高中英語人教版必修5課件【福建專用】Unit 2《The United Kingdom》教材背景鏈接

Unit 2 The United Kingdom,教材背景鏈接 素有“翡翠島國”之稱的愛爾蘭歷史悠久、風(fēng)景如畫?，F(xiàn)在就讓我們一起走進這個美麗的國度。 Ireland：the island in the west The island of Ireland lies west of Britain and is the westernmost island of the British Isles.,Although a small country，it has an amazing history of over 5,000 years.Few places on the planet are as packed with history as Ireland. Everywhere you look there are castles and historical places.In Ireland the past is part of the present，part of the people and part of its culture.,For much of its history，Ireland lay hidden behind its bigger neighbour，Great Britain.In fact，Ireland was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for many centuries until the 1920s.In 1921，the southern part of Ireland became independent and the Republic of Ireland was founded.,It is a state that covers more than 70,000 square kilometres，or fivesixths of the island of Ireland.It has four provinces，which altogether consist of 26 counties and 6 urban areas.Northern Ireland is part of the UK.The Republic of Ireland is a member of the European Union，and uses the euro(歐元),Ireland has a mild sea climate.The coldest months are January and February with air temperatures between 4 to 7 during the day.The warmest months are July and August，when it is a quite cool 14 to 16.The sunniest months are May and June，with about five to seven hours of sunshine per day.,As Ireland is surrounded by water，it comes as no surprise that it rains quite a lot，just as in England and Wales. The population of the Republic of Ireland is thought to be about four million.Of those，over one million live in Dublin.Ireland has a young population，with 44% of the population under the age of 25.,There are two official languages in Ireland：Irish，which is the national language，and English，which is the language of the majority of the population.Until the early nineteenth century，almost everyone in Ireland spoke Irish.,The change to English happened quickly.By 1891 more than 85% of the population spoke English.Since Ireland became independent，the Irish government has recognised that if nothing is done，this part of Irish culture will disappear.,A growing number of schools teach in the Irish language and radio and TV programmes have helped nearly 20% of the Irish people to develop language skills in both languages.,新課導(dǎo)入 愛爾蘭是一個西歐國家，西臨大西洋東靠愛爾蘭海(Muir éireann)，與英國隔海相望，愛爾蘭為北美通向歐洲的通道。愛爾蘭人屬于凱爾特人，是歐洲大陸第一代居民的子嗣。它有5000多年歷史，是一個有著悠久歷史的國家。該國的風(fēng)景非常美麗迷人。,盡管愛爾蘭也有自己的語言蓋爾語(Gaeilge)，但它卻是歐洲除英國之外唯一一個英語國家。愛爾蘭共和國于1921年從英國殖民統(tǒng)治下獨立出來，也是個和平寧靜的國家。愛爾蘭北部被稱為北愛爾蘭，至今仍屬于英國。,同學(xué)們,來學(xué)校和回家的路上要注意安全,同學(xué)們,來學(xué)校和回家的路上要注意安全,