Chapter 1 American Music 1
Ⅰ．Text A:Hip-hop Music 2
Ⅱ．Text B:American Music 9
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 13
Ⅳ．Grammar:Infinitive 16
Ⅴ．Guided Writing:Letter of Thanks 18
Ⅵ．Reading Skill:Finding out the Main Ideas in Sentences 19
Chapter 2 Painting 20
Ⅰ．Text A:Psychology of Color 21
Ⅱ．Text B:Color in Different Cultures 28
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 32
Ⅳ．Grammar:The Past Perfective Progressive Tense 35
Ⅴ．Guided Writing:Letter of Application upon Advertisement 37
Chapter 3 Dancing 38
Ⅰ．Text A:Anna Pavlova:Dancing Alone as Princess 39
Ⅱ．Text B:I Live Entirely in My Music—Beethoven 45
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 48
Ⅳ．Grammar:The Noun Clause(1) 52
Ⅴ．Guided Writing:Letter of Apology 54
Ⅵ．Reading Skill:Finding out Word Meanings 55
Chapter 4 Sculpture 56
Ⅰ．Text A:A.Rodin on Art and Artists 57
Ⅱ．Text B:Electric Currents in Modern Art 66
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 71
Ⅳ．Grammar:The Present Perfect Tense 74
Ⅴ．Guided Writing:Application Letter 76
Chapter 5 Design 78
Ⅰ．Text A:Fashion Design 79
Ⅱ．Text B:Chinese Fashion Finds Future in Its Past 86
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 92
Ⅳ．Grammar:The Attributive Clause(Ⅰ) 96
Ⅴ．Guided Writing:Recommendation Letter 100
Ⅵ．Reading Skill:Separating Facts from Opinions 102
Chapter 6 Photography 103
Ⅰ．Text A:Photographic Realism 104
Ⅱ．Text B:Yousuf Karsh:In Search of Greatness 111
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 116
Ⅳ．Grammar:The Future Perfective Tense 119
Ⅴ．Guided Writing:Letter of Refusal 121
Chapter 7 Architecture 122
Ⅰ．Text A:The Rise of the Green Building 123
Ⅱ．Text B:Architecture 129
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 132
Ⅳ．Grammar:The Noun Clause(2) 136
Ⅴ．Guided Writing:Announcement 138
Ⅵ．Reading Skill:Reading for the Key Ideas in Sentences 139
Chapter 8 Movies 140
Ⅰ．Text A:Hooray for Hollywood 141
Ⅱ．Text B:William S.Hart and the Early"Western"Film 148
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 154
Ⅳ．Grammar:The Present Perfect Continuous 156
Ⅴ．Guided Writing:Résumé 158
Chapter 9 Art 160
Ⅰ．Text A:Early Chinese Art 161
Ⅱ．Text B:Chinese Opera 168
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 173
Ⅳ．Grammar:The Attributive Clause(Ⅱ) 176
Ⅴ．Guided Writing:Complaint Letter 179
Ⅵ．Reading Skill:Guessing the Meaning of Unknown Words in Context 181
Chapter 10 Museum 183
Ⅰ．Text A:About MoCCA 184
Ⅱ．Text B:Draw Me a Story:A Century of Children's Book Illustration 191
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 195
Ⅳ．Grammar:The Usage of"It" 198
Ⅴ．Guided Writing:Letter of Invitation 200
Ⅵ．Reading Skill:Understanding Idiomatic Expressions 201
Keys to the Exercises 202