本書為供高等院校英語專業(yè)高年級本科生使用的視聽說教材，融國內(nèi)外先進(jìn)教學(xué)理念為一體，具有如下特點：
選取多部經(jīng)典影片及電視節(jié)目為視聽材料，討論話題豐富多樣。
圍繞單元主題精選多篇閱讀文章，拓展學(xué)生思維及視角。
以學(xué)生為中心，通過富有啟發(fā)性的語言活動，激發(fā)學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)主動性和參與課堂活動的積極性。
課前、課上和課后任務(wù)兼顧學(xué)生自主學(xué)習(xí)能力和英語應(yīng)用能力的培養(yǎng)。
《教師用書》提供教學(xué)建議、練習(xí)答案以及體現(xiàn)北京外國語大學(xué)課堂教學(xué)實況的示范課視頻，切實輔助教師教學(xué)。
Acknowledgements
Unit 1 ldentity Crisis
The Graduate
Key
Unit 2 Family and Marriage
Kramer vs. Kramer
Key
Unit 3 Youthful Love
Splendor in the Grass
Key
Unit 4 Environment and People
Central Park
Key
Unit 5 School and Education
Dead Poets Society
Acknowledgements
Unit 1 ldentity Crisis
The Graduate
Key
Unit 2 Family and Marriage
Kramer vs. Kramer
Key
Unit 3 Youthful Love
Splendor in the Grass
Key
Unit 4 Environment and People
Central Park
Key
Unit 5 School and Education
Dead Poets Society
Key
Unit 6 AIDS and Homosexuality
Philadelphia
Key
Unit 7 Hope and Friendship
The Shawshank Redemption
Key
Unit 8 Mid-Life Crisis
American Beauty
Key
Project Social Practice
Information Interview
Key
Unit 9 Interracial Relationship
Jungle Fever
Key
Unit 10 War and Love
Casablanca
Key
Unit 11 United Nations Reform
Top Talk(An Interview with Kofi Annan)
Key
Unit 12 Integrity and Honesty
Scent of a Woman
Key
Unit 13 Antir-Establishment
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
Key
Unit 14 Technology Makeover
An Oprah Winfrey show
Key
Unit 15 Life and Death
The Hours
Key
Unit 16 Vanity and Corruption
Chicago
Key
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