构成英国的四个组成部分.ppt

The United kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 苏欣 807 174 When we mention the UK, What impresses you most? A brief introduction of the UK Geographical location Four parts 1. England 2. Scotland 3. Wales 4. Northern Ireland Geographical location The UK is an Island country The UK is located in the northwestern Europe Three terms British Isles 不列颠群岛 Britain Great Britain England The largest part of Britain The capital city : London The second largest river in Britain: “The River Thames” “Old Father River” Capital city----London Largest city and largest port in the UK The political center: Buckingham palace, Palace of Westminster/ House of parliament, Downing street The financial center: One of the three major international financial center in the world. (Paris, New York) The cultural center: The University of London (the largest university in the UK), British museum, West End……. City of Fog Capital city----London Thames River(泰晤士河） Tower Bridge (伦敦塔) Swiss Re Tower(瑞士再保险塔） Palace of Westminster/House of parliament (威斯敏斯特宫/国会大厦） London Eye(伦敦眼) Millennium Bridge (千禧桥） Greenwich observatory （格林威治天文台） Canary Wharf (金丝雀码头） Millennium Dome (千年穹顶） St Paul’s Cathedral（圣保罗大教堂） London Tower (伦敦塔) Scotland The second largest part of Britain The capital city: Edinburgh The largest city in Scotland: Glasgow National dress of the Scots: kilt play bagpipes Wales The third largest part of England The capital city : Cardiff The longest river of Britain: “the Severn River” The longest river in the UK: River Severn NEW SEVERN BRIDGE: the longest bridge in the UK, connecting Wales and England Northern Ireland ?the smallest of four nations ?the capital city : Belfast (the largest city) ?the largest lake in the United Kingdom: “Lough