UNIT1ABRIEFINTRODUCTIONTOTHEUKI_PPT英语课件下载.ppt

unit 1 a brief introduction to the united kingdom i,objectives,gain some general ideas about the major english speaking countries. master the key facts of the uk acquire a general idea about the british history. learn about the major stages and important figures in british history. find out the influences of british history on other english speaking countries.,previewing question,1.describe briefly the impact of the norman conquest on the english language (about 100 words?) 2. what is the roman influence over britain?,the name of the country? famous people? (shakespeare, royal family, david beckham) sports? (football, tennis, horse riding) physical features? (london, rain, smog) cultural products? (harry potter, music, 007) food & beverage? (tea) history? (colonial history),what do you know about uk?,talking about uk, what factors or names come to your mind immediately?,starter,identify the following pictures, and say what you know about them. tell about the location of the uk and the capital city, and give as much information as you can.,a,b,c,d,what?,the capital city of the uk,10 downing street,the palace of westminster,the palace of westminster, also known as the houses of parliament or westminster palace, in london, is where the two houses of the parliament of the united kingdom (the house of lords and the house of commons) meet. the palace lies on the north bank of the river thames in the london borough of the city of westminster, close to other government buildings in whitehall.,the logo of commonwealth,the commonwealth of nations, usually known as the commonwealth, is a voluntary association of 53 independent sovereign states, most of which are former british colonies, or dependencies of these colonies (the exceptions being the united kingdom itself and mozambique). the flag consists of the commonwealth symbol in gold on a blue field. the symbol centres on a globe, representing the global nature of the commonwealth and the breadth of its membership. the globe is surrounded by 61 radiating, approximately quadrilateral, spears, which form a c for commonwealth. the number of spears does not represent the number of member states (there have never been 61 members); instead, the large number represents the many ways in which the commonwealth cooperates around the world.,the commonwealth of nations as of 2008.,flag,the british museum,the british museum is a museum of human history and culture in london. its collections, which number more than 13 million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginning to the present.,the centre of the museum,panorama of the circular reading room,the united kingdom,the full name: the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland other names: uk, britain, british isles, great britain, england, the united kingdom and the british commonwealth flag: union jack national anthem: god save the queen,england,scotland,wales,northern ireland,scotland england wales northern ireland atlantic ocean north sea irish sea english channel,location and area,great britain,1000km,500km,northwestern european country,to the south,to the east,to the west,the english channels,the north sea,the irish sea and the atlantic ocean,the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland,great britain,northern ireland,england,scotland,wales,london is located on both sides of the river thames,about 242,000 sq km(93,600 sq. miles),about 1000km (about 600 miles) from north to south,500km (about 300 miles) across in the widest part,population and dialects,the total population of the country is around 60.6 millions. -the majority of people are living in southern england. -while the barren and cold northern scotland is sparsely populated. britain is considered as one of the most multi-racial countries in the world.,according to statistics, about 160 languages and dialects are spoken in london.,climate,a fairly mild and temperate climate an annual average temperature of about 10c annual average rainfall of about 753mm -over 1600mm in the mountainous areas of the north and west -less than 800mm over central and eastern parts. the average daily duration of sunshine varies from 5 hours in the north to eight hours in the south.,annual precipitation of rainfall over great britain,national symbols and famous figures,national flag: the union flag (union jack) national anthem: god save the queen the government: constitutional monarchy the queen: the head of state the prime minister: the head of government,elizabeth ii,national flowers: -rose for england -thistle for scotland -daffodil for walse -shamrock for northern ireland. the national bird: the european robin,rose,thistle,daffodil,shamrock,european robin,famous figures -sir issac newton -charles darwin -william shakespeare -the beatles,sir issac newton,charles darwin,william shakespeare,the beatles,-home of the worlds largest foreign exchange market -the worlds richest football club - manchester united -christopher cockerell: hovercraft -j.k. rowling: the harry potter books,forex (foreign exchange market),manchester united,christopher cockerell and his hovercraft,j.k. rowling,teaching review,i vocabulary building ii key facts ii discussion and report iv extensive activities,i vocabulary building,match each of the items on the left with its meaning on the right.,1. pound sterling 2. the star-spangled banner 3. european robin 4. washington d.c. 5. constitutional monarchy 6. melting pot 7. william shakespeare 8. the union flag,a. national anthem of america b. national flag of britain c. capital city of