本書旨在提高中小學英語教師對英語**文化與國情的了解。主要包括幾個主要的英語**的社會、歷史、地理、政治、經濟、文化等的概況，通過學習進一步提高在崗教師的對所教語言**的了解，從而可以進一步提高教學質量。
本冊為《讀懂澳新一本就夠了》，由黃建濱主編。

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