英语国家概况Lesson 1.ppt

Unit One General Introduction General Information on the UK and the USA Objectives Starter Teaching Points Lesson Review Case Study Supplementary Reading Objectives Gain some general ideas about the major English speaking countries. Master the key facts of the UK and the USA. Make an oral report about the two nations by generalizing the information from the texts. Generalize the characteristics of the two countries by making a comparison between them. Starter Identify the following pictures, and say what you know about them. Tell about the location of the UK and the USA and their capital cities, and give as much information as you can. the Palace of Westminster The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament or Westminster Palace, in London, is where the two Houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (the House of Lords and the House of Commons) meet. The palace lies on the north bank of the River Thames in the London borough of the City of Westminster, close to other government buildings in Whitehall. the logo of Commonwealth The Commonwealth of Nations, usually known as the Commonwealth, is a voluntary association of 53 independent sovereign states, most of which are former British colonies, or dependencies of these colonies (the exceptions being the United Kingdom itself and Mozambique). The flag consists of the Commonwealth symbol in gold on a blue field. The symbol centres on a globe, representing the global nature of the Commonwealth and the breadth of its membership. The globe is surrounded by 61 radiating, approximately quadrilateral, spears, which form a C for Commonwealth. The number of spears does not represent the number of member states (there have never been 61 members); instead, the large number represents the many ways in which the Commonwealth cooperates around the world. the national flag of the USA The flag of the United States consists of 13 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a