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Thecountryandthepeople Unit1 Britain Britain Britain Britain Britain Unit1 Thecountryandthepeople Inthisunit wewilllookatsomegeneralfeaturesofBritainandsetthesceneforthemoredetailedexaminationofparticularaspectsoflifetherewhicharedealtwithinlaterunits But firstly weshould Thinkandanswerthefollowingquestions CanyoupointoutrespectivelythedifferencebetweenBritainandU K BritainandEngland 1 whentravelingthroughBritain inwhichpartrespectivelywillyouviewthelandscapeofrollingmountains swampforests andlakedistrict 2 Unit1 Thecountryandthepeople WhydoBritishpeopleliketotalkaboutweathersomuch 3 Thinkandanswerthefollowingquestions 4 CanyoulistthenamesofsomedenselypopulatedcitiesinU K 5 6 WhatlanguagesgreatlyinfluencethedevelopmentofEnglish PleasegivesomeevidencetoprovetheimportanceofreligiontoBritain TheUKisan country TheUKislocatedinthe Europe TheUK island northwestern Unit1 Thecountryandthepeople 1 1GeographicFeatures 1 1 1Location TheUKiscountryofislandsurroundedby toitseast toitsnorth toitswestandbetweenGreatBritainandIreland toitssouth Northsea Irishsea Atlanticocean EnglishChannelandStraitofDover Unit1 Thecountryandthepeople BritishIsles不列颠群岛BritainGreatBritain agroupofislandssituatedoffthecontinentofEurope GreatBritainandNorthernIreland England WalesScotland Unit1 Thecountryandthepeople 1 1 2Name 全称 TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland全称的缩略 TheUnitedKingdomorTheU K 简称 Britain代称 England Unit1 Thecountryandthepeople 1 1 2Name Unit1 Thecountryandthepeople InGreatBritain thelargestandmostdenselypopulatedcountryis isthesecondlargestbothinareaandpopulation isthesmallestofthethree 1 1 3component England Scotland Wales Unit1 Thecountryandthepeople 1 1 3component NorthernIrelandhadeverbeenapartofIreland butafterIrelandwonindependencefrom mostoftheprotestantimmigrantsfromBritainrefusedtoseparatethemselvesfromtheirhomecountry TheyholdthenortheastcornerandkeepitwithintheUnitedKingdom Britain Irelandhadeverbeenanindependentkingdom butwaslaterconqueredbyEngland Becauseofthereligiousconfliction IrishpeoplekeptfightingagainstEnglishoccupationandtheirsuccessfulstrugglefinallyledtotheestablishmentoftheRepublicofIrelandin1927withinBritishCommonwealth In1948 IrelandwithdrewfromCommonwealthanddeclareditselfarepublic 1 1 3component p s Ireland RepublicofIreland Unit1 Thecountryandthepeople Ex Whatisthereferenceofeachpicture 1 2 3 4 5 6 TheUK Scotland GreatBritain England BritishIsles Wales Unit1 Thecountryandthepeople Unit1 Thecountryandthepeople 1 1 4physicalfeatures A TheHighlandsofScotland B TheCentralLowlandsofScotland ThehighestmountaininBritain BenNevis withanelevationof1300meters standsinNorthScotland Asthemostimportanteconomicregion herelives3 4ofScotland spopulation Thecountryandthepeople Unit1 C TheSouthernUplands D ThePennines 1 1 4physicalfeatures PenniesareoldmountainChainsrunningabout120Km fromsouthtonorth theyareknownastheBackboneofEngland E TheLakeDistrict F TheWelshMassif TheLakeDistrictisfamousforLakePoets Unit1 Thecountryandthepeople 1 2 1Characteristicofclimateandweather 1 2Climateandweather Britainhas climateand weather Althoughtheclimateisgenerally andcomparedwithothercountriesofthesamelatitude Britainstillhasdiscernibleseasons Thetemperatureisrarelyabove32 orbelow 10 TheEnglishweatherisalsocharacterizedbyabundant Theaverageannualrainfallisevenmorethan1600mminthemountainousareaofthenorthandwest maritime changeable mild temperate rainfall Unit1 Thecountryandthepeople 1 2 2FactorsInfluencingEnglishWeather TheshoresofBritishIslesarebathedbyNorthAtlanticDrift Britainlieswithinwesterlywindbelt whichsendthemmildandmoistwind Numerousriversandinletsallowtheoceanicinfluencestocomeinlandeasily Unit1 Thecountryandthepeople 1 2 3inlandwater ThelongestriverinBritainistheSevernRiver ThesecondlongestandmostimportantoneistheThamesRiver Lakes MostoflargelakesareinScotlandandnorthernEngland Largestlake TheLoughNeagh NorthernIreland LochLomond Scotland TheLakedistrict famousfor LakePoet NorthernEngland ThelongestriverintheUK RiverSevern NEWSEVERNBRIDGE thelongestbridgeintheUK connectingWalesandEngland Unit1 Thecountryandthepeople RiverThames thesecondlongestbestknownforflowingthroughcentralLondonaspecialappealtowriters artists musiciansandfilm makersmanyriversideattractions LondonEye TowerofLondon HouseofParliament etc Unit1 Thecountryandthepeople TheLondonEye TheWheelofMillennium