英语国家概况重点整理

第一周

Questions and answers

1.一、What are those 6 English-speaking countries and it’s capitals?

1: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国(London伦敦)

2: The Republic of Ireland 爱尔兰共和国(Dublin都柏林)

3: The United States of America 美利坚合众国(Washington DC 华盛顿DC) 4: Canada 加拿大(Ottawa渥太华)

5:The Commonwealth of Australia 澳大利亚联邦(Canberra堪培拉)

6:New Zealand (新西兰) (Wellington惠灵顿)

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Questions and answers

2.What is the full name of the United Kingdom?

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

3.What are the other names?

Simplified names: UK, United Kingdom。

Geographical name; Britain, Great Britain

Historical name: the British Empire; the British Commonwealth;

4.What are the two large islands that make up the British Isles?

Great Britain and Ireland

5.What are the four political divisions of the United Kingdom?

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

6.What are their respective capitals（首府）?

London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast

7.What’s its nickname?

John Bull; sometimes, lion

8.What’s the national anthem（国歌）?

God save the Queen/King

9.What’s its national flower?

Rose

10.What’s its national flag?

Union Jack

11.How many members are there in British Commonwealth in 2007?

53

课后重点练习

P8 一、1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 三、1 2 3 4 5 6 四、1 2 3 4 8 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 五、2

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Questions and answers

1. How do you know the three stages in the development of the English language?

1. Old English.

2. Middle English.

3. Modern English. (450-1150-1450-present) English is descended from the Germanic (日耳曼语) language of the Anglo-Saxons.

(450-1150-1450-present)

A: Early Modern English B: Authoritarian English C: Mature Modern English D: Late Modern English

2. Who are the ancestors of the English people?

It’s Anglo-Saxons. The majority of the English people are descendents(后裔)of the Anglo-Saxons( after Romans left in 410 AD)

3. Who are the ancestors of the Scots, Welsh and Irish people?

It’s Celts. Most people in Wales and Scotland are descendents of the Celts 4. Name the most important cities in UK. And then do exercises on p19 match all. London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast, Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester……

课后重点练习

三、4 5 6 7 8 9 10 四、1 2 3 6 7 8 11 12 13 14.（in Chinese）

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大事件时间表

1.Earliest Settlers 最早的居民（3000 BC）p.48

2.Roman Britain 罗马时期的不列颠（43-410）p.48-49

3.Anglo-Saxons Britain 央格鲁-撒克逊时期的不列颠（449）-P.49

4.Feudal Society after the Norman Conquest 诺曼征服后的封建社会（1066）p.51

5.King John and the Great Charter 约翰王和大宪章（1215）p.52

6.Birth of Parliament议会的诞生（1265）p53

7.Hundred Years’ War 英法百年战争(1337—1453)p.57

8.Black Death 黑死病(1348)

9.Watt Tyler’s Uprising瓦特-泰勒起义(1381) p58

10.The Wars of the Roses 玫瑰战争(1455—1485) p59

11.Religious Reformation 资产阶级革命(1534) p60

12.The Civil War 内战(1642—1649) p63

13.The Commonwealth (1649—1660) 共和国时期p64

14.Restoration and the Glorious Revolution 复辟与光荣革命p64

Questions and answers

1.The earliest known settlers on the British Isles were Iberians.

2. the most famous / biggest relic left by the earliest settlers on British Isles is Stonehenge.

3. From 700 B.C, Celts came from Upper Rhineland and began to inhabit British Isles.