TheUKUnit11.Theofficialname:TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland(Since1927)nationalflag:TheUnionFlagORpopularlyknownastheUnionJacknationalanthem(国歌):GODSAVETHEQUEENnationalcapitalofthecountry:London:GreaterLondon大伦敦都市区:theCityofLondon+32boroughs[ˈbʌrə](自治的市镇)TheCityofLondon伦敦城:atthecenterofthemetropolitan-thefinancialcenterofthecountryInnerLondon:theCityofLondon+its12boroughsOuterLondon:20boroughs[ˈbʌrə](自治的市镇)surroundingInnerLondon2.Thelocationandsizeofthecountry(了解)3.Theterrain[təˈreɪn](地形),riversandmountainsofthecountryRoughlytwokindsofterrain---highlandandlowland.Thehighlandarea---inthenorthernpartofthecountry,comprisingthemountainousregionsofScotland,NorthernIreland,northernEnglandandnorthWales.Thelowlandarea---especiallyintheMidland,southernandeasternEngland.ThelongestriverintheUKisRiverSevern(塞文河).AmongthemostimportantriversistheThames(泰晤士河),whichissecondlongestbutisthedeepestriverinthecounty.BenNevis(本·尼维斯)isthehighestpeakoftheUK.(大不列颠境内的最高山峰,海拔1,343.8米,位于苏格兰西部的格兰扁山脉)LoughNeagh(396km2)(內伊湖):thelargestlakeinthewholecountry4.ThenaturalresourcesofthecountryCoal煤BritainhasarichdepositofcoalwithmajorcoalminesincentralandsouthwestofEngland.Forthelastdecades,therehasbeenasteadydeclineinbothcoalproductionandnumberofcoalmines.Petroleum[pəˈtrulim]əə石油1965sawdiscoveryofbigoilandoilfieldsundertheNorthSea,eastofBritain.5.TheclimateofthecountryTemperatemaritimeclimate(温带海洋性气候)WhatarethecharacteristicsoftheclimateinGreatBritain?FoggyRainyUncertainandchangeable6.MajorcitiesLondon;Edinburgh[ˈednˌbɜ:rə]爱丁堡;Cardiff[ˈkɑ:dɪf]加地夫(威尔士的主要海港);Belfast[ˈbelˌfæst]贝尔法斯特(北爱尔兰首府);Birmingham['bɜ:mɪŋˌhæm]伯明翰市(英国中部城市,第二大城市)Manchester:theGuardian(卫报)Glasgow:[ˈɡlɑ:sɡəu]格拉斯哥(苏格兰最大城市,第三大城市)7.PopulationDensityandPopulationDistributionPopulationdensity:248personspersquarekilometer.ThePopulationoftheUKisthe3rdlargestinEurope.Populationdistribution:highurbanization(7conurbations)7conurbations:GreaterLondon大伦敦区,W.Midlands西密德兰都市郡,SouthYorkshire南约克都市郡,W.Yorkshire西约克郡都市郡,GreaterManchester大曼切斯特都市郡,Merseyside默西赛德都市郡(England),Tyne&Wear泰恩及威尔都市郡(Scotland)(了解)8.NationsandtheLanguagesSpoken1)Nations:English,Scottish,WelshandIrishEnglish(80%):descendants[dɪ'sendənts]后裔ofAnglo-SaxonsWelsh,Irish&Scottish::descendantsofCelts2)Languages:A)English(officiallanguage):B)Gaelic[ˈgælɪk]盖尔语:Scotland&NorthernIrelandC)Welsh[welʃ]威尔士语:Wales[weɪlz]3)ThehistoryanddevelopmentoftheEnglishlanguage(p.7)OldEnglish(450AD-1100AD)influencedbyOldNorse(古斯堪的纳维亚语)spokenbyVikings(北欧海盗)andwascloselyrelatedtotheGermanandDutch(荷兰)l...