Unit 1 The English Character

Text A The English Character（Ⅰ）

Text B The English Character（Ⅱ）

Text C The Understatement Rule

Unit 2 The Constitutional Monarchy

Text A The Constitutional Monarchy

Text B The Role of the Monarchy Today

Text C The Queen's Official Birthday

Text D Diana，the People's Princess

Unit 3 The British Parliament

Text A The British Government Today

Text B Political Parties in the U.K.

Text C Margaret Thatcher

Unit 4 Food and Drinks in the U.K.

Text A Food and Drinks in the U.K.

Text B British Meals

Text C Are You Foodies?

Text D Pub Etiquette

Unit 5 The British Ways＆Manners

Text A Politeness in Britain

Text B The Rules of Introduction

Text C What's Typically British

Text D Social Customs in Britain

Unit 6 Education System in the U.K.

Text A Going to School：British Style

Text B Boarding School

Text C On Liberal Education

Unit 7 The British Welfare System

Text A Welfare System in the U.K.

Text B The Welfare State

Text C The National Health Service

Text D Health and Illness

Unit 8 The British Media

Text A The British Press

Text B Contemporary British Television

Text C British Newspapers：A Ready Taxonomy of British Culture

Text D Drama and Documentary on British Television

Unit 9 The Law and Justice in Britain

Text A The British Legal System

Text B Origins of Common Law

Text C Jury System in the Dock

Text D The Police in Britain

Unit 10 Family Life in the U.K.

Text A Family Life in the U.K.

Text B Changing Values＆Norms of the U.K.Family

Text C One-Parent Family

Text D Marriage Customs

Unit 11 The British Sports＆Games

Text A The British Sports

Text B Cricket—A Very English Game

Text C The Highland Games

Text D Traditional Games in Scotland

Unit 12 Theatre＆Music in the U.K.

Text A Theatre＆Music in the U.K.

Text B Pantomimes

Text C Commercial Theatre and the Musical

Text D The Beatles

Unit 13 The British Holidays＆Festivals

Text A Holidays and Festivals in the U.K.

Text B Holiday Life in England

Text C Valentine Customs

Unit 14 The British Literature（Ⅰ）

Text A Overview of British Literature（Ⅰ）

Text B William Shakespeare

Text C To Be，or Not to Be

Text D Of Studies

Unit 15 The British Literature（Ⅱ）

Text A Overview of British Literature（Ⅱ）

Text B Pride and Prejudice

Text C Christmas Dinner

Text D Agatha Christie—Queen of Crime

Appendix 重点参考书目和网站