本书分12个单元,共收录英文歌曲60首。每个单元一个主题,按照歌曲的思想性、文化的多元性,语言的丰富性和音乐风格的多样性要求,选择5首具有积极的历史意义、文化内涵和社会影响的英文歌曲作为学习内容。
本书适合作为各高等院校大学英语选修课教材亦可供英语歌曲爱好者学习参考。

Unit One Nostalgia
Part 1 Cultural Background and Related Information
Part 2 Warm-up
Part 3 In-class Listening
Song A Yesterday-the Beatles
Song B Seasons in the Sun-the Westlife
Part 4 After-class Listening
Song A Puff-Peter, Paul & Mary
Song B Yesterday Once More-the Carpenters
Song C Yesterday-Leone Lewis
Part 5 Achievement Test
Unit Two Country Life
Part 1 Cultural Background and Related Information
Part 2 Warm-up
Part 3 In-class Listening
Song A Take Me Home, Country Roads-John Denver
Song B Jambalaya-Hank Williams
Part 4 After-class Listening
Song A Hotel California-Eagles
Song B Changing Partners-Patti Page
Song C Teardrops on My Guitar-Taylor Swift
Part 5 Achievement Test
Unit Three Sports
Part 1 Cultural Background and Related Information
Part 2 Warm-up
Part 3 In-class Listening
Song A I Believe I Can Fly-R. Kelly
Song B Better Man-Rohhie Williams
Part 4 After-class Listening
Song A Waving Flag-K'naan
Song B Hand in Hand- Koreana
Song C We Are the Champions-Queen
Part 5 Achievement Test
Unit Four Festival
Part 1 Cultural Background and Related Information
Part 2 Warm-up
Part 3 In-class Listening
Song A Silent Night, Holy Night-Mahalia Jackson
Song B My Valentine-Martina McBride
Part 4 After-class Listening
Song A When Christmas Comes to Town- Matthew Hall & Meagan Moore
Song B The Magic of the Night-Enya
Song C You Raise Me Up-Westlife
Part 5 Achievement Test
Unit Five Race
Part 1 Cultural Background and Related Information
Part 2 Warm-up
Part 3 In-class Listening
Song A Ebony and Ivory-Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
Song B Love Is Color Blind-Sarah Connor
Part 4 After-class Listening
Song A Where Is the Love-the Black Eyed Peas
Song B Black or White-Michael Jackson
Song C Lonely-Nana Kwame Abrokwa
Part 5 Achievement Test
Unit Six Love
Part 1 Cultural Background and Related Information
Part 2 Warm-up
Part 3 In-class Listening
Song A Save the Last Dance for Me-Michael Buble
Song B Sealed with A Kiss-Bobby Vinton
Part 4 After-class Listening
Song A The Rose-Westlife
Song B When You're Gone-Avril Lavigne
Song C I Want It That Way-Backstreet Boys
Part 5 Achievement Test
Unit Seven Children' s Song
Part 1 Cultural Background and Related Information
Part 2 Warm-up
Part 3 In-class Listening
Song A Brahms' Lullaby-Jewel Kilcher
Song B Do Re Mi -Julie Andrews
Part 4 After-class Listening
Song A Under the Sea-Samuel E. Wright
Song B Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star-Jewel Kilcher
Song C Hush, Little Baby-Anonymous
Part 5 Achievement Test
Unit Eight Movie
Part 1 Cultural Background and Related Information
Part 2 Warm-up
Part 3 In-class Listening
Song A Don't Cry for Me Argentina-Madonna
Song B Casablanca-Bertie Higgins
Part 4 After-class Listening
Song A Colors of the Wind-Vanessa William
Song B There You'll Be-Faith Hill
Song C When You Believe-Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston
Part 5 Achievement Test
Unit Nine War & Peace
Part 1 Cultural Background and Related Information
Part 2 Warm-up
Part 3 In-class Listening
Song A Blowing in the Wind-Bob Dylan
Song B Heal the World-Michael Jackson
Part 4 After-class Listening
Song A Earth Song-Michael Jackson
Song B Tell Me Why-Declan Galbraith
Song C If Everyone Cared-Nickelback
Part 5 Achievement Test
Unit Ten Friendship
Part 1 Cultural Background and Related Information
Part 2 Warm-up
Part 3 In-class Listening
Song A Auld Lang Syne-Mairi Campbell
Song B That's What Friends are For-Dionne Warwick & Friends
Part 4 After-class Listening
Song A Your Friend-Declan Galbraith
Song B I Will Be Your Friend- Amy Grant
Song C I Will Be Your Friend-Michael W. Smith
Part 5 Achievement Test
UnitEleven Charity & Help
Part 1 Cultural Background and Related Information
Part 2 Warm-up
Part 3 In-class Listening
Song A Another Day in Paradise - Phil Collins
Song B We Are the World-Michael Jackson
Part 4 After-class Listening
Song A Do They Know It's Christmas-All Stars
Song B Everybody Hurts-All Stars
Song C The Saints Are Coming-U2 & Green Day
Part 5 Achievement Test
Unit Twelve Dreams & Ideas
Part 1 Cultural Background and Related Information
Part 2 Warm-up
Part 3 In-class Listening
Song A It's My Life- Ben Jovi
Song B Vincent (Starry Starry Night)-Don Mclean
Part 4 After-class Listening 233
Song A Ordinary Miracle-Sarah McLachlan
Song B Here I am-Bryan Adams
Song C The Power of Dream-Celine Dion
Part 5 Achievement Test
Appendix Ⅰ More Songs
Appendix Ⅱ Keys/Answers
References

本书以教育部《课程要求》的基本理念为指导,秉承思想性、科学性、时代性、系统性和发展性等原则,并充分考虑提高学生的跨文化交际和自主学习能力,保证学生在这门选修课上获得相对充实的语言文化输入和有效的语言训练及能力培养。
本书的两大特色:一是以学生为**的交际型教学模式;二是激发学生兴趣,引导学生进行自主学习。本书内容以听、说为主,设置各种不同的口语任务,从个人发言到小组讨论,从讲述故事到角色扮演,引导学生围绕英语歌曲学习展开一系列师生间的和学生之间的交际会话,从而达到帮助学生克服外语学习焦虑,提高学生的跨文化交际能力的目的。其次,本书在歌曲选择上既顾及底蕴深厚的经典老歌,又不忘加入符合学生口味、时代感较强的新歌,以进一步激发学生的学习兴趣,从而有意识地完成自主学习。此外,本书既注重语言文化的输入,更强调在音乐中激发学生对英语的学习兴趣和主动输出语言的欲望,让学生通过灵活多变、丰富多彩的练习和口语设计,更好地感知、学习和应用语言,进一步提高听、说、读、写、译多方面的语言能力。