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英国概况英国概况第1页Chapter1GeneralIntroductiontoPhysiographicalFeaturesoftheUKTheLocationsoftheUKThePhysiographicalFeaturesoftheUKRiversandMountainsClimateandweatherPopulationTheMajorCitiesExercisesandAnswers第2页FocusquestionsWhatisthefullnameoftheBritishstate?Whatcountriesdoesitconsistof?WhatisthetotalpopulationoftheUnitedKingdom?WheredomostBritishpeoplelive?WhatisthemostdenselypopulatedareaofBritain?Whatistheleastpopulated?WhatarethemajorcitiesinBritain?第3页ThreetermsBritishIslesBritainGreatBritainTwolargeislandsseveralsmallonesTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.England,WalesScotland第4页ThecomplicatedfullnameoftheUKTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandFourparts:EnglandScotlandWalesNorthernIrelandUnionJackUnionJack第5页ThemapoftheUK第6页ThelocationoftheUKBritainissituatedinwesternEuropeandisseparatedfromtheEuropeancontinentbytheNorthSea,theStraitofDoverandtheEnglishChannel.Itisaninsularcountry.Itscoastlineruns12,429km,Itisoneof thecountrieswithlongestcoastline.TothewestofitliestheAtlanticOcean,acrossandbeyonditisAmerica.第7页ThePhysiographicalFeaturesoftheUKVariedlandscapeFlatlandsinEnglandMountainsinScoltlandandWales第8页England第9页EnglandAflatlandcountry,alsocalledLowlandzonePennines:thebackboneofEnglandLakedistrictHighlyurbanized-80%ofpopulationlivingincities-only2%workinginagriculturePhysicallylargestwithlargestpopulationDominancein:size/culture/economy-takeEnglandforUK第10页LakeDistrict ascenicspotascenicspotinNorthWestEnglandApopularholidaydestinationbeingfamousforitslakesanditsmountainsitsassociationswiththeearly19thcenturypoetryandwritingsofWilliamWordsworthandotherpoets.第11页WilliamWordswortharomanticpoetappointedpoetlaureatein1843LivingintheLakedistrictafter1797（17701850）第12页Scotland第13页ScotlandAmountainouscountrythreenaturalzones:TheHighlandsinthenorththecentralLowlandsthesouthernUplandsBenNevis:thehighestmountainintheUKAcountryofcastles第14页ThehighlandsinScotland：sparselypopulated,withmanymountainrangesdominatingtheregion,andincludingthehighestmountainintheBritishIsles,BenNevisThefilm:BraveHeart第15页BenNevis(1343metershigh)第16页AirthcastleA14thcenturycastle,aspaandaScottishcastleaccommodation,oneofthemostpopularplacesforScottishcastleweddings.第17页Stirlingcastleabout30milesfromGlasgowand40milesfromEdinburghAlonghistory,animportantfortificationandthesiteofmanysiegesandbattles,standingoutforitsimposinglocationandstoriedhistory第18页Wales第19页WalesuamountainouscountryuinthewestofGreatBritain.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nGiantsCauseway（2）-astretchofbasalticrockpillarsweatheredtodifferentheightsandpresentingasteppedsurfaceonthenorthcoastofNorthernIreland.37,000columnsformedbycoolinglava.-legend:FinnMaCoolbuiltittocrosstheseatoScotland第23页Giantscauseway（3）Prodigiousskills(鬼斧神工)ofNature:第24页Climate and WeatherAmaritimetypeofclimate:rainy,changeableandunpredictablerarelyrisingabove32insummerorfallsbelow10inwinter.mildwintersandcoolsummers第25页PopulationThetotalpopulation:about62000000()Highlyurbanized:80%livingincitiesand20%livinginthecourysideThemostdenselypopulatedarea:EnglandTheleastpopulatedarea:NorthernIrelandAmultiracialsocietywhichproducesapopulationofwhich1in20areofnon-Europeanethnicity.Theofficiallanguage:English第26页MountainsandRiversPennines:Chiefmountainranges:theCambrianstheGrampiainsTheGrampians:thelargestmountianrangeintheUK第27页BenNevis:thehighestmountainintheUK第28页ThelongestriverinEngland:RiverSevern（220miles，354km)NEWSEVERNBRIDGE:thelongestbridgeintheUK,connectingWalesandEngland第29页AnimportantriverinBritain:RiverThamesthesecondlongestriverintheUnitedKingdomandthelongestriverentirelyinEnglandbestkownforflowingthroughcentralLondonitsstrategicpositionatthecentreofmanyeventsinBritishhistoryamajorleisureareasupportingtourismandpleasureoutingsaswellasthesportsofrowing,sailing.aspecialappealtowriters,artists,musiciansandfilm-makersandiswellrepresentedintheartsmanyriversideattractions:LondonEye,towerofLondon,HouseofParliament,etc.