英语国家概况修订版课件.pptVIP

英语国家概况课件(修订版);Chapter One;Contents;I Geography;Map of the UK;Geography;Question to ponder: People often get confused with the terms “England”, “Britain”, “Great Britain”, “United Kingdom”, and “British Isles”. Even some British people are not fully aware of the precise reality that these terms express. Do these terms mean the same?; England Many people say England when they really mean The United Kingdom. This is not correct! People in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland consider it insulting and hate hearing Britain being referred to as “England” as it appears to ignore their existence. England is only a constituent country in the UK, and a part of the island of Great Britain, together with Scotland and Wales. ; Britain Strictly, “Britain” refers to the largest island in the British Isles, which contains modern-day England, Wales and Scotland and islands governed from the mainland (i.e. not Isle of Man or Channel Islands). However, the term “Britain” is more commonly used as a political term: an alternative name for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. ; Great Britain Great Britain is the collective name for the three countries of England, Scotland and Wales. It also includes the small adjacent islands but it does not include the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. Great Britain and Northern Ireland together form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland“, or UK. ; The United Kingdom “The United Kingdom” is the abbreviated form for the official name “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland“, which came into use in 1922 after the constitution of the Irish Free State (1922-1937), the former name of the Republic of Ireland. ; The British Isles(不列颠群岛） The British Isles is a geographical term for a group of islands consisting of Great Britain, the whole of Ireland, and many other smaller surrounding islands. The Bri