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1、英语国家概况,Major English-Speaking Countries:A Survey,张静静 2012.09,Contents,Distribution of native English-speakers by country,The Anglosphere&Anglophone,Apart from Eng as NL,other factors,Ethnic/racial:white being the largest group.Historical:former British colonies or settlements US:1776,part of Canada:
2、1763-1867,Ireland:1922,NZ:1907,Commonwealth of Nations,NATO.Predominant religion:Christianity,Commonwealth of the Nation,Objectives,1.To acquire Specific knowledge about major English-speaking countries(esp.UK+USA)2.To cultivate critical thinking on cultural matters.Research ability(info/material co
3、llection and organization,paper writing,reference.)3.To improve English competence.Extensive reading and targeted vocabulary acquisition Methods:1.presentation报告演示法 2.seminar讨论式学习法,Schedule,The UK 9 weeks,The USA 9 weeksUnit One 1 weekUnit Two 1 weekUnit Three 2 weeksUnit Four 1 weekUnit Five 1 week
4、Unit Six Unit Seven 1 weekUnit Eight Unit Nine 1 weekUnit Ten 1 week,Evaluation&Expectation,Evaluation:The final score is made up of two parts:Attendance&performance at regular classes(10%)Mid-term examination(20%)presentation and the final exam(70%)Expectation:Preview texts active part inpresentati
5、on&discussion,Part OneThe United Kingdom,Contents,Unit One The Country,1.1.1 Whats the official name?,“When people say England,they sometimes mean Great Britain,sometimes the United Kingdom,sometimes the British Isles-but never England.”-George Mikes(19121987)Hungarian-born British author,EnglandBri
6、tainGreat Britain(GB/G.B.)British IslesBritish EmpireThe CommonwealthThe United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,British Isles,Geographically,the British Isles includes Great Britain,the whole of Ireland,and all the offshore islandsPolitically,the British Isles is mad
7、e up of U.K.and Republic of Ireland.,Great Britain refers to the largest island of British Isles which includes three political divisions:England,Scotland,and Wales.It is an island lying off the western coast of Europe,comprising the main territory of the United Kingdom.,Dept.of Foreign Studies,Grea
8、t Britain,British Empire,the British Empire大英帝国A historical term,of the worlds land area and population in 1922The Sun-never-setting Empire 日不落帝国,The Commonwealth,The Commonwealth(of Nations)is a free association of independent countries that were once colonies of Britain.It was founded in 1931,and
9、has 53 member countries until 2007.It is a loose association connected more economically than politically.,Official Name,the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandGeographically includes Great Britain and Northern IrelandPolitically includes four nations,Dept.of Foreign Studies,1801-Th
10、e Irish Parliament voted to join the Union.The Kingdom of Great Britain becomes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.1922-Name changed to United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,after most of the Southern counties in Ireland choose independence.,1536-Act of Union joins Englan
11、d and Wales,1707-Act of Union unites Scotland and England,together with Wales to form the Kingdom of Great Britain.,1.1.2 Position and Borders,an island country surrounded by the sea.It is bordered on the south by the English Channel,on the east by the North Sea,on the west by the North Atlantic Oce
12、an Northwestern Europe,northwest of France and the west of Netherlands and Denmark.It has a total land area of 242,514 square kilometers.(Guangxi Autonomous Region),Dept.of Foreign Studies,1.1.3 The Union Flag/Jack,England-St Georges Cross,Scotland-St.Andrews Cross,Northern Ireland-St.Patrick Cross,
13、Wales-The Red Dragon,1.1.4 The Official Coat of Arms,Motto:Dieu et mon Droit(God and my right)Honi soit qui maly pense(Evil to him who evil thinks),The Shield,England,Scotland,Northern Ireland,The Flowers,England-Rose,Scotland-Thislte,Northern Ireland-Clover,Wales-Leek&Daffodil,National flower:Rose
14、National anthem:“God save the King/Queen”National bird:Redbreast,Englandthe largest(53.7%),most populous(83.8%),the wealthiest.Capital:London(2)Scotlandsecond largest(32.1%),lowest population density(8.4%)Capital:Edinburgh.(3)Walessmallest on the island of GB(8.5%).4.9%Capital:Cardiff(4)Northern Ire
15、landthe smallest(5.7%,2.9%)Capital:Belfast.,1.1.5 Components,Edinburgh,capital of Scotland,Cardiff,capital of Wales,England,Scotland,Wales,Republic of Ireland,Northern Ireland,London,capital of England,Belfast,capital of Northern Ireland,Dublin,capital of Republic of Ireland,The Scottish Highlanders
16、 consider themselves the“true”Scots,and they wear their national dress,the kilt,with pride.Kilts are pleated skirts(百褶裙)made of material with a squared,colored design called a tartan(格子花呢).They probably derive from the costume of the Roman conquerors.Each Scottish clan(tribe)has its own tartan with
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