a survey of english-speaking countries

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1、ASurveyofEnglish-speakingCountries英语国家概况TextbookandReferencebooks1.TheSocietyandCultureofMajorEnglish-speakingCountries---AnIntroduction《英语国家社会与文化入门》2.ASurveyofBritainandU.S.A.《英美概况》陈治刚，张承谟等编著，上海外语教育出版社3.SurveyofBritainandAmerica《英美概况》张奎武主编，吉林科学出版社TeachingandLearningPreviewClassPresentati

2、onReviewPreview:readwithpre-assignedquestionsClasspresentation:questionandanswer,discussion,groupwork,initiativeandcooperationReview:assignmentsontextbookContentsI.TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandII.IrelandIII.AustraliaIV.NewZealandV.TheUnitedStatesofAmericaVI.CanadaABrief

3、IntroductiontotheUnitedKingdomLocationSouth:France(AcrosstheEnglishChannelandtheStraitofDover)EastandSoutheast:Netherlands,Belgium,DenmarkandNorway(AcrosstheNorthSea)WestandNorth：theAtlanticOceanMaincontents1.Names;2.Majorgeographicalfeatures;3.History;4.Recentdevelopment;5.FeaturesofU.K.

4、6.ThepositionofLondon1.Namesa.Officialname:TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland(U.K.)b.Geographicalnames:GreatBritain,England,theBritishIslesc.Fourparts:England,Scotland,WalesandNorthernIrelandd.Size:243,600m2LawsinWalesActs(1536):theannexationofWalesintoEngland;TheActofUnion(

5、1707):thejoiningofScotlandintoBritain;In1801,thejoiningofIrelandintoBritain,“UnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIreland”;Anglo-IrishTreaty(1921):theestablishmentofIrishFreeState,astheautonomousdominion,leaving6countiesinnorthernIrelandwithintheBritishEmpire.ThefoundingoftheRepublicofIreland(19

6、48)2.MajorgeographicalfeaturesTopology(地形学)ThecountryisslowlytiltingwiththeNorthwestslowlyrisingandtheSoutheastslowlysinking.Thenorthandwestofthecountryaremainlyhighlands,whiletheeastandsoutheastaremostlylowlands.2.MajorgeographicalfeaturesThelongestriver:theSevernRiver(354km)(塞文河)Themost

7、importantriver:theThamesRiver(336km)(泰晤士河)Thelongestmountain:thePennies(奔宁山脉)，the“backboneofEngland”Thehighestmountain:BenNevis(1343km)(本尼维斯山脉)2.MajorgeographicalfeaturesClimate:afavorablemaritimeclimatemoderatedbytheAtlanticGulfStreamFeatures:a.mildwintersandcoolsu