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BRITISH CULTURE
Geography
Living in Britain
Education
British Monarchy and Her Majesty’s Government
Important Events
Holidays
AMERICAN CULTURE
Immigration patterns and ethnic compositions
Brief history
A diversity education system
Holidays and celebration
THE UNITED KINGDOM
OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NOTHERN
IRELAND
AN INTRODUCTION
WARM - UP
Interesting Fact
No one in the UK lives more than 120 km (75 miles) from
the sea.
The UK is bordered by four seas
60,587,000!
UK 60,000,000 100%
Wales 3,000,000 5% ↑
Scotland 5,100,000 9 %↓
Northern Ireland 1,700,000 3%↑
Population density
(persons per sq km)
Scotland 65
Northern Ireland 125
Wales 141
England 380
Main characteristics:
Temperate, with warm summers, cold winters and
plenty rainfall
1. Old English
2. Middle English
3. Modern English
4. Standard English
1. Old English (5th ~ 11th)
Language of Angle-Saxons
Influenced by
Old Norse
Latin and Greek words
Danish words
2. Middle English (11th ~ 15th )
Status
French replaced English as the official language, and
English became the Language of lower class
big — pork
sheep — mutton
cattle — beef
Development
English increased in importance after the Black
Death
3. Modern English (15th~ )
capital is Edinburgh
a mountainous country
south - border with England, east -the
North Sea, west - the Atlantic Ocean
Highest point: Ben Nevis (1,343 m)
famous for its loch lakes, clans, kilts,
medieval castles
Major Cities: Aberdeen, Dundee, Glasgow
Famous Scots: Walter Scott, Robert Louis
Stevenson, Arthur Conan Doyle, David
Hume and the actor Sean Connery.
Wales
a mountainous country
borders – east: England, south: the
Bristol Channel, west: St George's
Channel,north: the Irish Sea
Capital City: Cardiff
Highest point: Snowdon 1085
metres
Longest river:Towy (Tywi) 103 km
Largest Lake: Bala
The Northern Ireland