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1、复习大纲VolumeOneAnOutlineIntroductiontoBritain■LectureI□LandArea,NamesandpositionofBritain■1oLandArea□Totalareaofthewholecountryis240,000skmswith230,000skmsofGreatBritain,theair-distanceofBritainfromsouthtonorthbeingLOOOkmsand500kmsfromwesttoeastoThewholepopul

2、ationisabout56,000,000Generalview2.QuestionsontheNames■WherearetheBritishIsles?■WhereisBritain?■WhereisEngland?■WhereisScotland?■WhereisWales?■Whereis“Ireland"■WhereisNorthernIreland?■WhatistheNorthernIrelandProblem?■WhatisIRA?■WhereistheUK——TheUnitedKingdo

3、mofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland?■WhatisthedifferencebetweenUK,BritainandEngland?■MapofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandEngland■Thelargest(takesup60%ofthewholeisland)■Mostpopulous(makesup85%ofthecountrywholepopulation)■Therichestsection■Economic&culturalcent

4、er(p.2)“WeEnglishpeopletakethistoomuchforgranted,andtendtousethewords'England'and'English'whenwemean'Britain5and'BritishThissometimesannoystheScotsandWelsh”(datafromothersources)Northern-Irelandproblem■WhatisIRA?■WhatistheseriousheadacheofUKovertheNorthern

5、-Irelandproblem?(ref.top.6-7)NorthernIreland,alsoknownasUlster,hasapopulationofoneandahalfmillion.About1/3ofthemareRomanCatholicswhoarenotgladtoseetheunificationwithGreatBritaindominatedbyProtestantism.TheCatholicextremistsorganizedtheIrishRepublicanArmytoc

6、ontinuetheirstruggle.ThegoalofIRAistoousttheEnglishandunifyNorthernIrelandwiththeRepublicofIreland・Theguerrillasresorttoterroristcampaignsofbombing,murderingandarson.TheyevenlaunchedmortarattacksonLondon'sHeathrowAirport;theirpoliticalwingisknownasSinnFein・

7、ThebloodypoliticalandsectarianfightinginN.I.haspromotedBrit,andN.I.toreachanagreementknownasDowningStreetDeclarationwhichoffersSinnFeinaroleintalksonthefutureofN.I.2.PositionofBritain/UK/England■WhereisUKsituated?■HowmanylandneighborsdocsUKhave?■Howmanycoun

8、tries/nationsdoesUKfaceacrossthesea(s)?■DoEnglish/BritishPeoplethinktheircountryfavorablysituatedintheworld?(ref.top.7)■Did?QuestionsforNextLecture1.HowistheweatherlikeofBritain?climate?(p・l1)Englishda