Northern Ireland (大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王 The United Kinm of Great Britain and Northern Ireland(大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国) Location: The British Isles lie northwest of Europe in the Atlantic Ocean.They are made up of two main islands--Britain and Ireland--and thousands of small isles. The 4 constituent countries in the U.K are England, Wales,Scotland,and Northern Ireland. Total Population:59.6 million. Total Area:244,820 sqkm
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern 国) Ireland (大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国) Location: The British Isles lie northwest of Europe in the Atlantic Ocean. They are made up of two main islands--Britain and Ireland--and thousands of small isles. The 4 constituent countries in the U.K are England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Total Population: 59.6 million. Total Area: 244,820 sqkm
2.The UK People People: --British people are made up of different nationalities and the UK is a multiracial society. (ancient time:Celts凯尔特人and Anglo-Saxons盎格鲁撒 克逊人and Jutes朱特人from Northern Germany): In 1950s and 1960s immigration from some Commonwealth countries(英联邦国家)has produced a population of which1in 20 are of non-European ethnicity.They themselves or their parents or grandparents were born in India or Pakistan,the countries of the Caribbean,to name only the most common
2. The UK People ◆ People: --British people are made up of different nationalities and the UK is a multiracial society. (ancient time:Celts凯尔特人and Anglo-Saxons盎格鲁撒 克逊人 and Jutes 朱特人from Northern Germany). In 1950s and 1960s immigration from some Commonwealth countries(英联邦国家) has produced a population of which 1 in 20 are of non-European ethnicity. They themselves or their parents or grandparents were born in India or Pakistan, the countries of the Caribbean, to name only the most common
3.History History: --In the 5th century,Great Britain was conquered by the Anglo-Saxons and Jutes from Nothern Europe(Germanic people). -ln1066,the Normans(诺曼人)from northern France, who were decendants of Vikings,crossed the English channel and defeated the English army.William became William the First of England.This marks the last time that an army from outside the British isles succeeded in invading. (Note:This is why there are a lot of French words available now in Modern English.)
3. History History: --In the 5th century, Great Britain was conquered by the Anglo-Saxons and Jutes from Nothern Europe(Germanic people). --In 1066, the Normans(诺曼人) from northern France, who were decendants of Vikings, crossed the English channel and defeated the English army. William became William the First of England. This marks the last time that an army from outside the British isles succeeded in invading. (Note: This is why there are a lot of French words available now in Modern English.)
4.Origins of the UK people ◆ The Celts凯尔特人have been regarded as the native people in Britain. Germanic people(the Anglo-Saxons)never obtained possession of what we now call Scotland,Wales and Ireland. Because of its history,the UK people never felt shame in the Norman conquest.As a matter of fact,few Englishmen know anyting about or are interested in their history prior to the Norman Conquest
4. Origins of the UK people ◆ The Celts 凯尔特人have been regarded as the native people in Britain. ◆Germanic people(the Anglo-Saxons)never obtained possession of what we now call Scotland, Wales and Ireland. ◆Because of its history, the UK people never felt shame in the Norman conquest. As a matter of fact, few Englishmen know anyting about or are interested in their history prior to the Norman Conquest
5.King Arthur亚瑟王 He was the King of England in the fifth century and united the British and drove the Saxons back with his magical sword, Excalibur(亚瑟王的神剑).His real existence is in doubt.He is the central figure of many legends
5. King Arthur亚瑟王 ◆ He was the King of England in the fifth century and united the British and drove the Saxons back with his magical sword, Excalibur(亚瑟王的神剑). His real existence is in doubt. He is the central figure of many legends
6.Renaissance文艺复兴in England It was the great variety of changes which Europe underwent politically,economically and culturally between 1450 and 1600.It was the transitional period between the Middle Ages and modern time.It started in northern Italy and was typified by the genius of Leonardo Da Vinci. In England the most shinning representatives of drama were Christopher Marlowe,Ben Johnson and William Shakespear沙士比亚
6. Renaissance文艺复兴 in England ◆ It was the great variety of changes which Europe underwent politically, economically and culturally between 1450 and 1600. It was the transitional period between the Middle Ages and modern time. It started in northern Italy and was typified by the genius of Leonardo Da Vinci. ◆In England the most shinning representatives of drama were Christopher Marlowe, Ben Johnson and William Shakespear沙士比亚
