英语国家概况谢福之chapter 1单元精选.ppt

British Museum * Hyde Park (soap-box politics) * Major Cities—Edinburgh Capital of Scotland administrative, financial, legal, medical and insurance center of Scotland beautiful scenery renowned architecture Ediburgh castle The symbol of Ediburgh situated on a mound of volcanic rock one of Scotlands oldest castles, unequalled in the whole of the British Isles a remarkable fortress（堡垒）, the historical interest of and former royal residence, visited annually by approximately one million people No visit to Edinburgh is complete without a visit to Edinburgh Castle The new city of Edinburgh Castles in Ediburgh Landmarks Symbols of Edinburgh Edinburgh Castle Palace of Holyrood Major Cities—Cardiff Europes youngest capital city has been the capital city of Wales for around 50 years home to an enormous amount of urban regeneration and restoration has recently become one of the most fashionable cities in the United Kingdom. Landmarks Symbols of Cardiff Cardiff City Hall Landmarks Symbols of Cardiff Millennium Stadium Cardiff Castle Major Cities—Belfast City Hall the second largest city （ next to Glasgow) capital of Northern Ireland an important historic city “贝尔法斯特”来自爱尔兰语“Béal Feirste”, 意即流经该地的“法斯特河（Farset River）的河口”。但时至今日，此河已隐没在布里奇街（Bridge Street）之下，拉甘河（Lagan River）成为当地最重要的河流。 Ship Building Landmarks Symbols of Belfast Belfast Castle the wheel of Belfast Belfast city hall language crammed crammed /kr?md/ adj crammed with/crammed full of sthcompletely full of things or people　The guide is crammed full of useful information.　The streets were crammed with people.  II People Overall population: over 63 millions Distribution: England: about 53 million Scotland:around 5.2 million Wales: around 3.1 million Northern Ireland: around 1.8 million Ethnicity The majority of this population are descendents of the ——————— Anglo-Saxons Most people in Wales and Scotland are descendents of the ————people Celtic The Irish people were also ——in ori