英语国家概况重点整理

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第一周

Questions and answers

1. 一、 What are those 6 English-speaking countries and it’s capitals?

1: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国 (London伦敦)

2: The Republic of Ireland 爱尔兰共和国 (Dublin都柏林)

3: The United States of America 美利坚合众国 (Washington DC 华盛顿DC)

4: Canada 加拿大(Ottawa渥太华)

5:The Commonwealth of Australia 澳大利亚联邦 (Canberra堪培拉)

6:New Zealand (新西兰) (Wellington惠灵顿)

第二周 chapter1-2

Questions and answers

2. What is the full name of the United Kingdom?

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

3. What are the other names?

Simplified names: UK, United Kingdom

Geographical name; Britain, Great Britain

Historical name: the British Empire; the British Commonwealth;

4. What are the two large islands that make up the British Isles?

Great Britain and Ireland

5. What are the four political divisions of the United Kingdom?

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

6. What are their respective capitals(首府)?

London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast

7. What’s its nickname?

John Bull; sometimes, lion

8. What’s the national anthem(国歌)?

God save the Queen/King

9. What’s its national flower?

Rose

10. What’s its national flag?

Union Jack

11. How many members are there in British Commonwealth in 2007?

53

课后重点练习

P8 一、1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 三、1 2 3 4 5 6 四、1 2 3 4 8 13 14 15 16 18 19 20

五、2

第三周 chapter3-5

Questions and answers

1. How do you know the three stages in the development of the English language?

1. Old English. 2. Middle English. 3. Modern English. (450-1150-1450-present)

English is descended from the Germanic (日耳曼语) language of the Anglo-Saxons.

(450-1150-1450-present)

A: Early Modern English B: Authoritarian English C: Mature Modern English D: Late Modern English

2. Who are the ancestors of the English people?

It’s Anglo-Saxons. The majority of the English people are descendents(后裔)of the Anglo-Saxons( after Romans left in 410 AD)

3. Who are the ancestors of the Scots, Welsh and Irish people?

It’s Celts. Most people in Wales and Scotland are descendents of the Celts

4. Name the most important cities in UK. And then do exercises on p19 match all.

London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast, Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester……

课后重点练习

三、4 5 6 7 8 9 10 四、1 2 3 6 7 8 11 12 13 14.in Chinese

第四五周chapter6-9

大事件时间表

1. Earliest Settlers 最早的居民(3000 BC p.48

2. Roman Britain 罗马时期的不列颠(43-410p.48-49

3. Anglo-Saxons Britain 央格鲁-撒克逊时期的不列颠(449-P.49

4. Feudal Society after the Norman Conquest 诺曼征服后的封建社会(1066 p.51

5. King John and the Great Charter 约翰王和大宪章(1215 p.52

6. Birth of Parliament议会的诞生(1265 p53

7. Hundred Years’ War 英法百年战争 (1337—1453)p.57

8. Black Death 黑死病 (1348)

9. Watt Tyler’s Uprising 瓦特-泰勒起义 (1381) p58

10. The Wars of the Roses 玫瑰战争 (1455—1485) p59

11. Religious Reformation 资产阶级革命 (1534) p60

12. The Civil War 内战 (1642—1649) p63

13. The Commonwealth (1649—1660) 共和国时期 p64

14. Restoration and the Glorious Revolution 复辟与光荣革命 p64

Questions and answers

1. The earliest known settlers on the British Isles were Iberians.

2. the most famous / biggest relic left by the earliest settlers on British Isles is Stonehenge.

3. From 700 B.C, Celts came from Upper Rhineland and began to inhabit British Isles.

. Christianity was first brought to Britain by Romans.

5. The Romans left behind on Britain three things of value, they are Welsh Christianity the Roman roads and citiesespecially London.

6The three Teutonic groups began to migrate from the region of Denmark and Low Countries (Holland, Belgium and Luxemburg) and settled in Britain. The three groups are Angles Saxons and Jutes. From the Anglo-Saxon conquerors came the name “England” and “English”.

7. In 878, a peace treaty was signed between the Danes and Alfred, the king of the Great Wessex.

8. Norman Conquest has speeded up the development of Feudalism in England

9. King William made a record of each man’s property, which was called Doomsday Book.

10. The Great Charter signed in 1215 was made in the interest of the lords.

11. The first parliament was called in 1265.

12. The Tudor 都铎王朝 Monarchy was in a transitional stage from feudalism to capitalism.

13. In 1533, Henry VIII repudiated/refused papal/pope supremacy over English Church and declared himself Supreme head 至高无上的权利of the Church of England by the Act of Supremacy至尊法案.

