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ChapterOneGeography,PeopleandLanguage1ppt课件ChapterOneGeography,People1ContentsGeography

IPeopleIITheEnglishLanguageIII2ppt课件ContentsGeography

IPeopleIITheIGeography

1.GeographicalFeature2.Climate3.MajorCities3ppt课件IGeography

3ppt课件MapoftheUKReadthemaptofind:AtlanticOceanNorthSeaIrishSeaTheEnglishChannel(The

ChannelTunnel)TheRepublicofIreland4ppt课件MapoftheUKReadthemaptof

Geography

TheofficialtitleoftheUK

theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandTheUKismadeupof:GreatBritain(theformerlyseparateEnglandandScotland,andWales.)NorthernIrelandNumeroussmallerislands

TitleandMakeupoftheUK5ppt课件

Geography

Theofficialtitle

Locationandterritory

LocationoftheUK:Themainlandareasliebetweenlatitudes49°Nand61°Nandlongitudes8°Wto2°ETotalterritory:242,910squarekilometersInterestingFact:NooneintheUKlivesmorethan120km(75miles)fromthesea.

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Locationandterritory

Locati

Topography

NorthernIreland:It’smostlyhilly.

Wales:It’smostlymountainous.SouthWalesislessmountainousthanNorthandMidWales.

Scotland:Itsgeographyisvaried,withlowlandsinthesouthandeastandhighlandsinthenorthandwest.

England:itconsistsoflowlandterrain,withsomemountainousterraininthenorth-west,northandsouth-west.

BenNevisinScotland

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thehighestpointinUK7ppt课件

Topography

NorthernIreland:

RiversandLakes

Thelongestriver:SevernRiver(354kilometerslong)Thesecondlongestriver:Thames(332kilometerslong)ThelargestLake:LoughNeaghThames8ppt课件

RiversandLakes

Thames8ppt课件LakeDistrict9ppt课件LakeDistrict9ppt课件Lakepoets

"IWanderedLonelyasaCloud"

---WilliamWordsworth

Iwanderedlonelyasacloud

Thatfloatsonhigho'ervalesandhills,

WhenallatonceIsawacrowd,

Ahost,ofgoldendaffodils;

Besidethelake,beneaththetrees,

Flutteringanddancinginthebreeze.

Continuousasthestarsthatshine

Andtwinkleonthemilkyway,

Theystretchedinnever-endingline

Alongthemarginofabay:

TenthousandsawIataglance,

Tossingtheirheadsinsprightlydance.

10ppt课件Lakepoets

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Lakepoets

Thewavesbesidethemdanced;butthey

Out-didthesparklingwavesinglee:

Apoetcouldnotbutbegay,

Insuchajocundcompany:

Igazed---andgazed---butlittlethought

Whatwealththeshowtomehadbrought:

Foroft,whenonmycouchIlie

Invacantorinpensivemood,

Theyflashuponthatinwardeye

Whichistheblissofsolitude;

Andthenmyheartwithpleasurefills,

Anddanceswiththedaffodils.11ppt课件

Lakepoets

Thewavesbeside2.Climate

Maincharacteristics:Temperate,withwarmsummers,coldwintersandplentyrainfallThreemajorfeatures:WinterfogRainydaysInstability/changeability12ppt课件2.Climate

12ppt课件3.MajorCities—LondonTheRiverThamesthecapitalofEnglandandofGreatBritainthepoliticalcenteroftheCommonwealthamajorportoneoftheworld'sleadingbankingandfinancialcenters.13ppt课件3.MajorCities—LondonTheRi

Landmarks&SymbolsofLondon

ThepalaceofWestminster14ppt课件

Landmarks&SymbolsofLondoLandmarks&SymbolsofLondonWestminsterAbbeyBigBen15ppt课件Landmarks&SymbolsofLondonWLandmarks&SymbolsofLondonSt.Paul'sCathedral

16ppt课件Landmarks&SymbolsofLondonSLandmarks&SymbolsofLondonHydeParkTowerofLondon17ppt课件Landmarks&SymbolsofLondonHLandmarks&SymbolsofLondonTowerBridge

BuckinghamPalace18ppt课件Landmarks&SymbolsofLondonTLandmarks&SymbolsofLondonLondonEye19ppt课件Landmarks&SymbolsofLondonLMajorCities—Edinburgh

