1、英国概况 英语专业教研室黄丽茹,英国地图返回主页,Lesson 1 Geography: the 1 the Land,1.Names the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Great BritainEngland,2 Location and size (Importance ) once one of the oldest and strongest colonial powers many great authors and thinkers many inventions important in intern
2、ational affairs,3 Landforms,Ben Nevis 尼维斯峰，the highest peak the Pennis 奔宁山脉in the middle- “the backbone of England”(英格兰脊背), Snowdon (1085 m,斯诺登，the highest peak in Wales， the second highest peak in Britain),4 Rivers and lakes,the Severn River -the longest river tobacco the Thames Riverthe second lon
3、gest river the Lough Neagh- the largest fresh water lake in Britain the Lake District,5 the coast,11450km coastline,6 climate,temperate, maritime climate 3 features- (1) mild and foggy (2) more rainy days, fewer sunny days (3 changeable,7 natural resourcescoal and petroleum.,Extra Information 1. the
4、 national anthem-God Save the Queen,God save our gracious Queen Long live our noble Queen God save the Queen Send her victorious Happy and glorious Long to reign over us God save the Queen.,Thy choicest gifts in store On her be pleased to pour Long may she reign May she defend our laws And give us e
5、ver cause To sing with heart and voice God save the Queen,汉译,上帝保佑女王，祝她万寿无疆，神佑女王。常胜利，沐荣光；孚民望，心欢畅；治国家，王运长；神佑女王！扬神威，张天网，保王室，歼敌人，一鼓涤荡。破阴谋，灭奸党，把乱萌一扫光；让我们齐仰望，神佑女王！愿上帝恩泽长，选精品，倾宝囊，万岁女王！愿她保护法律，使民心齐归向，一致衷心歌唱，神佑女王！,2 the national flag,3 Four parts,England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland London Edinburg Cardiff
6、 Belfast EnglishScottish/Scot Welsh I rish English Gaelic Welsh Celtic & English盖尔语 威尔士语 凯尔特语（Celtic之一）,Lesson 2 Geography: the People,Populations and population density Population distribution Nations and the language spoken Development of the language,Religion,Name time of foundation founder doctr
7、ine Buddhism 6th BC Sakyamuni Buddhist Scripture Islam 7th AD Mohammed in Meca Koran Christianity 3AD Jesus Christ Holy Bible (Jesus has 12 Apostles 使徒to spread gospel 福音),Christianity has 3 main groups.,Catholicism 天主教in France, Italy. The Orthodox Eastern Church 东正教-in Greece, USSR Protestanism 新教
8、-16thcentury, due to Reformation, separated from the Roman Catholic Church, in Britain, US, Germany ,British worship:,（1）the Church of England 英格兰圣公会/ the Anglican Church （2）Protestants- Some main braches/ area-the Baptists浸礼教-the United Reformed Church联合改革教（1972年由 Congregational 公理会and Presbyterian
9、 Churches长老会 合并而成）-Quakers 贵格派，教友会-Methodists卫理会,5 Conservatism and the English people money system metric system,6 Differences between nationsScotland -a separate educational system, legal system, and local administration. Northern Ireland-has its own Parliament in normal circumstances.,7 Principal
10、 citiesLondon Birmingham Glasgow Liverpool Manchester Plymouth,British Museum,British Museum 2,Buckingham Palace,Buckingham Palace2,Buckingham Palace 3,Westminster Abby,Westminster Abby 2,Westminster Palace,Westminster Palace 2,St Pauls Cathedral,St Pauls Cathedral 2,St Pauls Cathedral 3,Hyde Park,H
11、yde Park 2,Madame Tussauds (the Beatles),Madame Tussauds 2,Greenwich Royal Observatory,Greenwich Royal Observatory2,Lesson 3 British Economy In 50s and 60s steady development In 70s economic recession In 80seconomic recovery,The relative decline Causes: A great loss in two world wars The collapse of
12、 the British Empire Much money in military service in post-war period Unaffected industry with old factories and pre-war products Relativecompared with other countries,2 recent history of British economy,In 1970s, particularly bad, staglation In 1979, Margaret Thatcher government In 1980s, recovery
13、and rapid increase in unemployment 1990-1992 shrank The following 4 years, steady growth,3 the current British economy,3 main areasprimary, secondary and tertiary The primary industry Agriculture-highly mechanized and efficient; land; Fishing Energy Mining,Secondary industry,Strong inpharmaceuticalG
14、laxo-Wellcome ChemicalsICI Aerospace3rd in size Electronics4th largest Steel4th,Tertiary industry,65%of national wealth, 70% of labor force 10% of world export of services Retailing Tourism Insurance Advertising FinanceLondon, the Bank of England , the Big Four,Lesson 4 Parliament and Government,Constitutional monarchy17th century Governmentthe Crown, the House of Lords, the House of Commons,
