英语国家概况之英国PPT精选文档

AGUIDETOENGLISH-SPEAKINGCOUNTRIESENGLISHDEPARTMENTWUSIYING1WhicharetheEnglish-speakingcountries?2WhicharetheEnglish-speakingcountries?TheU.KTheU.SCanadaTheRepublicofIrelandAustraliaNewZealand&….3English-SpeakingCountriesEnglishasofficiallanguageCountriesTheRepublicofGuyana4TheEmpireonwhichthesunneversets5Chapter1

Geography,PeopleandLanguage6WhereistheU.K.inEuropeancontinent?78TheU.K.9BritishIslesEnglandScotlandWalesNorthernIreland10ENGLANDCoverTheLARGESTpartofBritishisland;Themostpopulousandwealthiestpart;thesecondlongestandthemostimportantriverflowsthroughit?;Highlyurbanized?%ofthepopulationlivingincities.11ScotlandThesecondlargestpart

bothinareaandpopulation;Themostimportantriverinitis--?RemainedunifiedstateindependentofBritainforaVERYlongtime;?Oneofthemostimportantindustriesis?12Wales

Coverlessthan?%oftheBritishisland;Thelongestriveroftheislandflowthroughit?IthasbeendominatedbyEnglandLONGERthanotherpartsbutstillretainsastrongsenseofitsdifferencefromEngland13NorthernIrelandThesmallestoftheotherfourpartsbothinareaandpopulation;Itoccupiesthenorthern?/?oftheislandofIreland.IthasthelargestlakeoftheIsles?14TheCapitals&LanguagesEnglandLondonScotlandEdinburghWalesCardiffNorthernIrelandBelfastEnglishGaelicWelsh*Irish???15ClimateTEMPERATE:warmsummer(around20℃),coolwinters(around0℃)andplentifulprecipitation.3Features:1.frequentfoginwinter;2.largenumberofrainydays;3.changeability.16ExtracurricularquestionsDoyouknowhowdidtheflagoftheU.K.combine?1718IIPeople19TheEnglishLanguage20Homework21HomeworkTourplan(groupwork):Designa3-daytourinEngland,Scotland,WalesorNorthernIrelandcoveringyourmostfavoritecitiesandtouristattractions.MakeaPPTofyourplan,containingtypicalpicturesandinstructions(nomorethan5minutesintotal)SendmePPTthroughtheInternetbeforethisFriday6p.m.22Chapter2History23Wordsyoushouldknow:Arrogant:傲慢的Bourgeoisie：资产阶级Capitalism：资本主义Catholic:天主教Christianity:基督教Colony:殖民地Commonwealth:英联邦Factions:派系斗争，内讧Feudalism:封建主义Invade:侵略Imperialism:帝国主义

Monarchy:君主制Monopoly:垄断Parliament:议会Protestants:新教徒Proletariat:无产阶级Reign:君主统治Restore:恢复Throne:王权24HistoryPeriodsP1:55BC–410UnderRomanConqueror;P2:theAngles,theSaxons&theJutescame–1066Williamwascrowned;P3:1154-1485HouseofAnjou(MagnaCarta1215);25HistoryPeriodsP4:14th–15th

century“TheHundredYearsWar”&“TheWaroftheRoses”;P5:16thcenturyTheReformation;P6:17thcenturyTheCivilWars&theGloriousRevolution;26P7:18th-19thcenturyTheIndustrialRevolution;P8:19thcenturyBritishEmpire;P9:20th–NowWorldWarI&WorldWarII;27Chapter3GovernmentandtheCommonwealth28Constitution(宪法）Definition：The

constitution

ofacountryororganizationisthesystemoflawswhichformallystatespeople'srightsandduties.29Constitution(宪法）Distinguishingfeature：Unwritten；（notsystematicallycodifiedintosingledocument/nosingleconstitutionaldocument)30Constitution(宪法）31Government:32TheLegislature33Crown:※Theoretically,theKingorQueenisthesourceofallgovernmentpowers,theheadofthelegislative,executiveandjudicialbranches,thecommander-in-chiefofallarmyforcesandthe“supremegovernor"oftheChurchofEngland;givingtheirRoyalAssenttoanynewlaw,meetingwiththePrimeMinisteronaweeklybasis,payingstatevisitstoCommonwealthcountriesornon-Commonwealthcountriesonbehalfofthegovernment.34Crown:※Symbolic,Ceremonial&UnpoliticalImportance:◎KeepthestabilityoftheBritishgovernment◎Keepthecontinuityandadaptabilityofthewholepoliticalsystem;◎ThesymbolofBritishunity,anindissolublebondamongpeoplewhoretainmanyregionalandculturaldifferences;35TheHouseofLords:Consistingof◎lifepeers◎ArchbishopsandbishopsoftheChurchofEngland◎electedhereditarypeers36TheHouseofLords:Function:◎ExaminingandrevisebillsfromtheHouseofCommons;◎Actsinalegalcapacityasthehighestcourtofappeal;◎itisgoingtobereformed.37TheHouseofCommons◎thecenterofparliamentarypower◎Composedof650constituencies,whichisknownas“MPs”,waselectedtorepresentstheirconstituencybyBritishadultsinageneralelectioneveryfiveyears.◎

TheLeaderofthepartywhichholdsthemajorityof“seats”isthePrimeMinister.38TheHouseofCommonsFunctions:◎themostimportantisdraftingnewlaws;◎scrutinizingtheactionsofthegovernment;◎influencefuturegovernmentpolicy.39TheExecutive40thePrivyCouncil

InBritain,

thePrivyCouncil

isagroupofpeoplewhoareappointedtoadvisethekingorqueenonpoliticalaffairs.41TheJudiciary※Complicated42TheJudiciaryAllCriminalcases:43TheJudiciaryCivilCases:44Election◎500poundsdeposit◎useadvertisem