,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,A GUIDE TO ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES,ENGLISH DEPARTMENT,WU SI YING,Which are the English-speaking countries?,Which are the English-speaking countries?,The U.K,The U.S,Canada,The Republic of Ireland,Australia,New Zealand,&.,English-Speaking Countries,English as official language Countries,The Republic of Guyana,The Empire on which the sun never sets,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,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 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 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-,?,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;,It occupies the northern,?/?,of the island of Ireland.,It has the largest lake of the Isles-,?,The Capitals&,Languages,England-London,Scotland-Edinburgh,Wales-Cardiff,Northern Ireland-Belfast,English,Gaelic,Welsh*,Irish?,Climate,TEMPERATE:,warm,summer(around 20),cool,winters(around 0)and,plentiful,precipitation.,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?,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),Send me PPT through the Internet before this Friday 6 p.m.,Chapter 2 History,Words you 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:英联邦,Factions:派系斗争，内讧,Feudalism:封建主义,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,Throne:王权,History Periods,P 1:,55 BC 410,Under Roman Conqueror;,P 2:the Angles,the Saxons&the Jutes came,1066,William was crowned;,P 3:,1154-1485,House of Anjou(Magna Carta 1215);,History Periods,P 4:,14,th,15,th,century“The Hundred Years War”,P 5:,16,th,century,The Reformation;,P 6:,17,th,century,The Civil Wars,P 7:,18,th,-19,th,century,The Industrial Revolution;,P8:,19,th,century,British Empire;,P 9:,20,th,Now World War I,Chapter 3 Government and the Commonwealth,Constitution(宪法）,Definition,：,The,constitution,of a country or organization is,the system of laws which formally states peoples rights and duties.,Constitution(宪法）,Distinguishing feature,：,Unwritten,；,（,not systematically codified into single document/no single constitutional document),Constitution(宪法）,Government:,The Legislature,Crown:,Theoretically,the King or Queen is the source of all government powers,the head of the legislative,executive and judicial branches,the commander-in-chief of all army forces and the“supreme governor of the Church of England;giving their Royal Assent to any new law,meeting with the Prime Minister on a weekly basis,paying state visits to Commonwealth countries or non-Commonwealth countries on behalf of the government.,Crown:,Symbolic,Ceremonial&Unpolitical,Importance:,Keep the,stability,of the British government,Keep the,continuity,and,adaptability,of the whole political system;,The,symbol,of British unity,an indissoluble bond,among people who retain many regional and cultural differences;,The House of Lords:,Consisting of,life peers,Archbishops and bishops of the Church of England,elected hereditary peers,The House of Lords:,Function:,Examining and revise bills from the House of Commons;,Acts in a legal capacity as the highest court of appeal;,it is going to be reformed.,The House of Commons,the center of parliamentary power,Composed of,650,constituencies,which is known as“,MPs,”,was elected to represents their constituency by,British adults,in a,general election,every,five years.,The Leader,of the party which holds the,majority of“seats”,is the,Prime Minister.,The House of Commons,Functions:,the most important is,drafting new laws;,scrutinizing the actions of the government;,influence future government policy.,The Executive,the Privy Council,In Britain,the Privy Council,is a group of people who are appointed to advise the king or queen on political affairs.,The Judiciary,Complicated,The Judiciary,All Criminal cases:,The Judiciary,Civil Cases:,Election,500 pounds deposit,use advertisements in newspapers,door-to-door campaigning and leaflets as electoral campaigns,p