英语国家概况(谢福之) chapter 1.ppt

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1、ChapterOneGeography,PeopleandLanguageContentsGeographyIPeopleIITheEnglishLanguageIIIRiversandLakesThelongestriver:SevernRiver(354kilometerslong)Thesecondlongestriver:Thames(332kilometerslong)ThelargestLake:LoughNeaghThamesIGeography1.GeographicalFeature2.Climate3.MajorCitiesMapoftheU

2、KReadthemaptofind:AtlanticOceanNorthSeaIrishSeaTheEnglishChannel(TheChannelTunnel)TheRepublicofIrelandTheBritishIsles(不列颠群岛）Twolargeislands:GreatBritainIrelandWhydosomepeoplefromtheUKnotpreferyoucallthemEnglishorEnglishman,thissometimeswillcausethemangry?InterestingFact:NooneintheUKl

3、ivesmorethan120km(75miles)fromthesea.GeographyTheofficialtitleoftheUKtheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandTitleandMakeupoftheUKTopographyNorthernIreland:It’smostlyhilly.Wales:Scotland:England:BenNevisinScotland—thehighestpointinUKThreepoliticaldivisionsontheislandofGreatBr

4、itain:Whypeopletendtouse“England”and“English”whentheymean“Britain”and“British”?Becauseit’sthelargest,themostpopulousandtherichestsection.Capital:LondonWhatindustryismostimportantinScotland?Tourism.Whatdopeopleenjoy?ScotchwhiskyKiltsbagpipesCapital:EdinburghLakeDistrictLakepoets"IWand

5、eredLonelyasaCloud"---WilliamWordsworthIwanderedlonelyasacloud我好似一朵孤独的流云，Thatfloatsonhigho‘ervalesandhills,高高地飘游在山谷之上，WhenallatonceIsawacrowd,Ahost,ofgoldendaffodils水仙花;Besidethelake,beneaththetrees,Flutteringanddancinginthebreeze.ContinuousasthestarsthatshineAndtwinkleonthemi

6、lkyway,Theystretchedinnever-endinglineAlongthemarginofabay:TenthousandsawIataglance,Tossingtheirheadsinsprightlydance.LakepoetsThewavesbesidethemdanced;buttheyOut-didthesparklingwavesinglee:Apoetcouldnotbutbegay,Insuchajocundcompany:Igazed---andgazed---butlittlethoughtWhatwe

7、alththeshowtomehadbrought:Foroft,whenonmycouchIlieInvacantorinpensivemood,TheyflashuponthatinwardeyeWhichistheblissofsolitude;Andthenmyheartwithpleasurefills,Anddanceswiththedaffodils.2.ClimateMaincharacteristics:Temperate,withwarmsummers,coldwintersandplentyrainfallThreemajor

8、features:Win