14. During the Renaissance period, the greatest of the English humanist was Sir Thomas More, with his classical work Utopia

15. The greatest dramatist William Shakespeare lived in the age of Elisabeth I.

16. The “Glorious Revolution” was so called because it was bloodless.

17. The industrial revolution began in textile industry and was marked by a series of important inventions.

18. James Hardgrave, a carpenter made the first invention called “spinning Jenny”.

19. The British Empire began with the founding of Newfoundland in 1583.

20. The British Empire used to be an empire on which the sun never sets.

课后重点练习

CHAPTER 6

一:116

四:Norman Conquest 诺曼征服 Anglo-Saxons Conquest 央格鲁-撒克逊征服

Birth of Parliament议会的诞生 Roman Conquest 罗马征服 Danish invasion 丹麦入侵

Anglo-Saxons settlement 央格鲁-撒克逊定居 Anglo-Saxons Heptarchy -------

Edward the confessor 爱德华信教徒 Battle at Hastings 哈斯丁斯战役

Doomsday Book 末日审判书 The Great Charter 大宪章 All Estates Parliament 各级会议

Model Parliament 模范会议

CHAPTER 7

三:the outbreak of the Wars of the roses. 玫瑰战争的爆发

the outbreak of the Hundred Years’ War 百年战争爆发

Wat Tyler’s Uprising 农民起义 The Black Death 黑死病

The glorious revolution 光荣革命 the call of the Long Parliament -------

The restoration of Charles 2 查理二世复辟 the execution of Charles 1 查理一世死刑

The call of the Short Parliament ------

CHAPTER 8

一:1 2 3

四:spinning machine run by water power 蒸汽纺织机 the power loom-------

The steam engine 蒸汽机 the “Spinning Jenny” 珍妮纺织机

CHAPTER 9

一:1 3 6 7 8 11 15 16

第六七周Chapter 10

Questions and answers

1Where is the US? Could you tell me its boundary?

The United States is situated in the southern part of North America with its two youngest states.

It borders Canada on the northand reaches south to Mexico and Gulf of Mexico.

2How large is it?

The Continental United States stretches 4,500km from The Atlantic ocean on the east to the Pacific ocean on the west.

3What’s its rank all over the world concerning its area?

It’s fourth largest in world in terms of area.

4How many states are there in the mainland of the United States?

48 states

5Which two states are geographically separated from the other?

Alaska is in the northwestern part of North America and Hawaii is in the central Pacific

6、 What is the capital of the US? Can you say some of its tourist attractions (4 or more)?

1Washington D.C. 2the United States Capitol(美国国会大厦)the White House(白宫),the Pentagon Building(五角大楼)Potomac River(波托马克河)The Lincoln Memorial Hall and Washington Monument etc.

7、 The two most important mountains of the US are the Appalachian Mountains (阿巴拉契亚山脉) and the Rocky mountains (落基山脉).

8、“Father of Waters refers to The Mississippi River.

9The Rio Grande River forms a natural boundary between Mexico and the United States.

10The 5 Great Lakes are_______, ______, _________, ________ and _______.

HOMESH-HuronO-OntarioM-MichiganE-Erie and S-Superior.

11How many geographical regions is it divided into?

The Eastern HighlandThe Central Plainthe Western Mountains

12What are the major cities in USA? What’s the characteristics(特点) of each city?

I will List 3 for you.

1:Washington D.C

the capital of the US, is situated on the Potomac River and covers an area of over 174 square kilometers.

2:New York City

The largest city and chief port of the United Stated lying at the mouth of the Hudson River in New York State, has a metropolitan population of 19.306 million(2007), of which the city proper is a little over 8 million and about 10 million in the suburbs.

3:Los angeles

A seaport in southwest California, is the second largest city of the US, with a population of about 3.82 million in the urban area, and 12.163 million in the metropolitan area.

课后重点练习

一:1 2 3 5 9 10 11 18 19 20

三:2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10

第八周Chapter 11

Questions and answers

1How do you know about the different names of USA?

Its full name: the United States of America;

Its short termsU.S.USAAmerica 美洲;美国

2What’s its national flag? How do you know the meaning of its national flag?

The Stars and StripesOld GloryThe Starry Banner;

It consists of 13 horizontal stripes, 7 red alternating with 6 white, and in the upper corner near the staffa rectangular blue fieldcontaining 50 five-pointed white stars. The stripes symbolize the 13 colonies that originally constituted the United States of America. The stars represent the 50 states of the Union. White signifies Purity and InnocenceRedHardiness强壮 and Valor勇猛and BlueVigilance警觉, Perseverance and Justice.

3What are the nicknames of America and its people?

It’s Uncle Sam.

It’s Brother Jonathan and Yankee.

4What’s its national anthem, national flower and tree?

The Star - spangled Banner

5There are many things that symbolize American culture. Could you say some of them with no less than 10 items?

Bald eagle Great seal National flower National tree Statue of Liberty

White House President Hill Lincoln Memorial Hall Empire State Building Times Square Broadway Theater District Las Vegas

Hoover Dam Disneyland The Gate Way of St. Louise Golden Gate Bridge Yellow Stone National Park The Niagara Falls Barbie Doll

6Why is USA called a salad bowl or a melting pot?

The United States is a nation of many ethnic groups, making it a “melting pot”, meaning people with different cultural and ethnical backgrounds immigrate to the United States, live together, get assimilated and build up this culture that is called American culture today.

