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1、A Guide to English-Speaking CountriesA Guide to English-Speaking Countries英语国家概况英语国家概况Synthia King SReview of GeographyForeign Language Teaching and Research PressForeign Language Teaching and Research PressA Guide toA Guide toEnglish-Speaking English-Speaking CountriesCountries v 1. The total area
2、of the U.K. is _. v A. 211,440 B. 244,110 C. 241,410 D. 243,000v 2. England occupies the _ portion of the U.K. v A. northern B. eastern C. southern v 3. The most important part of the U.K. in wealth is _. v A. Northern Ireland B. England C. Scotlandv 4. _ is on the western prominence between the Bri
3、stol Channel and the Dee estuary. v A. Wales B. Scotland C. England v 5. The longest river in Britain is _. v A. Severn B. Clyde C. BannForeign Language Teaching and Research PressForeign Language Teaching and Research PressA Guide toA Guide toEnglish-Speaking English-Speaking CountriesCountries v 6
4、. London is situated on the River of _. v A. Parret B. Thames C. Spey v 7. Edinburgh is the capital of _. v A. England B. Scotland C. Walesv 8. Gaelic is mainly spoken in _. v A. Scotland B. England C. Northern Irelandv 9. The three Germanic tribes that invaded Britain include the following except _
5、. v A. the Angles B. the Saxons C. the Picts D. the JutesForeign Language Teaching and Research PressForeign Language Teaching and Research PressA Guide toA Guide toEnglish-Speaking English-Speaking CountriesCountries v 10. The modern Scots and Irish are the descendants of _. v A. Gaels B. Britons C
6、. Anglo-Saxonsv 11. Scotland occupies the _ portion of Great Britain. v A. southern B. northern C. westernv 12. _ has its own national church and its own system of law. v A. Wales B. Northern Ireland C. ScotlandChapter 2Chapter 2 HistoryHistoryThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
7、英语国家概况英语国家概况Foreign Language Teaching and Research PressForeign Language Teaching and Research PressA Guide toA Guide toEnglish-Speaking English-Speaking CountriesCountries The Rise and Fall of the British EmpireThe Founding of the NationITransition to the Modern AgeIIIIIBritain Since World war IIIV
8、Additional InformationVCONTENTForeign Language Teaching and Research PressForeign Language Teaching and Research PressA Guide toA Guide toEnglish-Speaking English-Speaking CountriesCountries The Founding of the NationI1.2 Feudal Society1.1 Roman Britain and the Anglo-Saxons Foreign Language Teaching
9、 and Research PressForeign Language Teaching and Research PressA Guide toA Guide toEnglish-Speaking English-Speaking CountriesCountries 1.1 Roman Britain and Anglo-Saxonsv 1.1.1 Prehistoric Period (history undocumented) 9,000 years ago part of E-Continent 3,000 BC Iberians(Stonehenge)Foreign Languag
10、e Teaching and Research PressForeign Language Teaching and Research PressA Guide toA Guide toEnglish-Speaking English-Speaking CountriesCountries v StonehengeIt is the most famous prehistoric monument in Britain and is situated on Salisbury Plain in the county of Wiltshire. People began building Sto
11、nehenge about 5,000 years ago, dragging each stone into place.Stonehenge and its Statue1.1 Roman Britain and Anglo-SaxonsForeign Language Teaching and Research PressForeign Language Teaching and Research PressA Guide toA Guide toEnglish-Speaking English-Speaking CountriesCountries vThe name of Brita
12、inBritonsvTribal societyvCeltic Language (Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh)1.1.2 Celtic Britain (8th5th Century BC)Foreign Language Teaching and Research PressForeign Language Teaching and Research PressA Guide toA Guide toEnglish-Speaking English-Speaking CountriesCountries v First invasionIn A
13、ugust 55 BC, Julius Caesar si:z invaded Britain v SecondCaesars second raid in 54 BCv Third and finalIn 43 AD, Emperor Claudius, final and successful Roman invasion of Britainv LeftGermanic attack in Rome, forcing all Roman troops to leave Britain, and thus ending the Roman occupation of the island.
14、1.1.3 Roman Britain (43 AD5th Century)Foreign Language Teaching and Research PressForeign Language Teaching and Research PressA Guide toA Guide toEnglish-Speaking English-Speaking CountriesCountries v Capable administrators & good builders (towns and cities & roads) Building of LondonRiver Thames“Lo
15、ndon Bridge” Building of roads1.1.3 Roman Britain (43 AD5th Century)Foreign Language Teaching and Research PressForeign Language Teaching and Research PressA Guide toA Guide toEnglish-Speaking English-Speaking CountriesCountries 1.1.4 The Anglo-Saxon Invasion (5th8th Century)v Germanic people (the Jutes from Jutland, Angles from South of Denmark and Saxons from Germany)v English (language of the Angles)dominant languagev Roman ChristianitySt. Augustine :gstin brings Christianity to Britain from Rome and becomes Archbishop of CanterburyForeign Language Teaching and Research
