The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern lcelandUnit 1 A Brief Introduction to the United Kingdom Ⅰ/2Unit 2 A Brief Introduction to the United Kingdom Ⅱ/20Unit 3 The Government of the United Kingdom /37Unit 4 Politics，Class and Race /50Unit 5 The UK Economy /68Unit 6 British Literature /82Unit 7 British Education System /102Unit 8 British Foreign Relations /116Unit 9 The British Media /130Unit 10 Sports，Holidays and Festivals in Britain /145 IrelandUnit 11 Land，People and History /166Unit 12 Politics and Economy /185Unit 13 Irish Culture：How the Irish Live Now /203Unit 14 Irish Culture：Language，Literature and Arts /222 AustraliaUnit 15 The Land and the Peoples of the Dreaming /242Unit 16 Religion in Australia Today /256Unit 17 From Penal Colony to“Free Migration” /271Unit 18 Australia as a Liberal Democratic Society /284Unit 19 Bureaucratic Power and Whistle Blowers /297Unit 20 From Racism to Multiculturalism /311