CapitalofScotlandadministrative,financial,legal,medicalandinsurancecenterofScotlandbeautifulsceneryrenownedarchitecture20ppt课件MajorCities—EdinburghCapitalLandmarks&SymbolsofEdinburghEdinburghCastlePalaceofHolyrood21ppt课件Landmarks&SymbolsofEdinburMajorCities—Cardiff

Europe'syoungestcapitalcityhasbeenthecapitalcityofWalesforaround50yearshometoanenormousamountofurbanregenerationandrestorationhasrecentlybecomeoneofthemostfashionablecitiesintheUnitedKingdom.22ppt课件MajorCities—CardiffEurope'sLandmarks&SymbolsofCardiffCardiffCityHall23ppt课件Landmarks&SymbolsofCardiffLandmarks&SymbolsofCardiffMillenniumStadium

Cardiff

Castle

24ppt课件Landmarks&SymbolsofCardiffMajorCities—Belfast

CityHallthesecondlargestcitycapitalofNorthernIrelandanimportanthistoriccity25ppt课件MajorCities—BelfastCityHallLandmarks&SymbolsofBelfastBelfastCastle26ppt课件Landmarks&SymbolsofBelfast

IIPeople

Overallpopulation:over60millionsDistribution:England:about50millionScotland:over5millionWales:around3millionNorthernIreland:about1.7million27ppt课件

IIPeopleOverallpopulatiEthnicityThemajorityofthispopulationaredescendentsoftheAnglo-SaxonsMostpeopleinWalesandScotlandaredescendentsoftheCelticpeopleTheIrishpeoplewerealsoCelticinoriginimmigrants28ppt课件Ethnicity28ppt课件PercentageoftotalUKPopulationEthincGroupsoftotalWhiteBritish85.7%WhiteIrish1.2%White(other)5.3%Mixedrace1.2%Indian1.8%Pakistani1.3%Bengali0.5%OtherAsian(non-Chinese)0.4%BlackCaribbean1.0%BlackAfrican0.8%Black(others)0.2%Chinese0.4%Other0.4%29ppt课件PercentageoftotalUKPopulatIIITheEnglishLanguage1.OldEnglish2.MiddleEnglish3.ModernEnglish4.StandardEnglish30ppt课件IIITheEnglishLanguage30ppt课1.OldEnglish(5th~11th)LanguageofAngle-SaxonsInfluencedbyOldNorseLatinandGreekwordsDanishwords31ppt课件1.OldEnglish(5th~11th)LanBeowulfThemostfamousworkfromtheOldEnglishperiodisthe

epicpoem”Beowulf”(approximatelyAD900)Hwæt!WeGar-Dena ingeardagum,þeodcyninga, þrymgefrunon,huðaæþelingas ellenfremedon.OftScyldScefing sceaþenaþreatum32ppt课件BeowulfThemostfamousworkfr2.MiddleEnglish(11th~15th)StatusFrenchreplacedEnglishastheofficiallanguage,andEnglishbecametheLanguageoflowerclassbig—porksheep—muttoncattle—beefDevelopment

EnglishincreasedinimportanceaftertheBlackDeath33ppt课件2.MiddleEnglish(11th~15th

TheCanterburyTales

writtenbyGeoferyChaucer,14thecenturyWhanthatAprill,withhisshouressooteThedroghteofMarchhathpercedtotherooteAndbathedeveryveyneinswichlicour,Ofwhichvertuengendredistheflour;GeoffreyChaucer34ppt课件

TheCanterburyTales

Geoffrey3.ModernEnglish(15th~)Theprintingpress—broughtstandardizationofEnglishSamuelJohnson’sdictionary—establishedastandardformofspellingRenaissance—assimilatedforeignwordsthroughouttheRenaissanceTheIndustrialRevolution—necessitatedtheintroductionofnewwordsfornewthingsandideasTheriseoftheBritishEmpireortheCommonwealthofNations—ledtotheassimilationofwordsfrommanyotherlanguages35ppt课件3.ModernEnglish(15th~)35ppOthellobyWilliamShakespeare1603La:Thointhetradeofwarre,Ihaueflainemen,YetdoeIhold