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《英语国家概况》（1）（2）学习纲要 一、课程内容与基本要求 1．英国部分：了解英国的国土构成、地理特征、政府机构、政治、历史、经济、文化、外交、体育、教育，新闻媒体等概况，熟悉英国的社会问题，如住房、阶级、种族等情况。 2．澳大利亚部分：了解澳大利亚的国土、人民、历史、政治、经济、文化和社会生活。 3．新西兰部分：了解新西兰的自然地理、人民、历史、政治制度、教育和经济概况。 4．美国部分：熟悉美国的起源，了解美国的政治制度、经济、宗教、文学、教育、社会运动、社会问题、科学技术、体育、音乐和自然环境等情况。 5．加拿大部分：了解加拿大的国土、人民、政府、政治、经济、文学，国际关系等情况。 二、学习要点和考核目标 第一编 英国概况 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Introduction: The United Kingdom 1.A complicated country with a complicated name 2.The effects of its imperial past 3.A member of the European Union 4.A multiracial society 5.Remarkable class, regional and economical differences 6.Significant role of London Chapter 1: Great Britain 1.A cultural and economic dominance of England 2.Invasion from the Roman empire 3.Settlement of the Anglo-Saxons 4.William the Conqueror 5.Parliament’s dominance over the throne 6.Physical features of Scotland 7.A cultural division between highland and lowland 8.The battle of Bannockburn 9.Independence of Scotland for 300 years 10.Union with England in 1707 11.A strong Scottish identity 12.A brief introduction of Wales 13.A history of invasions 14.Wale’s unification with the UK 15.Campaigns for independence Chapter 2: Northern Ireland 1.Physical features of Northern Ireland 2.Economy of Northern Ireland 3.The Home Rule Bill 4.The Easter Rising of 1916 5.The Sinn Fein Party 6.The religious conflicts between the Irish and the British 7.A partition of Ireland in 1921 8.Civil Rights Movement 9.The presence of British soldiers on Northern Ireland since 1969 10.IRA’s violence in the 1970s 11.Bloody Sunday 12.The collapse of the power-sharing 13.Cooperation between the British and Irish governments Chapter3: The Government of the United Kingdom 1.King Egbert 2.Divine right of kings 3.The civil war 4.Charles I 5.Roundheads 6.Magna Carta 7.The Great Council 8.William of Orange 9.The Bill of Rights of 1689 10.The Cabinet 11.The prime minister 12.George I 13.The Constitution 14.The