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ChapterOneGeography,PeopleandLanguage1ppt課件ChapterOneGeography,People1ContentsGeography

IPeopleIITheEnglishLanguageIII2ppt課件ContentsGeography

IPeopleIITheIGeography

1.GeographicalFeature2.Climate3.MajorCities3ppt課件IGeography

3ppt課件MapoftheUKReadthemaptofind:AtlanticOceanNorthSeaIrishSeaTheEnglishChannel(The

ChannelTunnel)TheRepublicofIreland4ppt課件MapoftheUKReadthemaptof

Geography

TheofficialtitleoftheUK

theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandTheUKismadeupof:GreatBritain(theformerlyseparateEnglandandScotland,andWales.)NorthernIrelandNumeroussmallerislands

TitleandMakeupoftheUK5ppt課件

Geography

Theofficialtitle

Locationandterritory

LocationoftheUK:Themainlandareasliebetweenlatitudes49°Nand61°Nandlongitudes8°Wto2°ETotalterritory:242,910squarekilometersInterestingFact:NooneintheUKlivesmorethan120km(75miles)fromthesea.

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Locationandterritory

Locati

Topography

NorthernIreland:It’smostlyhilly.

Wales:It’smostlymountainous.SouthWalesislessmountainousthanNorthandMidWales.

Scotland:Itsgeographyisvaried,withlowlandsinthesouthandeastandhighlandsinthenorthandwest.

England:itconsistsoflowlandterrain,withsomemountainousterraininthenorth-west,northandsouth-west.

BenNevisinScotland

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thehighestpointinUK7ppt課件

Topography

NorthernIreland:

RiversandLakes

Thelongestriver:SevernRiver(354kilometerslong)Thesecondlongestriver:Thames(332kilometerslong)ThelargestLake:LoughNeaghThames8ppt課件

RiversandLakes

Thames8ppt課件LakeDistrict9ppt課件LakeDistrict9ppt課件Lakepoets

"IWanderedLonelyasaCloud"

---WilliamWordsworth

Iwanderedlonelyasacloud

Thatfloatsonhigho'ervalesandhills,

WhenallatonceIsawacrowd,

Ahost,ofgoldendaffodils;

Besidethelake,beneaththetrees,

Flutteringanddancinginthebreeze.

Continuousasthestarsthatshine

Andtwinkleonthemilkyway,

Theystretchedinnever-endingline

Alongthemarginofabay:

TenthousandsawIataglance,

Tossingtheirheadsinsprightlydance.

10ppt課件Lakepoets

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Lakepoets

Thewavesbesidethemdanced;butthey

Out-didthesparklingwavesinglee:

Apoetcouldnotbutbegay,

Insuchajocundcompany:

Igazed---andgazed---butlittlethought

Whatwealththeshowtomehadbrought:

Foroft,whenonmycouchIlie

Invacantorinpensivemood,

Theyflashuponthatinwardeye

Whichistheblissofsolitude;

Andthenmyheartwithpleasurefills,

Anddanceswiththedaffodils.11ppt課件

Lakepoets

Thewavesbeside2.Climate

Maincharacteristics:Temperate,withwarmsummers,coldwintersandplentyrainfallThreemajorfeatures:WinterfogRainydaysInstability/changeability12ppt課件2.Climate

12ppt課件3.MajorCities—LondonTheRiverThamesthecapitalofEnglandandofGreatBritainthepoliticalcenteroftheCommonwealthamajorportoneoftheworld'sleadingbankingandfinancialcenters.13ppt課件3.MajorCities—LondonTheRi

Landmarks&SymbolsofLondon

ThepalaceofWestminster14ppt課件

Landmarks&SymbolsofLondoLandmarks&SymbolsofLondonWestminsterAbbeyBigBen15ppt課件Landmarks&SymbolsofLondonWLandmarks&SymbolsofLondonSt.Paul'sCathedral

16ppt課件Landmarks&SymbolsofLondonSLandmarks&SymbolsofLondonHydeParkTowerofLondon17ppt課件Landmarks&SymbolsofLondonHLandmarks&SymbolsofLondonTowerBridge

BuckinghamPalace18ppt課件Landmarks&SymbolsofLondonTLandmarks&SymbolsofLondonLondonEye19ppt課件Landmarks&SymbolsofLondonLMajorCities—Edinburgh

