Giáo trình Đất nước học
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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HÒA BÌNH
TRƯỜNG CAO ĐẲNG SƯ PHẠM
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ĐỀ CƯƠNG BÀI GIẢNG
MÔN: ĐẤT NƯỚC HỌC
Ngành đào tạo: CĐSP Tiếng Anh
Họ và tên: Phạm Thị Minh Huyền
Đơn vị: Khoa Trung học Cơ sở
Năm học 2019- 2020
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Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: The United Kingdom
Lesson 1: Introduction about the United Kingdom
A. Understanding the names
B. History
C. Things British
D. Physical Geography
E. Population
F. Language
Lesson 2: People, Beliefs and Religions
A. Stereotypes and Change
B. English versus British
C.Multiculturalism
D. Being Different
E. Religions
Lesson 3: The Government, Political life and Election.
A. The Cabinet
B. The Prime Minister
C. The Civil Service
D. Parliament
E. Election
Lesson 4: Education
A. Historical Background
B. Organization
C. Recent Development.
D. School Life
E. Public Exams
Lesson 5: Economy
A. Background Information
B. Economic Growth
C. Trade in the U.K.
D. Industry in Britain
E. Working in Britain
Lesson 6: Holidays
A. Christmas
B. Easter
C. Halloween
Lesson 7: Celebrations and Special Days
A. Birthdays
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B. Weddings
C. Special Days
Chapter 2: The United states of America
Lesson 8: Introduction about the U.SA.
A. Weather and Climate
B. Natural Resouces
C. Population
D. Ethnic Groups
E. Languages
F.Culture
Lesson 9: People, Beliefs and Religions
A. Cultural Diversity
B. Individual Freedom and Self- Reliance
C. Equality of Opportunity and Competition
D. Material Weath and Hard Work
E.Religions
Lesson 10: The Government, Political life and Election.
A. Power of the President
B. Political Party System
C. The Organization of the American Government
D. The Development of the Government
E. Election
Lesson 11: Education
A. Puplic Schools
B. Educational Ladder
C. The Money Value of Education
D. Extracurricular Activities
E. Racial Equality and Education
Lesson 12: Economy
A. Free Enterprise: theoretical and Historical Background
B. Roles of Government
C. High Living Standard
D. The Characteristics of American Business
Lesson 13: Holidays
A. Christmas
B. Easter
C. Halloween
Lesson 14: Celebrations and Special Days
A. Birthdays
B. Weddings
C. Special Days
References
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Introduction
This book is intended for the third-year students majoring in English,
Department of Secondary Education, Hoa Binh College of Education, who are
trained to be teachers of English with the hope that they can improve their
English language through various reading passages. There is a collection of
topics from different sources about two famous English Speaking Countries:
The United Kindom and The United States of America.
The aims of this book
1. To give some background information about the country as well people in
the the UK and the USA.
2. To raise student's awareness of political system in developed countries
3. To familiarize students with economic development in the UK and the USA
4. To help students have an idea about two famous Educational Systems in the
world
5. To give students some main information about the most three important
holidays in the UK and the USA including Christmas, Easter and Halloween.
6. To compare some special celebrations like birthdays and weddings between
Vietnamese culture and foreigners'.
From this, students have an opportunity to share their findings and discuss their
opinions with their partners. From then, they can develop their presentation
skill which is important for their future career. Hopefully that students will have
fun when taking part in this course and get an insight into the British and
American life in general.
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