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,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,Introduction to British and American Culture,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Chapter 2 Geography,Part One,The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,第1页,第1页,Introduction to British and American Culture,Learning Focus,Names of the U.K.,The Four Regions of the U.K.,Climate Features,The British Isles,London,Edinburgh Festival,第2页,第2页,Introduction to British and American Culture,Before You Read,Warm-up,Can you see a big clock in the picture on the right?Do you know its very famous name?,_,When you are referring to the meaning of“ying guo”in English,which of the following terms do you use most often?,a.Great Britain b.England c.Britain d.U.K.e.The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland f.The United Kingdom,_,What famous cities or interesting tourist sites do you know about this country?,_,第3页,第3页,Introduction to British and American Culture,The Land,Names,The full and official name of the country is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,usually abbreviated to the United Kingdom or U.K.,Great Britain,or simply Britain,or sometimes informally England.,Question:Why dont people of Scotland,Wales and North Ireland like to be called“English people”?,第4页,第4页,Introduction to British and American Culture,Geographical Features,Position,British Isles,The Four Regions of the U.K.,Climate Features,第5页,第5页,Introduction to British and American Culture,第6页,第6页,Introduction to British and American Culture,Position,Britain is situated in Western Europe and is separated from the European continent by the North Sea,the Strait of Dover and the English Channel.,It was once called“an empire on which the sun never sets”.,第7页,第7页,Introduction to British and American Culture,The British Isles,Explanation of the term:The British Isles is the name of some islands in Western Europe,separated from the European continent by the North Sea,the Strait of Dover and the English Channel.Among the islands,Great Britain and Ireland are the two main ones.The country of the U.K.mainly consists of these two islands.,Two main islands:Great Britain and Ireland,第8页,第8页,Introduction to British and American Culture,The Four Regions of the U.K.,England,130,000 square kilometers,Three regions and geographical features,The River Thames,London,Scotland,78,000 square kilometers,Geographical features,Edinburgh,Glasgow,第9页,第9页,Introduction to British and American Culture,The Four Regions of the U.K.,Wales,20,000 square kilometers,Geographical features,Cardiff,Northern Ireland,14,000 square kilometers,Geographical features,Belfast,第10页,第10页,Introduction to British and American Culture,Climate Features,A temperate maritime climate,Three features,There is often a lot of fog or smog in winter.,There are many more rainy days than sunny days.,The weather is quite instable and changeable.,第11页,第11页,Introduction to British and American Culture,Main Cities and Tourist Attractions,London,Edinburgh,The Lake District,The Scottish Highlands,第12页,第12页,Introduction to British and American Culture,London,Brief introduction,T,he capital of both England and the United Kingdom,O,ne of the worlds most important business,financial and cultural centres,T,he most populous city in the European Union,Public transport network,Heathrow Airport,Londons underground network,第13页,第13页,Introduction to British and American Culture,London,Tourist,sites,F,our World Heritage Sites,T,he citys landmarks,T,he symbols of the city,M,ust-sees for the visitors,Buckingham,Palace,The Queens official and main royal London home,Queen Victoria,The Royal Standard,The Changing of the Guard,第14页,第14页,Introduction to British and American Culture,Edinburgh,Brief introduction,The capital city of Scotland,An administrative,financial and legal center,The second largest Scottish city,Location,The Old Town and,New Town,第15页,第15页,Introduction to British and American Culture,Edinburgh,Edinburgh Festival,Explanation of the term:Edinburgh is well known for the annual Edinburgh Festival,the worlds largest arts festival.Established in 1947,it takes place in the city during three weeks every August alongside several other arts and cultural festivals,collectively known as the Edinburgh Festival.,第16页,第16页,Introduction to British and American Culture,The,Lake District,I,ts links with the early 19,th,century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth and the Lake Poets,T,he Lake District National Park,Windermere,第17页,第17页,Introduction to British and American Culture,The,Scottish Highlands,T,he rugged and mountainous regions,Ben Nevis,O,ne of the most sparsely populated in Europe,T,he Scotch Whisky,第18页,第18页,Introduction to British and American Culture,Summary,Names of the U.K.,The Four Regions of the U.K.,Climate Features,The British Isles,London,Edinburgh Festival,第19页,第19页,