本教材介绍了英国和美国的社会与文化,涵盖了历史、地理、政治、宗教、教育、休闲生活和文学方面的主要内容,从内容的选取到练习的编写均把握在针对具有中等英语水平者。 本教材既可以作为高职高专院校英语专业的必修课教材,同时,也适用于成人院校英语专业的学习者和英美文化爱好者。由于本教材尽量避免使用生僻词汇和复杂的句法结构,具备高中以上的基础语法知识、英语词汇量在3000以上的学习者均可使用。

chapter 1 history
part one history of britain
the beginning of britain/2
feudal britain/6
the beginning of the modern world/8
britain in the two world wars/11
part two history of the united states
colonization of north america/18
the birth of the united states of america/22
the american civil war/25
the united states in the two world wars/27
chapter 2 geography
part one the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland
the land/34
main cities and tourist attractions/38
part two the united states of america
the land/47
main cities and tourist attractions/50
chapter 3 politics
part one political system of the united kingdom
the government/61
british parties/67
part two political system of the united states
the constitution/74
the government/77
political parties/81
chapter 4 religion
part one british religion
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