本书为供高等院校英语专业高年级本科生使用的视听说教材，融国内外先进教学理念为一体，具有如下特点：
　　选取多部经典影片及电视节目为视听材料，讨论话题丰富多样。
　　围绕单元主题精选多篇阅读文章，拓展学生思维及视角。
　　以学生为中心，通过富有启发性的语言活动，激发学生的学习主动性和参与课堂活动的积极性。
　　课前、课上和课后任务兼顾学生自主学习能力和英语应用能力的培养。
　　《教师用书》提供教学建议、练习答案以及体现北京外国语大学课堂教学实况的示范课视频，切实辅助教师教学。

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