本教材通过讲授英语国家的政治、经济、历史、文化等方面的知识，帮助学生理解并掌握英语国家政治体制、经济政策、重要人物、历史变革等重点知识，培养学生分析中西文化差异的能力，帮助其理解“求同存异”“洋为中用”的深刻思想内涵。也就是，以“厚基础”为手段，实现课程“西学东渐”的“知识目标”。教材通过任务型章节讨论等形式，培养学生利用所学知识，分析国际形势的发展变化的能力，同时进一步提升其分析问题和解决问题的能力。也就是，以“培能力”为手段，实现课程“学以致用”的“能力目标”。教材主要通过在案例中植入课程思政元素，提升学生的道路自信、理论自信、制度自信和文化自信。也就是，以“强素质”为手段，实现课程“批判创新”的“素质目标”。

Chapter 1 Geography of the United Kingdom
Chapter 2 Demography of the United Kingdom
Chapter 3 Economy of the United Kingdom
Chapter 4 Parliament and Government of the United Kingdom
Chapter 5 Party Politics and Judiciary of the United Kingdom
Chapter 6 Early People and the Feudal Society in Britain
Chapter 7 Decline of Feudalism and the Bourgeois Revolution in Britain
Chapter 8 The Industrial Revolution and the Chartist Movement in Britain
Chapter 9 The British Empire and British Imperialism
Chapter 10 Geography of the United States
Chapter 11 Demography of the United States
Chapter 12 Economy of the United States
Chapter 13 Government System of the United States
Chapter 14 State Government and Party Politics in the United States
Chapter 15 Early Colonization in North America
Chapter 16 American Revolutionary War
Chapter 17 American Civil War
Chapter 18 Imperialist America
Chapter 19 Geography and Demography of Canada
Chapter 20 History of Canada
Chapter 21 Economy of Canada
Chapter 22 Government and Politics of Canada
Chapter 23 Geography and Demography of Australia
Chapter 24 History of Australia
Chapter 25 Economy of Australia
Chapter 26 Government and Politics of Australia
Chapter 27 Geography and Demography of New Zealand
Chapter 28 Economy of New Zealand
Chapter 29 History of New Zealand
Chapter 30 Political System of New Zealand
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