英美文化unit1-2.pptVIP

`Part ALondon the Capital “When a man is tired of London , he is tired of life.” Samuel Johnson Before You Watch Greenwich Mean Time 格林尼治标准时间 the Prime Meridian (longitude )本初子午线 Hyde Park ---Democracy on the Soapbox Kensington Gardens Regent Park Victoria Park St. James’s Park Trafalgar Square 特拉法加广场 Nelson’s Column 纳尔逊圆柱 Covent Garden 考文特花园 West End 西区 Piccadilly Circus 皮卡迪利广场 Think it about 1 What do you know about Tower of London? 2 How is the flood of River Thames held back? 3 What places do the tourists visit? 4 Who is associated with the Trafalgar Square? 5 What do you know about Covent Garden? 6 What is London famous for? 1.The tower of London William I , the conqueror ordered to build it in 1078 as a fortress. It served as royal residence , state prison and arsenal in different period of time . 2.The River Thames Tidal barrier is used to hold the flood back . 3. Westminster : Westminster Abbey and Houses of Parliament 4. Lord Nelson 5. Covent Garden used to be a market . Now it is famous for street entertainment and The Royal Opera House. Part BEngland and Wales British history has been a history of invasion   An outline of History The Middle Ages( 4th century – 15thcentury ) Before 1066, invaders and settlers in Britain: Celts ( 700-200BC.) Romans Julius Caesar (55BC.-AD 411) Angles, Saxons ( AD 450-600) Vikings /Danes ( AD 800-1000) After 1066 Norman Conquest William the Conqueror the Crusades the Magna Carter ( Great Charter) Hundred Years War the Wars of the Roses The 16th century ---the House of Tudors (1485—1603) The century of Tudor is often thought as a most glorious period in English history . 1) Henry VII built the foundations of a wealthy nation state and a powerful monarchy. 2) His son Henry VIII, kept a magnificen