全国高等院校“十三五”贯穿式+立体化创新规划教材英语国家社会与文化/王焱 本书特色
《英语国家社会与文化》本书共分五章，依次介绍美国、英国、澳大利亚、加拿大和新西兰五个主要英语国家。每章分为风土与人情、历史与象征、教育与娱乐、政治与经济、文化与习俗、跨文化交际六个单元。练习部分特点突出，配有与本主题相近的阅读练习和写作练习。课文中标记着英语四、六级词汇，并在教材附录中增加了关于中国文化的翻译，便于学生使用。
全国高等院校“十三五”贯穿式+立体化创新规划教材英语国家社会与文化/王焱 内容简介
《英语国家社会与文化》本书共分五章，依次介绍美国、英国、澳大利亚、加拿大和新西兰五个主要英语国家。每章分为风土与人情、历史与象征、教育与娱乐、政治与经济、文化与习俗、跨文化交际六个单元。练习部分特点突出，配有与本主题相近的阅读练习和写作练习。课文中标记着英语四、六级词汇，并在教材附录中增加了关于中国文化的翻译，便于学生使用。
全国高等院校“十三五”贯穿式+立体化创新规划教材英语国家社会与文化/王焱 目录
目 录
Chapter One The United States of
America 1
Unit 1 Land and People 3
Geographical Location 3
Weather and Climate 4
Natural Resources 4
Major Cities 5
Population and Languages 6
Exercises 8
Keys to Exercises 9
Unit 2 History and Symbols 10
Historical Periods 11
Historical Figures 13
National Symbols 14
Exercises 14
Keys to Exercises 16
Unit 3 Education and Recreation 16
School Education 17
Famous Universities 18
Cultural Life 20
Exercises 22
Keys to Exercises 23
Unit 4 Politics and Economy 24
Political System 24
Political Parties 25
Economy 27
Top Enterprises 28
Exercises 29
Keys to Exercises 31
Unit 5 Culture and Customs 31
Traditional Culture 32
Literature Works 33
Food Customs 35
Exercises 35
Keys to Exercises 37
Unit 6 Intercultural Communication 37
Knowledge to Learn 37
Article to Read 38
Cases to Study 40
Chapter Two The United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern
Ireland 43
Unit 1 Land and People 44
Geographical Location 45
Weather and Climate 46
Natural Resources 47
Major Cities 48
Population and Languages 49
Exercises 50
Keys to Exercises 52
Unit 2 History and Symbols 52
Historical Periods 53
Historical Figures 55
National Symbols 56
Exercises 57
Keys to Exercises 58
Unit 3 Education and Recreation 59
School Education 60
Famous Universities 62
Cultural life 63
Exercises 65
Keys to Exercises 66
Unit 4 Politics and Economy 67
Political System 67
Political Parties 69
Economy 70
Top Enterprises 71
Exercises 72
Keys to Exercises 74
Unit 5 Culture and Custom 74
Traditional Culture 75
Literature Woks 75
Food Customs 77
Exercises 78
Keys to Exercises 79
Unit 6 Intercultural Communication 80
Knowledge to Learn 80
Article to Read 82
Cases to Study 83
Chapter Three Australia 87
Unit 1 Land and People 88
Geographical Location 89
Weather and Climate 89
Natural Resources 90
Major Cities 91
Population and Languages 92
Exercises 93
Keys to Exercises 94
Unit 2 History and Symbol 95
Historical Periods 95
Historical Figures 97
National Symbols 98
Exercises 99
Keys to Exercises 100
Unit 3 Education and Recreation 101
School Education 101
Famous Universities 104
Cultural Life 106
Exercises 107
Keys to Exercises 108
Unit 4 Politics and Economy 110
Political System 110
Political Parties 112
Economy 113
Top Enterprises 114
Exercises 115
Keys to Exercises 117
Unit 5 Culture and Custom 118
Traditional Culture 118
Literature Works 119
Food Customs 121
Exercises 122
Keys to Exercises 123
Unit 6 Intercultural Communication 124
Knowledge to Learn 124
Article to Read 125
Cases to Study 126
Chapter Four Canada 129
Unit 1 Land and People 130
Geographical Location 131
Weather and Climate 132
Natural Resources 132
Major Cities 133
Population and Languages 134
Exercises 135
Keys to Exercises 136
Unit 2 History and Symbol 137
Historical Periods 138
Historical Figures 139
National Symbols 140
Exercises 141
Keys to Exercises 143
Unit 3 Education and Recreation 143
School Education 144
Famous Universities 145
Cultural Life 146
Exercises 147
Keys to Exercises 148
Unit 4 Politics and Economy 149
Political System 149
Political Parties 150
Economy 151
Top Enterprises 152
Exercises 153
Keys to Exercises 155
Unit 5 Culture and Custom 156
Traditional Culture 156
Literature Works 157
Food Customs 159
Exercises 160
Keys to Exercises 161
Unit 6 Intercultural Communication 162
Knowledge to Learn 162
Article to Read 163
Cases to Study 165
Chapter Five New Zealand 169
Unit 1 Land and People 170
Geographical Location 171
Weather and Climate 172
Natural Resources 172
Major Cities 173
Population and Languages 174
Exercises 175
Keys to Exercises 176
Unit 2 History and Symbol 177
Historical Periods 178
Historical Figures 180
National Symbols 181
Exercises 182
Keys to Exercises 183
Unit 3 Education and Recreation 184
School Education 185
Famous Universities 187
Cultural Life 189
Exercises 191
Keys to Exercises 192
Unit 4 Politics and Economy 193
Political System 194
Political Parties 195
Economy 196
Top Enterprises 197
Exercises 198
Keys to Exercises 199
Unit 5 Culture and Customs 200
Traditional Culture 201
Literature Works 203
Food Customs 204
Exercises 205
Keys to Exercises 207
Unit 6 Intercultural Communication 208
Knowledge to Learn 208
Article to Read 209
Cases to Study 210
Appendix 213
References 232
