Chapter 1 Literature—Literary Giants and Their Masterpieces 1
Unit 1 Shakespeare， The Greatest Dramatist: Appreciation of His Comedies and Tragedies 2
Text l Why Study Shakespeare? 3
Text ll On Shakespeare 9
Unit 2 Great Authors and Their Novels of the Victorian Period 13
Text l Gender Roles in the 19th Century 13
Text ll Charles Dickens Gift of Giving 20
Unit 3 Notable Poets of Romanticism—Byron， Shelley and Keats 24
Text l Famous Last Words 25
Text ll The Later Romantics: Shelley， Keats， and Byron 30
Chapter2 History—Figures and Events of Significance 33
Unit 1King Arthur and William of Normandy:
Early History of Britain and the French influence 34
Text 1 King Arthur 35
Text ll The Emergence of the British State 41
Unit 2 King John and King Charles t ls King‘s Right Divine?44
Text l King John 45
Text ll Charles .50
Unit 3 Spanish Armada and the Two World Wars:
The Empire on Which the Sun Never Sets 54
Text 1 Rivalry Between Britain and France 55
Text ll The Battle of Britain 62
Chapter 3 Communication—Etiquette Here and There 67
Unit 1English Weather-Speak:
How to Talk About the Weather with the English 68
Text I ls the British Weather Unique in the World? 68
Text ll Rules of English Weather-Speak 73
Unit 2 Greetings and Goodbyes: How to Greet and Say Goodbye 76
Text1 A Short Primer on British Social Etiquette 76
Text ll English Etiquette 8
Unit 3 English Pubs—How to Engage in Non-verbal and Verbal
Communication 84
Text l Seven Differences Between American and British Pubs 84
Text ll What is Britain Without the Pub? .88
Chapter 4 British Media—Broadcasting，Newspapers and Television 93
Unit 1The Broadcasting History of BBC 94
Text l The Growth of Alternative Media 95
Text ll Swashbuckling Sounds: The History of Pirate Radio Stations 99
Unit 2 Britain’s Big Three: Quality or Popular Papers 104
Text I A History of the Broadsheet Newspaper 105
Text ll The Era of the Press Barons 110
Unit 3 Television: An Idiotic Thing? 4
Text l The Age of Show Business 115
Text ll The Medium Is the Message 120
Chapter 5 A Country of Countries—Geography and Tourist Attractions 125
Unit 1Geographical Divisions of United Kingdom 126
Text I The Differences Among the UK， Britain， Great Britain and England 126
Text ll People and Language 131
Unit 2 Historical Heritage and Landscape 134
Text I Stonehenge-Era Pig Roasts United Ancient Britain， Scientists Say 135
Text ll The White Cliffs of Dover—Things to See and Do 139
Unit 3 A Tour to Major Cities: Landmarks and Spectaculars 143
Text l Six of London‘s Best Small Museums and Why You Should Visit Them Now 144
Text ll How to Experience Belfast’s Cultural Scene like a Local 148
Chapter 6 Entertainment—Sports， Movies and TV Series 153
Unit 1 Sports: Widespread Participation 154
Text I Sports in the UK 155
Text l Association Football or Soccer 160
Unit 2 Whats So Fascinating of British Films? 164
Text I The Highest-Grossing British Films of All Time 165
Text Il British Film History 171
Unit 3 Charms of Popular TV Series—Sherlock， Downton Abbey and Doctor Who 175
Text I Best Films and TV Shows Based on the British Royal Family 176
Text ll Do You Love British TV Series? Showmax Got You Covered 182
Unit 4 One City， Three Olympic Games 186
Text l London Olympic Games Then and Now: 1908 &.2012 187
Text ll Legacies of Past Olympic Games 192
Chapter 7 Politics—Constitutional Monarchy 197
Unit 1Constitution and Monarch:How to Justify Britain‘s Support for Monarchy 198
Text l Elizabeth 199
Text ll Harry’s Departure Could Do Britain‘s Royal Family a Favor .203
Unit 2 General Election: Who Would Become the Winner of First-Past-the-Post 207
Text l How Winston Churchill Lost the 1945British General Election 208
Text ll Some Arguments Surrounding the Debate over FPTP vs. PR 214
Unit 3 Separation of Powers:Would Early Election Do Wonders for Theresa May 218
Text l Theresa May’s Election Announcement: Full Statement 219
Text Il British PM May Calls for Early Election to Strengthen Brexit Hand 225
Unit 4 Product of Ballot and Root of Trouble:Soft Brexit， Hard Brexit or No-Deal Brexit 229
Text I Britain and the European Union 230
Text ll Brexit: Pros and Cons 235
Chapter 8 People—Habit Is Second Nature 239
Unit 1 Queuing: Queuers and Queue-Jumpers 240
Text l Queuing: ls lt Really the British Way? 240
Text ll Coronavirus Has Ruined the Great， Orderly British Queue 245
Unit 2 Moaning: Workplace Moans and Restaurant Moans 249
Text l Top 50 Things British People Complain About 249
Text ll Moaning ls Bad for Your Health 255
Unit 3 Humour; Understatement and Self-deprecation 259
Text l British Humour. What Exactly Is It and How Does It Work? 259
Text ll The Differences Between American and British Humour 265
Unit 4 Sorry， Sorry， Sorry， What Does It Say About Englishness? 269
Text l Why Do the British Say ”Sorry” So Much? 269
Text ll Terribly Sorry—But Britain‘s Famed Politeness May Be a Myth .274
Chapter 9 Education—Distinct Educational System and Distinguished Schools 279
Unit 1 Understanding the UK Education System 280
Text I Academic Route vs，Vocational Route; Which Is Better? 280
Text Il Western Norms of Critical Argumentation 286
Unit 2 Public Schools and Independent Schools 290
Text I British Education System—Grammar School 291
Text Il Best of British as Elite Public Schools Tap up Chinese Pupils .295
Unit 3 How to Apply far a British University 300
Text l The Personal Statement that Got Me a Large
Scholarship to Cambridge 300
Text ll What ls a Collegiate University? 306
Unit 4 Different Types of British Universities and Their Strengths309
Text I Differences Between Oxford and Cambridge 309
Text ll Why Should You Study at a Russell Group University? 314
Chapter l0 Feminine Culture in Britain 319
Unit 1Women’s Movement in Britain 320
Text l The Lives of the Suffragettes 321
Text ll Woman as Other 326
Unit 2 Great Women Leaders in British History 330
Text I Twilight of Splendor: The Court of Queen Victoria During Her Diamond Jubilee 331
Text ll Slums in Late-Victorian London 337
Unit 3 The Crazy Hat 342
Text I Margaret Thatcher: Fashion Rebel? 343
Text ll History of Women Wearing Mens Clothing 349
Unit 4 Weddings:The Carrier of British Culture 356
Text l Miss Brooke 357
Text ll Marriage Therapy in the 1960s:Marriage as a Platform for Personal Growth 362
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