Since 1960s, a lot of scholars oppose against the term “melting pot”. They think America is similar to a Salad Bowl that every culture can find its position in American society. Multiculturalism is the symbol of America.

7Traditionally, the mainstream Americans were called WASPs, that is, White Anglo-Saxon Protestants. (祖先为英国新教徒的白人).

8Why is USA called as a nation on wheels?

Cars are an important part of life in the United States. Henry Ford (1863 – 1947)was the man who first started making cars in large numbers. He probably didn’t know how much the car was going to affect American culture. The car made the United States a nation on wheels. 1 in 5 Americans moves to a new home every year seeking new jobs and opportunities. That’s why it has got the name of “a nation on the wheel”.

9What’s the character of American people?

representative form of government 建立代表制政府

rule of law 法治

respect of individual rights 对个人权利的尊重

religious tolerance宗教上的宽容

a strong spirit of individual enterprise强烈的个人进取心

10Name Who’s Who (名人录) in America (presidentswritersscientistsactors or actresses and so on.).

1st President/3rd President Humorist and Novelist Novelist of lost generation Greatest Inventor Automobile Microsoft Comic Actor

Actress Rock and Roll Martial Arts Basketball Champion

American Superman George Washington/Thomas Jefferson Mark Twain

Ernest Hemingway Thomas Edison Henry Ford Bill Gates

Charlie Chaplin Marilyn Monroe Elvis Presley Bruce Lee (Li Xiao long)

Michael Jordan Christopher Reeve

课后重点练习

一:1 2 3 4 7

四:1 2 5

第九十周Chapter 15—18

Questions and answers

1The inhabitants prior to the arrival of the Europeans are now called Native Americans /American Indians.

2Christopher Columbus is commonly regarded as the discoverer of America.

3The first successful English settlement in America was Jamestown in 1607.

4In 1620, a group of puritans arrived at America on a ship called Mayflower.

5The first shots of the American War of Independence were fired at LexingtonMassachusettsin 1775.

6On July71776in the Second Continental congressThe Declaration of Independence was declared, which was primarily written by Thomas Jefferson.

7The Louisiana Purchasein 1803, gave Western farmers use of the important Mississippi River waterway, almost doubled the territory of the U.S.

8After the election of Lincoln, eleven Southern states seceded from the union, establishing a rebel government, which is called _ Confederate States of America on February 9, 1861.

9Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery novel Uncle Toms Cabin had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the United States.

10In 1862, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamationwhich liberated some four million Negro slaves in the South.

11The battle of Gettysburg was the turning point in the Civil War.

12The stock market crash was the beginning of the long economic depression in the late 1920s and 1930s. President Roosevelt’s (FDR) New Deal measures were to save American democracy and the capital system.

13The United States declared war against Japan after its surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 71941.

14The United States dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, thus hastened the unconditional surrender of Japan.

15After WWII, the United States became one of the two dominant superpowers, and the Cold War began.

课后重点练习

Chapter 15

一:1 2 3 4 11 12

四:1 2 4 5 6 7 in Chinese

Chapter 16

一:1 2 3 4 5 6 11 12 13 14

三:1 2 7 8 9 10

四:2 4 5 6 7 9 10 12

Chapter 17

一:1 4 6 9 10

四:1 2 7 8

Chapter 18

一:1 5 6 9 10

三:1 8 9 10

第十一周chapter13-14

Questions and answers

1.How many branches are there in the federal government? What are they?

Three. They are JudicialExecutive and Legislative branches.

2.On what kind of system are the three branches based?

A system of checks and balances..

3.Where is the seat of government for congress?

The Capitol.

4.The congress is composed of two chambers. What are they?

The House of Representatives and the Senate

5.Where is the official residence of the president?

The White House.

6.Who has the executive power in the U.S.?

The president.

7.In American history, only two presidents were raised for impeachment bill. Who were there ?

Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton

8.What are the two major parties in the U.S.? Tell the symbol of each party.

Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton

9.Who is the first African president in the American history?

Barack Obama

10.Which book written by him became No. 1 on both New York Times and Amazon.com bestseller lists ?

Barack Obama

课后重点联系

Chapter13

1 2 3 4 15 16

第十二周Chapter 3-4

Questions and answers

1.What is the basis of the British government?

constitutional monarchy

2.Who is the head of the country?

a queen or a king

3.Who is the present sovereign of the UK?

Elizabeth II

4.How many parts make the British Parliament?

Three. They are the sovereign, the House of Lords, the House of Commons.

5.What is the president of the House of Lords called?

Lord Chancellor上议院议长、大法官

6.What are the two major parties?

the Conservative Party and the Labor Party.

7.Who presides the cabinet?

the Prime Minister

8.Who has the real power in the country?

the Prime Minister

9.Who is the present Prime Minister of the UK?

David Cameron

10.Where does the Prime Minister live and work?

No.10, Downing Street

课后重点练习

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