1、Union Flag,Great Britain,national emblem,national anthem 天佑女王（God Save the Queen），一般只唱第一段。如在位的是男性君主，国歌改为“God Save the King“。天佑国王是英联邦国家的国歌和皇室颂歌。,Geographical names: the British Isles, Great Britain and England. 地理名称：不列颠群岛，大不列颠和英格兰。,Official name: 大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国,the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
2、Northern Ireland.,Location，size，captial:Britain is an island country surrounded by the sea. It lies in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north coast of Europe. It is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the south and the North Sea in the east. 英国是一个岛国。它位于大西洋北部，与欧洲大陆的北海岸隔海相望。南面的
3、英吉利海峡和东面的北海将它与欧洲其它部分隔开。,Geographical features and regions:,The British Isles are made up of two large islands- Great Britain (the larger one) and Ireland, and hundreds of small ones.不列颠群岛由两个大岛-大不列颠岛（较大的一个）和爱尔兰岛，及成千上万个小岛组成。,Three political divisions on the island of Great Britain:(1) England is in th
4、e southern part of Great Britain. It is the largest, most populous section. 英格兰位于大不列颠岛南部，是最大，人口最稠密的地区。,England, Scotland and Wales.,London,is the capital of England, and is the largest city in the European Union.,Big Ben (大本钟)，建于1859年。 是伦敦的传统地标。,Westminster Abbey(威斯敏斯特大教堂)坐落在伦敦泰晤士河北岸，1540年之后，一直是伦敦的国
5、家级圣公会教堂。,Tower of London(伦敦塔)， 1988年被列为世界文化遗产。,Buckingham Palace（白金汉宫） 英国的王宫,HYDE PARK (海德公园)有著名的“演讲者之角”(Speakers Corner),(2) Scotland is in the north of Great Britain. It has three natural zones (the Highlands in the north; the Central lowlands; the south Uplands) Capital: Edinburgh 苏格兰位于大不列颠的北部。它有
6、三大自然区：北部高地，中部低地及南部山陵。首府：爱丁堡。,(3) Wales is in the west of Great Britain. Capital: Cardiff 威尔士位于大不列颠的西部。首府：加的夫 (4) Northern Ireland is the fourth region of the UK. Capital: Belfast. 北爱尔兰是英国第四个区域。首府：贝尔法斯特。,Media: Newspapers：The Times ： 泰晤士报 The Daily Telegraph ： 每日电讯报 The Financial Times ： 金融时报 The Guardians： 卫报 Reuters News Agency 路透社,Sports: Football (soccer),the most popular sport in England as well as in Europe,has its traditional home in England. Cricket(板球) is the most typically English of sports. The home of golf is Scotland.,thank you !,
