英语国家社会与文化概况(上)

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本书介绍了英国、爱尔兰、澳大利亚的历史、地理、政治、经济、文化等，内容丰富。单元练习帮助学习者更好掌握学习重点，课后讨论引导学习者进行跨文化思考。本书可作为英语专业“英语国家概况”课程教材，也可作为读物帮助广大英语爱好者和准备参加各类英语考试的考生扩大词汇量、拓宽知识面，以进一步提高英语技能和知识水平。

刘惠华，北京语言大学培训学院讲师

Part I The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Unit 1 A Short History of the United Kingdom 2
Unit 2 England, Scotland and Wales: Geography and People 33
Unit 3 Northern Ireland and the Troubles 56
Unit 4 UK Politics: Monarchy and Parliament 77
Unit 5 General Elections, Class and Immigration 101
Unit 6 UK Economy: Past, Present and Future 123
Unit 7 Education in the UK: History, Reform and System 151
Unit 8 British Foreign Policy 178
Unit 9 British Literature 202
Unit 10 Sports, Holidays and Festivals 227
Unit 11 Mass Media in the UK: Old and New 246
Part II The Republic of Ireland
Unit 12 Land, People and History 268
Unit 13 Politics, Economy and Ireland’s EU Membership 290
Unit 14 Changes in Life and Education 310
Unit 15 Irish Culture: Language, Tradition and Identity 327
Part III The Commonwealth of Australia
Unit 16 Land, Dreamtime and European Settlement 354
Unit 17 Sport, Literature and Film 377
Unit 18 Life in Australia: Then and Now 395
Unit 19 Politics and Economy 414
Unit 20 Australia in a Globalised World: Then and Now 434