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《英美国家概况(英文版)》是专为各类高职高专院校(包括电大、成人教育学院、自考等)英语专业一、二年级学生编写的教材。通过介绍英国和美国的地理、历史、政治、经济、教育、文化等背景知识，帮助学生提高对文化差异的敏感度，提升商务语言在工作情境中的综合运用能力;拓展有关知识从而深化语言基础、提高阅读效果和写作效果，提升有效交际能力;帮助学生以史为鉴，对东西方文化差异进行思考和分析，提高文化修养和公民意识;综合运用其他语言和商务课程的知识和技能进行团队合作，提升创新思维能力和有效解决问题能力。《英美国家概况(英文版)》集时代性、实用性、趣味性为一体，以能力培养为主线，以易教与易学的思路设计学习模块，整体编排从课堂教学实际出发，充分发挥学生的主观能动性，促使学生思考，鼓励学生积极参与教学活动，锻炼学生运用语言知识的实际能力。1

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Part One The United Kingdom(Chapter 1 Geography3I. The Nation4II. England5III. Scotland5IV. Wales6V. Northern Ireland6VI. The Land7VII. The People9Work Sheet11(Chapter 2 History15I. Prehistory to the Norman Conquest16II. The Norman Conquest and the Middle Ages18III. The Sixteenth Century19IV. The Seventeenth Century—Civil War21V. The Eighteenth Century22VI. The Nineteenth Century24VII. The Twentieth Century26VIII. The Cold War28IX. Towards the 21st Century29Work Sheet34(Chapter 3 Monarchy and Government39I. The Monarchy40II. The House of Lords42III. The House of Commons43IV. The British Constitution44V. The Two Main Parties45VI. The National Flag48Work Sheet49(Chapter 4 Economy55I. Economy—Overview56II. Britain’s Natural Resources57III. Agriculture, Hunting, Forestry, and Fishing58IV. Mining and Quarrying59V. Financial and Business Services60VI. Tourism60VII. Transport, Storage and Communication61VIII. Wholesale and Retail Trade61Work Sheet62(Chapter 5 Education67I. Primary Education68II. Secondary Education69III. Further Education70IV. Higher Education71V. Famous University72VI. Entry Requirement74Work Sheet77(Chapter 6 Society83I. Costume and Fashion84II. Cuisine86III. Housing87IV. Transportation89V. Holidays90Work Sheet93Part Two The United States(Chapter 7 Geography99I. Physiographic Regions100II. Rivers and Lakes106III. Climate108IV. The People109V. Typical City112Work Sheet119(Chapter 8 History123I. Discovery and Exploration, 1000-1600124II. The Colonial Period, 1600-1774127III. Revolutionary Period and New Nation, 1775- 1812129IV. Slavery, Civil War and Westward Expansion, 1813-1865132V. Growth and Transformation, 1865-1900135VI. War and Prosperity, 1900-1928136VII. The Great Depression and the New Deal138VIII. World War II139IX. Postwar America—Cold War141X. Decades of Change 142XI. Toward the 21st Century143Work Sheet148(Chapter 9 Political System153I. US Government154II. The Constitution155III. The Executive Branch155IV. The Legislative Branch156V. The Judicial Branch157VI. State Government158VII. Local Government159VIII. Political Parties159IX. The Flag160X. The Pledge of Allegiance161Work Sheet161(Chapter 10 Economy167I. American Economy—Overview168II. Conditions and Resources 170Work Sheet176(Chapter 11 Education181I. “The Condition of Education 2000”183II. The American Style of Education184III. Education in the United States 185IV. Grading Scale189V. Famous University 190Work Sheet193(Chapter 12 Society199I. Costume and Fashion200II. Cuisine204III. Buying a House206IV. Transportation208V. Holidays210Work Sheet213References217

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