本书是“高等院校艺术英语丛书”之一，该教材重点突出了艺术类相关的内容、专业术语和知识，并介绍了一些古今中外一些著名的艺术名作和艺术大师，以拓宽学生对艺术专业领域的视野。书中所选内容大部分来源于国内外最新原版书籍、文章，观点新颖、表达地道，它从音乐、美术、服饰、舞蹈、建筑、雕刻、绘画、装饰、广告等多方面介绍了艺术的领域，展现了多姿多彩的艺术大世界。教材中所用的英语词汇专业、准确，基本上涉及了当今国内外艺术界的各个方面，课后还备有大量练习，有助于学生加深对所学知识的理解。该书是一套系统、全面的艺术英语教材。

《大学艺术英语第二册》是根据国家新“大学英语教学大纲”的要求，为适应新形势对普通高等学校本、专科艺术类英语教学改革的迫切需要而组织编写的。本书十分注重结合艺术类学生的特点，在编写上重点突出艺术类相关的内容，以拓宽学生对艺术专业领域的视野，培养全面发展复合型艺术人才。同时，强调对学生英语基本技能的培养和训练，并注重学生英语的实际运用能力的提高。

本教材题材广泛、内容新颖、图文并茂、讲解详细，十分适合教学和读者自学。

全书共10个章节。每个章节都由“课文”、“听”、“说”、“语法”、“写作”和“阅读技巧”6个部分组成，另附有每一章节各项练习的参考答案，并配有全书“听”、“说”材料的录音光盘。

Chapter 1 Music

 Ⅰ. Text A:The New Music

 Ⅱ. Text B:Different Types of Composers

 Ⅲ. Listening and Speaking

 Ⅳ. Grammar:Noun and Article

 Ⅴ. Guided Writing:A Receipt

 Ⅵ. Reading Skill:Grasping the Main Idea (1)

Chapter 2 Painting

 Ⅰ. Text A:Painting Organization

 Ⅱ. Text B:Panel Painting

 Ⅲ. Listening and Speaking

 Ⅳ. Grammar:Attributive Clause

 Ⅴ. Guided Writing:Certificate

 Ⅵ. Reading Skill:Grasping the Main Idea (2)

Chapter 3 Dancing

 Ⅰ. Text A:Modern Dance

 Ⅱ. Text B:Lucinda Childs

 Ⅲ. Listening and Speaking

 Ⅳ. Grammar:Adverbial Clause

 Ⅴ. Guided Writing:Introduction Letter

 Ⅵ. Reading Skill:Locating Major Supporting Details

Chapter 4 Sculpture

 Ⅰ. Text A:Sculpture

 Ⅱ. Text B:Louise Nevelson

 Ⅲ. Listening and Speaking

 Ⅳ. Grammar:Subjunctive Subjunctive Mood (1)

 Ⅴ. Guided Writing:Invitation Letter

 Ⅵ. Reading Skill:Reading Meaning Clusters

Chapter 5 Design

 Ⅰ. Text A:How to Be a Jewellery Designer?

 Ⅱ. Text B:Fashion and Feng Shui

 Ⅲ. Listening and Speaking

 Ⅳ.Grammar:Subjunctive Mood (2)

 Ⅴ. Guided Writing:Letter of Apology

 Ⅵ. Reading Skill:Identify Passage Organization

Chapter 6 Photography

 Ⅰ. Text A:Nature of Photographer's Work

 Ⅱ. Text B:Kodak

 Ⅲ. Listening and Speaking

 Ⅳ. Grammar:Inversion

 Ⅴ. Guided Writing:Letter of Consolation

 Ⅵ. Reading Skill:Taking Notes

Chapter 7 Famous Architect and Architecture

 Ⅰ. Text A:An Unusual Architect—Ieoh Ming Pei

 Ⅱ. Text B:Louvre Forced to Rethink Its Glass Pyramid

 Ⅲ. Listening and Speaking

 Ⅳ. Grammar:Emphatic Sentence

 Ⅴ. Guided Writing:Letter of Thanks

 Ⅵ. Reading Skill:Using Cue Words

Chapter 8 Movie

 Ⅰ. Text A:How to Act 007—SeaM Connery

 Ⅱ. Text B:Roman Holiday—Classical Film

 Ⅲ. Listening and Speaking

 Ⅳ. Grammar:The Usage of As

 Ⅴ. Guided Writing:Letter of Complaint

 Ⅵ. Reading Skill:Distinguishing between Facts and Opinions

Chapter 9 Chinese Folk Art

 Ⅰ. Text A:An Introduction of Chinese Folk Art

 Ⅱ. Text B:Woodcut New Year Picture

 Ⅲ. Listening and Speaking

 Ⅳ. Grammar:Ellipsis

 Ⅴ. Guided Writing:Letter of Enquiry

 Ⅵ. Reading Skill:Scanning and Skimming

Chapter 10 Museum

 Ⅰ. TextA:Louvre (1)

 Ⅱ. Text B:Louvre (2)

 Ⅲ. Listening and Speaking

 Ⅳ. Grammar:Word-Class Conversion

 Ⅴ. Guided Writing:Letter of Application

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