本教材选取14部涉及友情、亲情、爱情、家庭、教育与人性等主题的励志英文电影，进行深度解析与评价，旨在让学生增强跨文化交际能力，提升人文素养。每个单元分别介绍电影的背景、情节、人物性格特点、相关历史文化知识及经典台词，并通过赏析同类型电影片段加深对主题的理解；通过精彩影评分析培养学生电影鉴赏能力，帮助学生综合训练听、说、读、写、译、思等技能。
本教材配有优质音视频资源，学生可登录ftp://ftp.tup.tsinghua.edu.cn/下载使用。

Unit 1 Kindness & Friendship
Section A: Movie Appreciation--Wonder
Section B: Additional Movie Clip Appreciation--Charlotte's Web
Section C: Movie Criticism
Unit 2 Hardship & Persistence
Section A: Movie Appreciation--The Pursuit of Happyness
Section B: Additional Movie Clip Appreciation--Soul Surfer
Section C: Movie Criticism
Unit 3 Life & Love
Section A: Movie Appreciation--Forrest Gump
Section B: Additional Movie Clip Appreciation--Front of the Class
Section C: Movie Criticism
Unit 4 Dream & Reality
Section A: Movie Appreciation--Up
Section B: Additional Movie Clip Appreciation--La La Land
Section C: Movie Criticism
Unit 5 Sense & Romance
Section A: Movie Appreciation--Pride and Prejudice
Section B: Additional Movie Clip Appreciation--Jane Eyre
Section C: Movie Criticism
Unit 6 War & Humanity
Section A: Movie Appreciation--Saving Private Ryan
Section B: Additional Movie Clip Appreciation--Hacksaw Ridge
Section C: Movie Criticism
Unit 7 Trust & Faith
Section A: Movie Appreciation--The Blind Side
Section B: Additional Movie Clip Appreciation--Coach Carter
Section C: Movie Criticism
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