英语国家概况(谢福之) chapter 1

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Chapter OneGeography, People and Language

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ContentsI Geography

II

People

III

The English Language

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Rivers and Lakes The longest river: Severn River (354 kilometers long) The second longest river: Thames (332 kilometers long) The largest Lake: Lough Neagh

Thames

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I Geography

1. Geographical Feature 2. Climate 3. Major Cities

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Map of the UK

Read the map to find: Atlantic Ocean North Sea Irish Sea The English Channel (The Channel Tunnel )

The Republic of Ireland

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The British Isles(不列颠群岛)

Two large islands:

Great BritainIreland

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Interesting Fact: No one in the UK lives more than 120 km (75 miles) from the sea.

Why do some people from the UK not prefer you call them English or English man, this some times will cause them angry?

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Title and Geography Make up of the UK

The official title of the UKthe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Topography

Three political pisions on the island of Great Britain:

England: Scotland: Wales:Ben Nevis in Scotland — the highest point in UK

Northern Ireland: It’s mostly hilly.

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Why people tend to use “England” and “English” when they mean “Britain” and “British”? Because it’s the largest, the most populous and the richest section. Capital: London

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What industry is most important in Scotland? Tourism.

What do people enjoy ? Scotch whisky Kilts bagpipesCapital :Edinburgh

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Lake District

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Lake poets

"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" ---William Wordsworth I wandered lonely as a cloud我好似一朵孤独的流云， That floats on high o‘er vales and hills, 高高地飘游在山谷之上， When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils水仙花; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way, They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

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Lake poetsThe waves beside them danced; but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: A poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund company: I gazed---and gazed---but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought: For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils.

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2. ClimateMain characteristics:Temperate, with warm summers, cold winters and plenty rainfall

Three major features: Winter fog Rainy days Instability/changeability

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3. Major Cities — London the capital of England and of Great Britain the political center of the Commonwealth a major port one of the world's leading banking and financial centers.

The River Thames