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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,*,本资料仅供参考，不能作为科学依据。谢谢。本资料仅供参考，不能作为科学依据。本资料仅供参考，不能作为科学依据。谢谢。本资料仅供参考，不能作为科学依据。,英语国家概况,1/49,Chapter I,Geography,People and Language,2/49,Content,I.Geography,(British Isles,geographical features,climate),II.People,(population,ancestors),III.The English Language,(origin,development),3/49,4/49,Geography,British Isles(不列颠群岛）,Position:northwest of European mainland,British Isles include,:,1）the island of Great Britain,2）the island of Ireland,3）hundreds of small islands,Great Britain and Ireland are the two main islands of the British Isles.,5/49,6/49,British,Isles,Great Britain,Ireland,England,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland,(1/6 of Ireland),Southern,Ireland,the U.K,.,hundreds of small islands,the,Republic,of Ireland,7/49,Geography,Full name of Britain:,The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,Short forms:,UK(United Kingdom),Great Britain,Britain,(England),8/49,Geography,II.Location:,located to the northwest of Europe.,1.South:,cut off from the continent by the,English Channel,(,英吉利海峡）,Across the Channel,its,France.,Two countries are linked by the,Channel Tunnel,beneath the English Channel.,(The main tunnel is 50 km long,and the trip to France is only 35 m.by,Euro Star,),9/49,Geography,2.North and East:,North Sea,3 West:,the Atlantic Ocean,Important Position:,The,shortest sea routes,from the countries of Western Europe to American Continent lay across the British Isles.,The ships,bound for America,often stop at the ports on the south coast of England.,London:,important commercial center,10/49,Geography,III.Total area:,242,910 sq.km.,Britain is an island country,from south to north,:,more than,1,000 km,.,from east to west,:,500 km.,Coastline:,12,429 km.,one of the countries with the longest coastline,In Britain no place is over,250 kilometers,away from the sea.,11/49,Geography,The UK is a,constitutional monarchy,country.,Now the Head of State is,Queen Elizabeth II,But her role is largely,ceremonial,.,12/49,Queens Diamond Jubilees,Elizabeth,13/49,Geography,The country is ruled by,Parliament,under the leadership of the,Prime Minister,.(Now,David Cameron,43 years old),Samantha,14/49,Geographical Features,The main geographical feature:,north and west:,highlands(highland zone),east and southeast:,lowland(lowland zone),Four Parts:,England,Scotland,Wales and Northern Ireland,15/49,Geographical Features:England,England:,1.Area:,more than 130,410 sq.km,(60%),The,largest,and the most southerly portion of Britain,2.Population:,about 50 million(83.8%),The,most populous,and rich section of the country.,16/49,Geographical Features:England,17/49,Geographical Features:England,3.Geographical Features:,General feature:,North:,mountains,South:,lowland,The Pennines:,(principal mountain chain),known as,“Backbone of England”,They are a low-rising mountain range,run about 120 kilometers from the Scottish border as far south as Derbyshire.,18/49,Geographical Features:Engalnd,Lake District:（湖区）,(2250 sq.m),It lies in the west side of northern Pennines.,The,Cumbria mountains,cut the district into south,north and west parts.,It was set up as national park in 1951.,It is called,as,Back Garden,by England.,19/49,20/49,Geographical Features:England,21/49,Map of Lake District,22/49,Geographical Features:England,There are,16 lakes,in Lake District.The lakes here radiate like the spokes of a wheel from the central hub.,The,largest,lake is,Windermere,its also the largest one in England.,Romantic poet,Keats,once said,“Windermere makes one forget the divisions of life;age,youth,poverty and riches.”,23/49,Part Two.Geographical Features,Windermere Lake,24/49,Geographical Features:England,The Lake District is not only famous for its,wild and beautiful scenery,and its,varied lakes,and also well known for,the Lake Poets,in English literature