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Ben Nevis
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Severn River
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Thames River
• 泰晤士河（Thames River）是英国著 名的“母亲”河。发源于英格兰西南 部的科茨沃尔德希尔斯，全长402公 里，横贯英国首都伦敦与沿河的10多 座城市，流域面积13000平方公里， 在伦敦下游河面变宽，形成一个宽度 为29千米的河口，注入北海。在伦敦 上游，泰晤士河沿岸有许多名胜之地， 诸如伊顿、牛津、亨利和温莎等。泰 晤士河的入海口充满了英国的繁忙商 船，然而其上游的河道则以其静态之 美而著称于世。在英国历史上泰晤士 河流域占有举足轻重的地位。同时加 拿大安大略省也有一条河流叫“泰晤 士河”。
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British Isles
• northwest of Europe in the Atlantic Ocean • two large islands (Great Britain and Ireland) and
Britain.
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Before You Read
Warm-up
• Can you see a big clock in the picture on the right? Do you know its very famous name?
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hundreds of small islands
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• The British Isles are made up of two large islands-Great Britain (the larger one) and Ireland, and hundreds of small ones.

Tending sheep in Cumbria
The People
population distribution 人口分布：
Britain has a population of about 58 millions and it is very unevenly distributed. 90% of the population is urban and only 10% is rural.
An Introduction of Great Britain
• The name of the country
• The Location • National flag of UK
• Beautiful places of Great Britain.
• The People • major languages • History of English • The difference in character
The major languages spoken in Brain:
English
Gaelic
盖尔语 Welsh 威尔士语
Old
English Middle English Modern English
Major periods in the history of English:
The Irish are full of charm and vivacity.
爱尔兰人充满魅力，生性活泼。
The name of the country
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
（大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国）

Achievements:
Norman conquest---the common law--crusades---the Magna Carta---the beginning of parliament--- the establishment of parliamentary system.
Chapter 8 History of Britain
The beginning of Britain
• The Early settlers (…-55B.C.) • Roman Britain (55B.C.-410A.D.) • Anglo-Saxon Britain (410- 871) • Viking Britain (871-1042) • Norman Conquest (1066)
Anglo-Saxon Britain (410-871)
Basis of Modern English race: the AngloSaxons
The Angle, Saxon, and Jute tribes invaded in 5th and 6th centuries
The Anglo-Saxons left their home in northern Germany and Denmark.
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On October 14, 1066
William and his army defeated the English army in the battle of Hastings.
William was crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey, known as William I of England.

U.K.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• The United Kingdom is a unitary state governed under a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary system, with its seat of government in the capital city of London. It is a country in its own right and consists of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
The British Museum
The collection which began one of the world’s largest and most varied treasure house was founded in 1753 and ,since then,has grown to include every conceivable kind of artifact from all over the world.
Tower Bridge
HYDE PARK
One of London's finest historic landscapes covering 142 hectares (350 acres). There is something for everyone in Hyde Park. With over 4,000 trees, a lake, a meadow, horse rides and more it is easy to forget you're in the middle of London.