世界各國文化歷史介紹-All About England PowerPoint

MapofEngland’sCitiesandCountiesYorkshireandHumberSouthYorkshire,WestYorkshire,NorthYorkshire,EastRidingofYorkshireandLincolnshire.

North-East

Northumberland,CountyDurham,TyneandWearandtheTeesValley.EastofEngland

Bedfordshire,Cambridgeshire,

Essex,Hertfordshire,NorfolkandSuffolk.

South-East

Berkshire,Buckinghamshire,EastSussex,Hampshire,IsleofWight,Kent,Oxfordshire,SurreyandWestSussex.North-West

GreaterManchester,Lancashire,Merseyside,CumbriaandtheIsleofMan.WestMidlands

Staffordshire,Shropshire,WestMidlands,Herefordshire,WarwickshireandWorcestershireSouth-West

Bristol,Cornwall,Devon,

Dorset,Gloucestershire,Somerset,SwindonandWiltshire.

EnglandEastMidlands

Derbyshire,NottinghamshireLeicestershire,LincolnshireandNorthamptonshire.

GreaterLondonCityofLondon,CityofWestminsterandtheotherLondonBoroughsEnglishLandmarksStonehengeEnglandBuckinghamPalaceTheRomanBathsAngeloftheNorthCliftonSuspensionBridgeHadrian’sWallTheIronBridgeSherwoodForestLakeWindermereEdenProjectWhiteCliffsofDovernextAngeloftheNorthWhat?TheAngeloftheNorthisBritain’slargestsculptureandthelargestangelsculptureintheworld!When?ItwasrevealedinFebruary

1998.DidYouKnow…?Theangelis20metrestall–ashighasafivestoreybuilding!Where?

Gateshead,Tyne&Wear,North-EastbackBuckinghamPalaceWhat?BuckinghamPalaceisthe

mostwellknownoftheQueen’s

residences.Itisagrandpalacewith775rooms,including52Royalandguestbedroomsand78bathrooms!When?Itwasfirstbuildin1703asatownhousefortheDukeofBuckingham.In1761,itwasboughtbyKingGeorgeIII.QueenVictoriawasthefirstBritishrulertoliveinBuckinghamPalacefromJuly1837.DidYouKnow…?WhentheQueenisathome,theroyalflagcanbeseenflyingontheflagpoleontopofBuckinghamPalace.Where?CityofWestminster,LondonbackCliftonSuspensionBridgeWhat?

TheCliftonSuspensionBridgeisagrandbridgecrossingtheAvonGorge,nearthecityofBristol.

ItwasdesignedbythegreatVictorianengineer,IsambardKingdomBrunel(whoalsodesignedsteamships,theGreatWesternRailwayandotherbridgesandtunnels).Where?OvertheRiverAvon,Bristol,South-WestWhen?Itwascompletedin1864.DidYouKnow…?Ittook33yearstobebuiltandsadly,Bruneldiedfiveyearsbeforeitwasfinishedandopenedtothepublic.backTheEdenProjectWhere?StAustell,Cornwall,South-WestWhat?

TheEdenProjectisauniquevisitorattraction,madeupoftwohuge‘ecodomes’thatcontainthousandsofplantspecies.OneofthebiomesisthelargestindoorrainforestintheworldandtheotheronehasaMediterraneanenvironment.When?Itwasfullyopenedtothepublic

inMarch2001.DidYouKnow…?Thedomesaremadeupofspecialplastichexagonalpanelswhichhavetobecleanedbyabseilers!backHadrian'sWallDidYouKnow…?Hadrian’sWallisaUNESCOWorldHeritageSite,justlikethePyramidsofEgypt,StonehengeandtheRomanBaths.What?

Hadrian'sWallistheremainsofamagnificent,73-mile-longstonewall,runningfromcoasttocoastacrossthecountry.Itincludesmanyfortsandaditchtoprotectthewallfrominvadingarmies.

ItwastheRomanEmperorHadrian,who

cametopowerinAD117,whowantedto

protecttheRomanEmpirefromattack.

Thus,thewallwasbuiltinhisname.When?ItwasbuiltbytheRomansinAD122.Where?Neartheborderbetweenmodern-dayScotlandandEngland.ItrunsfromWallsend,NewcastleuponTyneintheeasttoBowness-on-Solwayonthewestcoast.backTheIronBridgeWhere?Telford,Shropshire,WestMidlandsWhat?

TheIronBridgeinTelfordwastheworld’sfirstironbridge.Afteritwasbuilt,castironstartedtobeusedeverywhereintheconstructionofbridgesandbuildings.ItbecameasymboloftheIndustrialRevolution.When?Constructionendedin1779butitwasopenedin1781.DidYouKnow…?Theironbridgewasbuiltacrossadeepgorgethathadbeenmadebyglaciersinthelasticeage.backLakeWindermereWhere?Cumbria,North-WestWhat?

