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Section A:Exposition Texts 1

A1 Geography 1

Temperature in England＆Wales,1992 1

Graphs:- 1

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

RainfallinEngland＆Wales,1992 2

Maps:- 2

GreatBritain＆NorthernIreland-Physicalfeatures 2

Some famous people and places in the UK 3

Population density 4

Population of UK(in millions) 4

A2 Population:Density＆Structure 4

A3 Ethnic Groups 5

Population of main urban areas 5

Tables:- 6

Population:by age and ethnic group,1987-89 6

A4 Class 7

A5 Fifty Years of a Changing Tradition 8

Section C:Extension Tasks 9

Section B:Exploitation Activities 9

Supplementary Reading 11

Glossary 13

Chapter 2 Family＆Personal Relationships(1) 18

Section A:Exposition Texts 18

A1 The Family 18

210f births outside marriage 19

Families within households(percentages)by type ofhousehold,1961-89 19

A2 Youth 20

A3 Marriage 21

Proportion ofpeople cohabiting,byagegroup 24

A4 Marriage＆Divorce 25

Marriage＆divorce rates,1971-1989 25

Survey of views on reasons for success＆failure in marriage 26

Section B:Exploitation Activities 27

Section C:Extension Tasks 31

Supplementary Reading 32

Glossary 36

Chapter 3 Family＆Personal Relationships(2) 39

Section A:Exposition Texts 39

A1 Husbands＆Wives 39

Householddivision oflabourbymarital status,1984 41

Decision-makinginfamilylife 43

A2 Parents＆Children 43

A3 Old Age 46

Section B:Exploitation Activities 47

Section C:Extension Tasks 48

Supplementary Reading 51

Glossary 53

Chapter 4 Education 56

A1 Change＆Reform in Schools 57

Section A:Exposition Texts 57

210f 16+year olds staying on in full-time education,1938-1992 57

Children under 5 in school as210f all children aged 3 or 4,1970-93 58

A2 Schools Today 58

Education System-Basic Structure 60

Illustrations:- 60

A3 Institutions of Higher Education 61

A4 Further Education＆Training 64

Female students as210f all students,1979/80 and 1989/90 65

Section B:Exploitation Activities 65

Section C:Extension Tasks 68

Supplementary Reading 69

Glossary 74

Chapter 5 Work 77

A1 What is Work？ 78

Section A:Exposition Texts 78

Employees in employment,1981-91 79

A2 The Pattern of Employment 79

Regional variations in occupation 80

NHS Pay,1989 81

Average weekly earnings:male/female＆manual/non-manual 81

A3 Getting a Job 82

Trade Union membership,1980-89 83

A4 Unions＆Management 83

Job levels according to gender and ethnic group(%),1985 86

A5 Gender＆Ethnicity 86

Job involvement(gender) 87

Section B:Exploitation Activities 88

Job satisfaction 88

Job involvement(class) 88

Section C:Extension Tasks 90

Supplementary Reading 92

Glossary 94

Chapter 6 Leisure 97

Manual workers-hours worked,1900 to 1990 100

Section A:Exposition Texts 100

A1 Introduction 100

A2 Leisure at Home 101

Atypicalday(family) 101

Participationinleisure activities athome 102

A3 Leisure Outside the Home 103

Survey:Which of these things have you done in the past month？' 104

Major British sporting events 106

Section B:Exploitation Activities 108

Membership of youth organisations,1990 108

Section C:Extension Tasks 109

Supplementary Reading 110

Participation in sports＆physical excercise:by sex＆age,1987 112

Glossary 113

Chapter 7 Holidays＆Tourism 116

Holidays taken by residents of Great Britain,1975＆1991 118

A1 Introduction 118

Section A:Exposition Texts 118

A2 Day Trips＆Weekend Breaks 119

A3 Holidays at Home 121

Distribution of tourists by Tourist Authority regions 122

A4 Holidays Abroad 123

Package holidays abroad,1979 to 1990 124

A5 Organisation of the Tourism Industry 124

Section B:Exploitation Activities 126

Supplementary Reading 127

Section C:Extension Tasks 127

Glossary 129

Chapter 8 Crime＆the Police 131

Section A:Exposition Texts 132

A1 Introduction 132

A2 Crime in Britain Today 133

Victims of 1+crimes:international comparison,1988 133

Offences recorded by the police in England＆Wales,1971/1989/1990 133

A3 Victims＆Offenders 134

Fear of being a victim:gender 134

Public opinion of main causes of crime in Britain today 135

A4 The Causes of Crime 135

A5 VictimSupport 137

Survey:'Why do the youngsters you know commit crime？' 137

A6 The Police 138

Section B:Exploitation Activities 141

Clear-upratesforoffencesnotifiedtopolice,bytype ofoffence:1990 141

Section C:Extension Tasks 143

Supplementary Reading 147

Glossary 152

Chapter 9 Justice＆the Law 153

Section A:Exposition Texts 155

A1 Introduction 155

A2 The Structure of the Courts 156

TheLegalSysteminEngland＆Wales 157

A4 Inside the Courts 158

A3 Legal Advice＆Assistance 158

A5 Outside Court - The Professionals 161

Barristers'Training 161

Solicitors'Training 162

Section B:Exploitation Activities 163

A6 Problems Raised by the System 163

Section C:Extension Tasks 164

Supplementary Reading 165

Glossary 166

Chapter 10 Beliefs 167

Section A:Exposition Texts 169

A1 Introduction 169

A2 The Christian Religion 170

