Chapter-1-Land-and-People

1AnIntroductiontoBritainandAmericaLecturer:WenXiaohuaTel:13094816796E-mail:[e-mail]?II.What’stherelationshipbetweenthecourselearningandEnglishstudy?III.WhatdoBookIandBookIItalkaboutrespectively?Whatisthestudyofsocietyandcultureabout?IV.Howtolearnthecoursewell?3suggestionsopenmindgoodmemoryadequatepreviewex.-basedunderstand-ingandreview4Requirements:I.HaveaprettycomprehensivecommandofBritishandAmericansocietyandcultureandestablishanobjectiveandjustunderstanding.II.Makeyourselffamiliarwiththevocabularyandtermsrelatedtothetwocountries’societyandculture.III.ImproveEnglishreadinglevelsoastoconstructagoodframeworkofbackgroundknowledgeforfuturereadingconcernedwithBritishandAmericansocietyandculture.45Analysisofthetextbook:coveringalot;student-centered;detailedandpracticalnotes;theFocalPoints;authenticlanguagematerials;diversely-designedexercises;Somedefectsinthetextbooks?6Teachingplan:1.IntroduceanddiscusstheU.K.andtheU.S.A.alternately.2.Teachingcontentinorder:geography,government,economy,history,religionandeducation.67Assessment：I.Presentation:1.classdivision(2~3ssforeachgroup);2.5-minute(10minutesatmost)classpresentation;3.acertaintopicvoluntarilyselectedfromthe4countriesexcepttheU.K.andtheU.S.A.(i.e.Ireland,Australia,CanadaandNewZealand).78Assessment：II.Grading:1.attendance，presentationandperformanceetc.---30%2.themid-termexam---15%3.thefinalexam---55%89ChapterOneLandandPeopleITheUnitedKingdom1.NameandPosition2.PhysiographicFeaturesandInlandWater3.PopulationandtheEnglishLanguage9101.1Name---TheBritishIsles;---Britain(orGreatBritain);---England,Scotland,Wales;---NorthernIreland;---TheUnitedKingdom(UK)-TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandAreaCoverage(2001):TheUnitedKingdom:244,820km2England:130,423km2Scotland:78,822km2Wales:20,776km2NorthernIreland:14,139km210ScotlandEnglandNorthernIrelandIrelandWalesTheIsleofManTheBritishIslesScotlandEnglandseparatedkingdoms1283WalesconqueredbyEngland1536WalesEnglandformedaunion1707ScotlandWalesEnglandJoinedinformedaunionnowScotlandWalesEnglandNorthernIrelandTheUK13ENGLANDCulture:Artisticcontributionsintheatre,literature,andarchitecture.Staplefood:FishandChips,bacon,eggs,sausage,andmash.Astonishingregionalvariationsinaccents.13141516171819WindsorCastleLeedsCastle1920FishandChipsEnglishstaplefood2021SCOTLANDDemographics:Population:5.111millionCapitalcity:EdinburghPeople:Celts,Anglo-SaxonsLanguage:English,GaelicReligion:PresbyterianChurchofScotland,otherPresbyterianchurches,Anglicans,Catholics2122Culture:GreatestScottishaccomplishmentscomeintheformofscience,literature,andphilosophy.Bagpipes:veryfamousinScotland.Ceilidh(atraditionalGaelicsocialgathering同乐会):verypopularinthetraditionalcultureinwhichfolkstoriesweretold.Today,storiesaresubstitutedfordrinkinganddancing.Scotsareknownprimarilyforgamedisheslikesmokedsalmonandvenison.222324Kilt/Tartan,commonlycalledplaid.CertaintartansareassociatedwithspecificScottishclans,regiments,orgeographicaldistricts,nowwornmostlyforceremonialorformaloccasions.2425ScottishDance2526CastlesofScotland2627WALESDemographics:Population:2.9millionCapitalcity:CardiffPeople:Celts,Anglo-SaxonsLanguage:Welsh,EnglishReligion:NonconformistProtestants,Anglicans,Catholics2728Culture:OnethingthatmarksWalesoutfromtherestoftheBritainisthesurvivalofWelshasalivinglanguage.Welshfoodisnotwell-known.Theyeatlaverbread(amixtureofseaweed,oatmealandbaconservedontoast),rarebit/WelshRabbit(威尔士干酪).2829CaerphillyCastle,SouthWales2930BeaumarisCastle,N.Wales3031NORTHERNIRELANDDemographics:Population:1.642millionCapitalcity:BelfastPeople:IrishLanguage:English,andIrishReligion:95%RomanCatholic,3.4%ProtestantintheRepublic;60%Protestant,40%RomanCatholicinNorthernIreland3132Culture:Performadanceknownasthe“jig”whichtheydotoIrishfolkmusic.Veryfestivepeopleanddanceonvariousoccasions.Mealsarebasedaroundmeatslikelamb,beef,andpork.Mainmealisusuallylunch,notdinner.3233IrishJig3334Acomplicatedcountryinmanyways:I)Differencesinthemakeupofthecountry---Fourpartswiththeirownidentity:England,Scotland,Wales,NorthernIrelandII)Differencesinthemakeupofitspopulation---Amultiracialsociety---Adistinctclassstructure---CulturaldistinctionsofdifferentregionsIII)Variousinternationalroles---theCommonwealth---theEuropeanUnion---theGroupofSevenlargedevelopedeconomies(G7,nowG8includingRussiain1998)34351.2PositionandFourParts35ScotlandNorthernIrelandIrelandDublinEnglandLondonNorthSeaEnglishChannelIsleofmanScotlandEdinburghCardiffBelfastEdinburgh,capitalofScotlandCardiff,capitalofWalesEnglandScotlandRepublicofIrelandNorthernIrelandLondon,capitalofEnglandBelfast,capitalofNorthernIrelandDublin,capitalofRepublicofIreland381.3NationalFlagConsistingofthreeheraldiccrosses:ThecrossofStGeorge,patronsaintofEnglandsincethe1270's,isaredcrossonawhiteground.Combinedin1606withthecrossofSt.Andrew(patronsaintofScotland,adiagonalwhitecrossonablueground)andin1801withthecrossofSt.Patrick(patronsaintofIreland,adiagonal