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AnIntroductiontoBritainandAmerica------KellyThenecessityofleaningthiscourse1Howtolearnthecoursemoreefficiently?2CourseArrangement3•1.Thenecessityofleaningthiscourse–Therequirementofyourmajor–TEM-8•2.Howtolearnthecoursemoreefficiently?–Pre-readingwork–In-classwork–After-classwork•MassReading•ExerciseVolumeOne:TheUnitedKingdomChapterone&three:Landandpeople(4weeks)Chaptertwo:Englishhistory(3weeks)chapterfour:Familyandlife,media(1week)BooksforReferences•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.Mailbox:[e-mail]MyQQ:123234890ChapterOneLandandPeopleWhenwementiontheUK,Whatimpressesyoumost?ChapterOneSectiononeTheBritishIslesandGreatBritainFocusquestions:•WhatisthefullnameoftheBritishstate?•WhatarethedifferencesbetweenBritainandtheBritishIsles,GreatBritain,England,theUnitedKingdom?•DescribethegeographicalpositionofBritain.•DoesBritainhaveafavorableclimate?Why?•WhatarethefactorswhichinfluencetheclimateinBritain?WhichpartofBritainhasmostrainfallandwhichpartisthedriest?DifferentNamesforBritain•WhyisEnglandortheUKsometimescalledBritain?'WhenpeoplesayEngland,theysometimesmeanGreatBritain,sometimestheUnitedKingdom,sometimestheBritishIsles-butneverEngland.'Englandissometimes,wrongly,usedinreferencetothewholeUnitedKingdom,theentireislandofGreatBritain(orsimplyBritain),orindeedtheBritishIsles.ThisisnotonlyincorrectbutcancauseoffencetopeoplefromotherpartsoftheUK.Dept.ofForeignStudiesWhatistheBritishIsles?•TheBritishIslesisageographicaltermwhichincludesGreatBritain,thewholeofIreland,andallthehundredsofsmallones,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.ofForeignStudiesWhatistheofficialnameoftheUK?•TheofficialnameoftheUKistheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.•TheUnitedKingdomismadeupof:•England-ThecapitalisLondon.(60%)•Scotland-ThecapitalisEdinburgh.•Wales-ThecapitalisCardiff.•NorthernIreland-ThecapitalisBelfast.•NumeroussmallerislandsDept.ofForeignStudiesWhereistheUK?•TheUKissituatednorth-westoftheEuropeancontinentbetweentheAtlanticOceanandtheNorthSea.Ithasatotallandareaof244,820squarekilometers.•TheUKisamemberoftheEuropeanUnion(EU).•oneofthefivepermanentmembershipoftheUNSecurityCouncil.•afoundingmemberofNATO.•onemembershipoftheGroupofEight.Dept.ofForeignStudiesGeographicallocation(1)•TheUKisan_______country.•TheUKislocatedinthe___________Europe.TheUKislandnorthwesternGeographiclocation(2)TheUKisacountryofislandsurroundedby__________(toitseast),_________(toitsnorth),___________(toitswestandbetweenGreatBritainandIreland),_____________________(toitssouth).NorthseaIrishseaAtlanticoceanEnglishChannelandStraitofDoverMapoftheUK•Readthemaptofind:–AtlanticOcean–NorthSea–IrishSea–TheEnglishChannel(The–ChannelTunnel)–TheRepublicofIrelandLocationandterritoryLocationoftheUK:Themainlandareasliebetween–latitudes49°Nand61°Nand–longitudes8°Wto2°ETotalterritory:242,910squarekilometersInterestingFact:NooneintheUKlivesmorethan120km(75miles)fromthesea.•BritainissituatedinwesternEuropeandisseparatedfromtheEuropeancontinentbytheNorthSea,theStraitofDoverandtheEnglishChannel.•Itisaninsularcountry.Itscoastlineruns12,429km,Itisoneofthecountrieswithlongestcoastline.•TothewestofitliestheAtlanticOcean,acrossandbeyonditisAmerica.ThePhysiographicalFeaturesoftheUK•theHighlandZoneofthenorthandwest•theLowlandZoneofthesouthandsoutheastTheHighlandZone•TheHighlandsofScotland•TheCentralLowlands(MiddleValleyofScotland)•TheSouthernUplands•ThePennines•TheLakeDistrictofCumbriaThePhysiographicalFeaturesoftheUKNorthernIreland:It’smostlyhilly.Wales:It’smostlymountainous.SouthWalesislessmountainousthanNorthandMidWales.Scotland:Itsgeographyisvaried,withlowlandsinthesouthandeastandhighlandsinthenorthandwest.England:itconsistsoflowlandterrain,withsomemountainousterraininthenorth-west,northandsouth-west.BenNevisinScotland—thehighestpointinUKRiversandLakes•Thelongestriver:SevernRiver(354kilometerslong)•Thesecondlongestriver:Thames(332kilometerslong)•ThelargestLake:LoughNeaghThamesEnglandEngland•Aflatlandcountry,alsocalledLowlandzone•Pennines:thebackboneofEngland•Lakedistrict•Highlyurbanized-80%ofpopulationlivingincities-only2%workinginagriculture•Physicallylargestwithlargestpopulation•Dominancein:size/culture/economy-takeEnglandforUKLakeDistrictascenicspotinNorthWestEnglandApopularholidaydestinationbeingfamousforitslakesanditsmountainsitsassociationswiththeearly19thcenturypoetryandwritingsofWilliamWordsworthandotherpoets.LakePoetsWilliamWordsworthSamue