張富生、張紅梅、祝乃榮編著的《英語**概況》收入了*新的重大事件，如2010年5月英國大選、美國金融風暴、2010年8月美韓黃海軍事演習及2010年溫哥華鼕季奧運會；數據援引自****機構發布的報告，大多為2011年*新數據。
根據英語教學規律進行編排，既保持了章節的相對獨立，有利於教師備課，又保持了全書的完整性。在一些專有名詞、術語和習慣用法旁邊，增加了相關的圖片，便於理解。除了介紹客觀事實和歷史外，側重對六國當前政治、經濟和文化情況的介紹，
添加了與中國相關的內容。

張富生、張紅梅、祝乃榮編著的《英語國家概況》介紹了英國、美國 、加拿大、澳大利亞、新西蘭、愛爾蘭6個主要英語國家的概況，涵蓋歷史 、地理、政治、經濟、文化等方面。《英語國家概況》內容豐富，編排新 穎，在注重知識性的同時，融入任務型練習和拓展性訓練。選材客觀權威 ，注重數據更新，配有大量地圖和圖表，直觀性強。引用最新的相關統計 數據，介紹了各國，尤其是英美兩國，在各個領域的最近發展。

Volume One The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Chapter One Geography and Population
Part One Names and Position
Official and Geographical Names
Position
Part Two Geographical Features
The Highland Zone
The Lowland Zone
Part Three Climate
Features of Climate
Factors Influencing Climate
Part Four Natural Resources
Minerals
Fisheries
Forests and Farmlands
Waters
Part Five The People
Origins of the British Nationalities
Characteristics of the British People
Part Six Language
Official Language and Other Languages
History of the English Language
Part Seven Religions
Christianity
The Church of England
Other Denominations
Exercises
Chapter Two Government and Politics
Part One Political System
Part Two The Constitution
Part Three The Monarch
Functions of the Monarch
Act of Settlement
Elizabeth II
Part Four Parliament
The House of Commons
The House of Lords
Part Five The Cabinet
Functions of the Cabinet
Two-Party System
Part Six The Judiciary
The Lord Chancellor
Law and Courts
Exercises
Chapter Three Education and Social Life
Part One Education
Types of Schools
Levels of Education
Part Two Social Welfare
Part Three Class Structure and Social Problems
Exercises
Chapter Four Economy and Major Cities
Part One Economic Profile
Part Two Structure of Eeonomy
The Primary Industries
The Secondary Industries
The Tertiary Industries
Part Three Major Cities
London
Birmingham
Manchester
Liverpool
Cardiff
Edinburgh
Belfast
Exercises
Chapter Five History
Part One The Early and Medieval History
The Native Celts and the Roman Conquest
The Anglo-Saxon Conquest
The Viking Invasions
The Norman Conquest
Exercises
Part Two The Decline of Feudalism and the Rise of the English Bourgeoisie
Henry II and His Reforms
King John and the Great Charter
Beginning of Parliament
The Hundred Years' War
The Black Death
The Peasants' Revolt
The Wars of the Roses
The New Monarchy
Renaissance in England
Exercises
Part Three English Bourgeoisie Revolution in the 17th Century
James I and the Parliament
Charles I
The Short Parliament and the Long Parliament
The Civil War
Restoration
The Glorious Revolution
Exercises
Part Four The Rise of the British Empire
The Industrial Revolution
The Chartist Movement
Queen Victoria and Her Time
Foreign Expansion
Exercises
Part Five The Fall of the British Empire
Britain and World War I
Britain and World War II
Major Events After World War II
Conservative in Power
Labour in Power
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Volume Two The United States of America
Volume Three The Commonwealth of Australia
Volume Four Canada
Volume Five New Zealand
Volume Six The Republic of Ireland
Appendix