英语专业英美概况总复习.docx

Unit 1: IntroductionCultural Differences1、How to greet and farewell 2、Gift-giving and Receiving3、Responding to compliments and praise4、Body Language 5、Personal Space6、How to approach conflictsGlobalization *The result of international trade and investment and aided by information technology. *The global interdependency ---- the Domino effect *Cultural imperialism ---- either voluntary or involuntary assimilation Pyramid Model of Intercultural Communication Competence：Respect Appreciation Acceptance Understanding Awareness Unit 2 Geography of Britain Which sea separates England from Ireland? The Irish Sea .Where are Britain’s oil rigs?In the North Sea.How many countries make up Great Britain?Three countries.What nationality are the people of Northern Ireland?British.In which country is the Lake District?In the west of England.Where are the British ski resorts?In Scotland. the British Commonwealth英联邦A voluntary association of 53 independent sovereign君主统治 states, most of them are former British colonies, or dependencies of these colonies. Canada, New zealand, Australia, Dominica, Bangladesh, Dominaca, India, Ghana, KenyaThe British Isles is the geographical name for all the islands off the west coast of Europe. These islands also include the Republic of ______ (Erie), which is politically independent of the British government. Many people refer to the inhabitants of the British Isles as the English, but England is only one of the countries. The other countries are _______, ________ and _______.The United Kingdom (or the UK) is a short way of saying the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The UK is the political name for those countries which share a parliament in London. All of them were at one time independent kingdoms with their own monarch. Now they are all part of the same kingdom and share the same monarch. The UK consists of _______, _______, ________ and _________. The peoples of these countries are British