[2018年最新整理]Oxforduniversity牛津大学介绍.ppt

Passage A Related Information United Kingdom England London The Houses of Parliament (London) The Rhodes Scholarship Marshall Scholarships Yale University The Mission of Oxford University The Homepage of Oxford University United Kingdom United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy in northwestern Europe, officially the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. England is the largest and most populous division of the island of Great Britain, making up the south and east. Wales is on the west and Scotland is to the north. Northern Ireland is located in the northeast corner of Ireland, the second largest island in the British Isles. The capital of the United Kingdom is the city of London, situated near the southeastern tip of England. England England is a political division of the island of Great Britain and the principal division of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It occupies all of the island east of Wales and south of Scotland, other divisions of the island of Great Britain. England London London is the capital of the United Kingdom. It is situated in southeastern England along the Thames River. With a population of about 7 million, this vast metropolis is by far the largest city in Europe, a distinction it has maintained since the 17th century. The Houses of Parliament The Houses of Parliament by the river Thames in London. There are two Houses in the Parliament-the House of Lords and the House of Commons, where the elected members of Parliament meet. The words Parliament and the House of Commons indicate what its function was in the past and what it is still today. Its a place for debates between, on the one hand, the government (used to be the king) and on the other hand, the representatives of the communities: the communes, the commons, into which the country was divided. They used to come together to have a dialogue. The king wanted their support and their taxes and they wanted