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1、,Brief Introduction,England Scotland Ireland Weather The Union Jack (flag),Brief introduction,England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland,P-2,The four parts of the country: England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland Cities: England: London Oxford Manchester Scotland: Edinburgh Glasgow Aberdeen Wales: Card
2、iff- capital, C-university-low living-cost Northern Ireland: Belfast,A. England,Manchester,Edinburgh,Edinburgh,Glasgow,Aberdeen,Cardiff,Belfast,William Butler Yeats,Nobel Prize in 1923,Seamus Heaney won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1995. Born in rural Northern Ireland, he left his native land to
3、 avoid political and religious violence, but his poetry remained centered on the people and places he encountered during his early years in the countryside,London,London from the Air,Its a giant Ferris wheel,We ride in large capsules,The view as we begin to climb,The wheel is on the south bank of th
4、e River Thames,Rising above Big Ben, Parliament and Westminster Abbey,The view as we get higher,Inside view of the capsule,Were approaching the top of the wheel,At the top! 450 feet above the groundLooking at the adjacent capsule,Now high above Big Ben Parliament and Westminster Abbey,Looking down a
5、t the capsule below,View up the Thames as we start going down,Looking up at the capsule above us,View looking south,Now were about even with Big Ben,Trafalgar Square, London,London Weather,Big Ben is the great bell in the Clock Tower on the eastern end of the Houses of Parliament. It was named after
6、 Sir Benjamin Hall, Londons chief commissioner of works in 1858 when the bell was hung. The clocks in the 98-m (320-ft) Clock Tower have been keeping time since 1859.,Big Ben, London,London, Big Ben,Big Ben,The Windsor bell may have struck twelve for Falstaff, but Big Bens famous chimes are the true
7、 song of London. John Buchans 39 Steps,Big Ben,Big Ben,Covent Garden伦敦中部一个蔬菜花卉市场,The name Covent Garden dates back to when the area belonged to Westminster Abbey and was a Convent Garden. This was Londons Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable market for many years. The market was moved to Nine Elms some tim
8、e ago and in 1980 Covent Garden was turned into a leisure area featuring novelty shops, restaurants, cafes and pubs. When visiting Covent Garden dont miss the opportunity of eating at Porters English Restaurant, which specialises in serving quality English food at affordable prices.,Hyde Park,Wellin
9、gton Arch,This monument was built in honour of The Duke of Wellington in 1828 as the northern gateway into Buckingham Palace, and now stands on the island in the middle of the traffic that circumnavigates Hyde Park Corner.,Edwin Lutyens designed and completed building it in 1920. Its sides are sligh
10、tly concave and convex, which represents infinity. The cenotaph is decorated only with the flags of the three military services and the Merchant Navy.,Built originally to commemorate those who died in the First World War, this monument is now the focal point for the memory of those killed in both wa
11、rs and since then.,Queen Victoria Memorial, The The Mall, London, SW14 7EN,5. St Jamess Palace and the Chapel Royal 6. St Jamess Park 7. The Mall: The Mall that exists today is part of a national monument to Queen Victoria and created in 1903 8. Whitehall: The area known as Whitehall was formerly an
12、 enormous royal palace 10. Palace of Westminster 11. the Abbey,Streets & Square,Greenwich,Oxford Circus, London,Oxford Street,Spencer House,From its conception, Spencer House was recognised as one of the most ambitious aristocratic town houses ever built in London and is, today, the citys only great
13、 eighteenth-century private palace to survive intact. Spencer House was built in 1756-66 for John, first Earl Spencer, an ancestor of Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-97). Situated in the heart of St Jamess, Spencer House is a short distance from St Jamess Palace, Buckingham Palace and the Palace of W
14、estminster, and has a splendid terrace and garden with magnificent views of Green Park. The Spencer family last lived in the House in 1926, they then let the building to a variety of tenants. As a result, the state rooms were used as offices from the late 1920s until 1985, when RIT Capital Partners
15、plc acquired the lease.,Tower of London, The,Begun by William the Conqueror in 1078, The Tower of London is one of the world抯 most famous fortified buildings, and now welcomes two million visitors each year.,Tower of London, The,Founded nearly a millennium ago and expanded upon over the centuries si
16、nce, the Tower of London has protected, housed, imprisoned and been for many the last sight they saw on Earth. It has been the seat of British government and the living quarters of monarchs . the site of renown political intrigue, and the repository of the Crown Jewels . It has housed lions, bears,
17、and (to this day) flightless ravens . not to mention notorious traitors and framed members of court, lords and ministers, clergymen and knights.,The Tower of London Area,The Tower Bridge spans the Thames River from the Tower of London to Southwark on the south side of the Thames. It was the only mov
18、able bridge crossing the Thames when it was completed in 1894. The bridge was designed by Sir Horace Jones and built by Sir John Wolfe Barry.,Londons Tower Bridge,Tower Bridge,The Tower of London,The Tower of London,Tower of London,British Museum, London The British Museum in London was established
