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1、LOGO最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况ContentsGeographyIPeopleIIThe English LanguageIII最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况I Geographyv1. Geographical Featurev2. Climatev3. Major Cities最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况Map of the UKRead the map to find:Atlantic Ocean North SeaIrish Sea The English Channel (The Channel Tunnel )The Republic

2、 of Ireland最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况GeographyThe official title of the UK the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandThe UK is made up of:v Great Britain (the formerly separate England and Scotland, and Wales. ) v Northern Irelandv Numerous smaller islandsTitle and Make up of the UK最新英语国家概况最新英语国

3、家概况Location and territoryLocation of the UK: The mainland areas lie between latitudes 49N and 61N and longitudes 8W to 2ETotal territory: 242,910 square kilometersNo one in the UK lives more than 120 km (75 miles) from the sea.最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况TopographyNorthern Ireland: Its mostly hilly. Wales: Its

4、mostly mountainous. South Wales is less mountainous than North and Mid Wales. Scotland: Its geography is varied, with lowlands in the south and east and highlands in the north and west. England: it consists of lowland terrain, with some mountainous terrain in the north-west, north and south-west. Be

5、n Nevis in Scotland the highest point in UK最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况Rivers and Lakesv The longest river: Severn River (354 kilometers long)v The second longest river: Thames (332 kilometers long) v The largest Lake: Lough NeaghThames最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况Lake District最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况Lake poetsI Wandered Lonely as

6、a Cloud -William Wordsworth I wandered lonely as a cloudThat floats on high oer vales and hills,When all at once I saw a crowd,A host, of golden daffodils;Beside the lake, beneath the trees,Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.Continuous as the stars that shineAnd twinkle on the milky way,They stret

7、ched in never-ending lineAlong the margin of a bay:Ten thousand saw I at a glance,Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况Lake poetsThe waves beside them danced; but theyOut-did the sparkling waves in glee:A poet could not but be gay,In such a jocund company:I gazed-and gazed-but litt

8、le thoughtWhat wealth the show to me had brought:For oft, when on my couch I lieIn vacant or in pensive mood,They flash upon that inward eyeWhich is the bliss of solitude;And then my heart with pleasure fills,And dances with the daffodils.最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况2. ClimateMain characteristics: Temperate, wi

9、th warm summers, cold winters and plenty rainfallThree major features: v Winter fog v Rainy daysv Instability/changeability 最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况3. Major Cities LondonThe River Thamesv the capital of England and of Great Britainv the political center of the Commonwealthv a major portv one of the worlds l

10、eading banking and financial centers. 最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况 Landmarks & Symbols of London The palace of Westminster最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况Landmarks & Symbols of LondonWestminster AbbeyBig Ben最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况Landmarks & Symbols of LondonSt. Pauls Cathedral 最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况Landmarks & Symbols of LondonHyde ParkTo

11、wer of London最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况Landmarks & Symbols of LondonTower Bridge Buckingham Palace最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况Landmarks & Symbols of LondonLondon Eye最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况Major CitiesEdinburgh v Capital of Scotlandv administrative, financial, legal, medical and insurance center of Scotlandv beautiful scenery v

12、renowned architecture最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况Landmarks & Symbols of EdinburghEdinburgh CastlePalace of Holyrood最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况Major CitiesCardiff v Europes youngest capital cityv has been the capital city of Wales for around 50 yearsv home to an enormous amount of urban regeneration and restoration v has r

13、ecently become one of the most fashionable cities in the United Kingdom.最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况Landmarks & Symbols of CardiffCardiff City Hall最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况Landmarks & Symbols of CardiffMillennium StadiumCardiff Castle 最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况Major CitiesBelfast City Hallv the second largest city v capital of No

14、rthern Irelandv an important historic city最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况Landmarks & Symbols of BelfastBelfast Castle最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况 II People Overall population: over 60 millionsDistribution:v England: about 50 millionv Scotland:over 5 millionv Wales: around 3 millionv Northern Ireland: about 1.7million最新英语国家概况最

15、新英语国家概况Ethnicityv The majority of this population are descendents of the Anglo-Saxons v Most people in Wales and Scotland are descendents of the Celtic people v The Irish people were also Celtic in originv immigrants 最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况Percentage of total UK Population Ethinc Groups of totalv White Bri

16、tish 85.7%v White Irish 1.2%v White (other) 5.3%v Mixed race 1.2%v Indian 1.8%v Pakistani 1.3%v Bengali 0.5%v Other Asian (non-Chinese) 0.4%v Black Caribbean 1.0%v Black African 0.8%v Black (others) 0.2%v Chinese 0.4%v Other 0.4%最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况III The English Languagev 1. Old Englishv 2. Middle Eng

17、lishv 3. Modern English v 4. Standard English最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况1. Old English (5th 11th)Language of Angle-SaxonsInfluenced by Old Norse Latin and Greek words Danish words最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况BeowulfThe most famous work from the OldEnglish period is the epic poem ”Beowulf”(approximately AD 900)Hwt! We Gar-D

18、ena in geardagum,eodcyninga, rym gefrunon,hu a elingas ellen fremedon.Oft Scyld Scefing sceaena reatum 最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况2. Middle English (11th 15th )Status French replaced English as the official language, and English became the Language of lower class big pork sheep mutton cattle beefDevelopment En

19、glish increased in importance after the Black Death最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况The Canterbury Tales written by Geofery Chaucer, 14 the centuryWhan that Aprill, with his shoures soote The droghte of March hath perced to the roote And bathed every veyne in swich licour, Of which vertu engendred is the flour;Geoff

20、rey Chaucer最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况3. Modern English (15th )v The printing pressbrought standardization of Englishv Samuel Johnsons dictionaryestablished a standard form of spellingv Renaissanceassimilated foreign words throughout the Renaissance v The Industrial Revolutionnecessitated the introduction of n

21、ew words for new things and ideasv The rise of the British Empire or the Commonwealth of Nationsled to the assimilation of words from many other languages最新英语国家概况最新英语国家概况Othelloby William Shakespeare 1603La: Tho in the trade of warre, I haue flaine men, Yet doe I hold it very ftuft of Confcience. To doe no contriud murrher; I lacke iniquity Sometimes to doe feruice: nine or