《新世纪高等院校英语专业本科生系列教材（修订版）：当代英国概况（第3版）（学生用书）》编排新颖，且配以较多的练习。它既强调由学生使用英语来获得信息，又组织学生根据已获得的信息来进行小组讨论或书面总结，以加深他们对英国文化的认识，同时还发展他们的语言运用能力。

To students
Chapter 1 introduction
Section A: Exposition Texts
Section B: Exploitation Activities
Section C: Extension Tasks
Supplementary Reading
Chapter 2 Family Personal Relationships (1)
Section A: Exposition Texts
Section B: Exploitation Activities
Section C: Extension Tasks
Chapter 3 Family Personal Relationships (2)
Section A: Exposition Texts
Section B: Exploitation Activities
Section C: Extension Tasks
Chapter 4 Education

To students
Chapter 1 introduction
Section A: Exposition Texts
Section B: Exploitation Activities
Section C: Extension Tasks
Supplementary Reading
Chapter 2 Family & Personal Relationships (1)
Section A: Exposition Texts
Section B: Exploitation Activities
Section C: Extension Tasks
Chapter 3 Family & Personal Relationships (2)
Section A: Exposition Texts
Section B: Exploitation Activities
Section C: Extension Tasks
Chapter 4 Education
Section A: Exposition Texts
Section B: Exploitation Activities
Section C: Extension Tasks
Chapter 5 Work
Section A: Exposition Texts
Section B: Exploitation Activities
Section C: Extension Tasks
Chapter 6 Leisure
Section A: Exposition Texts
Section B: Exploitation Activities
Section C: Extension Tasks
Chapter 7 Holidays & Tourism
Section A: Exposition Texts
Section B: Exploitation Activities
Section C: Extension Tasks
Chapter 8 crime & the Police
Section A: Exposition Texts
Section B: Exploitation Activities
Section C: Extension Tasks
Chapter 9 Justice & the Law
Section A: Exposition Texts
Section B: Exploitation Activities
Section C: Extension Tasks
Chapter 10 Beliefs
Section A: Exposition Texts
Section B: Exploitation Activities
Section C: Extension Tasks
Chapter11 welfare
Section A: Exposition Texts
Section B: Exploitation Activities
Section C: Extension Tasks
Chapter 12 Economy
Section A: Exposition Texts
Section B: Exploitation Activities
Section C: Extension Tasks
Chapter 13 system of Government
Section A: Exposition Texts
Section B: Exploitation Activities
Section C: Extension Tasks
Chapter 14 political Parties & Groups
Section A: Exposition Texts
Section B: Exploitation Activities
Section C: Extension Tasks
Chapter 15 The media (1)——Broadcasting
Section A: Exposition Texts
Section B: Exploitation Activities
Section C: Extension Tasks
Chapter 16 The media (2) ——The Press
Section A: Exposition Texts
Section B: Exploitation Activities
Section C: Extension Tasks
Chapter 17 Britain & the world
Section A: Exposition Texts
Section B: Exploitation Activities
Section C: Extension Tasks