英语国家概况课件(修订版)

A Guide to English-Speaking
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Contents
I
Geography
II
People
III
The English Language
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Question to ponder: ❖People often get confused with the terms
“England”, “Britain”, “Great Britain”, “United Kingdom”, and “British Isles”. Even some British people are not fully aware of the precise reality that these terms express. ❖Do these terms mean the same?
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I Geography
❖ 1. Geographical Features ❖ 2. Climate ❖ 3. Major Cities
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❖However, the term “Britain” is more commonly used as a political term: an alternative name for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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Geography
The official title of the UK
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland（since 1927)
Conventionally shortened to United Kingdom Abbreviation: UK
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Map of the UK
Read the map to find:
▪Atlantic Ocean ▪North Sea ▪Irish Sea ▪The English Channel ▪The Republic of Ireland
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England ❖Many people say "England" when they
really mean "The United Kingdom." This is not correct! People in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland consider it insulting and hate hearing Britain being referred to as “England” as it appears to ignore their existence. ❖England is only a constituent country in the UK, and a part of the island of Great Britain, together with Scotland and Wales.
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Great Britain ❖"Great Britain" is the collective name for
the three countries of England, Scotland and Wales. It also includes the small adjacent islands but it does not include the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. ❖Great Britain and Northern Ireland together form the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland“, or UK.
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Britain
❖Strictly, “Britain” refers to the largest island in the British Isles, which contains modern-day England, Wales and Scotland and islands governed from the mainland (i.e. not Isle of Man or Channel Islands).
英语国家概况 A Guide to English-Speaking Countries
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Chapter One
Geography, People and Language
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The UK is made up of:
❖ Great Britain ( England , Scotland and Wales ) ❖ Northern Ireland
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