●Unit One Food
Part One Lead-in
Part Two In-Class Reading
The Food Chains That Link Us All
After-Class Reading
Chinese Cuisine
Part Three Topic-Related Activities
Unit Two Education
Part One Lead-in
Part Two In-Class Reading
Education in the United States
After-Class Reading
Education in China
Part Three Topic-Related Activities
Unit Three Mythology
Part One Lead-in
Part Two In-Class Reading
Noah's Ark
After-Class Reading
Chinese Myth: The Creation of the World and Mankind
Part Three Topic-Related Activities
Unit Four Sports
Part One Lead-in
Part Two In-Class Reading
Welcome to the Ancient Olympic Games
After-Class Reading
Some Traditional Sports in China
Part Three Topic-Related Activities
Unit Five Body Language
Part One Lead-in
Part Two In-Class Reading
Understanding Body Language
After-Class Reading
Gestures
Part Three Topic-Related Activities
Unit Six Values
Part One Lead-in
Part Two In-Class Reading
Why Do Americans Act Like That?
After-Class Reading
Chinese Values
Part Three Topic-Related Activities
Unit Seven Movies
Part One Lead-in
Part Two In-Class Reading
A History of American Movies
After-Class Reading
Journey to the West: Chinese Movies in the Global Market
Part Three Topic-Related Activities
Unit Eight Colours
Part One Lead-in
Part Two In-Class Reading
Culture and Context of Colours
After-Class Reading
Color Symbolism in Chinese Culture: What Do Traditional
Chinese Colors Mean?
Part Three Topic-Related Activities
Unit Nine Festivals
Part One Lead-in
Part Two In-Class Reading
Christmas in Western Countries
After-Class Reading
Chinese Festivals
Part Three Topic-Related Activities
Unit Ten Wedding
Part One Lead-in
Part Two In-Class Reading
Everything You Need to Know About Princess Diana's
Wedding
After-Class Reading
Traditional Chinese Wedding Customs
Part Three Topic-Related Activities
Unit Eleven Coffee and Tea
Part One Lead-in
Part Two In-Class Reading
The History of Coffee …
After-Class Reading
Chinese Tea
Part Three Topic-Related Activities
Unit Twelve sic
Part One Lead-in
Part Two In-Class Reading
American sic
After-Class Reading
Chinese sic
Part Three Topic-Related Activities
Key to Exercises
本教材根據《大學英語教學指南》(2020年版)關於英語語言學習的交際應用和跨文化交際能力的要求,通過飲食、教育、神話、運動、節日、影視等12個核心話題,圍繞跨文化交際意識、跨文化交際實踐與跨文化交際能力評價等維度,精選具有代表性的閱讀材料,設計了理解性與闡述性問題,從而幫助學習者在了解文化常識的基礎上,能夠自覺地進行文化比較,並進而進行文化探究和實踐。 本教材集語言學習和文化熏陶於一體,有機融素,具有人文性、應用性和優選性等特點,能幫助學習者充分了解中西方文化差異、提升跨文化交際能力,並有利於在堅定文化自信的基礎上促進中華文化走出去。 本書適用於普通高校通識課或拓展課程,也可供有興趣的人士閱讀借鋻。