Chapter 1 Music 1
Ⅰ．Text A Birth of Jazz 2
Ⅱ．Text B Early Country Music 10
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 17
Ⅳ．Guided Writing：欢迎词 20
Chapter 2 Painting 21
Ⅰ．Text A American Painting 22
Ⅱ．Text B Chinese,French Presidents' Tour for Impressionistic Painting 31
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 40
Ⅳ．Guided Writing：征稿启事 45
Chapter 3 Dancing 47
Ⅰ．Text A Barefoot Contessa 48
Ⅱ．Text B Getting the Most from Your Dance Lessons 56
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 63
Ⅳ．Writing 66
Chapter 4 Sculpture 67
Ⅰ．Text A Auguste Rodin 68
Ⅱ．Text B Chinese Sculpture 75
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 80
Ⅳ．Guided Writing：便函或备忘录 84
Chapter 5 Design 86
Ⅰ．Text A Selecting an Interior Designer for Your Home Remodeling Project 87
Ⅱ．Text B Home Design—Needing Some Inspiration 93
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 97
Ⅳ．Guided Writing：海报 101
Chapter 6 Photography 103
Ⅰ．Text A Learning Photography 104
Ⅱ．Text B Digital Photography for Beginners 110
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 115
Ⅳ．Guided Writing：启事 119
Chapter 7 Architecture 120
Ⅰ．Text A Learning from Architecture 121
Ⅱ．Text B Five Modern Architecture 127
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 132
Ⅳ．Guided Writing：促销信 135
Chapter 8 Movies 136
Ⅰ．Text A King Kong 137
Ⅱ．Text B A Grumpy Green Giant Who Would Not Be King 144
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 149
Ⅳ．Guided Writing：提纲式作文 152
Chapter 9 Museum 154
Ⅰ．Text A Musée du Louvre 155
Ⅱ．Text B The Forbidden City 162
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 169
Ⅳ．Writing 171
Chapter 10 Folk Arts 172
Ⅰ．Text A Sichuan Embroidery 173
Ⅱ．Text B Geisha in Japan 179
Ⅲ．Listening and Speaking 185
Ⅳ．Writing 187
Keys to the Exercises 188