本书旨在培养和提高大学生跨文化交际的能力，从功能、交际和文化的角度出发，分门别类，循序渐进地为学生提供实用英语口语交际的话题和相关精彩内容，使学生能从口语活动中正确、全面和充分理解英美文化及其在英语交际中的影响，从而克服片面学习语言而脱离文化背景，或者片面学习文化而脱离语言的弊病，使学生能知其然，又能知其所以然，在学中用，用中学，学用互济，知行相长。全书分为15个单元，其范围广度涵盖英美简史、宗教、教育、家庭、饮食、风土人情和价值观等多方面，其特色之一是将英美文化知识融入口语实践。本书适用于教师指导下以学生为中心的教学模式，以教师讲解、学生讨论、演讲报告、影视欣赏以及网上交流等活动相结合，也是本书的另一特色。
本书适合于非英语专业本科和研究生学习中、高级英语口语的目的，也可以作为同等程度自学者的口语学习用书。

Unit 1 Family and Marriage
1 Warm-up Question
2 Read/Listen the Following Passage
3 Class Activities
4 Useful Words and Expressions
5 More Information
6 Communication Tips
7 Recommended Videos
8 Suggested Readings
9 Assignments
10 Script for the Listening
Unit 2 Customs and Traditions
1 Warm-up Question
2 Read/Listen the Following Passage
3 Class Activities
4 Useful Words and Expressions
5 More Information
6 Communication Tips
7 Recommended Videos
8 Suggested Readings
9 Assignments
10 Script for the Listening
Unit 3 Education and Training
1 Warm-up Question
2 Read/Listen the Following Passage
3 Class Activities
4 Useful Words and Expressions
5 More Information
6 Communication Tips
7 Recommended Videos
8 Suggested Readings
9 Assignments
10 Script for the Listening
Unit 4 Job and Career
1 Warm-up Question
2 Read/Listen the Following Passage
3 Class Activities
4 Useful Words and Expressions
5 More Information
6 Communication Tips
7 Recommended Videos
8 Suggested Readings
9 Assignments
10 Script for the Listening
Unit 5 Food and Drink
1 Warm-up Question
2 Read/Listen the Following Passage
3 Class Activities
4 Useful Words and Expressions
5 More Information
6 Communication Tips
7 Recommended Videos
8 Suggested Readings
9 Assignments
10 Script for the Listening
Unit 6 Sports and Games
1 Warm-up Question
2 Read/Listen the Following Passage
3 Class Activities
4 Useful Words and Expressions
5 More Information
6 Communication Tips
7 Recommended Videos
8 Suggested Readings
9 Assignments
10 Script for the Listening
Unit 7 Mass Media
1 Warm-up Question
2 Read/Listen the Following Passage
3 Class Activities
4 Useful Words and Expressions
5 More Information
6 Communication Tips
7 Recommended Videos
8 Suggested Readings
9 Assignments
10 Script for the Listening
Unit 8 Entertainment
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Unit 9 Fashion
Unit 10 Travel
Unit 11 Religion
Unit 12 Environment
Unit 13 Social Problems
Unit 14 A Blessing or Curse?
Unit 15 Academic Communication