(英语国家概况第二课英国概况.ppt

英语国家概括 授课老师：张学力 QQ:1632264909 An Introduction to English-Speaking Countries英语国家概括 张 学 力 QQ：1772708276 邮箱: 1772708276@QQ.com The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1. Geography 2. Population 3. Economy 4. History 5. Culture 6. Politics 7. Diplomatic Relationships 8. Sports 9. Leisure Life UK in the World 1. Geographic Features Island country; no part of Britain is very far from the coast; good, deep harbors. Tilting: ① rising in North-West, highland; ② sinking in South-East, low land. Weather: mild temperature; plenty of rainfall Topographic Map of the UK 2. Population Distribution Land area: 244, 820skq Total population: 60, 943, 912 (2008) (18th in the world) Distribution: Britain is a relatively densely populated country248 people/skq, 6th in the world. (2007) it is more than twice as densely populated as France (106/sqk), eight times as densely populated as the USA (31/sqk) and 100 times as densely populated as Australia (2/sqk). Map of Population Density Source: National Statistics website: .uk 3. History Prehistoric Britain BC Roman Britain 43 AD Anglo Saxon Britain 450 Viking Britain 793 Medieval Britain 1066 Tudor Britain 1485 Stuart Britain 1603 Georgian Britain 1714 Victorian Britain 1837 Modern Britain 1902 + Prehistoric Britain The first men and women came to Britain over two and a half million years ago. They were hunters and gatherers of food who used simple stone tools and weapons. Roman Britain The Romans were the first to invade Britain and came to Britain nearly 2000 years ago. Even today, the ruins of Roman buildings, forts, roads, and baths can be found all over Britain. Britain was part of the Roman Empire for almost 400 years! the Roman armies left by the time of around 410 AD. Many English words are derived from the latin language of the Romans.  Roman Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain The Roman army left Britain about AD 410. When they had gone the