history.,The Lake Poets:(湖畔诗人）,Refer to William Wordsworth（华兹华斯）,Samuel Taylor Coleridge（柯罗律治）,and Robert Southey（骚塞）.,25/49,Geographical Features:England,They once lived near,Lake Grasmere,in the 19th century and drew inspiration from the beautiful scenery.,They advocated,romanticism,and exemplified romantic principles in literary creation.,Wordsworth:,the fairest place on Earth,26/49,Geographical Features:England,The Dove Cottage of Wordsworth and Memorial,27/49,Geographical Features:England,4.,The Thames,338 km long,its the,second largest and most important river,in Britain,.,It rises in,southwest of England,and flows east to,London,and out into,the North Sea.,Capital London,is on the north bank of Thames.,Oxford,is on the bank of Thames.,The hometown of,Shakespeare:,Stratford-upon-Avon,28/49,Geographical Features:England,Oxford town and Oxford University,29/49,Hometown of Shakespeare,30/49,Geographical Features:England,5.Capital:London(also of Great Britain),London is on the north bank of the Thames.,It is the political,industrial,cultural and financial centers of the country.,One of the worlds leading banking and financial centers.,31/49,The Buckingham Palace,32/49,Parliament House(Westminster Palace),33/49,Westminster Abby,34/49,St Paul Cathedral:the first church in Britain,35/49,Royal Greenwich Observatory,London Eye,Royal Festival Hall,the,National Gallery,Covent Garden Opera House,36/49,Geographical Features:Scotland,II.Scotland:,1.Area:,78,760 sq.km.occupies the northernmost part of mainland of Britain.,Scotland is,the second largest,both in area and population.,2.United with the UK,Before 1707,Scotland had its own Parliament.,In 1707,Scotland joined the UK by,the Act of Union,Scotland has her own legal and educational systems.,37/49,Geographical Features:Scotland,3.Tourism and Language,Tourism,is one of its most important industries.,Tourists come to enjoy,the beauty of Scottish scenery.,To drink,Scotch whisky,and to see Scotsmen wearing,Kilts,and,playing bagpipes,.,Gaelic,language is still spoken by some Scots.,old castle,38/49,Geographical Features:Scotland,39/49,Geographical Features:Scotland,4.Geographical features:,Three natural zones:,The Northern Highlands and Islands;the central Lowlands and the southern Uplands,A.Highlands and Islands,1)It includes:,the Scottish Highlands,Islands of the Hebrides,2）The highlands are old mountains,just like plateau.They take up over,half,of the territory of Scotland.,40/49,Geographical Features:Scotland,Ben Nevis,(1.343m),the highest peak in Britain,B.the central lowlands,1)In the central of Scotland,mainly in the,valleys of Clyde and the Forth,2)important economic region,contains most of the industry.,3）Its Population takes,3/4,of Scotlands total,population.,41/49,Geographical Features:Scotland,4）The capital,Edinburgh,Edinburgh is famous for the,University of Edinburgh,.,The city is stunningly beautiful and its,architecture,is renowned the world over.,One of old buildings in Edinburgh University,42/49,Geographical Features:Scotland,爱丁堡15世纪以来是苏格兰首都，旧城和新城是两种风貌。旧城区密布中世纪堡垒，新城是18世纪以来新古典主义格调，后者规划思想影响了整个欧洲。爱丁堡坐落在北海西部福斯湾南岸，面积135平方公里，人口44万。这座城市依山近海，地貌多姿，景色佳胜而且富有文化遗产。这里有古堡雄踞，有王宫屹立，市区建筑古色古香，典雅宏丽，使人想起欧洲文化名城雅典，所以人们给爱丁堡以北方雅典称誉。1995年爱丁堡旧城区和新城区被列入世界遗产名目。,43/49,Geographical Features:Scotland,44/49,Edinburgh,Castle,45/49,Military Tattoo(Edinburgh Art Festival),46/49,Geographical Features:Scotland,C.The Southern Uplands,1)The uplands consist of the remains of a great mountain chain.,2)All the higher parts:moorland region,47/49,Geographical Features:Scotland,3.The Clyde River,170 km long,the most important river in Scotland.,It rises in Dumfries and enters the Firth of Clyde.,Its famous for industry and estuary.,Glasgow is on the river.,48/49,Geographical Features:Scotland,Loch Ness（尼斯湖）(36 km),In northern Scotland,famous for Loch Ness monster,49/49,
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