LakeWindermereisthelargest

naturallakeinEngland.Itis10.5

mileslongandonemilewideandis

knownasa‘ribbonlake’.Technically,

‘mere’means‘lake’soitcanjustbecalled‘Windermere’.When?Itwasformedabout13,000yearsago,duringthelastmajoriceage.DidYouKnow…?Thereare19islandsinthelake.Theyarecalled‘holmes’.Theword‘holme’comesfromtheOldNorse‘holmr’,whichmeansa

smallisland.backSherwoodForestWhere?Nottinghamshire,EastMidlandsWhat?

SherwoodForestisknownasthehomeofthelegendaryRobinHood.Thisancientforestcontainsmanyveryoldoaktreesandhundredsofspeciesofbirds,insects,mammals,fungi,treesandplants.When?Ithasbeenawoodedareaforatleast10,000years.DidYouKnow…?SherwoodForestishometothefamousMajorOak,anoaktreethatisabout1000yearsold.Accordingtolegend,itwasRobinHood’s

mainhideout!backRomanBathsWhere?Bath,Somerset,South-WestWhat?

TheRomansbathswerebuiltonthesiteof

ahotspring.Thewatergushesupfromthe

groundatatemperatureof46°C(114.8F)–hotterthanusualbathwater!Romanbathswerelikeourleisurecentresandwerebigbuildingswithswimmingpools,toiletsandchangingrooms.When?ThebathswerebuiltbytheRomansinaroundAD70.DidYouKnow…?ThewaterinthemainGreatBathnowlooksgreenanddirtybecausealgaegrowsinit.InRomantimes,therewouldhavebeenarooftostopthesunlightgettinginandalgaefromgrowing.backStonehengeWhere?Wiltshire,South-WestWhat?

Stonehengeisaprehistoric

ringofhugestandingstones.When?Itwasmadebetween3000

and2000BC.DidYouKnow…?Someofthestonesintheinnercirclearemadefrombluestone,whichcamefromapartofWalesthatisabout200milesaway.HowtheyweretransportedtoStonehengeisamystery!backWhiteCliffsofDoverWhere?Dover,Kent,South-EastWhat?

TheWhiteCliffsofDoverarea

spectacularnaturallandmark.Many

touristsvisitthemeachyeartowalk

alongthefootpathsandseethewildlife

andviewsacrosstheEnglishChanneltoFrance.When?Thecliffsaremadefromsoft,whitechalkthattookmillionsofyearstoformfromtheremainsoftinyseacreatures.DidYouKnow…?Eachyear,about30cmofthecliffserodesandfallsintothesea.Thiserosionkeepsthecliffslookingwhitebutmakesitdangeroustowalktooneartotheedge!backEnglishFoodMapGloucestershireandtheCotswoldsRapeseed,salmonDevonClottedcreamIsleofWightTomatoesHampshireTrufflesCornwall

creamtea,

CornishpastiesEastSussexDoversoleLincolnshireSausages,peas,porkLancashireEcclescakesDerbyshireBakewelltartLeicestershireMeltonMowbrayporkpiesYorkshirerhubarb,heatherhoney,YorkshirepuddingEnglishCelebrationsandFestivalsLikepeopleallovertheworld,Englishpeopleliketocelebratetheircultureandhavefun!InEngland,throughouttheyear,festivalsandcelebrationsareheldforpeopletoenjoy.Herearesomeofthemostwellknown.St.George’sDay23rdAprilSt.GeorgeisthepatronsaintofEngland.St.GeorgewasabravesoldierwhoprotestedagainsttheRomans’tortureofChristians,andwaskilledforhisbeliefs.Oneofthebest-knownstoriesaboutSaintGeorgeishisfightwithadragon.OntheSundaynearestto23rdApril,scoutsandguidesacrossEnglandparadethroughstreetsandgotospecialSt.George'sdayservicesattheirlocalchurches.EnglishCelebrationsandFestivalsLentisthetraditionalChristianperiodwhichlastsfor40days

(6weeks).ShroveTuesdayisthedaybeforeLent.Inthepast,peoplewerenotallowedtoeatluxuryfoodsduringLent(suchaseggs)sohadtousethembeforeLentbegan.Peoplewouldmixthemwithotherrichfoods,suchasmilk,flourandbutter,tomakepancakes.Today,manyEnglishpeople(whetherChristian

ornot)liketomakepancakeson

ShroveTuesday.ShroveTuesday(PancakeDay),February-MarcheachyearEnglishCelebrationsandFestivalsRemembranceDay11thNovemberEachyear,thisdayremembersthearmedforcesandthosewholosttheirlivesinbattle.ThepoppyisasymbolofRemembranceDay.TheRoyalBritishLegioncharitysellspaperpoppyflowerstoraisefundsforveteransandtheirfamilies.Atwo-minutesilenceisheldat11o’clock.

Thistimeisforthinkingaboutallofthose

peoplewhoseliveshavebeenaffectedbywars.Thisis