英语国家概况课件(修订版)_Chapter 1

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1、英语国家概况AGuidetoEnglish-SpeakingCountriesTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandContentsIGeographyIIPeopleIIITheEnglishLanguageIGeographyv1.GeographicalFeaturesv2.Climatev3.MajorCitiesMapoftheUKReadthemaptofind:§AtlanticOcean§NorthSea§IrishSea§TheEnglishChannel§TheRepubl

2、icofIrelandGeographyTheofficialtitleoftheUKtheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandTheUKismadeupof:vGreatBritain(England,ScotlandandWales)vNorthernIrelandLocationandterritoryTopographyEngland:Itconsistsoflowlandterrain,withsomemountainousterraininthenorthwest,northandso

3、uthwest.Scotland:Itsgeographyisvaried,withlowlandsinthesouthandeastandhighlandsinthenorthandwest.BenNevisinScotland—thehighestpointinUKWales:It’smostlymountainous.SouthWalesislessmountainousthanNorthandMid-Wales.NorthernIreland:It’smostlyhilly.RiversandLakesvThelongestriver:Sev

4、ernRiver(about980kmkilometerslong)vThesecondlongestriver:Thames(330kmkilometerslong)vThelargestLakeintheBritishIsles:LoughNeaghThamesTheRiverThames(泰晤士河)vthelongestriverinEnglandandthesecondlongestintheUnitedKingdom(332kilometerslong)vahistoricallandmarkinthecityofLondon.vAboat

5、ridealongtheThamesisalsosomethingthateveryvisitorshouldexperience.vSeveralboatracesandactivitiestakeplacealongorattherivereachyear.LakeDistrictLakepoets"IWanderedLonelyasaCloud"—WilliamWordsworthIwanderedlonelyasacloudThatfloatsonhigho'ervalesandhills,WhenallatonceIsawacrowd,Ah

6、ost,ofgoldendaffodils;Besidethelake,beneaththetrees,Flutteringanddancinginthebreeze.ContinuousasthestarsthatshineAndtwinkleonthemilkyway,Theystretchedinnever-endinglineAlongthemarginofabay:TenthousandsawIataglance,Tossingtheirheadsinsprightlydance.LakepoetsThewavesbesidethemdan

7、ced;buttheyOut-didthesparklingwavesinglee:Apoetcouldnotbutbegay,Insuchajocundcompany:Igazed—andgazed—butlittlethoughtWhatwealththeshowtomehadbrought:Foroft,whenonmycouchIlieInvacantorinpensivemood,TheyflashuponthatinwardeyeWhichistheblissofsolitude;Andthenmyheartwithpleasurefil

8、ls,Anddanceswiththedaffodils.KiltsvKnee-lengthskirtlik