《大学艺术英语第二册》是根据**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**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
Keys to the Exercises
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