TheU.K.:Chapter1Geography,PeopleandLanguageNationalSymbolsOfficialname:Shortenedname:NationalFlagEvolutionoftheFlagNationalEmblem国徽NationalAnthem国歌NationalFlowerJohnBull约翰牛GlobalLocationTheUnitedKingdomTheChannelTunnelisarailtunnelbeneaththeEnglishChannelattheStraitsofDover（多佛海峡）.GeographicalNamesVSPoliticalNamesTheUnitedKingdomismadeupofGreatBritainNorthernIrelandAreaandPopulationTenMostDensely-PopulatedCountriesTheU.K.istraditionallydividedintofourparts:EnglandScotlandWalesNorthernIrelandFourPartsoftheU.K.AreaEngland53%Scotland32%Wales9%NorthernIreland6%RiversintheUnitedKingdomRiverThames泰晤士河TheLargestLake:LoughNeaghThehighestmountainintheUnitedKingdomBenNevis(本内维斯山1,343m)islocatedinScotland.HighlandZoneMildClimateMildClimateTropicalClimateZone1.TheU.K.isinthenortherntemperatezone.2.GreatBritainisanislandcountry.3.TheNorthAtlanticDriftcarrieswarmwatertotheBritishIsles.FoggyRainyChangeablePeopleintheUnitedKingdomTheCelts（凯尔特人）TheAnglo-Saxons盎格鲁撒克逊人TheCeltswereeitherassimilatedbytheAnglo-SaxonsordrivenintothemountainsinScotland,Wales,andIreland.TheEnglishLanguageQuestionsOldEnglish:5thand6thcenturies-1066(ThearrivalofAnglo-Saxons~NormanConquest)Beowulf贝奥武甫MiddleEnglish:1066–15thcentury(NormanConquest~Renaissance)TheCanterburyTales坎特伯雷故事集ModernEnglish:thelate15thcentury-OthelloKingJamesBibleLoanwordsinEnglishStandardEnglishEnglish:aworldlanguageKeyPointsAssignmentI