1、英国概况英国概况第1页Chapter1GeneralIntroductiontoPhysiographicalFeaturesoftheUKTheLocationsoftheUKThePhysiographicalFeaturesoftheUKRiversandMountainsClimateandweatherPopulationTheMajorCitiesExercisesandAnswers第2页FocusquestionsWhatisthefullnameoftheBritishstate?Whatcountriesdoesitconsistof?Whatisthetotalpopul
2、ationoftheUnitedKingdom?WheredomostBritishpeoplelive?WhatisthemostdenselypopulatedareaofBritain?Whatistheleastpopulated?WhatarethemajorcitiesinBritain?第3页ThreetermsBritishIslesBritainGreatBritainTwolargeislandsseveralsmallonesTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.England,WalesScotland第4页T
3、hecomplicatedfullnameoftheUKTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandFourparts:EnglandScotlandWalesNorthernIrelandUnionJackUnionJack第5页ThemapoftheUK第6页ThelocationoftheUKBritainissituatedinwesternEuropeandisseparatedfromtheEuropeancontinentbytheNorthSea,theStraitofDoverandtheEnglishChannel.Iti
4、saninsularcountry.Itscoastlineruns12,429km,Itisoneof thecountrieswithlongestcoastline.TothewestofitliestheAtlanticOcean,acrossandbeyonditisAmerica.第7页ThePhysiographicalFeaturesoftheUKVariedlandscapeFlatlandsinEnglandMountainsinScoltlandandWales第8页England第9页EnglandAflatlandcountry,alsocalledLowlandzo
5、nePennines:thebackboneofEnglandLakedistrictHighlyurbanized-80%ofpopulationlivingincities-only2%workinginagriculturePhysicallylargestwithlargestpopulationDominancein:size/culture/economy-takeEnglandforUK第10页LakeDistrict ascenicspotascenicspotinNorthWestEnglandApopularholidaydestinationbeingfamousfori
6、tslakesanditsmountainsitsassociationswiththeearly19thcenturypoetryandwritingsofWilliamWordsworthandotherpoets.第11页WilliamWordswortharomanticpoetappointedpoetlaureatein1843LivingintheLakedistrictafter1797(17701850)第12页Scotland第13页ScotlandAmountainouscountrythreenaturalzones:TheHighlandsinthenorththec
7、entralLowlandsthesouthernUplandsBenNevis:thehighestmountainintheUKAcountryofcastles第14页ThehighlandsinScotland:sparselypopulated,withmanymountainrangesdominatingtheregion,andincludingthehighestmountainintheBritishIsles,BenNevisThefilm:BraveHeart第15页BenNevis(1343metershigh)第16页AirthcastleA14thcenturyc
8、astle,aspaandaScottishcastleaccommodation,oneofthemostpopularplacesforScottishcastleweddings.第17页Stirlingcastleabout30milesfromGlasgowand40milesfromEdinburghAlonghistory,animportantfortificationandthesiteofmanysiegesandbattles,standingoutforitsimposinglocationandstoriedhistory第18页Wales第19页Walesuamou
9、ntainouscountryuinthewestofGreatBritain.utakeinguplessthan9%ofthewholeisland.第20页NorthernIrelandSmallestamongthefournationsinBritainMostlyrural,lowhills,beautifullakeinthesouth-west,ruggedcoastline第21页Giantscauseway(巨人之路)(1)The8thNaturalWonderoftheWorld(suburbofBelfast),Sixtymillionyearsago第22页nGian
10、tsCauseway(2)-astretchofbasalticrockpillarsweatheredtodifferentheightsandpresentingasteppedsurfaceonthenorthcoastofNorthernIreland.37,000columnsformedbycoolinglava.-legend:FinnMaCoolbuiltittocrosstheseatoScotland第23页Giantscauseway(3)Prodigiousskills(鬼斧神工)ofNature:第24页Climate and WeatherAmaritimetype
11、ofclimate:rainy,changeableandunpredictablerarelyrisingabove32insummerorfallsbelow10inwinter.mildwintersandcoolsummers第25页PopulationThetotalpopulation:about62000000()Highlyurbanized:80%livingincitiesand20%livinginthecourysideThemostdenselypopulatedarea:EnglandTheleastpopulatedarea:NorthernIrelandAmul
12、tiracialsocietywhichproducesapopulationofwhich1in20areofnon-Europeanethnicity.Theofficiallanguage:English第26页MountainsandRiversPennines:Chiefmountainranges:theCambrianstheGrampiainsTheGrampians:thelargestmountianrangeintheUK第27页BenNevis:thehighestmountainintheUK第28页ThelongestriverinEngland:RiverSeve
13、rn(220miles,354km)NEWSEVERNBRIDGE:thelongestbridgeintheUK,connectingWalesandEngland第29页AnimportantriverinBritain:RiverThamesthesecondlongestriverintheUnitedKingdomandthelongestriverentirelyinEnglandbestkownforflowingthroughcentralLondonitsstrategicpositionatthecentreofmanyeventsinBritishhistoryamajo
14、rleisureareasupportingtourismandpleasureoutingsaswellasthesportsofrowing,sailing.aspecialappealtowriters,artists,musiciansandfilm-makersandiswellrepresentedintheartsmanyriversideattractions:LondonEye,towerofLondon,HouseofParliament,etc.第30页第31页第32页DescriptionofRiverThamesbyT.S.Eliot(1888-1965)SweetT