thelargestFerriswheelinEurope 135meters themostpopularpaidtouristattractionintheUK Unit1 Thecountryandthepeople TowerBridge aniconicsymbolofLondonCrossesThamesOpened30June1894 ThePalaceofWestminster HouseofParliament BigBenthelargestfour facedclockDesignedbyDukeBenjaminduringQueenVictoria sreign Unit1 Thecountryandthepeople TheTowerofLondon BuiltbyWilliamtheconqueror firstusedasmilitaryfortress thenastheking spalace thenastheprison nowasthemuseumdisplayingweapons Politicalsignificance CoronationceremonyRoyalweddingceremonyRoyaltombCommemoratorysignificanceTombsofmanyfamouspeople Poet scorner 西敏寺 威斯敏斯特教堂 WestminsterAbbey Unit1 Thecountryandthepeople QuestionsaboutWestminsterAbbey Whowasthefirstliteraryfigureburiedhere Chaucer fatherofEnglishhistory Whowasthelastroyalfamilymemberburiedhere Diana RoseofEngland Intherightpicture whosetombisit Newton Unit1 Thecountryandthepeople Unit1 Thecountryandthepeople 1 3peopleandreligion LikeU S A U Kisalsoamelting potofdifferentcultures Ithasadiversepopulationthatincludespeoplefromalmosteverycontinentoftheworld suchasIndians ChineseandAfricans butamajorityofthemarewhitewesterns 1 3 1people A EthniccomponentofwhitepeopleinBritain Englishpeople originatefromthedescendentsofEnglish speaking whoarrivedinBritainasinvadersfromNorthGermanybetweenthe5thand7thcenturiesA D Anglo Saxons Unit1 Thecountryandthepeople 1 3 1people ScottishandWelshpeople Mostofthemoriginatefrom theearliestsettlerswholivedonthisland butlaterdriventotheNorthandWestbylaterarrivers French speakingconqueredEnglandin1066 addinganotherethiccomponenttothenation Celts Normans Unit1 Thecountryandthepeople 1 3 1people B OtherEthnicComponent Asianandblackminoritiesarestillsufferingfromdiscriminationanddisadvantages TheRaceRelationActof1976makesitillegaltodiscriminateagainstanypersonbecauseofrace color nationalityororigin Unit1 Thecountryandthepeople 1 3 2religion Whatisreligion Abroaderviewofreligionisasystemofbeliefsinwhichonecanquestforidentity meaningandpurposeinlife Manypeoplewhowouldnotclaimtobereligiousstillseeksomeexplanationformomentsoftranscendentexperience whichtheymayfinddifficulttoexpress Unit1 Thecountryandthepeople ReligioninU K EveryoneinBritainhastherighttoreligiousfreedominteachingandworship However amajorityofthembelievein Christianity 1 3 2religion Buddhism Christianity Islam Hinduism Britainisknownasa saladbowl Judaism TheAnglicanChurch TheCatholicChurch Unit1 Thecountryandthepeople Christianity ChristianityisthereligionofthefollowersofJesusChrist ThefirstChristianchurchinBritainwasestablishedatin597 TheyarefoundedontheJewishbeliefinoneholy powerfulGod JesusreferredtothisGodashisfatherandthroughhislifeanddeathclaimedtoshowGod sloveforhumanity Hetaughthisfollowershowtheirlivescouldreflectandspreadthislovethroughtheworld 1 3 2religion Canterbury ArchbishopofCanterbury IntroductiontoBritishandAmericanCulture TheChurchofEngland Position Headofthechurch Spiritualleader Thecountryandthepeople Unit1 BritishStateChurch QueenElizabethII TheArchbishopofCanterbury IntroductiontoBritishandAmericanCulture TheChurchofEngland Timeofestablishment16thCenturyintheReformationByHenryVIII RoleManymembersareinvolvedinawiderangeofpublicbodies IthasthemostfollowersinBritaintoday Morethan16 000churches42cathedrals Thecountryandthepeople Unit1 Unit1 Thecountryandthepeople HistoryofChristianity TheRomanCatholicChurch ThechurchofEngland TheprotestantChurch TheEcumenicalMovement RecentTrend Unit1 Thecountryandthepeople ImportanceofReligion providetheguidelinesfortheirethicalsystemandbehavior SpiritualBackbone offerreligiousexperiencewhichisblendedwithsocialandpublicact influenceonpolitics causepoliticaldisagreement involvementinpoliticaldecision ArchbishopsandbishopsaremembersofHouseofLords 1 3 2religion Worship Definition WorshipisaformofChristianservicethatpeopleattendinchurches Services Prayers singing Biblereading asermonTime onSundaysPlaces abbeys chapels churchesOccasions newbirths marriages deathsCeremonies baptisms weddings funerals IntroductiontoBritishandAmericanCulture Unit1 Thecountryandthepeople 1 4Languages 1 4 1OfficialandLocallanguages officialLanguage StandardEnglish LocalLanguage Cockneys Celticlanguage Scottishlanguage Irish Welsh Scottish Irish Welsh AllderivefromtheancientCelticLanguage Cockney spokeninEastLondonandNorthernEngland Celticlanguage SomepeopleinScotland RomanCelticminorityinNorthernIreland 20 oftheWelsh Unit1