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Chapter One  The United Kingdom of 

Great Britain and Northern 

Ireland 1

Unit 1  Location and Resources 3

Vocabulary 3

Geographical Location 3

Weather and Climate 5

Natural Resources 6

Exercises 7

Unit 2  History and Symbols 8

Vocabulary 8

Historical Periods 9

Historical Figures 12

National Symbols 12

Exercises 13

Unit 3  Education and Recreation 14

Vocabulary 14

School Education 15

Famous Universities 16

Cultural Life 17

Exercises 19

Unit 4  Politics and Economy 20

Vocabulary 21

Political System 21

Political Parties 23

Economy 24

Exercises 25

Unit 5  Culture and Customs 26

Vocabulary 27

Traditional Culture 27

Literature Works 27

Food Customs 29

Exercises 30

Unit 6  Intercultural Communication 31

Knowledge to Learn 31

Cases to Study 31

Translations on Traditional Chinese 

Culture 33

Culture to Know 35

Further Reading 37

Chapter Two  The United States of 

America 39

Unit 1  Location and Resources 41

Vocabulary 41

Geographical Location 41

Weather and Climate 43

Natural Resources 43

Exercises 44

Unit 2  History and Symbols 46

Vocabulary 46

Historical Periods 46

Historical Figures 48

National Symbols 49

Exercises 50

Unit 3  Education and Recreation 51

Vocabulary 51

School Education 52

Famous Universities 53

Cultural Life 55

Exercises 56

Unit 4  Politics and Economy 58

Vocabulary 58

Political System 58

Political Parties 59

Economy 60

Exercises 62

Unit 5  Culture and Customs 64

Vocabulary 64

Traditional Culture 64

Literature Works 65

Food Customs 67

Exercises 67

Unit 6  Intercultural Communication 69

Knowledge to Learn 69

Cases to Study 69

Translations on Traditional Chinese 

Culture 71

Culture to Know 73

Further Reading 74

Chapter Three  Australia 77

Unit 1  Location and Resources 79

Vocabulary 79

Geographical Location 79

Weather and Climate 81

Natural Resources 82

Exercises 82

Unit 2  History and Symbols 83

Vocabulary 84

Historical Periods 84

Historical Figures 86

National Symbols 87

Exercises 88

Unit 3  Education and Recreation 89

Vocabulary 89

School Education 90

Famous Universities 92

Cultural Life 93

Exercises 95

Unit 4  Politics and Economy 96

Vocabulary 97

Political System 97

Political Parties 99

Economy 100

Exercises 102

Unit 5  Culture and Customs 103

Vocabulary 104

Traditional Culture 104

Literature Works 105

Food Customs 107

Exercises 108

Unit 6  Intercultural Communication 109

Knowledge to Learn 109

Cases to Study 109

Translations on Traditional Chinese 

Culture 111

Culture to Know 114

Further Reading 115

Chapter Four  Canada 117

Unit 1  Location and Resources 119

Vocabulary 119

Geographical Location 119

Weather and Climate 121

Natural Resources 122

Exercises 123

Unit 2  History and Symbols 124

Vocabulary 124

Historical Periods 125

Historical Figures 126

National Symbols 127

Exercises 128

Unit 3  Education and Recreation 130

Vocabulary 130

School Education 130

Famous Universities 132

Cultural Life 133

Exercises 134

Unit 4  Politics and Economy 135

Vocabulary 135

Political System 136

Political Parties 137

Economy 137

Exercises 139

Unit 5  Culture and Customs 141

Vocabulary 141

Traditional Culture 141

Literature Works 143

Food Customs 145

Exercises 145

Unit 6  Intercultural Communication 147

Knowledge to Learn 147

Cases to Study 147

Translations on Traditional Chinese 

Culture 148

Culture to Know 151

Further Reading 152

Chapter Five  New Zealand 155

Unit 1  Location and Resources 157

Vocabulary 157

Geographical Location 157

Weather and Climate 159

Natural Resources 159

Exercises 161

Unit 2  History and Symbol 162

Vocabulary 162

Historical Periods 163

Historical Figures 166

National Symbols 167

Exercises 167

Unit 3  Education and Recreation 169

Vocabulary 169

School Education 169

Famous Universities 172

Cultural Life 173

Exercises 175

Unit 4  Politics and Economy 176

Vocabulary 177

Political System 177

Political Parties 179

Economy 179

Exercises 181

Unit 5  Culture and Customs 182

Vocabulary 183

Traditional Culture 183

Literature Works 185

Food Customs 186

Exercises 186

Unit 6  Intercultural Communication 187

Knowledge to Learn 187

Cases to Study 188

Translations on Traditional Chinese 

Culture 189

Culture to Know 192

Further Reading 193

Chapter Six  The Republic of 

Ireland 195

Unit 1  Location and Resources 197

Vocabulary 197

Geographical Location 197

Weather and Climate 199

Natural Resources 200

Exercises 200

Unit 2  History and Symbols 201

Vocabulary 202

Historical Periods 202

Historical Figures 203

National Symbols 204

Exercises 205

Unit 3  Education and Recreation 207

Vocabulary 207

School Education 207

Famous Universities 208

Cultural Life 209

Exercises 210

Unit 4  Politics and Economy 211

Vocabulary 211

Political System 212

Political Parties 212

Economy 213

Exercises 214

Unit 5  Culture and Customs 215

Vocabulary 216

Traditional Culture 216

Literature Works 217

Food Customs 217

Exercises 218

Unit 6  Intercultural Communication 219

Knowledge to Learn 219

Cases to Study 220

Translations on Traditional Chinese 

Culture 221

Culture to Know 224

Further Reading 225

Reference 226