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英国社会与文化AnIntroductiontoBritishSociety&Culture主编常俊跃李莉莉赵永青国家哲学社会科学项目“英语专业基础阶段内容依托式教学改革研究”项目组编ContentsUnit1TheEnglishCharacter………………………………………………...1TextATheEnglishCharacter(I)………………………………………..1TextBTheEnglishCharacter(II)………………………………….…...7TextCTheEnglishSpiritofControl…………………………………..11Unit2TheConstitutionalMonarchy……………………………………….14TextATheConstitutionalMonarchy…………………………………..15TextBTheRoleoftheMonarchyToday………………………………23TextCTheQueen’sOfficialBirthday…………………………………25TextDDiana,thePeople’sPrincess……………………………………27Unit3TheBritishParliament………………………………………………33TextATheBritishGovernmentToday………………………………...34TextBPoliticalPartiesintheU.K……………………………………..39TextCMargaretThatcher……………………………………………...41Unit4FoodandDrinksintheU.K…………………………………………45TextAFoodandDrinksintheU.K…………………………………….46TextBBritishMeals……………………………………………………51TextCPubEtiquette……………………………………………………53TextDLeisureTimeforBritons……………………………………….56Unit5TheBritishWays&Manners……………………………………….60TextAPolitenessinBritain…………………………………………….61TextBWhat’sTypicallyBritish………………………………………..66TextCSocialCustomsinBritain……………………………………….68TextDNameRoots…………………………………………………….71Unit6EducationSystemintheU.K…………………………………………74TextAGoingtoSchool:BritishStyle…………………………………..75TextBSchoolsintheU.K………………………………………………79TextCBoardingSchool………………………………………………...81Unit7TheBritishWelfareSystem………………………………………….85TextAWelfareSystemintheU.K……………………………………...86TextBTheWelfareState……………………………………………….90TextCTheNationalHealthService……………………………………92Unit8TheBritishMedia…………………………………………………….94TextATheBritishPress………………………………………………..95TextBTheBroadcastMedia…………………………………………..100TextCLocalNewspapersinBritain……………………………………102AnIntroductiontoBritishSociety&CultureTextDBritishTVSoapOperas……………………………………….104Unit9TheBritishJustice&theLaw……………………………………..107TextATheBritishLegalSystem……………………………………..108TextBJurySystemintheDock………………………………………113TextCThePoliceinBritain…………………………………………..115Unit10FamilyLifeintheU.K…………………………………………….118TextAFamilyLifeintheU.K………………………………………..119TextBChangingValues&NormsoftheU.K.Family……………….124TextDMarriageCustoms…………………………………………….127Unit11TheBritishSports&Games……………………………………...129TextATheBritishSports…………………………………………......130TextBCricket—AVeryEnglishGame……………………………….136TextCTheHighlandGames…………………………………………..137TextDTraditionalGamesinScotland………………………………...139Unit12Theatre&MusicintheU.K………………………………………142TextATheatre&MusicintheU.K…………………………………...143TextBPantomimes……………………………………………………150TextCCats,theClassicMusical………………………………………151TextDTheBeatles…………………………………………………….152Unit13TheBritishHolidays&Festivals…………………………………..156TextAHolidaysandFestivalsintheU.K……………………………..157TextBHolidayLifeinEngland……………………………………….164TextCValentineCustoms…………………………………………….166Unit14TheBritishLiterature(I)………………………………………….168TextAOverviewofBritishLiterature(I)……………………………..169TextBWilliamShakespeare…………………………………………..176TextCTobe,ornottobe……………………………………………...177TextDOfStudies……………………………………………………...179Unit15TheBritishLiterature(II)………………………………………...182TextAOverviewofBritishLiterature(II)…………………………….183TextBPrideandPrejudice……………………………………………191TextCChristmasDinner………………………………………………193TextDAgathaChristie––QueenofCrime…………………………….196Appendix:KeytotheExercises……………………………………………200重点参考的书目和网站…………………………………………………….2142Unit1TheEnglishCharacterSuccessistheabilitytogofromonefailuretoanotherwithnolossofenthusiasm.——WinstonChurchillUnitGoalszTounderstandcharacterandpersonalityofEnglishpeopleeTounderstandcharacterandpersonalityofEnglishpeoplzzTogetacquaintedwithsomebasicculturalconceptsconcerningEnglishcharacterTogetacquaintedwithsomebasicculturalconceptsconcerningEnglishcharacterzzTolearnsomeusefulwordsandexpressionsonEnglishcharacterTolearnsomeusefulwordsandexpressionsonEnglishcharacterBeforeYouReadWorkwithyourpartnerandshareideaswitheachother.1)Whatarethefirstthreethingsthatcomeintoyourmindwhenyouhearthewords“Britain”or“Britons”?E.g.WhenIthinkof“theEnglish”Ithinkof…____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2)WhatdoyouthinkoftheBritons?WhatarethethreedescriptivewordsyouassociatethemostwiththeBritishpeople?E.g._____,_____,_____StarttoReadTextATheEnglishCharacter(I)1.TootherEuropeans,thebestknownqualityoftheBritish,andinAnIntroductiontoBritishSociety&CultureparticularoftheEnglish,is“reserved.”Areservedpersonisonewhodoesnottalkverymuchtostrangers,doesnotshowmuchemotion,andseldomgetsexcited.Itisdifficulttogettoknowareservedperson:henevertellsyouanythingabouthimself,andyoumayworkwithhimforyearswithoutevenknowingwherehelives,howmanychildrenhehas,andwhathisinterestsare.Englishpeopletendtobelikethat.2.Iftheyaremakingajourneybybustheywilldotheirbesttofindanemptyseat;ifbytrain,anemptycompartment.Iftheyhavetosharethecompartmentwithastranger,theymaytravelmanymileswithoutstartingaconversation.Ifaconversationdoesstart,personalquestionslike“Howoldareyou?”oreven“Whatisyourname?”arenoteasilyasked.3.Thisreluctancetocommunicatewithothersisanunfortunate