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ENGLISHDEPARTMENTWUSIYING2021/5/91WhicharetheEnglish-speakingcountries?TheU.KTheU.SCanadaTheRepublicofIrelandAustraliaNewZealand&….2021/5/92English-SpeakingCountriesEnglishasofficiallanguageCountriesTheRepublicofGuyana2021/5/93TheEmpireonwhichthesunneversets2021/5/94Chapter1

Geography,PeopleandLanguage2021/5/95WhereistheU.K.inEuropeancontinent?2021/5/962021/5/97TheU.K.2021/5/98BritishIslesEnglandScotlandWalesNorthernIreland2021/5/99ENGLANDCoverTheLARGESTpartofBritishisland;Themostpopulousandwealthiestpart;thesecondlongestandthemostimportantriverflowsthroughit----?;Highlyurbanized----?%ofthepopulationlivingincities.2021/5/910ScotlandThesecondlargestpart

bothinareaandpopulation;Themostimportantriverinitis--?RemainedunifiedstateindependentofBritainforaVERYlongtime;?Oneofthemostimportantindustriesis----?2021/5/911Wales

Coverlessthan?%oftheBritishisland;Thelongestriveroftheislandflowthroughit----?IthasbeendominatedbyEnglandLONGERthanotherpartsbutstillretainsastrongsenseofitsdifferencefromEngland2021/5/912NorthernIrelandThesmallestoftheotherfourpartsbothinareaandpopulation;Itoccupiesthenorthern?/?oftheislandofIreland.IthasthelargestlakeoftheIsles----?2021/5/913TheCapitals&LanguagesEngland----LondonScotland----EdinburghWales----CardiffNorthernIreland----BelfastEnglishGaelicWelsh*Irish???2021/5/914ClimateTEMPERATE:warmsummer(around20℃),coolwinters(around0℃)andplentifulprecipitation.3Features:1.frequentfoginwinter;2.largenumberofrainydays;3.changeability.2021/5/915ExtracurricularquestionsDoyouknowhowdidtheflagoftheU.K.combine?2021/5/9162021/5/917IIPeople2021/5/918TheEnglishLanguage2021/5/919Homework2021/5/920HomeworkTourplan(groupwork):Designa3-daytourinEngland,Scotland,WalesorNorthernIrelandcoveringyourmostfavoritecitiesandtouristattractions.MakeaPPTofyourplan,containingtypicalpicturesandinstructions(nomorethan5minutesintotal)SendmePPTthroughtheInternetbeforethisFriday6p.m.2021/5/921Chapter2History2021/5/922Wordsyoushouldknow:Arrogant:傲慢的Bourgeoisie：資產(chǎn)階級(jí)Capitalism：資本主義Catholic:天主教Christianity:基督教Colony:殖民地Commonwealth:英聯(lián)邦Factions:派系斗爭(zhēng)，內(nèi)訌Feudalism:封建主義Invade:侵略Imperialism:帝國(guó)主義

Monarchy:君主制Monopoly:壟斷Parliament:議會(huì)Protestants:新教徒Proletariat:無(wú)產(chǎn)階級(jí)Reign:君主統(tǒng)治Restore:恢復(fù)Throne:王權(quán)2021/5/923HistoryPeriodsP1:55BC–410UnderRomanConqueror;P2:theAngles,theSaxons&theJutescame–1066Williamwascrowned;P3:1154-1485HouseofAnjou(MagnaCarta1215);2021/5/924HistoryPeriodsP4:14th–15th

century“TheHundredYearsWar”&“TheWaroftheRoses”;P5:16thcenturyTheReformation;P6:17thcenturyTheCivilWars&theGloriousRevolution;2021/5/925P7:18th-19thcenturyTheIndustrialRevolution;P8:19thcenturyBritishEmpire;P9:20th–NowWorldWarI&WorldWarII;2021/5/926Chapter3GovernmentandtheCommonwealth2021/5/927Constitution(憲法）Definition：The

constitution

ofacountryororganizationisthesystemoflawswhichformallystatespeople'srightsandduties.2021/5/928Constitution(憲法）Distinguishingfeature：Unwritten；（notsystematicallycodifiedintosingledocument/nosingleconstitutionaldocument)2021/5/929Constitution(憲法）2021/5/930Government:2021/5/931TheLegislature2021/5/932Crown:※Theoretically,theKingorQueenisthesourceofallgovernmentpowers,theheadofthelegislative,executiveandjudicialbranches,thecommander-in-chiefofallarmyforcesandthe“supremegovernor"oftheChurchofEngland;givingtheirRoyalAssenttoanynewlaw,meetingwiththePrimeMinisteronaweeklybasis,payingstatevisitstoCommonwealthcountriesornon-Commonwealthcountriesonbehalfofthegovernment.2021/5/933Crown:※Symbolic,Ceremonial&UnpoliticalImportance:◎KeepthestabilityoftheBritishgovernment◎Keepthecontinuityandadaptabilityofthewholepoliticalsystem;◎ThesymbolofBritishunity,anindissolublebondamongpeoplewhoretainmanyregionalandculturaldifferences;2021/5/934TheHouseofLords:Consistingof◎lifepeers◎ArchbishopsandbishopsoftheChurchofEngland◎electedhereditarypeers2021/5/935TheHouseofLords:Function:◎ExaminingandrevisebillsfromtheHouseofCommons;◎Actsinalegalcapacityasthehighestcourtofappeal;◎itisgoingtobereformed.2021/5/936TheHouseofCommons◎thecenterofparliamentarypower◎Composedof650constituencies,whichisknownas“MPs”,waselectedtorepresentstheirconstituencybyBritishadultsinageneralelectioneveryfiveyears.◎

TheLeaderofthepartywhichholdsthemajorityof“seats”isthePrimeMinister.2021/5/937TheHouseofCommonsFunctions:◎themostimportantisdraftingnewlaws;◎scrutinizingtheactionsofthegovernment;◎influencefuturegovernmentpolicy.2021/5/938TheExecutive2021/5/9