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出版社: 华中科技大学出版社; 第1版 (2010年12月1日)

丛书名: 高等学校英语专业规划教材

平装: 256页

正文语种: 英语

开本: 16

ISBN: 7560951465, 9787560951460

条形码: 9787560951461

尺寸: 25.8 x 18.2 x 1.2 cm

重量: 499 g

内容简介

《英国国家概况与文化》以英国社会与文化为主要线索，重点介绍英国的地理环境、政体、文化教育、宗教信仰、商务经济、社会福利、习俗与婚姻、传媒、艺术、交通运输、旅游及娱乐等方面内容，所选资料主要出自近年国外出版物、官方网站及一些重要的参考文献。

全书共分为十二章，每章包含Text 1和Text 2两节内容，Text 1为主体信息文章，Text 为相关知识性文章。《英国国家概况与文化》内容新颖、知识丰富、图文并茂。编者旨在突破传统教材的编写模式。突出语言与文化知识面，使读者能够对知识性文化和交际性文化在社会和语言中的关系进行多方位和多层次的学习和研究。

《英国国家概况与文化》面向非外语院校的普通理工科本科院校、综合类院校以及师范类院校的英语专业学生．同时可供英语学习者自学使用，也能为英国社会与文化研究者提供内容丰富、翔实的研究资料。另外，还能为出国留学及工作人员提供一本理想的案头参考书。

《英国国家概况与文化》编写工作由黄建华和蒋戴丽共同完成。白红星和黄婷婷参与了部分章节编写、文字输入和审校工作。英国外籍教师Ajan Sparks博士、加拿大外籍教师Bonnie Wule和澳大利亚外籍教师Stacy Meetdng审阅了《英国国家概况与文化》，广西大学外国语学院的同行对《英国国家概况与文化》提出了许多宝贵的建议、作者特此表示衷心的感谢。

目录

Unit One Geography

Text 1 Geography of the United Kingdom

1.Topography

2.Climate

3.Human geography

4.Natural resources

5.Environment

Reference

Text 2 Ben Nevis

Unit Two Political Structure

Text I Political Structure

1.The Monarchy of the United Kingdom

2.Executive

3.Legislatures

4.Judiciary

5.Government

Reference

Text II Legislatures

1.House of commons

2.House of lords

3.Scottish parliament

4.Welsh assembly

5.Northern Ireland assembly

Unit Three Education

Text 1 Education in the United Kingdom

1.Educational policy

2.Educational stages

Reference

Text 2 Open University

1.Students

2.Teaching methods

3.Assessment methods

Unit Four Religion

Text 1 Religion in the United Kingdom（1）

1.Christianity

2.Islam

3.Judaism

4.Other faiths

Reference

Text 2 Religion in the United Kingdom（2）

1.Religion and education

2.Religion and modern politics

3.Religion and the media

Unit Five Economy

Text 1 Economy in the United Kingdom

1.Recent economic growth

2.Industries

3.Production

4.Service industries

5.Real estate and lettings

Reference

Text 2 Taxation in the United Kingdom

1.Income tax

2.Capital gains tax

3.Value added tax

4.Corporation tax

5.Business rates

6.The tax year

Unit Six Social Welfare

Text 1 Healthcare in the United Kingdom

1.Healthcare

2.Healthcare in England

3.Healthcare in Scotland

4.NHS Wales

5.Health and social care in Northern Ireland

Reference

Text 2 National Health Service

Unit Seven Customs and Marriage

Text 1 People, Customs and Society

1.The English nationalities

2.Customs and life

3.Marriage and weddings in Britain

Reference

Text 2 British Culture

1.Comfort zone

2.English surnames

3.The superstitions attached to numbers

4.The story of Mother's Day

5.Etiquette

Unit Eight Mass Media

Text 1 TheMass Media

1.The daily newspapers

2.The press

3.Television

4.The broadcasting

5.News agencies

5.Internet

Reference

Text 2 Newspaper and English Language

1.Today's newspaper

2.The power of English

Unit Nine Literature and Arts

Text 1 British Literature and Arts

1.British literature

2 Art of the United Kingdom

Reference

Text 2 Drama

1.The beginning of drama

2.Western forms of drama

3.Other Asian cultural forms

Unit Ten Sports and Entertainment

Text 1 Sports, Ganges and Entertainment

1.Sports in Britain

2.Cultural entertainment

3.Entertainment for children

4.Spending a night on the town

Reference

Text 2 Events and Pastime

1.The Welsh Eisteddfodau

2.Pubs in Britain

3.A popular pastime of the English people

4.Town and country life in England

Unit Eleven Transport

Text 1 Survey of Transport in the UK

1, A history of transport in the UK

2.Present-day transport in the United Kingdom

Reference

Text 2 Highways Agency

1.History and operations

2.Traffic officers

3.Powers

4.Vehicle recovery

Unit Twelve Tourism

Text 1 Britain Travel Guide

1.Britain —— A nation full of contrasts

2.Famous destinations

Reference

Text 2 How Has Tourism Changed the Way People Live？

Appendix 1

List of UK Universities

1.Ancient universities

2.Red brick universities

3.Plate glass universities

4.New universities

Appendix 2

Keys to Exercises

References