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The United Kingdom

Step1 The Country & People

1、Geographical location

The UK is an island country.

The UK is located in the northwestern Europe.

The UK is a country of island surrounded by North sea to its east, Atlantic ocean to its north, Irish sea to its

west and between Great Britain and Ireland, English Channel英吉利海峡and Strait of Dover多佛尔海峡to

its south.

2、Common-sense knowledge

National Anthem：上帝保佑女王"god save the queen"男性君主为"god save the king"

National Flower：Rose

The Capital: London

3、Area and population

Area: 244, 820 sqkm

Population: million2008

The most densely populated area: England 84%

The least densely populated area: Scotland

The least populated area: Northern Ireland less than 3%

4、British Commonwealth 1931 P9 expressing in English

British Commonwealth — Also known as the Commonwealth of Nations, it is an association comprising

the United Kingdom and fifty or so former British colonies that are now sovereign states with a common

allegiance to the British Crown, including Canada, Australia, India, and many countries in the West Indies

and Africa. It was formally established by the Statute of Westminster in 1931. Among the members of the

Commonwealth, sixteen sovereign states separately recognize Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ as their monarch and are

named the Commonwealth Realms. It includes the UK itself, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, among

others.

英联邦Commonwealth of Nations,是以英国为主导的国家联合体,由英国及其自治领和其他已独立

的前殖民地、附属国组成,由54个主权国家含属地所组成,成员大多为前大英帝国的殖民地或附属国;

各自治领地地位平等,彼此的内政和外交完全独立；共同效忠于英王,皆为自由结合的英联邦的成员;该

组织元首为英国女王伊丽莎白二世,同时身兼英联邦王国内的16国的国家元首;

英联邦成员国及其附属国占据了全球五分之一的土地及四分之一的人口;成员国在许多领域进行

商讨和合作,包括贸易、金融、国防、教育、技术、科研、法律、医药和农业;英联邦不是一个国家,而

是一个松散的组织;

英联邦是英国对联邦其他成员国在政治、军事、财政经济和文化上施加影响的组织;

5、Capital city — London

London is in the Southeast of the nation and is situated on the Thames River near its mouth.

London is the largest city and largest port in the UK.

The political center: Buckingham palace白金汉宫,英国皇宫, Palace of Westminster/ House of parliament

国会大厦, Downing street唐宁街

The financial center: One of the three major international financial centers in the world. Paris and New York

The heart of arts and culture: The University of London the largest university in the UK, British museum大

英博物馆

City of Fog雾都

London is divided into the City of London 金融城 and the County of London includes all the suburbs and

part of the countryside around London, is divided into 32 boroughs 区,自治市镇,城区.

6、Tourist Attractions in London

Thames River泰晤士河

Tower Bridge伦敦塔桥

Palace of Westminster/House of parliament威斯敏斯特宫/国会大厦

威斯敏斯特宫Palace of Westminster,又称国会大厦Houses of Parliament是英国国会包括上议院和下议

院的所在地;威斯敏斯特宫是哥德复兴式建筑的代表作之一;

Westminster Abbey威斯敏斯特教堂

Political significance：Royal wedding ceremony & Royal tomb

Commemoratory significance：Tombs of many famous people “Poet’s corner”诗人之角

Who was the first literary figure buried here ----Chaucer father of English history

Who was the last royal family member buried here ---Diana Rose of England

In the right picture, whose tomb is it ---Newton

Who built it ----Edward the confessor忏悔者

Swiss Re Tower瑞士再保险塔

London Eye伦敦眼

Millennium Bridge千禧桥

Greenwich observatory格林威治天文台

Canary Wharf金丝雀码头

Millennium Dome千年穹顶

St Paul’s Cathedral圣保罗大教堂

London Tower伦敦塔

Canary Wharf Tower金丝雀码头塔

One Canada Square第一加拿大广场

HSBC Tower汇丰银行塔

8 Canada Square第八加拿大广场

Citigroup Centre 花旗集团中心

Buckingham Palace白金汉宫—the residence of the queen女王住处

7、Different names for Britain and its parts

8、Topography地形

① Rising in North-West cause highlands there;

② Sinking in South-East cause lowlands.

9、Filling in the blanks

1The British Isles — a geographic term which includes two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland island,

and 5,000 small islands.

2Great Britain comprises only England , Scotland and Wales.

3Ireland island includes Northern Ireland and southern Ireland. Northern Ireland is a part of the UK, while

southern Ireland became an independent country — Republic of Ireland.

4The UK is made up of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland is made up of England,

Scotland and Wales.

5Three terms

British Isles不列颠群岛：Two large islands and hundreds of small ones

Britain：Great Britain and Northern Ireland