CapitalofScotlandadministrative,financial,legal,medicalandinsurancecenterofScotlandbeautifulsceneryrenownedarchitecture20ppt課件MajorCities—EdinburghCapitalLandmarks&SymbolsofEdinburghEdinburghCastlePalaceofHolyrood21ppt課件Landmarks&SymbolsofEdinburMajorCities—Cardiff

Europe'syoungestcapitalcityhasbeenthecapitalcityofWalesforaround50yearshometoanenormousamountofurbanregenerationandrestorationhasrecentlybecomeoneofthemostfashionablecitiesintheUnitedKingdom.22ppt課件MajorCities—CardiffEurope'sLandmarks&SymbolsofCardiffCardiffCityHall23ppt課件Landmarks&SymbolsofCardiffLandmarks&SymbolsofCardiffMillenniumStadium

Cardiff

Castle

24ppt課件Landmarks&SymbolsofCardiffMajorCities—Belfast

CityHallthesecondlargestcitycapitalofNorthernIrelandanimportanthistoriccity25ppt課件MajorCities—BelfastCityHallLandmarks&SymbolsofBelfastBelfastCastle26ppt課件Landmarks&SymbolsofBelfast

IIPeople

Overallpopulation:over60millionsDistribution:England:about50millionScotland:over5millionWales:around3millionNorthernIreland:about1.7million27ppt課件

IIPeopleOverallpopulatiEthnicityThemajorityofthispopulationaredescendentsoftheAnglo-SaxonsMostpeopleinWalesandScotlandaredescendentsoftheCelticpeopleTheIrishpeoplewerealsoCelticinoriginimmigrants28ppt課件Ethnicity28ppt課件PercentageoftotalUKPopulationEthincGroupsoftotalWhiteBritish85.7%WhiteIrish1.2%White(other)5.3%Mixedrace1.2%Indian1.8%Pakistani1.3%Bengali0.5%OtherAsian(non-Chinese)0.4%BlackCaribbean1.0%BlackAfrican0.8%Black(others)0.2%Chinese0.4%Other0.4%29ppt課件PercentageoftotalUKPopulatIIITheEnglishLanguage1.OldEnglish2.MiddleEnglish3.ModernEnglish4.StandardEnglish30ppt課件IIITheEnglishLanguage30ppt課1.OldEnglish(5th~11th)LanguageofAngle-SaxonsInfluencedbyOldNorseLatinandGreekwordsDanishwords31ppt課件1.OldEnglish(5th~11th)LanBeowulfThemostfamousworkfromtheOldEnglishperiodisthe

epicpoem”Beowulf”(approximatelyAD900)Hw?t!WeGar-Dena ingeardagum,teodcyninga, trymgefrunon,huea?telingas ellenfremedon.OftScyldScefing sceatenatreatum32ppt課件BeowulfThemostfamousworkfr2.MiddleEnglish(11th~15th)StatusFrenchreplacedEnglishastheofficiallanguage,andEnglishbecametheLanguageoflowerclassbig—porksheep—muttoncattle—beefDevelopment

EnglishincreasedinimportanceaftertheBlackDeath33ppt課件2.MiddleEnglish(11th~15th

TheCanterburyTales

writtenbyGeoferyChaucer,14thecenturyWhanthatAprill,withhisshouressooteThedroghteofMarchhathpercedtotherooteAndbathedeveryveyneinswichlicour,Ofwhichvertuengendredistheflour;GeoffreyChaucer34ppt課件

TheCanterburyTales

Geoffrey3.ModernEnglish(15th~)Theprintingpress—broughtstandardizationofEnglishSamuelJohnson’sdictionary—establishedastandardformofspellingRenaissance—assimilatedforeignwordsthroughouttheRenaissanceTheIndustrialRevolution—necessitatedtheintroductionofnewwordsfornewthingsandideasTheriseoftheBritishEmpireortheCommonwealthofNations—ledtotheassimilationofwordsfrommanyotherlanguages35ppt課件3.ModernEnglish(15th~)35ppOthellobyWilliamShakespeare1603La:Thointhetradeofwarre,Ihaueflainemen,YetdoeIhold