趣味英美文化.ppt

1、 English for Fun BriefIntroductionQuestiontothinkaboutHowmanycountriesarethereintheworldinwhichEnglishisspokenasthefirstlanguage?Givethenames.Answers:theUKtheRepublicofIrelandtheUSACanadaAustraliaNewZealand1.theUK2.theRepublicofIreland3.Australia4.NewZealand5.theUSA6.Canadao oWhat is the full nameOf

2、 the UK?Official name:the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.官方正式名称：大不列颠 及北爱尔兰联合王国。Three political divisions on the island of Great Britain:England,Scotland and Wales.大不列颠岛上有三个政治区：英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士。the UK=EnglandWales ScotlandNorthern IrelandEnglandWales ScotlandNorthern Ireland+the Repu

3、blic of IrelandEnglandisinthesouthernpartofGreatBritain.Itisthelargest,mostpopuloussection.Capital:LondonScotlandisinthenorthofGreatBritain.Ithasthreenaturalzones(theHighlandsinthenorth;theCentrallowlands;thesouthUplands)Capital:EdinburghWalesisinthewestofGreatBritain.Capital:CardiffNorthernIrelandi

4、sthefourthregionoftheUK.Capital:BelfastClimateBritainsfavorableclimateBritainhasamaritimeclimate-wintersarenottoocoldandsummersarenottoohot.Ithasasteadyreliablerainfallthroughoutthewholeyear.Thetemperaturevarieswithinasmallrange.The factors influence the climate The factors influence the climate in

5、Britain:in Britain:1）Thesurroundingwaterstendtobalancetheseasonaldifferencesbyheatingupthelandinwinterandcoolingitoffinsummer;2）Theprevailingsouth-westwindsortheWesterliesblowoverthecountryalltheyearroundbringingwarmandwetairinwinterandkeepingthetemperaturesmoderate;3）TheNorthAtlanticDriftpassesthew

6、esterncoastoftheBritishIslesandwarmsthem.Lets enjoy some pictures of the United Kingdom.Do you know them?The British Museum 大英博物馆大英博物馆Big Ben 大本钟大本钟 Buckingham Palace 白金汉宫白金汉宫 St.Pauls Cathedral 圣保罗大教堂圣保罗大教堂Westminster Abbey 威斯敏斯特教堂威斯敏斯特教堂Royal Observatory Greenwich 格林威治天文台格林威治天文台 Tower Bridge 塔桥塔桥

7、Stonehenge 巨石阵巨石阵 LondonEye TheRiverThames泰晤士河泰晤士河Some cities in the United KingdomOxfordCambridgeUniversity剑桥大学剑桥大学 A:The United States of America B:Usually stupid and annoyingHawaiiAlaska UnitedStatesUSAStatueofLibertyWhite HousePresidentHillThefourpresidentsareGeorgeWashington,ThomasJefferson,The

8、odoreRoosevelt,AbrahamLincoln.United Nations HeadquartersBroadway Theater DistrictThebillboardoftheWinterGardenTheaterontheAvenueoftheAmericaninNewYorkCityadvertisestheBroadwayshowCats.GoldenGateBridge(金门大桥）金门大桥）YellowStoneNationalParkTheNiagaraFallsItliesontheNiagaraRiver.1、美国的绰号是、美国的绰号是_，英国的绰号是英国的

9、绰号是_.A.AuntSam，UncleJohnB.NewContinent，GreatBritainC.Washington，ElizabethD.UncleSam，JohnBullJustforfun.DifferenttypesofUncleSamChristmas SamOlympic SamSoldier SamMicky SamSuperman samDog SamWorker SamCowboy Sam2、中央电视台屏幕上经常会有、中央电视台屏幕上经常会有CCTV的字样，它的完整形式是的字样，它的完整形式是_.A.ChinaCentralTelevisionB.CentralCo

10、mmunicationTelevisionC.ChinaControlTelevisionD.CentralCommitteeTelevision3、Whathastwolegsbutcantwalk?compass(圆规)4、Whatisyours,butisusedbyothersmorethanbyyourself?Yourname6、改换一个字母变成新单词、改换一个字母变成新单词evermarchstoreevenmatchstory5、WhatstheChinesefor“sixofoneandhalfadozenoftheother?”A.六分之一六分之一B.人云亦云人云亦云C.半

