First: it combines text, sound recordings, films, real, cartoon, radio, television, CD-ROM is the first of a high level of multi-media (multimedia) teaching English. Second: in general different in the so-called "dialogue scenarios" of the materials. "Around the United States" (Family Album, USA) is based on "television series," presented in the form. This form, the original U.S. publisher Macmillan Company (Maxwell Macmillan International Publishing Group), in the United States Information Agency (US Information Agency) assistance under the 105 countries around the world of English language teaching are decided after extensive consultation of. This nearly 105 countries, English teachers and their students agreed that the circumstances of the touching drama, the most able to attract the interest of learners. Therefore, the Macmillan Company and its dozens of experts, put into the kit 26-episode TV series , Each screen is divided into three to form a complete story, and one between the sets with a set as well as the consistent thread of thought. The story revolves around a typical family of four generations of the United States to start life with a human touch often, according to Wing's sense of humor. Third: "around the United States" (Family Album, USA) television series, on behalf of a high production standard. Its writer and director William Greeves, and animation Majestic Dovetail Group, have several times been the highest honor in television Emmy (Emmy Awards). Its actors are excellent professional actors, American English pronunciation clear, body language is rich and often quite different to some rough work. Fourth: the kit is quick to promote the main objective of listening and speaking ability, but also taking into account the grammar, reading and writing skills of all-round training. It cleverly combines teaching grammar in the "learning focus" (Focus in) one in light of the songs, singing, cartoons, games, and so learning the syntax of the original dry, become lively and interesting to entertaining results. Fifth: This set of teaching materials, the use of a typical American English. Because of the role of the story covers four generations of grandparent and grandchild, so readers can belong to different age groups are familiar with the United States spoken, which is rare in general the advantages of teaching English. In addition, it is worth mentioning that the use of characters deliberately normal speed (Normal speed) to speak, on the one hand and to allow learners used to mimic the normal language of the actual occasions in order to apply what they have learned; the other hand, is more important is to allow learners to fully understand spoken language used in the United States to reduce the (Contractions) and weakening (Reductions) form, listen to the United States develop the correct language habits. Sixth: The teaching reflects the teaching of contemporary theory, the most prominent is the "communicative approach" (Communicative approach), especially in "non-verbal communication" (Non-verbal communication) and "cross-cultural communication" (Cross -cultural communication) of its characteristics, the former through the play of actors acting, the expressions and body language on its head, so that students like to talk to the face of Americans, "telepresence", which is followed by American culture and way of life, detail the various forms of American life so that students on the United States through the culture and life experience, living the United States to learn English差不多了,你看看可以不。