介绍、电影简介、听说训练和课后实践项目。
本书旨在让学生形象深入地了解美国文化的同时，通过加强听、说练习全面提升学生的语言综合运用能力，适用于非英语专业高年级本科生和研究生的英语拓展课程。