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I Geography of the United Kingdom

1区分：The United Kingdom？U.K.？England? The British Isles? Great Britain? Britain?（课本21）

2 Geographical names:The British Isles,Great Britain, England

II General Characteristics

1 最大的湖泊:Lough Neagh

2 气候：It has a favourable maritime climate: mild winters, cool summers, rainfall throughout the year.

Britain is further north than Shandong. Why is the climate more moderate?

It is surrounded by water.

The south-west winds bring warm air.

The North Atlantic Drift, a warm current, passes the western coast.

3 人口：England 83.8% 共计：61 million

Scotland

Wales 8.4% 面积：244,100 sq. Km.

2.9% 4.9% Northern Ireland

4 问题：

What is an empire ?

答：A group of states ruled over by a single monarch or ruling authority 。In the 20th century, the British Empire gradually disappeared and was replaced by The Commonwealth of Nations in 1931. There are 54 member countries today.

What is the difference between the Commonwealth of Nations (英联邦) and the United Nations ? 答：

Commonwealth of Nations: Founded 1931

Number of member countries: 54

Head of the Commonwealth: Queen Elizabeth II

Secretary General: Kamalesh Sharma

Aims: to promote world peace, democracy, human rights, law, equality, economic growth, social development.

United Nations: Founded 1945

Number of member countries: 192

Secretary General: Ban Ki-moon

Official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish

Aims: to promote world peace, law, security, human rights, economic growth, social development.

III English Literature （练习册）

大问题：

1. What are differences between Britain, the British Isles, Great Britain, England, the United Kingdom and the British Commonwealth? (page 21)

2 . Describe the geographical position of Britain. (Map SUR 1)Whereabouts in Great Britain are the high land and low land? (Map SUR 3)

3 . Does Britain have a favourable climate ? Why? (pages 22-23)