本教材为高等学校英语拓展系列教程之一，供大学公共英语高年级选修课英语视听说类课程选用。全书共分八个单元，精选了八部经典影片，涉及生命，爱情，文化冲突，时尚等激发学生学习兴趣的主题。每个单元分为三个板块：Movie Exploration, Culture Reflection 和Language Appreciation，分别对电影主题，电影所反映的文化现象以及电影对白做了深入剖析和学习，并在各板块中设计了相应的课堂活动，形式多样，有利于教师开展课堂教学。

Unit 1 Campus Life: Dead Poets Society

Warm-up

Part 1 Movie Exploration

Section A Movie Story

Section B Character Analysis

Section C An Interview on the Movie

Part 2 Culture Reflection

Section A The Goals of American Education

Section B Prep School

Part 3 Language Appreciation

SectionA Language Tips

Section B Excerpts and Expressions

Section C Memorable Lines

Unit 2 Family Life: About aBoy

Warm-up

Part 1 Movie Exploration

Section A Movie Story

Section B Character Analysis

Section C An Interview on the Movie

Part 2 Culture Reflection

Section A Hippie Lifestyle

Section B Increase in Single Parent Families

Part 3 Language Appreciation

Section A Language Tips

Section B Excerpts and Expressions

Section C Memorable Lines

Unit 3 Cross-cultural Perspectives: The Joy Luck Club

Warm-up

Part 1 Movie Exploration

Section A Movie Story

Section B Character Analysis

Section C A Dialog on the Movie

Part 2 Culture Reflection

Section A Chinese Immigration to the United States

Section B Women's Spiritual Awakening and Growth in Modern Society

Part 3 Language Appreciation

Section A Language Tips

Section B Excerpts and Expressions

Section C Memorable Lines

Unit 4 Fashion: The Devil Wears Prada

Warm-up

Part 1 Movie Exploration

Section A Movie Story

Section B Character Analysis

Section C A Review on the Movie

Part 2 Culture Reflection

Section A Fashion Magazines and Fashion Editors

Section B Weight Loss and Anorexia

Part 3 Language Appreciation

Section A Language Tips

Section B Excerpts and Expressions

Section C Memorable Lines

Unit 5 Social Problem: Philadelphia

Warm-up

Part 1 Movie Exploration

Section A Movie Story

Section B Character Analysis

Section C A Review on the Movie

Part 2 Culture Reflection

Section A Sexual Prejudice

Section B AIDS Discrimination

Part 3 Language Appreciation

Section A Language Tips

Section B Excerpts and Expressions

Section C Memorable Lines

Unit 6 Love: Beauty and the Beast

Warm-up

Part I Movie Exploration

Section A Movie Story

Section B Character Analysis

Section C A Review on the Movie

Part 2 Culture Reflection

Section A Sacrificial Love

Section B Magic Spells in Fairy Tales

Part 3 Language Appreciation

SectionA Language Tips

Section B Excerpts and Expressions

Section C Memorable Lines

Unit 7 Royal Family: The Queen

Warm-up

Part 1 Movie Exploration

Section A Movie Story

Section B Character Analysis

Section C A Review on the Movie

Part 2 Culture Reflection

Section A Constitutional Monarchy in Britain

Section B Queen Elizabeth II

Part 3 Language Appreciation

Section A Language Tips

Section B Excerpts and Expressions

Section C Memorable Lines

Unit 8 War in History: Troy

Warm-up

Part 1 Movie Exploration

Section A Movie Story

Section B Character Analysis

Section C A Review on the Movie

Part 2 Culture Reflection

Section A Achilles

Section B The Trojan Horse

Part 3 Language Appreciation

Section A Language Tips

Section B Excerpts and Expressions

Section C Memorable Lines