Britain An Introduction Britain and American culture 英美文化教学课件.pptVIP

Britain: An Introduction Contents Related names Cultural information Physical geography England and London Related Names the UK Britain British Isles British Empire British Commonwealth The full name of UK the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland British Isles northwest of Europe in the Atlantic Ocean two large islands (Great Britain and Ireland) and hundreds of small islands British Empire ? of the world’s land area and population Cultural Information John Bull God Save the Queen Four parts of the nation the Union Jack John Bull John Arbuthnot History of John Bull (1712) A personification of the English nation or a typical Englishman, represented as a stout, red-faced farmer in a top hat and high boots God Save the Queen # (the national anthem of the United Kingdom) 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 her enemiesAnd make them fall;Confound their politics,Frustrate their knavish tricks,On Thee our hopes we fix,God save us all! Not in this land alone, But be Gods mercies known, From shore to shore! Lord make the nations see, That men should brothers be, And form one family, The wide world over From every latent foe,From the assassins blow,God save the Queen!Oer her thine arm extend,For Britains sake defend,Our mother, prince, and friend,God save the Queen! Thy choicest gifts in store, On her be pleased to pour, Long may she reign! May she defend our laws, And ever give us cause, To sing with heart and voice, God save the Queen! Four Parts of the Nation The Union Jack Fusion of three different emblems into a Union Flag, recording the growth of one kingdom out of the successive union of three crowns 1536 Act of Union, Kingdom of England Henry VIII An overall view (I) . Overall view (II) ● The country is slowly tilting