英语国家社会与文化(英3).pptVIP

The UK --- Politics, Class Race;Part I Warm-up questions; Part II Focal points ; 1. Importance of general elections? (大选的重要性) 2. Formation of the government? (政府的形成) 3. Vote of no confidence? (不信任投票) 4. Political parties: The Conservative party (保守党), The Labor party? (工党), Liberal Democrats (自由民主党) 5. Recent political trends in the UK? (英国最近的政治动向) 6. Margaret Thatcher?? (玛格丽特·撒切尔) John Major (约翰·梅杰) Tony Blair (托尼·布莱尔) Gorden Brown (戈登·布朗) ; 7. class system in the British society?? (英国社会中的等级制度) 8. the hereditary aristocracy?? (世袭贵族) 9. ethnic relations in Britain?? (英国的民族关系) ;Part III Words Expressions;aggressive ;pragmatic ;Part IV Language points; ; ;1970 (MPs);Conservatives Launch General Election Campaign with David Cameron ; 2. the formation of the government 659 members of parliament are elected in the general election representing 659 constituencies in the UK. The party which holds a majority of those “seats” in parliament forms the government, with its party leader as the Prime Minister. A government can be in power for 5 years. 659名国会议员在大选中被选出来代表英国的659个选区。在议会中获得多数席位的党派就成为执政党，该党派领袖就成为首相。一届政府可以执政5年，然后再进行下一届大选。 ; 3. vote of no confidence (不信任投票) A statement put forward by an MP — usually a member of an opposition party — for the House of Commons to vote on saying that “ This house no longer has confidence in the Government”. If the government loses a “vote of no confidence” in the House of Commons, that is, if a majority of MPs agree, then it has effectively lost its ability to