本书旨在提高中小学英语教师对英语国家文化与国情的了解。主要包括几个主要的英语国家的社会、历史、地理、政治、经济、文化等的概况，通过学习进一步提高在岗教师的对所教语言国家的了解，从而可以进一步提高教学质量。

本册为《读懂澳新一本就够了》，由黄建滨主编。

Part One Australia

 I . Geography and People

1.1 General Introduction

1.2 Geographical Feature

 1.2.1 The Great Western Plateau

 1.2.2 The Central Lowlands

 1.2.3 The Eastern Highlands

1.3 Rivers and Lakes

1.4 Climate

1.5 Plants and Animals

1.6 Population

1.7 States and Territories

 1.7.1 New South Wales

 1.7.2 Victoria

 1.7.3 Queensland

 1.7.4 South Australia

 1.7.5 Western Australia

 1.7.6 Tasmania

 1.7.7 The Northern Territory

 1.7.8 Australian Capital Territory

 II. History

2.1 First Human Habitation

2.2 European Discovery

2.3 Convict Settlement

2.4 The Gold Rush and the Eureka Stockade Rebellion

2.5 The Formation of the Federation

2.6 Australia and the World Wars

2.7 Australia since 1945

 III. Government, Parliament and the Law System

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Part Two New Zealand

References

Postscript