本书共分18个章节，从不同领域介绍了不同语言和文化背景下的种种交际方式。本书选择了与学生日常生活较为接近的一些话题，如风俗习惯、交通方式、学校教育、校园生活、家庭关系、社会关系、商务礼仪、肢体语言、饮食文化、仪表着装、国家和城市、节日庆典、宗教和社会问题等。本书旨在通过设计各种具有操作性的活动，让学生在实践中理解不同文化之间的特点与差异。我们还结合大量具体事例，安排了多样化的课内外活动，并辅以相关背景知识，以增加学生的跨文化交际体验，从而实现学生跨文化交际能力的形成和提高。每个单元中的Supplementary Reading部分，是对该单元的知识补充，主要供对该单元的话题感兴趣的读者作深人学习使用。本书主要适合高职院校英语专业的学生使用，也可供从事外贸、外事的工作人员阅读，或供英语程度好，对文化与交际有兴趣的读者使用。

Unit 1 Introduction引言
1.1 Warm-up
1.2 Understanding Culture
1.3 Understanding Communication
1.4 Supplementary Reading
Unit 2 Daily Life日常生活
2.1 Warm-up
2.2 Chinese in an American Eye
2.3 How to Tell If You're an American
2.4 Getting along with Middle Easterners
2.5 Supplementary Reading
Unit 3 Transportations and Travel交通与旅游
3.1 Warm-up
3.2 Transportation in the US
3.3 Transportation in China
3.4 Travel Tips in the United States
3.5 Supplementary Reading
Unit 4 Religions宗教
4.1 Warm-up
4.2 Religion: A Study of Society
4.3 Christianity: Creation of the World
4.4 Islam: Muslim Internet Matchmaking
4.5 Supplementary Reading
Unit 5 Social Problem社会问题
5.1 Warm-up
5.2 Air Pollution Hurts India's Rice Crop
5.3 Family Violence and Abuse
5.4 Supplementary Reading
Unit 6 School Education学校教育
6.1 Warm-up
6.2 British Public Schools
6.3 Higher Education in the US and Canada
6.4 Supplementary Reading
Unit 7 Campus Life校园生活
7.1 Warm-up
7.2 Campus Accommodation
7.3 Taking Part-time Jobs
7.4 Supplementary Reading
Unit 8 Familial Relationship家庭关系
81 Warm p
8.2 Love and Marriage
8.3 Parents and Children
8.4 Supplementary Reading
Unit 9 Social Relationship社会关系
9.1 Warm-up
9.2 Friendliness or Friendship
9.3 Neighborhood
9.4 Supplementary Reading
Unit 10 Business Etiquette商务礼仪
10.1 Warm-up
10.2 Business Card Etiquette
10.3 Cell Phone Etiquette
10.4 Gift giving Etiquette
10.5 Supplementary Reading
Unit 11 Body Language肢体语言
11.1 Warm-up
11.2 The Culture of Body Language
11.3 Silence
11.4 Supplementary Reading
Unit 12 Food Culture饮食文化
12.1 Warm-up
12.2 Phoenix Feet, Drunken Shrimp, and Sparrow on a Stick
12.3 Indian Eating Habits
12.4 Supplementary Reading Ⅰ
12.5 Supplementary Reading Ⅱ
Unit 13 National Costumes民族服装
13.1 Warm-up
13.2 Scottish National Dress
13.3 Appropriate Dress in the Middle East
13.4 Blue Jeans
13.5 Supplementary Reading
Unit 14 Clothing and Appearance服装和容貌
14.1 Warm-up
14.2 Clothing and Cultural Values
14.3 Appearance and Judgments of Beauty
14.4 Business Dress
14.5 Supplementary Reading
Unit 15 Countries国家
15.1 Warm-up
15.2 History and Pop Culture of the United States
15.3 Life of a Euro
15.4 Supplementary Reading
Unit 16 Cities城市
16.1 Warm-up
16.2 New York City and the Statue of Liberty
16.3 Dubai
16.4 Supplementary Reading
Unit 17 Western Festivals西方节日
17.1 Warm-up
17.2 Christmas: The Biggest Holiday for Christians
17.3 Easter: To Welcome Spring Together
17.4 Supplementary Reading
Unit 18 Eastern Festivals东方节日
18.1 Warm-up
18.2 Ramadan and Eid AI-Fitr
18.3 Sesi——Korean Seasonal Customs
18.4 Supplementary Reading
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