Britain

James O’Driscoll

Britain
The country and its people: an introduction for learners of English

Britain is for intermediate and advanced learners of English who want or need to know more about Britain and the British.

This book:
◆Covers all aspects of British life from ‘The government’ to ‘Sport and competition’.
◆Gives the essential facts about Britain and looks at the attitudes and beliefs which shape them.
◆Describes both the public face of Britain – the Britain of the national and international news – and the private daily life of the British people.
◆Provides masses of detailed extra information alongside the main text, often in the form of charts and graphs, extracts from popular fiction and newspapers, and so on.
◆ Asks questions at the end of each chapter to encourage analysis of the text and to stimulate cross-cultural comparisons, and sometimes gives suggestions for further reading.
◆Is illustrated in colour.