英语国家概况 Unit One The Country

1、英语国家概况,Major English-Speaking Countries:A Survey,张静静 2012.09,Contents,Distribution of native English- speakers by country,The Anglosphere and the east and southeast are mostly lowlands（Highland zone & Lowland zone） Chief mountain ranges: the Pennies（奔宁山脉） in the south (England), the Cambrians in the

2、 west, (Wales) and the Grampians（格兰扁山脉） in the north (Scotland) The Grampians: the largest mountain range in the UK,Scotland,Language: English, Gaelic Northern Highlands, Central Lowlands, and Southern Uplands Grampian Mountains The Peak is Ben Nevis(本尼维斯 ) which is 1,343 meters high.,Ben Nevis is t

3、he highest mountain in Britain (1,343m).(Scotland),Wales,The Cambrian Mountain Range(坎布里安山脉) covers most of Wales and is the second highest mountain in Britain. Its highest peak is Snowdon which is 1085 meters high. The Cambrian Mountain Range is the second highest Mountain in Britain.,Mt. Snowdon斯诺

4、登峰 is the highest mountain in Wales.,England,The Cumbrian Mountain Range is the third highest mountain in Britain. It lies in northwest of England and the peak of Scafell is 977 meters high. The Lake District(英格兰湖区) is instituted in the Cumbrian Mountain Range . This area is beautiful and quiet and

5、the Lake poets once lived in the Lake District .,Pennies,The Pennies（奔宁山脉）is a kind of upland” Since the 19th century, it has been called the “backbone of England”, which stretches about 120 kilometers from the Scottish border to Derby-shire. The highest point of the Pennies is Cross Fell which is 8

6、93 meters high.,Pennines,Backbone of England In northern England and southern Scotland,1.3 Rivers and Lakes,The most important river in Britain and the second longest river: Thames (338 kilometers long) 泰晤士河 The longest river : The Severn River (塞文河), rises in northeast Wales and flows through centr

7、al England to the Bristol Channel(布里斯托尔海峡) . It is 355 Kilometers long and is the Longest river in Britain The largest Lake: Lough Neagh ( Northern Ireland),Thames,Dept.of Foreign Studies,Dept.of Foreign Studies,The Clyde River(克莱德河) is the most important river in Scotland and is about 170 km. It fl

8、ows through the third largest city of Glasgow(格拉斯哥). The Forth River(福斯河) is flowing through the Scottish Capital-Edinburgh.,River Clyde is the most important river in Scotland.,Lake District,The Lake District is a popular holiday destination in north-west England and north Wales, famous for its lak

9、es and its mountains (or fells), and its associations with the early 19th century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth and the Lake Poets.,Lough Neagh 内伊湖,With an area of 392square kilometres, it is the largest lake in the British Isles An old Irish story tells how the Lough was formed when Ire

10、lands legendary giant Finn McCool scooped up a portion of the land and tossed it at a Scottish rival. He missed, and the chunk of earth landed in the Irish Sea, thus creating the Isle of Man.,Loch Ness尼斯湖,largest in Scotland (56.4 km) 300m deep Loch Ness monster Nessie,Climate,Britain is an island c

11、ountry and the surrounding sea gives England a varied climate. We never know what the weather will be like from one day to the other. It can be sunny one day and rainy the next. As we have such a variable climate changing from day to day, it is difficult to predict the weather.,Dept.of Foreign Studi

12、es,Temperate Climate/favorable maritime climate The overall climate in England is called temperate maritime. This means that it is mild with temperatures not much lower than 0C in winter and not much higher than 32C in summer. It also means that it is damp and is subject to frequent changes. favorable maritime climate- winters are mild, not too cold and summers are cool, not too hot, and it has a steady reliable rainfall the whole year.,Dept.of Foreign Studies,Questions for af