第30页第31页第32页DescriptionofRiverThamesbyT.S.Eliot(1888-1965)SweetThamesrunsoftly,tillIendmysong.Theriverbearsnoemptybottles,sandwichpapers,Silkhandkerchiefs,cardboardboxescigaretteendsOrothertestimonyofsummernights.andTheriversweatsOilandtarThebargesdriftWiththeturningtideRedsailsWideToleeward,swingontheheavyspar,ThebargeswashDriftinglogsDownGreenwichreachPasttheIsleofDogs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LondonThecapital,thelargestportandthelargestcityinBritainTheCityofLondon+InnerLondon+OuterLondon=GreaterLondonThecommercialcenter:theWestEndThepoliticalcenter:theCityofWebminster(Downingstreet,BuckinghamPalace)Theculturalcenter:LondonUniversity(thebiggest)ThecenterofLaborMovement(Chartism)宪章运动TheOlympicsgamestobeheldherein第36页TheLondonEyeaheightof135metres(443ft),thelargestFerriswheelinEuropethemostpopularpaidtouristattractionintheUnitedKingdom,第37页BigBenlthelargestfour-facedchimingclock,lthethird-tallestfree-standingclocktowerintheworld,lItscelebrationofits150thanniversaryinMay第38页TowerBridgean iconic symbol of LondonCarriesmotorvehicles,cyclists,pedestriansCrosses ThamesTotal length 244metres(801ft)Opened 30June1894第39页alarge,mainlyGothicchurch,inWestminster,LondonthetraditionalplaceofcoronationandburialsiteformonarchsofCommonwealthRealms第40页Trafalgar squareTrafalgar squareasquareincentralLondonatouristattraction第41页WaterloobridgeTube/subway第42页WaterlooBridge第43页WaterlooBridgeStarring:VivienLeigh,RobertTaylorDirectedbyMervynLeRoy.ProducedbySidneyFranklinSynopsisBasedontheplaybyPulitzerPrize-winningplaywrightRobertE.Sherwood,WATERLOOBRIDGEstarsVivienLeighasMyra,ashyballerinawhoselifeisirrevocablyalteredinwar-tornLondon.ItsloveatfirstsightwhenMyrameetshandsome,aristocraticBritishofficerRoyCronin(RobertTaylor)inthemidstofanairraid.Thecouplesoonplanstowed,butCroniniscalledtothefront,andshortlythereafteranewspaperreportshisdeath.Forcedoutofballetschool,aloneanddestitute,Myraturnstoprostitution.Whenshediscoversthatthenewspaperreportwasinaccurate,MyraisunabletotellCroninaboutherprofessionallife,andtragedyensues.This10-handkerchiefweeperwasdirectedbyMervynLeRoy.JosephRuttenbergsphotographyisbeautiful,asistheinspiredsoundtrackbyHerbertStothart(THEWIZARDOFOZ),butwhatmakesWATERLOOBRIDGEisLeighsstunningperformanceandtheveryrealchemistrybetweenherandRobertTaylor.第44页STPaulsCathedralanAnglicancathedraltheseatoftheBishopofLondononeofLondonsmostfamousandmostrecognisablesights第45页EdinburghthecapitalcityofScotlandeconomiccenterofScotlandatouristcitysecondonlytoLondoninU.K.aculturalcity，holdinganinternationalfestivalofmusicandtheartseveryyear第46页ThenewcityofEdinburgh第47页EdiburghcastleThesymbolofEdiburghsituatedonamoundofvolcanicrockoneofScotlandsoldestcastles,unequalledinthewholeoftheBritishIslesaremarkablefortress,thehistoricalinterestofandformerroyalresidence,visitedannuallybyapproximatelyonemillionpeopleNo 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BelfastThecapitalofNorthernIrelandAnindudtrialseaportthewheelofBelfastBelfastcityhall第52页ExercisesThefullnameoftheUnitedKingdomis_and_.TheislandofGreatBritainismadeupof_,_and_.TheUnitedKingdomhasbeenamemberof_since1973.Britainisnowa_societywhichproducesapopulationofwhich1in20areof_ethnicity.Londonplaysasignificantrolein_economicandculturallife.Itsnotonlythefinancial_ofthenation,butalsooneofthe_majorinternationalfinancialcenters_.ThehighestmountaininBritainis_flowsthrouthcentralLondonanditisaveryimportantriver._isthecapitalofScotland.第53页AnswersTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritaintheNorthernIrelandEngland,Scotland,WalesEuropeanUnionMultiracial,non-EuropeanBritains,center,three,intheworldBenNevisThamesriverEdinburgh第54页
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