杰姬·盖伊,Jackie Gay is a writer, editor andcreative writing tutor living in Victoria, BC.She has published two novels in the UKand edited three collections of short stories.Her own writing has appeared in manypublications including The Malahat Review.She moved to Canada to get married in 2010and is a member of the Canadian SailingTeam. With her husband John she won asilver medal in 2016 Rio Paralympic Games.
Recently she was commissioned to writea biography of a Polish War Veteran, NoWay Back; A Story from Anders' Army. Sheteaches Fiction, Screenwriting and MedicalHumanities to Masters level, and is a mentorand consultant on disability inclusion andrepresentation,
Chapter 1 Who,Where, What Is the United Kingdom?
Chapter 2 SherlockHolmes Investigates…The History of the United Kingdom
Chapter 3 So Who Arethe Brits?
Chapter 4 SirFrancis Drake Explores the Geography of Great Britain
Chapter 5 A Land of Contrasts
Chapter 6 GreatBritish Institutions (I)
Chapter 7 GreatBritish Institutions (II)
Chapter 8 Home SweetHome
Chapter 9 “I BegYour Pardon?”
Chapter 10 BritishEccentrics
Chapter 11 ModernBrits
Chapter 12 Educationin the UK
Chapter 13 Let’s GetCultured
Chapter 14 Let’sPlay: Sport in Great Britain
Chapter 15 Let usPray, Let us Celebrate: Religion, Festivals and Holidays in Great Britain
Chapter 16 What to Expect: Information for the Visitor
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《英语国家文化与生活》系列图书,以英文原版形式出版,《英语国家文化与生活:英国》中以大量图片的形式较深入地介绍了英国的人文地理、旅游、经济、文化、教育等,并对日常生活做了详细介绍。通过杰姬·盖伊著的《英国(出国留学英文版)/英语国家文化与生活》你将对英国有全新的认识,是国内英语学习者很好的阅读素材。对准备出国留学的学生备考英语水平考试大有帮助。