本书为“艺术类大学英语系列”在读写能力方面的拓展系列教材。本书为读写子系列中的第4册，与主干教程学生用书拓展篇配套。全书共8个单元，以艺术与社会为主题，内容涉及音乐类、美术类、电影类、舞蹈类、服装类、广告传媒类、戏剧表演类、工业设计类。每单元由技能训练，精读，写作三大板块组成。精读是每个单元的核心板块，包括读前、读中、读后三部分，引导学生反复阅读主课文，练习第一大板块的阅读技能并更深入地理解主课文。同时，每个版块设置了不同形式的练习供学生巩固所学知识，同时提供了词汇表和相关信息解析。

Unit 1 Inspiration from Musicians
Skill Training
Reading in Depth
Reading the News
Writing around Reading
Unit 2 Henry Moore: The Voice of British Sculpture
Skill Training
Reading in Depth
Reading the News
Writing around Reading
Unit 3 Fiction and Reality
Skill Training
Reading in Depth
Reading the News
Writing around Reading
Unit 4 Dancing
Skill Training
Reading in Depth
Reading the News
Writing around Reading
Unit 5 Drama
Skill Training
Reading in Depth
Reading the News
Writing around Reading
Unit 6 Fashion
Skill Training
Reading in Depth
Reading the News
Writing around Reading
Unit 7 Not Easy to Appreciate Peking Opera
Skill Training
Reading in Depth
Reading the News
Writing around Reading
Unit 8 Robotic Assembly
Skill Training
Reading in Depth
Reading the News
Writing around Reading
Appendices
Keys
Text Translation
Glossary