英语国家概况

　　本书收入了最新的重大事件，如2010年5月英国大选、美国金融风暴、2010年8月美韩黄海军事演习及2010年温哥华冬季奥运会；数据援引自国际权威机构发布的报告，大多为2011年最新数据。 根据英语教学规律进行编排，既保持了章节的相对独立，有利于教师备课，又保持了全书的完整性。在一些专有名词、术语和习惯用法旁边，增加了相关的图片，便于理解。除了介绍客观事实和历史外，侧重对六国当前政治、经济和文化情况的介绍，添加了与中国相关的内容。

　　本书介绍了英国、美国、加拿大、澳大利亚、新西兰、爱尔兰6个主要英语国家的概况，涵盖历史、地理、政治、经济、文化等方面。《英语国家概况》内容丰富，编排新颖，在注重知识性的同时，融入任务型练习和拓展性训练。选材客观权威，注重数据更新，配有大量地图和图表，直观性强。引用最新的相关统计数据，介绍了各国，尤其是英美两国，在各个领域的最近发展。

Volume One The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  Chapter One  Geography and Population
    Part One  Names and Position
      Official and Geographical Names
      Position
    Part Two  Geographical Features
      The Highland Zone
      The Lowland Zone
    Part Three  Climate
      Features of Climate
      Facto Influencing Climate
    Part Four  Natural Resources
      Minerals
      Fisheries
      Forests and Farmlands
      Wate
    Part Five  The People
      Origi of the British Nationalities
      Characteristics of the British People
    Part Six  Language
      Official Language and Other Languages
      History of the English Language
    Part Seven  Religio
      Christianity
      The Church of England
      Other Denominatio
      Exercises
  Chapter Two  Government and Politics
    Part One  Political System
    Part Two  The Cotitution
    Part Three  The Monarch
      Functio of the Monarch
      Act of Settlement
      Elizabeth II
    Part Four  Parliament
      The House of Commo
      The House of Lords
    Part Five  The Cabinet
      Functio of the Cabinet
      Two-Party System
    Part Six  The Judiciary
      The Lord Chancellor
      Law and Courts
      Exercises
  Chapter Three  Education and Social Life
    Part One  Education
      Types of Schools
      Levels of Education
    Part Two  Social Welfare
    Part Three  Class Structure and Social Problems
      Exercises
  Chapter Four  Economy and Major Cities
    Part One  Economic Profile
    Part Two  Structure of Eeonomy
      The Primary Industries
      The Secondary Industries
      The Tertiary Industries
    Part Three  Major Cities
      London
      Birmingham
      Manchester
      Liverpool
      Cardiff
      Edinburgh
      Belfast
      Exercises
  Chapter Five  History
    Part One  The Early and Medieval History
      The Native Celts and the Roman Conquest
      The Anglo-Saxon Conquest
      The Viking Invasio
      The Norman Conquest
      Exercises
    Part Two  The Decline of Feudalism and the Rise of the English
Bourgeoisie
      Henry II and His Reforms
      King John and the Great Charter
      Beginning of Parliament
      The Hundred Yea' War
      The Black Death
      The Peasants' Revolt
      The Wa of the Roses
      The New Monarchy
      Renaissance in England
      Exercises
    Part Three  English Bourgeoisie Revolution in the 17th Century
      James I and the Parliament
      Charles I
      The Short Parliament and the Long Parliament
      The Civil War
      Restoration
      The Glorious Revolution
      Exercises
    Part Four  The Rise of the British Empire
      The Industrial Revolution
      The Chartist Movement
      Queen Victoria and Her Time
      Foreign Expaion
      Exercises
    Part Five  The Fall of the British Empire
      Britain and World War I
      Britain and World War II
      Major Events After World War II
      Coervative in Power
      Labour in Power
  ……
Volume Two  The United States of America
Volume Three  The Commonwealth of Australia
Volume Four  Canada
Volume Five  New Zealand
Volume Six  The Republic of Ireland
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