介绍英国UK.ppt

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,*,*,The United Kingdom of,Great Britain and Northern Ireland,Location,Great Britain is the largest island of the British Isles,the largest island in Europe and the eighth-largest island in the world.It lies to the northwest of Continental Europe,with Ireland to the west,and makes up the largest part of the territory of the state known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.It is surrounded by over 1,000 smaller islands and islets.,Geography,244,100 square kilometers(including inland waters),The island is located in western Europe.By the Great Britain(England,Scotland,Wales),northeast of the island of Ireland and some islands.Across the North Sea,Strait of Dover,English Channel and across the European continent.Its land border with the Republic of Ireland border.Coastline of 11,450 kilometers.,The whole territory is divided into four parts:the plain south-east England,central and western mountains,the mountains of Scotland,Northern Ireland,highlands and mountains.,ENGLAND CLIMATE,Britain has a maritime climate-,winters are not too cold and summers are not too hot.,It has a steady reliable rainfall throughout the whole year.,The temperature varies within a small range.,The surrounding waters tend to balance the seasonal differences by heating up the land in winter and cooling it off in summer;,The prevailing south-west winds or the Westerlies blow over the country all the year round bringing warm and wet air in winter and keeping the temperatures moderate;but,sometimes it is not very well,The British constitution is spread across a number of sources:,1.Statute law,2.Royal prerogative(executive powers usually exercised by Ministers of the Crown),3.Constitutional conventions(accepted norms of political behaviour),4.Common law(decisions by senior courts that are binding on lower courts),5.EU Treaties,6.Statements made in books considered to have particular authority,National flag and national anthem,The legend of George,slaying the,drag,on dates,back to the 12th century.,Saint George became,Englands patron saint,during the 13th century.,The Red Cross first,appeared in the crusades and is one of the earliest known emblems used,to represent England.The earliest record of St Georges flag being used at,sea as an English flag was in 1545.,the development of the national flag,1.Great Britain in Prehistoric,（,史前的；陈旧的,）,age:,early settlers,Celts and Romans,(凯尔特人和罗马人),2.Great Britain in the middle ages:from 446 to 1901,(1)The Anglo-Saxon Invasion,(,盎格鲁-撒克逊人的入侵,),(2)The Danish Invasion,(丹麦人的入侵）,(3)Norman Conquest(Medieval Britain),（诺曼征服）,(4)Tudor Britain,（,都铎王朝,）,(5)Stuart Britain,（,斯图亚特王室,）,3.Modern Britain(the 20th century),(1)The First Half of 20th Century,a)The First World War(1914-1918),b)The Easter Rising,c)World War II(1939-1945),(2)The Second Half of 20th century,A brief history of Great Britain,LONDON,England.A capital city full of art and history.An important political centre.A huge financial market place.Whatever you think about London,visiting as a tourist is very different from living there.Each part of London has its own character.Some parts are richer than others,or more industrial,or have better housing.,It is difficult to be general about London.The city is made up of a collection of villages,each area with its own character and community.,Put them all together,and you have London,a cosmopolitan capital.,Great Britain has a population of about 60 million in 2003,of whom over 80%live in England.,The official language of Great Britain is English.The word English means the language of the Angles.,London Street,Big Ben,also named Big stupid Clock,is Westminster palace bell Tower and the nickname of British congress conference hall affiliated Clock Tower of Big chimes.,Big Ben lies on the north side of the parliament of the river Thames in London,set with the clock.,As the symbol of London city and Britain,Big Ben is enormous and resplendent,weigh up at 14 tons,named after its engineers Benjamin.,Different time,Different points of view,Different feeling,The British Airways London Eye,also known as the Millennium Wheel,was build in 1999,to celebrate 2000.It is 135 meters high,.At the time it was erected it was the tallest Ferris wheel in the world,.,The London Eye have 32 cars which could accept 25 people.What a huge data shown that 3.5 million visitors from all over the world were attracted to London Eye.,Buckingham Palace,Buckingham Palace,is the official London residence and office of the,British,monarch.Located in the,City of,Westminster，,Originally known as,Buckingham Palace,built for the,Duck of Bucking,in 1705.,The royal guard ceremony,皇家卫队换岗仪式,Tower Bridge,Tower Bridge(built 1886-1894)is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London,England,over the River Thames.It is close to the Tower of London,from which it takes its name.It has become an iconic symbol of London.,British Museum,Delicious food,Cream,tea,奶油茶,Haggis,哈吉斯,Shortbread,黄油酥饼,Trifle,英式查佛,Welsh Rarebit,威尔士兔子,Yorkshire Pudding,约克郡布丁,Barbecue,烤肉大餐,Cornish Pasty,康沃尔馅饼,Fish and chips,炸鱼薯条,Thanks for your watching,