英语国家概况12.ppt

,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,When we mention the UK,What impresses you most?,Part 1:The UK(11 weeks+3 exercise weeks),Unit 1-2:A brief introduction to the UK(5 weeks),Unit 3:The government of the UK(1 week),Unit 4:Politics,Class and Race(1 week),Unit 5-6:The UK economy and literature(1 week),Unit 7-8:British education system and foreign relations(1 week),Unit 9-10:The British media,Sports,holidays and festivals (1week),British History(1 week),Lecture1:A brief introduction of the UK,Geographical location,Area and population,Complicated names,British Empire,The differences existing in British society,Capital city of the UK:London,Geographical location(1),The UK is an _ country.,The UK is located in the _,Europe,.,The UK,island,northwestern,Geographic location(2),The UK is country of island surrounded by,_(to its east),_(to its north),_,(to its west and between Great Britain and Ireland),_,(to its south).,North sea,Irish sea,Atlantic ocean,English Channel and Strait of Dover,英吉利-多佛尔海峡,由英吉利海峡和多佛尔海峡组成，位于欧洲大陆和大不列颠岛之间，是沟通北海和大西洋的重要海上通道，,是国际航运量最大的水道,。以朴茨茅斯港为界，西南是英吉利海峡，东北为多佛尔海峡。海峡东窄西宽呈喇叭形.,The English Channel and The Strait of Dover,The English Channel,（英吉利海峡）,The Strait of Dover,（多佛尔海峡）,Eurostar(欧洲之星高速列车）goes across English channel tunnel（英吉利海峡隧道）,Area and population,Area:244,820 sqkm,Population:59.6 million,Highly urbanized:,80%living in cities and 20%living in the countryside,The most densely populated area:,England,The least populated area:,Northern Ireland,Complicated Name,全称：The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,全称的缩略：The United Kingdom or The UK,简称：Britain,代称：England,The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,大,不,列,颠,岛,爱尔兰岛东北部,英,格,兰,苏,格,兰,威尔士,北爱尔兰,领土组成,Three terms,British Isles,不列颠群岛,Britain,Great Britain,Two large islands several small ones,Great Britain and Northern Ireland,England,Wales,Scotland,1）The British Isles,a geographic term which includes two large islands,and,and 5,000 small islands.,2）Great Britain:,comprises only England,and _.,3）Ireland island:,includes Northern Ireland and southern Ireland.Northern Ireland is a part of,while southern Ireland became an independent country,.,4）The UK,:is made up of,and,.,is made up of,_,and_,Ex1:Fill in the blanks below,.,Great Britain,Ireland island,Scotland,Wales,The UK,Republic of Ireland,Great Britain,Northern Ireland,England,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland,Ex2:What is the reference of each picture?British Isles,the UK,Great Britain,Scotland,England,or Wales?,1,2,3,4,5,6,The UK,Scotland,Great Britain,England,British Isles,Wales,British Empire（19th century):sun-never-setting empire(日不落帝国）,The Sun-never-setting Empire,大英帝国殖民地分布图（19世纪）,国家和地区,面积,人口,亚州,伊拉克、印度、巴基斯坦、孟加拉、马来西亚,中国香港等,约3350万平方千米（本土的137倍）,39350万人口（本土的8倍）,非洲,科特迪瓦、尼日利亚、苏丹、南非等10多个国家,美洲,美国、加拿大,太平洋,澳大利亚、新西兰、新几内亚,Why was the British empire called“the sun-never-setting empire”?,At the peak of its power,the British empire took up 1/5 of the worlds dry land,becoming known as“the sun-never-setting empire”,because its span across the globe ensured that the sun was always shining on at least one of its numerous territories,.,British empire,The Rise and the fall of British empire,The effect of its imperial past,The Rise of the British Empire,Geographical advantage:,The center of Atlantic seaway,The support of government,:Mercantilism,Military success:,Defeat Spanish invincible armada(,西班牙海上舰队）,in 1588,Victory in the war with the Dutch(16th century),Victory in the 7-year war with France(17th century),Economic development:,Industrial Revolution,Foreign expansion,Colonization of,thinly-populated America,Slave trade,East India Company,Foreign Expansion,The Effect of its imperial past,Participation of many international organizations,Commonwealth:,consists of 50 or more countries which used to be colonies of the UK,EU,:,(European Union,the UK joined in 1973),Make-up of British population,(The UK:a multiracial society),population constituents:,natives(the English,the Scottish,the Welsh,the Irish),+immigrants from commonwealth countries(1/20:non-European),+invaders,.,The differences existing in British society,Religion:,Christians,（,71.6%,）,Muslims(,伊斯兰教徒）（,2.7%,）,Sikh(,印度教徒）（,1%,）,other religious group(1.4%),Secular people(23.3%),Economy:,UK-a society with a class-structure,Region:,Highland Scots&Lowland Scots,North and South England,Capital and the provinces,Capital city-London,London is in the _ of the nation and is situated on the _ River near its mouth,.,伦敦,伦敦,泰晤士河,Southeast,Thames,Capital city-London,Largest,city and,largest,port in the UK,The political center:,Buckingham palace,Palace of Westminster/House of parliament,Downing street,The financial center:,One of the three major international financial center in the world.