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英语:Unit2“TheUnitedKingdom”教材背景课件[新人教版必修5]
Unit 2 The United Kingdom教材背景链接;规则与谦逊会毁掉天才和艺术。
——英国散文家 哈兹里特·W
And gladly would learn,and gladly teach.
—Chaucer,British poet
勤于学习的人才能乐意施教。
——英国诗人 乔叟;素有“翡翠岛国”之称的爱尔兰历史悠久、风景如画。现在就让我们一起走进这个美丽的国度。
Ireland:the island in the west
The island of Ireland lies west of Britain and is the westernmost island of the British Isles.Although a small country,it has an amazing history of over 5,000 years.Few places on the planet are as packed with history as Ireland.Everywhere you look there are castles and historical places.In Ireland the past is part of the present,part of the people and part of its culture.;For much of its history,Ireland lay hidden behind its bigger neighbour,Great Britain.In fact,Ireland was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for many centuries until the 1920s.In 1921,the southern part of Ireland became independent and the Republic of Ireland was founded.It is a state that covers more than 70,000 square kilometres,or fivesixths of the island of Ireland.It has four provinces,which altogether consist of 26 counties and 6 urban areas.Northern Ireland is part of the UK.The Republic of Ireland is a member of the European Union,and uses the euro(欧元).;Ireland has a mild sea climate.The coldest months are January and February with air temperatures between 4 to 7℃ during the day.The warmest months are July and August,when it is a quite cool 14℃ to 16℃.The sunniest months are May and June,with about five to seven hours of sunshine per day.As Ireland is surrounded by water,it comes as no surprise that it rains quite a lot,just as in England and Wales.;The population of the Republic of Ireland is thought to be about four million.Of those,over one million live in Dublin.Ireland has a young population,with 44% of the population under the age of 25.;There are two official languages in Ireland:Irish,which is the national language,and English,which is the language of the majority of the population.Until the early nineteenth century,almost everyone in Irelan
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