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(American):Oh,Linda,Ilikeyourhairstyle.It’ssolovely.Linda(Chinese):Really?Ithinkitisverycommon.Key:Thankyou!2.Eric:Thegiftisforyou.Linda:Thisistooexpensive,Ican’tacceptthis.Key:Itisveryniceofyou.Thankyouverymuch.3.Linda:Howdoyouknowthisinformation?Eric:Alittlebirdtoldme.Linda:Doyouhaveaparrot?Key:Isee.ThenecessityofleaningthiscourseTherequirementofyourmajorTEM-8Howtolearnthecoursemoreefficiently?Pre-readingworkIn-classworkAfter-classwork•MassReading•ExerciseTogiveyouanoverviewofEnglishhistoryandcultureToenhanceEnglishlearningthroughEnglishhistoryandcultureToprovideculturalandhistoricalcontextforunderstandingEnglishliteratureTheAimoftheCourseMcCormick,J.ContemporaryBritain,2nded[M].ThePressofRenminUniversityofChina,2009.Duncan,R&Joseph,G.ContemporaryAmerica,2nded[M].ThePressofRenminUniversityofChina,2009.丁国声.致用英语-英语国家概况[M].外语教学与研究出版社,2008.来安方.英美文化与国家概况[M].复旦大学出版社,2008.王恩铭.英语国家概况[M].上海外语教育出版社,2008.谢福之.英语国家概况[M].外语教学与研究出版社,2007.10%Classroomattendance10%presentation(groupwork)20%essay(independentwork)60%finalexam—isthenameofBritishnationalflag.Thecolorblueisthebackgroundanditselementarycolor.Thecrossesrefertotheunityofthisnationbymeansofreligion.ChapterIEnglandScotlandIrelandthenationalanthemoftheUnitedKingdom“GodSavetheQueen”《上帝保佑女王》1745年GodsaveourgraciousQueen上帝保佑女王，LongliveournobleQueen祝她万寿无疆，GodsavetheQueen神佑女王。Sendhervictorious常胜利，沐荣光；Happyandglorious孚民望，心欢畅；Longtoreignoverus治国家，王运长；GodsavetheQueen.神佑女王！Thychoicestgiftsinstore愿上帝恩泽长，Onherbepleasedtopour选精品，倾宝囊，Longmayshereign万岁女王！，Mayshedefendourlaws愿她保护法律，Andgiveusevercause使民心齐归向Tosingwithheartandvoice一致衷心歌唱，GodsavetheQueen神佑女王！:ThursdayofthesecondweekinJune.NamesandPositionPhysiographicFeaturesClimateandWeatherFactorsInfluencingEnglishWeatherInlandWaterTheEnglishLanguageOutlineofSectionOneTheBritishIsles;不列颠群岛Britain(orGreatBritain)England,Scotland,Wales;NorthernIreland;TheUnitedKingdom——TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.（大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国）TheBritishIslesisageographicaltermwhichincludesGreatBritain,thewholeofIreland,andalltheoffshoreislands,mostnotablytheIsleofManwhichhasitsownparliamentandlaws.Dept.ofForeignStudiesPolitically,theBritishIslesismadeupofU.K.andRepublicofIreland.Dept.ofForeignStudiesGreatBritainGreatBritainreferstothelargestislandofBritishIsleswhichincludesthreepoliticaldivisions:England,Scotland,andWales.ItisanislandlyingoffthewesterncoastofEurope,comprisingthemainterritoryoftheUnitedKingdom.Dept.ofForeignStudiesIsGreatBritainthesameasBritain?Yes,sometimespeopleusetheshortennameBritaininsteadofGreatBritain.Andsometimes,peoplejustsay“Britain”torefertoU.K.Dept.ofForeignStudies²(88,745sq.mi.)andisthelargestislandoftheBritishIsles.GreatBritain,lyingoffthewesterncoastofEurope,comprisesthemainterritoryoftheUnitedKingdom.GreatBritainistheofficialnamegiventothetwokingdomsofEnglandandScotland,andtheprincipalityofWales.(thoughmostofIrelandisnowindependent.OnlyNorthernIrelandispartoftheUKnow).Thenamefortheunionbetween1800andtheearly1920swastheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIreland”,whichchangedtoitspresentformin1927afterthe26IrishFreeStatesachievedtheirindependencein1922.英国的名称BritainGreatBritaintheUnitedKingdom【UK】EnglandTheBritishIsles所有这些都可以指代英国，然而都不太全面。UK是在联合国使用的名称，是theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland(大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国)的简称。Geographicalnames:GreatBritain,EnglandTheofficialname:theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.SometimespeoplejustcallitBritain,theUnitedKingdomorsimplyUK.（officialname）GreatBritain(England,ScotlandandWales)NorthernIrelandtheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland“thekingdomofGreatBritain”(大不列颠王国).In1801,Irelandwasjoinedandthenamebecame“theunitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIreland”(大不列颠及爱尔兰联合王国).In1921,thesixNorthernIrishcountiesremainedintheunionofGreatBritain,whiletheothersobtainedautonomy,sothenameofthecountrywas“theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland”(大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国).