Unit 1 Jingju
Passage A An introduction to Jingju
Passage B Makeup and costume in Jingju
Unit 2 Kunqu
Passage A Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity
Passage B Youth version of Peony Pavilion staged at Tsinghua University
Unit 3 Huangmeixi
Passage A An introduction to Huangmeixi
Passage B A Huangmeixi performer-- Veteran star gives new life to Huangmeixi
Unit 4 Yuju
Passage A An introduction to Yuju
Passage B Chang Xiangyu-- Empress of Yuju
Unit 5 Qinqiang
Passage A The forefather of Xiqu-- The previous life of Qinqiang
Passage B The Soul of Northwest China-- The present life of Qinqiang
Unit 6 Hanju
Passage A Introduction to Hanju
Passage B The legendary Chen Bohua remembered
Unit 7 Zangxi
Passage A An introduction to Zangxi
Passage B Zangxi, the Living Fossil of Tibetan culture
Unit 8 Yue'ju
Passage A An introduction to Yue'ju
Passage B The current trend of Yue'ju
Unit 9 Yueju
Passage A An introduction to Yueju
Passage B Chinese Yueju Star to Visit America
Appendix Ⅰ Key to Exercises
Appendix Ⅱ Text Translation
Appendix Ⅲ Reference

董新颖、王娜、阙艳华、程艳、李静编著的《戏曲英语读写教程》以与戏曲知识相关的语言材料为教材内容，着力于培养学生基本的阅读和语言运用能力，旨在为他们今后传播中国戏曲、讲好中国故事、传承传播中华优秀传统文化打下夯实的语言基础。从结构的设计上，本教程以剧种为单元，共计九个剧种九个单元。每个单元包含两篇文章，围绕同一戏曲剧种展开，共计十八篇文章。
本教程课文的选材涉及京剧、昆曲、黄梅戏、汉剧、粤剧、豫剧、藏戏、秦腔及越剧9个戏曲剧种，难度适中。课后习题形式多样，包括针对课文理解的选择、判断题、词语巩固的连线题、填空题，口语讨论的开放式问答题和写作方面的内容总结题，涉及到读、说、写、译等语言技能的训练。