A3 Other Religions 172

%belonging to a church:by region 173

Approximate churchmembership,UK 173

A4 How Religious are the British？ 173

Church attendance 174

A5 Beliefs 174

Atheists,agnostics and believers(by gender) 175

Beliefin God,Sin etc. 175

Attitudes towards the meaning oflife(Britain,USA＆N.Ireland) 176

A6 Moral Issues 176

Survey:'Which ofthese are morally wrong？' 177

Section B:Exploitation Activities 178

Section C:Extension Tasks 179

Supplementary Reading 179

Glossary 181

Chapter 11 Welfare 182

A1 Introduction:Poverty＆the Development of the Welfare State 184

Section A:Exposition Texts 184

Survey:'Which of these items would you regard as a necessity？' 185

Comparative weekly incomes of employed and unemployed,1981-93 185

A2 Changing Attitudes 187

Attitudes towards pubic spending,1986-91 188

A3 Welfare in Britain - The Present 188

Section B:Exploitation Activities 194

Section C:Extension Tasks 196

Supplementary Reading 197

Glossary 199

Chapter 12 Domestic Economy 201

Rates of growth,international comparison,1960s,70s＆80s 205

Section A:Exposition Texts 205

A1 Introduction 205

Main road and rail network and airports 206

A2 Natural Resources＆Infrastructure 206

A3 Finance 207

A4 The 'Mixed' Economy 208

The Financial Institutions 208

Government expenditure as a210f GNP 210

A5 The Role of the Government 210

Different kinds of tax...... 211

How public money is spent:1979,1984＆1989 211

The pattern of consumers'expenditure(percentages) 212

A6 The Consumer 212

Section B:Exploitation Activities 213

Section C:Extension Tasks 213

Supplementary Reading 213

Glossary 214

Chapter 13 System of Government 216

The Structure ofCentral Government 217

A1 Central Government 217

Section A:Exposition Texts 217

A2 The Executive 219

A3 The Legislature 220

The Road to Parliament...... 223

Influences on an MP 224

A4 Local Government 225

Section B:ExploitationActivities 226

Section C:Extension Tasks 227

Supplementary Reading 228

Glossary 233

Chapter 14 Political Parties＆Groups 234

Section A:Exposition Texts 235

A1 The Evolution of Representative Multi Party Democracy 235

The political spectrum 236

A2 Beliefs＆Policies of the Main Parties 236

Survey:Thatcherist＆Socialistvalues 239

A3 Public Opinion＆Voting Behaviour 239

HowBritainvotedin 1992 239

Votes cast and members elected to the House of Commons 240

A4 Pressure Groups 240

Means ofpolitical participation 241

A5 Means of Political Participation 241

Section B:Exploitation Activities 242

Section C:Extension Tasks 243

Supplementary Reading 243

Glossary 244

Section A:Exposition Texts 245

A1 Introduction 245

Broadcasting-BasicStructure 245

Chapter 15 The Media(1)-Broadcasting 245

A2 Radio 246

A3 Television 247

210f time allocated for different types ofTV programme 248

A4 Future Trends -- Public and private domains 249

Average hours of TVviewing per person per day 249

Type of programmes selected:210f time viewing 249

A5 Issues 251

Survey:attitudes towards potentially offensive aspects ofTV 252

Section B:Exploitation Activities 253

Section C:Extension Tasks 255

Supplementary Reading 255

Glossary 258

Chapter 16 The Media(2)-The Press 260

Section A:Exposition Texts 262

A1 Introduction 262

National daily＆Sunday newspapers:dates offoundation 263

A2 Ownership - Press Barons to Media Moghuls' 263

Sources of press revenue 264

Dominant newspaper-owning corporations in Britain 264

A3 Types of Newspaper - Range＆Style 265

Characteristics ofqualityandpopularnewspapers 265

Circulation of selected national daily newspapers 266

A4 Readership 266

A5 Influences on the Press＆Press Freedom 267

Direct＆indirect influences on the content＆style ofa newspaper 267

A6 Issues 268

Section B:Exploitation Activities 270

Section C:Extension Tasks 273

Supplementary Reading 274

Readershipofnationalnewspapers:%by social class,sexandage 275

Glossary 275

Section A:Exposition Texts 277

Chapter 17 Britain＆the World 277

A1 Introduction 277

The British Empire in 1919 278

Commonwealth members,1995 279

A2 From Imperial Power to Commonwealth Member 280

Immigrants permitted to settle in the UK 1976-89 282

A3 Relations with Europe 282

The European Union 284

210f British exports to＆imports from the EEC,1935-1983 285

Changes in public perceptions of Britain's place in the world 286

A4 The 'Special' Relationship with the USA 287

A5 Defence 288

Section B:Exploitation Activities 289

Section C:Extension Tasks 291

Supplementary Reading 292

Glossary 294

Chapter 18 Foreign Trade 295

Section A:Exposition Texts 295

A1 Introduction - From Imperial Power to European Partner 295

British exports of manufactured goods 296

A2 Imports＆Exports 296

Major trading nations:values ofimports and exports in$US,1987 296

UK exports-136istributuion by destination,1913/1960/1987 297

A3 The International Role of the City of London 298

Proportions of British imports＆exports,1987 298