英國國家概況與文化

英國國家概況與文化

《英國國家概況與文化》是2010年12月1日華中科技大學出版社出版的圖書。本書主要以英國社會與文化為主要線索,重點介紹英國的地理環境、政體、文化教育等方面內容。

基本介紹

  • 書名:英國國家概況與文化
  • ISBN:7560951465, 9787560951460
  • 頁數:256頁
  • 出版社:華中科技大學出版社
  • 出版時間:2010年12月1日
  • 裝幀:平裝
  • 開本:16
  • 叢書名:高等學校英語專業規劃教材
內容簡介,目錄,

內容簡介

《英國國家概況與文化》以英國社會與文化為主要線索,重點介紹英國的地理環境、政體、文化教育、宗教信仰、商務經濟、社會福利、習俗與婚姻、傳媒、藝術、交通運輸、旅遊及娛樂等方面內容,所選資料主要出自近年國外出版物、官方網站及一些重要的參考文獻。
全書共分為十二章,每章包含Text 1和Text 2兩節內容,Text 1為主體信息文章,Text 為相關知識性文章。《英國國家概況與文化》內容新穎、知識豐富、圖文並茂。編者旨在突破傳統教材的編寫模式。突出語言與文化知識面,使讀者能夠對知識性文化和交際性文化在社會和語言中的關係進行多方位和多層次的學習和研究。
《英國國家概況與文化》面向非外語院校的普通理工科本科院校、綜合類院校以及師範類院校的英語專業學生.同時可供英語學習者自學使用,也能為英國社會與文化研究者提供內容豐富、翔實的研究資料。另外,還能為出國留學及工作人員提供一本理想的案頭參考書。
《英國國家概況與文化》編寫工作由黃建華和蔣戴麗共同完成。白紅星和黃婷婷參與了部分章節編寫、文字輸入和審校工作。英國外籍教師Ajan Sparks博士、加拿大外籍教師Bonnie Wule和澳大利亞外籍教師Stacy Meetdng審閱了《英國國家概況與文化》,廣西大學外國語學院的同行對《英國國家概況與文化》提出了許多寶貴的建議、作者特此表示衷心的感謝。

目錄

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

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