19、in 1753. The museum has more than 90 galleries of artifacts from around the world. The national library is kept at the Museum, where Karl Marx wrote his famous Capital.,Houses of Parliament The seat of the British government is in London in the Houses of Parliament, officially the New Palace of West
20、minster. The current building was built in the mid-19th century and was designed by British architect Sir Charles Barry.,Houses of Parliament, The Home of the British Government, the building is actually called the Palace of Westminster, but is more commonly known as the Houses of Parliament, due to
21、 the two parts of government that live here.,Houses of Parliament, The,Houses of Parliament, The,St Pauls Cathedral,Work on this, the most impressive church in London began in 1675 to a design by SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN. It was built to replace old St Pauls which was destroyed by the GREAT FIRE OF LOND
22、ON in 1666. The present building has been luckier. It survived the World War II bombings which flattened a great many of the surrounding buildings.,St Pauls Cathedral,This is the fourth Cathedral to stand on this site. The first, a Saxon building, was built in AD 604. The 360ft high dome which domin
23、ates the citys skyline is the second largest in the world. The church itself is the largest Protestant church in England. From inside too, the dome is stunning and it is well worth climbing, up to the galleries. The whispering gallery is so named because of the way a whisper will echo there.,Saint P
24、auls Cathedral, a major landmark in London, is one of British architect Sir Christopher Wrens greatest achievements. After the Great Fire of London destroyed the old Saint Pauls in 1666, the city commissioned Wren to design a replacement, which was completed in 1710.,St Pauls Cathedral,Higher still,
25、 there is access to the stone gallery on the exterior of the cathedral. At the very top is the Golden Gallery which has arguably the best view in London. The cathedral is packed with fine statues and interior detail. The beautiful woodcarvings are the work of Grinling Gibbons and the exquisite ironw
26、ork is by Jean Tijou. The mosaic work is mainly Byzantine and created by Victorian craftsmen to designs by Wren. Many of the rich or great are buried here.,St. Paul Cathedral,St. Paul Cathedral,London,Buckingham Palace,Buckingham Palace (in Westminster is the official London residence of the British
27、 sovereign.),Buckingham Palace,Buckingham Palace,Buckingham Palace,Buckingham Palace,Downing Street Whitehall, London, SW1A 2AB,Downing Street Whitehall, London, SW1A 2AB,Empire Theatre, Theatre District of London,English Opera House, London,Harrods,London Sidewalk Caf,Musicals in the Theatre Distri
28、ct of London,Piccadilly Circus,Saint Jamess Palace in London was the monarchs principal residence from 1608 to 1837. It was built by Henry VIII between 1530 and 1560 on the site of a leper hospital dedicated to Saint James the Less. Much of the original palace was destroyed in a fire in 1809. Today
29、it is the official residence of Charles, Prince of Wales.,Saint Jamess Palace,Victoria Station, London (Victoria Station is Londons second busiest rail terminal and the citys busiest tourist information center. It is located in the Westminster part of London. The original station was built in 1860,
30、but it was rebuilt early in the 20th century.,St. Mary Le Bow,Architect: Sir Christopher Wren Location: Cheapside, London, England Date: 1670 to 1683 Building Type: church Construction System: cut stone masonry Climate: temperate Context: urban Style: English Renaissance Notes: Notable steeple.,Phot
31、o, exterior of steeple,Photo, exterior,Ocean Currents The major surface currents in the worlds oceans are caused by prevailing winds. The currents may be cold, as in the instance of the West Wind Drift, or warm, as the Gulf Stream. Currents circulate in paths called gyres, moving in a clockwise dire
32、ction in the northern hemisphere and a counterclockwise direction in the southern hemisphere.,United Kingdom Climate,Temperatures (Average Daily Lows And Highs) Precipitation (Average Monthly) London Edinburgh London Edinburgh Jan. 0C (33 F) 0 C (33 F) 50 mm (2 in) 60 mm (2 in) 7 C (44 F) 6 C (43 F)
33、 July: 11 C (52 F) 10 C (51 F) 60 mm (2 in) 80 mm (3 in) 22 C (71 F) 19 C (66 F) The average rainfall is about 1000 mm. In some places there are even over 260 rainy days a year.,London Today,5 Day Forecast TodayTomorrowWedThuFri Sunny High: 48 Low: 34 Sunny High: 48 Low: 43 Showers High: 43 Low: 41
34、Sunny High: 43 Low: 37 Sunny High: 43 Low: 34,MonthAvg .HighAvg. LowRecord HighRecord LowAvg. Precip. January 42/46 F32/36 F 55.0 F 9.0 F 2.1/2.2 in. February43/46 F32/35 F 63.0 F 7.0F 1.3/1.4 in. March 47/51 F 34/38 F 68.0 F 19.0 F 1.7/1.8in. April 52/56 F 36/40 F 73.0 F 23.0 F 1.7/1.8 in. May 59/6
35、3 F 42/46 F 83.0 F 26.0 F 1.9/2 in. June 65/68 F 48/51 F 91.0 F 34.0 F 1.9/2 in. July 69/73 F 52/55 F 93.0 F 39.0 F 1.7/1.8 in. August 69/72 F 50/54 F 95.0 F 36.0 F 1.9/2 in. September63/67 F 46/50 F 82.0 F 34.0 F 2.1/2.2in. October56/60 F 42/46 F 77.0 F 24.0 F 2.2/2.3in. November48/52 F 36/40 F 63.
36、0 F 18.0 F 2.1/2.2in. December45/48 F 35/38 F 59.0 F 12.0 F 2.2/2.3 in. centigrade = 5 / 9 X(F 32 ) Fahrenheit = C X 9 / 5 +32 100 F = 37.7C -20F = -28.8 C 1 inch = 2.5399mm,Geoffrey Chaucer,Questions for Thoughts,1. It is said if youre tired of London, youre tired of life. Do you think so? Why or why not? 2. What do you think of the weather in Great Britain? Do you think that the uncertainty of the weather really has a definite effect upon the Englishmans character? And how does it influence the Englishmans character?,