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1、Unit2TheUnitedKingdom 教材背景链接素有 翡翠岛国 之称的爱尔兰历史悠久 风景如画 现在就让我们一起走进这个美丽的国度 Ireland theislandinthewestTheislandofIrelandlieswestofBritainandisthewesternmostislandoftheBritishIsles Althoughasmallcountry ithasan amazinghistoryofover5 000years FewplacesontheplanetareaspackedwithhistoryasIreland Everywhereyou
2、looktherearecastlesandhistoricalplaces InIrelandthepastispartofthepresent partofthepeopleandpartofitsculture Formuchofitshistory Irelandlayhiddenbehinditsbiggerneighbour GreatBritain Infact IrelandwaspartoftheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIrelandformanycenturiesuntilthe1920s In1921 thesouthernpartof
3、IrelandbecameindependentandtheRepublicofIrelandwasfounded Itisastatethatcoversmorethan70 000square kilometres orfive sixthsoftheislandofIreland Ithasfourprovinces whichaltogetherconsistof26countiesand6urbanareas NorthernIrelandispartoftheUK TheRepublicofIrelandisamemberoftheEuropeanUnion andusesthee
4、uro 欧元 Irelandhasamildseaclimate ThecoldestmonthsareJanuaryandFebruarywithairtemperaturesbetween4 to7 duringtheday ThewarmestmonthsareJulyandAugust whenitisaquitecool14 to16 ThesunniestmonthsareMayandJune withaboutfivetosevenhoursofsunshineperday AsIrelandissurroundedbywater itcomesasnosurprisethati
5、trainsquitealot justasinEnglandandWales ThepopulationoftheRepublicofIrelandisthoughttobeaboutfourmillion Ofthose overonemillionliveinDublin Irelandhasayoungpopulation with44 ofthepopulationundertheageof25 TherearetwoofficiallanguagesinIreland Irish whichisthenationallanguage andEnglish whichisthelan
6、guageofthemajorityofthepopulation Untiltheearlynineteenthcentury almosteveryoneinIrelandspokeIrish ThechangetoEnglishhappenedquickly By1891morethan85 ofthepopulationspokeEnglish SinceIrelandbecameindependent theIrishgovernmenthasrecognizedthatifnothingisdone thispartofIrishculturewilldisappear Agrow
7、ingnumberofschoolsteachintheIrishlanguageandradioandTVprogrammeshavehelpednearly20 oftheIrishpeopletodeveloplanguageskillsinbothlanguages 新课导入爱尔兰是一个西欧国家 西临大西洋东靠爱尔兰海 Muir ireann 与英国隔海相望 爱尔兰为北美通向欧洲的通道 爱尔兰人属于凯尔特人 是欧洲大陆第一代居民的子嗣 它有5000多年历史 是一个有着悠久历史的国家 该国的风景非常美丽迷人 尽管爱尔 兰也有自己的语言 盖尔语 Gaeilge 但它却是欧洲除英国之外唯一一个英语国家 爱尔兰共和国于1921年从英国殖民统治下独立出来 也是个和平宁静的国家 爱尔兰北部被称为北爱尔兰 至今仍属于英国
