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A GUIDE TO ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIESENGLISH DEPARTMENTWU SI YING第1页Which are the English-speaking countries?第2页Which are the English-speaking countries?The U.KThe U.SCanadaThe Republic of Ireland AustraliaNew Zealand&.第3页English-Speaking CountriesEnglish as official language CountriesThe Republic of Guyana第4页The Empire on which the sun never sets 第5页Chapter 1 Geography,People and Language第6页Where is the U.K.in European continent?第7页第8页 The U.K.第9页British IslesEnglandScotlandWalesNorthern Ireland 第10页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.第11页ScotlandThe 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-?第12页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第13页Northern IrelandThe 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-?第14页The Capitals&LanguagesEngland-LondonScotland-EdinburghWales-CardiffNorthern Ireland-BelfastEnglishGaelicWelsh*Irish?第15页ClimateTEMPERATE: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.第16页Extracurricular questionsDo you know how did the flag of the U.K.combine?第17页第18页II People第19页The English Language第20页Homework第21页HomeworkTour 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.第22页Chapter 2 History第23页Words you should know:Arrogant:高傲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:王权第24页History PeriodsP 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);第25页History PeriodsP 4:14th 15th century“The Hundred Years War”&“The War of the Roses”;P 5:16th century The Reformation;P 6:17th century The Civil Wars&the Glorious Revolution;第26页P 7:18th-19th century The Industrial Revolution;P8:19th century British Empire;P 9:20th Now World War I&World War II;第27页Chapter 3 Government and the Commonwealth第28页Constitution(宪法）Definition：Theconstitutionof a country or organization is the system of laws which formally states peoples rights and duties.第29页Constitution(宪法）Distinguishing feature：Unwritten；（not systematically codified into single document/no single constitutional document)第30页Constitution(宪法）第31页Government:第32页The Legislature第33页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.第34页Crown:Symbolic,Ceremonial&UnpoliticalImportance: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;第35页The House of Lords:Consisting of life peers Archbishops and bishops of the Church of England elected hereditary peers第36页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.第37页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.第38页The House of CommonsFunctions:the most important is drafting new laws;scrutinizing the actions of the government;influence future government policy.第39页The Executive第40页the Privy CouncilIn Britain,the Privy Councilis a group of people who are appointed to advise the king or queen on political affairs.第41页The Judiciary Complicated第42页The JudiciaryAll Criminal cases:第43页The JudiciaryCivil Cases:第44页Election 500 pounds deposit use advertisements in newspapers,door-to-door campaigning and leaflets as electoral campaigns people vote on election day in their local polling station;counting begins at the end of the day and the result comes out the early morning of the next day.第45页HomeworkExercises on Page 41-Page 42第46页