15、hamesrunsoftly,tillIendmysong.Theriverbearsnoemptybottles,sandwichpapers,Silkhandkerchiefs,cardboardboxescigaretteendsOrothertestimonyofsummernights.andTheriversweatsOilandtarThebargesdriftWiththeturningtideRedsailsWideToleeward,swingontheheavyspar,ThebargeswashDriftinglogsDownGreenwichreachPasttheI
16、sleofDogs第33页MajorcitiesLondonLiverpoolCardiffBelfast第34页London-seatofgovernment-centerofculture-businesscenter-industrialcenter-largestpopulation-hometoallmedia-galleries,theatres,museums-combiningfunctionsofNewYork,Washington&LosAngeles-Oneofthefourleaingcitiesintheworld:NewYork,Paris,Tokyo第35页Lon
17、donThecapital,thelargestportandthelargestcityinBritainTheCityofLondon+InnerLondon+OuterLondon=GreaterLondonThecommercialcenter:theWestEndThepoliticalcenter:theCityofWebminster(Downingstreet,BuckinghamPalace)Theculturalcenter:LondonUniversity(thebiggest)ThecenterofLaborMovement(Chartism)宪章运动TheOlympi
18、csgamestobeheldherein第36页TheLondonEyeaheightof135metres(443ft),thelargestFerriswheelinEuropethemostpopularpaidtouristattractionintheUnitedKingdom,第37页BigBenlthelargestfour-facedchimingclock,lthethird-tallestfree-standingclocktowerintheworld,lItscelebrationofits150thanniversaryinMay第38页TowerBridgean
19、iconic symbol of LondonCarriesmotorvehicles,cyclists,pedestriansCrosses ThamesTotal length 244metres(801ft)Opened 30June1894第39页alarge,mainlyGothicchurch,inWestminster,LondonthetraditionalplaceofcoronationandburialsiteformonarchsofCommonwealthRealms第40页Trafalgar squareTrafalgar squareasquareincentra
20、lLondonatouristattraction第41页WaterloobridgeTube/subway第42页WaterlooBridge第43页WaterlooBridgeStarring:VivienLeigh,RobertTaylorDirectedbyMervynLeRoy.ProducedbySidneyFranklinSynopsisBasedontheplaybyPulitzerPrize-winningplaywrightRobertE.Sherwood,WATERLOOBRIDGEstarsVivienLeighasMyra,ashyballerinawhoselife
21、isirrevocablyalteredinwar-tornLondon.ItsloveatfirstsightwhenMyrameetshandsome,aristocraticBritishofficerRoyCronin(RobertTaylor)inthemidstofanairraid.Thecouplesoonplanstowed,butCroniniscalledtothefront,andshortlythereafteranewspaperreportshisdeath.Forcedoutofballetschool,aloneanddestitute,Myraturnsto
22、prostitution.Whenshediscoversthatthenewspaperreportwasinaccurate,MyraisunabletotellCroninaboutherprofessionallife,andtragedyensues.This10-handkerchiefweeperwasdirectedbyMervynLeRoy.JosephRuttenbergsphotographyisbeautiful,asistheinspiredsoundtrackbyHerbertStothart(THEWIZARDOFOZ),butwhatmakesWATERLOOB
23、RIDGEisLeighsstunningperformanceandtheveryrealchemistrybetweenherandRobertTaylor.第44页STPaulsCathedralanAnglicancathedraltheseatoftheBishopofLondononeofLondonsmostfamousandmostrecognisablesights第45页EdinburghthecapitalcityofScotlandeconomiccenterofScotlandatouristcitysecondonlytoLondoninU.K.aculturalc
24、ity,holdinganinternationalfestivalofmusicandtheartseveryyear第46页ThenewcityofEdinburgh第47页EdiburghcastleThesymbolofEdiburghsituatedonamoundofvolcanicrockoneofScotlandsoldestcastles,unequalledinthewholeoftheBritishIslesaremarkablefortress,thehistoricalinterestofandformerroyalresidence,visitedannuallyb
25、yapproximatelyonemillionpeopleNo visit to Edinburgh is complete without a visit to Edinburgh Castle第48页CastlesinEdiburgh第49页LiverpoolThesecondlargestportofEnglandAmetropolitancity第50页CardiffThecapitalcityofWalesAport第51页BelfastThecapitalofNorthernIrelandAnindudtrialseaportthewheelofBelfastBelfastcit
26、yhall第52页ExercisesThefullnameoftheUnitedKingdomis_and_.TheislandofGreatBritainismadeupof_,_and_.TheUnitedKingdomhasbeenamemberof_since1973.Britainisnowa_societywhichproducesapopulationofwhich1in20areof_ethnicity.Londonplaysasignificantrolein_economicandculturallife.Itsnotonlythefinancial_ofthenation
27、,butalsooneofthe_majorinternationalfinancialcenters_.ThehighestmountaininBritainis_flowsthrouthcentralLondonanditisaveryimportantriver._isthecapitalofScotland.第53页AnswersTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritaintheNorthernIrelandEngland,Scotland,WalesEuropeanUnionMultiracial,non-EuropeanBritains,center,three,intheworldBenNevisThamesriverEdinburgh第54页