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1、ContemporaryBritishCultureandSocietyForFinalChapter1 IntroductionA1 Geography continued IONA?–TheBritishIsles土A1 Geography cont.*n.a.土NationalFlag TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandWALES cont.Culture:OnethingthatmarksWalesoutfromt
2、herestoftheBritainisthesurvivalofWelshasalivinglanguage.Welshfoodisnotwell-known.Theyeatlaverbread(amixtureofseaweed,oatmealandbaconservedontoast),Rarebit(cheeseontoastwiththeaddedflavorofmustardandbeer).NORTHERNIRELAND cont.Culture:Performadanceknownasthe“jig”whichtheydotoI
3、rishfolkmusic.Veryfestivepeopleanddanceonvariousoccasions.Mealsarebasedaroundmeatslikelamb,beef,andpork.Mainmealisusuallylunch,notdinner.SCOTLAND cont.Culture:GreatestScottishaccomplishmentscomeintheformofscience,literature,andphilosophy.BagpipesareveryfamousinScotla
4、nd.Socialgatheringknownasceilidhwereverypopularinthetraditionalcultureinwhichfolkstoriesweretold.Today,storiesaresubstitutedfordrinkinganddancing.ScotsareknownprimarilyforgamedisheslikesmokedsalmonandvenisonA2 Population UK 59,289,194 England 51,138,831 Wales 2,
5、903,085 Scotland 5,162,011 NorthernIreland 1,685,267A2 Population continued DensityUKaverage 243/km2England 376/km2Scotland 65/km2Wales 1
6、41/km2N.Ireland 122/km2France 106/km2US 27/km2A4 ClassTheUnitedKingdomisincreasinglydescribedasaclasslesssociety.Howevermanypeoplestillbelievesocietyisorderedintermsofclassand
7、thatdiscriminationoccursbetweenclasses.EverythingaBritondoesandsaysisinfluencedbyclass.Accent*,vocabulary*,job*,hobbies*andtypesofrelationshipallfitintotheclassstructure.A5 50YearsofChange The1950s –atimeofgreatchangesin fieldsofeconomy,culture, politics.The1960s –ad
8、ecadeofyoungrebellious younggenerationThe1970s –
