United Kingdom》教材背景 课件(新人教版必修5).ppt

Unit2TheUnitedKingdom教材背景链接,Workisworthdoingofworthdoingwell.ThomasCarlyle，Britishhistorian一件事如果值得做好，就值得去做。英国历史学家卡莱尔TRulesandmodestydestroygeniusandart.WilliamHazlitt，Britishessayist,规则与谦逊会毁掉天才和艺术。英国散文家哈兹里特WAndgladlywouldlearn，andgladlyteach.Chaucer，Britishpoet勤于学习的人才能乐意施教。英国诗人乔叟,素有“翡翠岛国”之称的爱尔兰历史悠久、风景如画。现在就让我们一起走进这个美丽的国度。Ireland：theislandinthewestTheislandofIrelandlieswestofBritainandisthewesternmostislandoftheBritishIsles.Althoughasmallcountry，ithasanamazinghistoryofover5,000years.FewplacesontheplanetareaspackedwithhistoryasIreland.Everywhereyoulooktherearecastlesandhistoricalplaces.InIrelandthepastispartofthepresent，partofthepeopleandpartofitsculture.,Formuchofitshistory，Irelandlayhiddenbehinditsbiggerneighbour，GreatBritain.Infact，IrelandwaspartoftheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIrelandformanycenturiesuntilthe1920s.In1921，thesouthernpartofIrelandbecameindependentandtheRepublicofIrelandwasfounded.Itisastatethatcoversmorethan70,000squarekilometres，orfivesixthsoftheislandofIreland.Ithasfourprovinces，whichaltogetherconsistof26countiesand6urbanareas.NorthernIrelandispartoftheUK.TheRepublicofIrelandisamemberoftheEuropeanUnion，andusestheeuro(欧元),Irelandhasamildseaclimate.ThecoldestmonthsareJanuaryandFebruarywithairtemperaturesbetween4to7duringtheday.ThewarmestmonthsareJulyandAugust，whenitisaquitecool14to16.ThesunniestmonthsareMayandJune，withaboutfivetosevenhoursofsunshineperday.AsIrelandissurroundedbywater，itcomesasnosurprisethatitrainsquitealot，justasinEnglandandWales.,ThepopulationoftheRepublicofIrelandisthoughttobeaboutfourmillion.Ofthose，overonemillionliveinDublin.Irelandhasayoungpopulation，with44%ofthepopulationundertheageof25.,TherearetwoofficiallanguagesinIreland：Irish，whichisthenationallanguage，andEnglish，whichisthelanguageofthemajorityofthepopulation.Untiltheearlynineteenthcentury，almosteveryoneinIrelandspokeIrish.ThechangetoEnglishhappenedquickly.By1891morethan85%ofthepopulationspokeEnglish.SinceIrelandbecameindependent，theIrishgovernmenthasrecognisedthatifnothingisdone，thispartofIrishculturewilldisappear.AgrowingnumberofschoolsteachintheIrishlanguageandradioandTVprogrammeshavehelpednearly20%oftheIrishpeopletodeveloplanguageskillsinbothlanguages.,Readthepassageandtellthefollowingstatementstrue(T)orfalse(F)1TheislandofIrelandthatlieswestofBritainisasmallcountry，butithasanamazinghistoryofover5,000years.()2TheRepublicofIrelandfoundedin1921nowbelongst