Australia New Zealand
Canada
The Republic of Ireland
&….
The Republic of Guyana
English-Speaking Countries English as official language Countries
The Empire on which the sun never sets
A GUIDE TO ENGLISHSPEAKING COUNTRIES
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT WU SI YING
Which are the English-speaking countries?
Which are the Englishspeaking countries?
The U.K The U.S
邦
Factions: 派系斗争，内 讧
Invade: 侵略 Imperialism:帝国主
义 Monarchy: 君主制 Monopoly: 垄断 Parliament: 议会 Protestants: 新教徒 Proletariat: 无产阶级 Reign: 君主统治 Restore: 恢复
History Periods
P 1: 55 BC – 410 Under Roman Conqueror;
P 2: the Angles, the Saxons & the Jutes came – 1066 William was crowned;
Britain for a VERY long time; ? One of the most important industries is ----?
Wales
Cover less than ?% of the British island; The longest river of the island flow through it
Send me PPT through the Internet before this Friday 6 p.m.
Chaptyou should know:
Arrogant: 傲慢的 Bourgeoisie：资产阶级 Capitalism：资本主义 Catholic: 天主教 Christianity: 基督教 Colony: 殖民地 Commonwealth: 英联
Cover The LARGEST part of British island; The most populous and wealthiest part; the second longest and the most
important river flows through it ---- ?; Highly urbanized ---- ? % of the
Scotland ---- Edinburgh Gaelic
Wales ---- Cardiff
Welsh *
Northern Ireland ---- Belfast Irish???
Climate
TEMPERATE: warm summer (around 20℃), cool winters (around 0℃) and plentiful precipitation.
II People
The English Language
Homework
Homework
Tour plan (group work): Design a 3-day tour in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland covering your most favorite cities and tourist attractions. Make a PPT of your plan, containing typical pictures and instructions (no more than 5 minutes in total)
Chapter 1 Geography, People and Language
Where is the U.K. in European continent ?
The U.K.
British Isles
England Scotland Wales Northern
Ireland
ENGLAND
---- ? It has been dominated by England LONGER
than other parts but still retains a strong sense of its difference from England
Northern Ireland
The smallest of the other four parts both in area and population;
population living in cities.
Scotland
The second largest part both in area and population;
The most important river in it is -- ? Remained unified state independent of
3 Features: 1. frequent fog in winter; 2. large number of rainy days; 3. changeability.
Extracurricular questions
Do you know how did the flag of the U.K. combine?
It occupies the northern ?/? of the island of Ireland.
It has the largest lake of the Isles ---- ?
The Capitals & Languages
England ---- London
English