u1-u3英语国家概况教案

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1. England It is the largest of the four nations, capital: London British history has been a history of invasions 1) Before 1st century AD: many tribal kindoms of Celtic people 2) 43 AD: invaded by the Roman Empire (not Scotland or Ireland) 3) 5th century AD: invaded by Germanic peoples: Angles and Saxon (During this time, King Arther, Excalibur, round table. Anglo-Saxon invaders → Forefathers of the English, founders of England or Angle-land) 4) from the late 8th century on, ferocious Vikings controlled England. King Alfred the Great , truly English hero
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5. After 700 years of British, this situation is now changing. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (since 1801) 1) Seeking independence a. Irish desires for independence were never lost, and one of the key issues in late 19th century was a campaign in parliament for what was called “homerule”——Irish political control of Irish affairs. The Third Home Rule Bill was finally passed in 1914, but the process was overtaken by the First World War. b. a more direct method of pursuing Irish independence——guerrilla or terrorist activities c. in 1919 a group calling itself the IRA (Irish Republican Army) expanded the fighting
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8. In 1630, Queen Elizabeth the First of England dies childless, James the Sixth of Scotland became James the first of England. Uniting the two thrones. Maintained its separate political identity for another hundwk.baidu.comed years 9. In 1707 by agreement of the English and Scottish parliament, Scotland joined the Union. 10. There followed two rebellions in 1715 and 1745, but destroyed. The dream of an independent Scotland has not vanished, 11. Although Scotland elects its MPs to London parliament, it still wants an independent Scotland.
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Wales 1. Wales is the smallest among the three nations on the British mainland, but larger than Northern Ireland. The capital: Cardiff; Coal-mining a key industry. 2. Though dominated by England for longer than the other nations, powerful sense of independence. 3. Wales, a land of Celtic peoples, conquered by the Romans. Unlike England it did not fall to the AngloSaxon invaders of the 5th century. 4. The legendary heroes of Welsh nationalism. To resist the English, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd brought a large portion of wales under his rule, and by a military campaign force the English to acknowledge him as Prince of Wales in 1267. in the early 15th century, Owain Glyndwr led an unsuccessfu rising against the English
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Northern Ireland 1. Northern Ireland, often called Ulter, the smallest of the four nations. Its capital: Belfast. It has a most famous landmark, the Giant’s Causeway. 2. Though it is small it is significant because of the political troubles there. History 3. Almost everyone knows that Ireland is the island that has been divided by a long conflict. 4. Reason: from the late 1590s, (ie from Queen Elizabeth I) the new settlers, loyal to the British crown and Protestant were granted land, position, and privilege which had been taken way from indigenous, Roman Catholic population. This resulted in great hatred of the British.
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5. A hundred years after Glyndwr, Wales was brought legally, administratively, and politically into the UK by an act of the British parliament. 6. As in Scotland the Welsh people elect their MPs to the London parliament. The Welsh too have nationalist party which campaigns for an independent Wales.
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d. As the Sinn Fein Party gained most of the Irish seats in the British parliament, Irish independence became inevitable. 6. There was a problem. The majority of Irish People descendants of the original Celtic People (Catholics). They were ethnically different from the British people (Protestants). English government encouraged people emirate to north of Ireland to control Ireland. 7. Faced with these conflicting demands, British government chose a compromise and organized a partition of Ireland. Thus bring to an end 700 years of British rule in southern Ireland.
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Scotland 1. Scotland: second largest of the four nations, both in population and in geographical area. 2. most rugged part of the UK. Highlands in the north; Uplands in the south. Most of population lives in the lowland zone. 3. The largest city: Glasgow; Capital: Edinburg 4. Scotland was not conquered by the Romans, nor was most of Scotland conquered by the Anglo-Saxons An Angle Kingdom in the southeast——hence Endinburgh’s Germanic name.
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5. The next invaders: Normans, from northern France. William of Normandy (known as William the Conqueror) defeated King Harold, last Saxon King. William the First of England. Tower of London next 300 years, Norman and French-speaking aristocracy ruling a largely Saxon and English-speaking population legend of Robin Hood. 6. The next few hundred years: joining together the various parts of the British Isles under English rule Power was gradually transferred from monarch to the parliament. Charles the First was executed.
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5. 6th century AD, people from northern Ireland invaded the south-west. Called the scots, and Scotland its name. The original Scottish celts, called the Picts. 6. Like England, Scotland began to experience Viking raids in 9th century. Outside threat led Scottish kings to unify, forming an independent singular Scottish state. 7. Anglo-Saxon England also unifying. Frequent wars between the two. William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth set in the Scotland of this period. however close ties between the two countries with intermarriage