(Paris,New York),The cultural center:,The University of London(the largest university in the UK),British museum,West End.,City of Fog,Capital city-London,London is divided into,the City of London,(the oldest part of the city,which was once walled up),and,the County of London,(includes all the suburbs and part of the countryside around London,is divided into 32 boroughs),London has a reputation for the sharp contrast between,the East End,伦敦东区,(the poorest district in London),and,West End,伦敦西区,(a shopping district with many department stores and expensive departments,also center of theatres.),Capital city-London,Thames River(,泰晤士河）,Tower Bridge(,伦敦塔,),Swiss Re Tower(,瑞士再保险塔）,Palace of Westminster/House of parliament(,威斯敏斯特宫,/,国会大厦）,London Eye(,伦敦眼,),Millennium Bridge(,千禧桥）,Greenwich observatory,（格林威治天文台）,Canary Wharf(,金丝雀码头）,Millennium Dome(,千年穹顶）,St Pauls Cathedral,（圣保罗大教堂）,London Tower(,伦敦塔,),An important river in Britain:River Thames,the second longest(,the longest:River Severn,),best known for flowing through central London,a special appeal to writers,artists,musicians and film-makers,many riverside attractions:London Eye,Tower of London,House of Parliament,etc.,The longest river in the UK:,River Severn,NEW SEVERN BRIDGE:,the longest bridge in the UK,connecting Wales and England,Tower Bridge,an iconic symbol of London,Carries,motor vehicles,cyclists,pedestrians,Crosses,Thames,Opened,30 June 1894,Shape:,Like a cucumber,One of Skyscrapers,in London,(50,storeys,),Characteristics:,Energy conservation,Swiss Re Tower,The Palace of Westminster/House of Parliament,Big Ben,the largest four-faced clock,Designed by Duke Benjamin during Queen Victorias reign,Its celebration of its 150th,anniversary,in May 2009,The London Eye(The Wheel of Millennium),the largest Ferris wheel in Europe(135 meters),the most popular paid tourist attraction in the UK,Greenwich Observatory,Canary Wharf,Canary Wharf Tower,（金丝雀码头塔）/,One Canada Square,第一加拿大广场,HSBC Tower,汇丰银行塔/,8 Canada Square第八加拿大广场,Citigroup Centre,花旗集团中心,Millennium Dome,-”Pearl of London”,ST Pauls Cathedral-center of church of England,The Tower of London,Built by William the conqueror,first used as military fortress,then as the kings palace,then as the prison,now as the museum displaying weapons.,西敏寺（威斯敏斯特教堂）Westminster Abbey,Political significance：,Cornation ceremony,Royal wedding ceremony,Royal tomb,Commemoratory significance,Tombs of many famous people,“Poets corner”,Questions about Westminster Abbey,Who was the first literary figure buried here?,-Chaucer(father of English history),Who was the last royal family member buried here?,-Diana(Rose of England),In the right picture,whose tomb is it?,-Newton,Who built it?,-Edward the confessor,Buckingham Palace 白金汉宫 -the residence of the queen,Questions about Buckingham Palace,What does the flag on the top of the Buckingham Palace mean?,What does the golden angel mean?,National flag Union Flag or Union Jack,Questions for consideration:,1)Why did the first version of national flag appear in the year1606?,2)Why did the second version of national flag appear in the year 1801?,3)Why was Wales not included in the national flag?,The story of making the UK,1)England and Wales,1543,-England and Wales were united as one country.Since then,Wales was recognized as a,principality,(侯国）and ruled directly by“prince of Wales”,who was the eldest son of English king,2)England and Scotland,1603,kingdom,England and,kingdom,Scotland shared the same king.King James VI of Scotland became also James I of England,1606,-Scots were officially called English citizens.,3)Kingdom of Great Britain,1707-the Act of Union:Scotland became part of the new country,4)United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,1801,-a second Act of Union:,kingdom,Ireland became part of the new country,5)United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,1921-southern Ireland became an independent country:the Republic of Ireland,National anthem-God Save the Queen(God Save the King),God save our gracious Queen,Long live our noble Queen,God save the Queen,Send her victorious,Happy and glorious,Long to reign over us:,God save the Queen.,Thy choicest gifts in store,On her be pleased to pour,Long may she reign,May she defend our laws,And give us ever cause,To sing with heart and voice,God save the Queen,上帝保佑女王，,祝她万寿无疆，,神佑女王,常胜利，沐荣光；,孚民望，心欢畅；,治国家，王运长；,神佑女王！,扬神威，张天网，,保王室，歼敌人，一鼓涤荡。,破阴谋，灭奸党，把乱萌一扫光；,让我们齐仰望，神佑女王！,愿上帝恩泽长，选精品，倾宝囊，万岁女王！,愿她保护法律，使民心齐归向，一致衷心歌唱，神佑女王！,