unit1Britain.ppt

Scope Name and constituents The British isles England, Scotland, Wales Assignment I. Name and constituents 1. Full name: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Short names: UK, or Britain 2. Constituents: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The British Isles (the Isles): Great Britain, Ireland---2 sovereign states National Anthem God Save the Queen (God Save the King) God save our gracious Queen, Long live our noble Queen, God save the Queen: Send her victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us: God save the Queen. O Lord, our God, arise, Scatter thine (her) enemies, And make them fall: Confound their politics, Frustrate their knavish tricks, On thee our hopes we fix: God save us all. Thy choicest gifts in store On her be pleased to pour Long may she reign May she defend our laws And give us ever cause To sing with heart and voice God save the Queen The?British Isles?(the Isles) The?British Isles: Great Britain and Ireland ?and over six thousand smaller isles. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; Ireland (the Republic of Ireland)? II. Effects of its imperial past 1. Establish of the commonwealth(英联邦） Commonwealth is a voluntary organization with members mainly being former colonies of the British Empire. 2. Formation of a multiracial society Due to immigration from some Commonwealth countries in the 1950s and 1960s, most commonly from India, Pakistan and countries of the Caribbean, Britain now has a population of which 1 in 20 are of non-European ethnicity. III. Differences in society 1. Race Difference a multiracial society with a majority of Christians, many Muslims and others. 2. Class Difference the class structure of UK society is relatively obvious. (Lives of a white-collar worker and a blue-collar worker are very different. 3. Region Difference (1) Between highland and lowland Scots (2) Between northern and southern England (3) The capital London i