《英美國傢概況（英文版）/全國高職高專商務英語精品係列教材》是專為各類高職高專院校（包括電大、成人教育學院、自考等）英語專業一、二年級學生編寫的教材。通過介紹英國和美國的地理、曆史、政治、經濟、教育、文化等背景知識，幫助學生提高對文化差異的敏感度，提升商務語言在工作情境中的綜閤運用能力；拓展有關知識從而深化語言基礎、提高閱讀效果和寫作效果，提升有效交際能力；幫助學生以史為鑒，對東西方文化差異進行思考和分析，提高文化修養和公民意識；綜閤運用其他語言和商務課程的知識和技能進行團隊閤作，提升創新思維能力和有效解決問題能力。
《英美國傢概況（英文版）/全國高職高專商務英語精品係列教材》集時代性、實用性、趣味性為一體，以能力培養為主綫，以易教與易學的思路設計學習模塊，整體編排從課堂教學實際齣發，充分發揮學生的主觀能動性，促使學生思考，鼓勵學生積極參與教學活動，鍛煉學生運用語言知識的實際能力。

Part One The United Kingdom
Chapter1 Geography
I．The Nation
II．England
III．Scotland
IV．wales
V．Northem Ireland
VI．The Land
VII．The People
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Chapter 2 History
1．Prehismry to the Norman Conquest
II．The Norman Conquest and the Middle Ages
III．The Sixteenth Century
IV．The Seventeenth Century--Civil War
V．The Eighteenth Century
VI．The Nieenth Century
VII．The Twentieth Century
VIII．The Cold war
Ⅸ．Towards the 21st Century
WOrk Sheet
Chapter 3 Monarchy and Government
I．The Monarchy
II．The House ofLOrds
III．The House ofCommons
IV．The British Constitution
V．The Two Main Parties
VI．The National Flag
W0rk Sheet
Chapter 4 Economy
I．Economy——Overview
II．Britain'S Natural Resources
III．Agriculture,Hunting,Forestry,and Fishing
IV Mining and Quarrying
V．Financial and Business Services
VI．Tourism
VII．Transport．Storage and Communication
VIII．wholesale and Retail Trade
WOrk Sheet
Chapter 5 Education
I．Primary Education
II．Secondary Education
III．Further Education
IV．Higher Education
V．Famous University
VI．Entry Requirement
Work Sheet
Chapter 6 Society
I．Costume and Fashion
II．Cuisine
III．Housing
IV．Transportation
V．Holidays
WOrk Sheet
Part Two The United States
Chapter 7 Geography
I．Physiographic Regions
II Rivers and Lakes
III．Climate
IV The People
V Typical City
Work Sheet
Chapter 8 History
I．Discovery and Exploration,1000—1600
II．The Colonial Period,1600—1774
III．Revolutionary Period and New Naion,1775．1812
IV．Slavery,Civil War and Westward Expansion,1 8 1 3—1 865
V．Growth and Transformation,1 865．1900
VI．war and Prosperity,1900—1928
VII．The Great Depression and the New Deal
VIII．World War II
IX．Postwar America一Cold war
X．Decades ofChange
XI．Toward the 21st Century
Work SheetChapter 9 Political System
I．US Govemment
II．The Constitution
III．The Executive Branch
IV．The Legislative Branch
V．The Judicial Branch
VI．State Govemment
VII．Local Government
VIII．Politic:al Parties
IX．The Flag
X．The Pledge ofAllegiance
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Chapter 10 Economy
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Chapter 11 Education
Chapter 12 Society
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