英语国家概况教案英国部分（36 学时）Reference books:1、孟继有、何田编注，《英语学习背景知识》，外语教学与研究出版社。2、来安方编著，《英美概况》，河南教育出版社。3、金谦廉、刘荣恒主编，《英美概况》，沈阳大学出版社。4、汪尧田、陈治刚编著，《英美概况》，上海外语教育出版社。5、罗选民主编，《英美社会与文化》（上、下册），华中理工大学出版社。Introduction: Natural Geography and Human Geography Land and People I. Different Names for Britain and its Parts 1.Geographical names: the British Isles, Great Britain and England. 2.Official name: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 3.The British Isles are made up of two large islands-Great Britain (the larger one) and Ireland, and hundreds of small ones. 4.Three political divisions on the island of Great Britain: England, Scotland and Wales. (1) England is in the southern part of Great Britain. It is the largest, most populous section. (2) Scotland is in the north of Great Britain. It has three natural zones (the Highlands in the north； the Central lowlands； the south Uplands) Capital: Edinburgh (3) Wales is in the west of Great Britain. Capital: Cardiff (4) Northern Ireland is the fourth region of the UK. Capital: Belfast. 5.The Commonwealth (of nations) is a free association of independent countries that were once colonies of Britain. It was founded in 1931, and has 50 member countries until 1991. II. Geographical Features 英国的地理特征 1.Geographical position of Britain: Britain is an island country surrounded by the sea. It lies in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north coast of Europe. It is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the south and the North Sea in the east. 2.The north and west of Britain are mainly highlands； and the east and southeast...