11、斤八两半斤八两D.见一面分一半见一面分一半 C.半斤八两半斤八两B7、HowdoEnglishpeoplecall“钞票钞票”?A、billB、noteC8._isthelargeststateinareaintheU.S.A.A.FloridaB.LouisianaC.Alaska9.Who is the President of America now?A.B.C.D.George George W.BushW.BushGeorge George H.W.BushH.W.BushBill Bill ClintonClintonBarack Obama Barack Obama B.Redb

12、reast 知更鸟知更鸟10.Which is the national animal of the UK?A.Beaver 海狸海狸C.Bald eagle 秃头鹰秃头鹰A.B.C.D.11.Which belongs to the UK?Statue ofLibertyGoldenBridgeEiffelTowerBig Ben12.Who are Americans?ABCDEKeanuReevesDavidBeckhamSteven SpeilbergRonaldinhoBritainBrazil13两种或两种以上的酒或酒与其他饮料（如两种或两种以上的酒或酒与其他饮料（如苏打水、桔子原

13、汁、牛奶等）配成，当然苏打水、桔子原汁、牛奶等）配成，当然你也可以添加水果或其他辅料。考究一点你也可以添加水果或其他辅料。考究一点的是将酒或其他饮料按一定操作方法逐一的是将酒或其他饮料按一定操作方法逐一加入，形成色彩各异的分层，十分富有情加入，形成色彩各异的分层，十分富有情调。调。请问这是哪种饮料？请问这是哪种饮料？Cocktail.14、有一种草叫、有一种草叫“勿忘我勿忘我”，文人常用它，文人常用它来描述相思与痴情。这种草的英语名字叫来描述相思与痴情。这种草的英语名字叫_A.DontforgetmeB.forget-me-notC.no-forgettinggrassD.not-forget

14、-me15、“美国之音美国之音”的英语形式是的英语形式是_.A.AmericanSoundB.theSoundofAmericaC.theVoiceofAmericaD.FreeVoiceB.forget-me-notC.theVoiceofAmerica16、近几年，许多中国人，尤其是年轻、近几年，许多中国人，尤其是年轻人，开始慢慢喜欢上西方的洋节日。请人，开始慢慢喜欢上西方的洋节日。请问，下面哪个西方节日的时间是在每年问，下面哪个西方节日的时间是在每年的的2月？月？A.EasterB.HolySaturdayC.St.ValentinesDayD.AprilFoolsDayC17.Howm

15、anygoldmetalsdidMichaelPhelpswonintheOlympicsin2008?A4B3C8D6A18._isbasicallyahomeandfamilyfestival.A.ChristmasB.BoxingDayC.EasterMondayA19.ArthurMillersMasterpieceis_.A.DeathofaSalesmanB.TheCrucibleC.ThePrice20.Guessthenameofthemovie1 1、许多同学都有电子邮箱，、许多同学都有电子邮箱，如如168168 其中的其中的 表示什么意思，怎么读？表示什么意思，怎么读？A.

16、A.的意思是的意思是“电脑电脑”，读，读 “a a 外一个圈外一个圈”。B.B.的意思是的意思是“邮箱邮箱”，读，读 “圈内一个圈内一个 a a”。C.C.的意思是的意思是“为为”，读音与，读音与forfor相同。相同。D.D.的意思是的意思是“在在”，读音与，读音与at at 相同。相同。2、你给一个手机关机的人打电话，、你给一个手机关机的人打电话，你在电话中听到的英语是：你在电话中听到的英语是：A.Sorry，thephoneyouwaitedispoweredoff.B.Sorry，thephoneyoudialedispoweringoff.C.Sorry，thephoneyoucalledispoweredoff.D.Sorry，thephoneyoulikedispoweringoff.3、whatnumbercanyoutakehalfandleavenothing?84、Wellwhatgoesupandnevergoesdown?Yourage.5、WhatsChinesemeaningof“awhiteelephant.”A.一件无用而累赘的东西一件无用而累赘的东西