《21世纪大学艺术英语教程(1)/21世纪大学英语系列》编著者赵群、杜磊。

本教材严格遵循艺术类英语教学规律，在教材结构和内容编排上，博采众长，独辟蹊径，科学合理地精选艺术领域经典英语文章，内容注重文学、戏剧、音乐、舞蹈、美术、影视等文化知识。以全面、新颖、实用为教材特色，最大信息量地介绍各门类艺术内容，传递各种文化艺术背景信息。

unit 1

A World of Dance舞蹈世界

Famous Sayings 

Lead-in 

Reading Focus

Text A Isadora Duncan，the Tenth Muse

Text B What Do You Know About Hip-Hop Dance?

Reading for Pleasure

Further Development

unit 2

Musicians and Composers 音符的世界

Famous Sayings

Lead-in

Reading Focus

Text A Franz Schubert：Rough Life，GreatAchievement 3r

Text B Johann StraussⅡ：Fighting Against His Father 42

Reading for Pleasure

Further Development

unit 3

The Art of Public Speaking演讲艺术

Famous Sayings

Lead-in 

Reading Focus

Text A Winston Churchill Speech—Never Give In

Text B How to Become a Confident Public Speaker

Reading for Pleasure 

Further Development 

unit 4

Sportsmanship体育精神

Famous Sayings

Lead-in 

Reading Focus

Text A My Greatest Olympic Prize

Text B 0vercome Your Imperfections 

Reading for Pleasure

Further Development

unit 5

Art Wonders 艺术奇葩

Famous Sayings 

Lead-in

Reading Focus 

Text A Machu Picchu——“The Lost City of Inca” 

Text B Golden．Orb-Spiders Textile 

Reading for Pleasure 

Further Development 

unit 6

Artists and Society艺术家与社会

Famous Sayings 

Lead_in

Reading Focus 

Text A For the kids 

Text B Oprah Winfrey’S Charity Life 

Reading for Pleasure

Further Development 

Unit 7

A glimpse of Chinese Culture(I)国华精粹(I)

Famous Sayings

Lead．in

Reading Focus 

Text A Calligraphy

Text B The Oldest Performance Art jn china—Acrobatics 

Reading for Pleasure 

Further Development

unit 8

A glimpse of Chinese Culture(II)国华精粹(II)

Famous Sayings

Lead-in

Reading Focus 

Text A Beijing Opera 

Text B Poetry of the Tang Dynasty

Reading for Pleasure

Further Development