本教材可作为高等职业教育英语专业的必修课教材，也适用于高等继续教育英语专业学习者和英美文化爱好者。本教材避免使用生僻词汇，英语词汇量在2000以上的学习者均可使用。
与国内现有的英美概况教材相比，本书具有以下亮点：
1.坚持“授人以渔”的教学理念，注重英语语言能力培养，将英语阅读策略融入教材活动设计中。
2.语言难度适中，重点突出，简明扼要，脉络清晰，直击学习目标，帮助学习者高效掌握知识要点。
3.提供近期新数据，辅以大量清晰图片，时代感强。
4.提供课文翻译、配套PPT电子课件和考试题库等网络资源。
5.从六个方面对英国和美国社会文化进行对比，引导学习者运用比较的方法学习英美文化，加深理解。

Chapter 1 History
Part One Political of Britain
The Beginning of Britain
Feudal Britain
The Beginning of the Modern World
Britain during and after the Two World Wars
More Info:List of English Monarchs
Part Two History of the United States
Colonization of North America
The Birth of the United States of America
The American Civil War
The United States during and after the Two World Wars
Chapter 2 Geography
Part One The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The Land
Main Cities and Tourist Attractions
More Info:List of Counties/Council Areas of the United Kingdom
Part Two The United States of America
The Land
Main Cities and Tourist Attractions
More Info:List of States of the U.S. and Their Capitals
Chapter 3 Politics
Part One Political System of the United Kingdom
The Government
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