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06 Nancy Huang 12 Anita Wu 26 Windy Ho 41 Emma Wei 42 Regina Chen

06 Nancy Huang 12 Anita Wu 26 Windy Ho 41 Emma Wei 42 Regina Chen. Group 8. Dated:5/21/2014. outline. Overview of the country Economy and industry Representative company Reference Q & A. Overview of the country. Geography. Iceland. North Sea. Norway. Ireland.

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06 Nancy Huang 12 Anita Wu 26 Windy Ho 41 Emma Wei 42 Regina Chen

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  1. 06 Nancy Huang12 Anita Wu26 Windy Ho41 Emma Wei42 Regina Chen Group 8 Dated:5/21/2014

  2. outline • Overview of the country • Economy and industry • Representative company • Reference • Q & A

  3. Overview of the country

  4. Geography Iceland North Sea Norway Ireland English Channel France

  5. Geography

  6. Climate Temperate climate Plentiful rainfall The eastern are driest Summer : 9°C ~ 18°C Winter : 2°C ~ 7°C Miserable UK weather causes penguin depression

  7. Demographics Total population in UK : Sixty-three million 7 million in London The third largest in the European Union The twenty-first largest in the world

  8. Languages Official languages : English 95% of population are monolingual English speakers Four languages are spoken in the UK: Welsh; Irish; Scottish Gaelic; and Cornish

  9. Religion • Christianity -59% • Islam -5% • Other religion • Hinduism -1.4% • Sikhism-0.7% • Judaism -0.4% • Buddhism-0.4% • No religion -26% • Religion not stated -7%

  10. Tourism British Museum London Eye Edinburgh

  11. Tourism Buckingham Palace Big Ben Stonehenge Tower Bridge Tourism

  12. Eating Haggis Fish&Chips Cream Tea

  13. Sports • Association football • Rugby Union • Cricket • Tennis

  14. Currency • Unit : pound  (£) • 1 pound = NT$51.02 • Iso code : GBP • Published by • Bank of England

  15. Government • currently Queen Elizabeth II • Since 1952/2/6 • Style - Her Majesty • British monarchy • re-election every five years • Royal coat

  16. Education • Top five universities of England • Test:IELTS

  17. literature • William Shakespeare • Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear,Othello • Charles John Huffam Dickens • A Tale of Two Cities • J. K. Rowling • Harry potter, The Cuckoo's Calling

  18. Economy and industry

  19. Economic & Industry Economy of the UK Auto Industry Financial Industry

  20. Economy of the UK • 4th-largest economic system • GDP per capita is the 22nd-highest in the world • 10th-largest exporter • 6th-largest importer • The service sector dominates the UK economy

  21. Auto Industry • The 4th largest manufacturing country in the world • The 3rd largest market in the world • Rolls-Royce, Bentley, MINI, Jaguar-Land Rover, Aston Martin

  22. Financial Industry • London is a major center for international business and commerce • London is one of the three "command centers" of the global economy • 500 banks in London • Home of major financial institutions

  23. Representativecompany

  24. Rolls-Royce

  25. Rolls-Royce PLC • the world’s 2nd-largest maker of aircraft engines • major businesses in the marine propulsion and energy sectors. • Reached £71.6 billion in January 2014.

  26. Rolls-Royce PLC Aerospace Marine Energy – oil & gas Energy – power generation

  27. Bentley Motors Limited • It also owns and produces Mini cars, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.  • Phantom • Ghost • Wraith

  28. Reference • Main source : • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom • Religion: • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_the_United_Kingdom • Eating: • http://blog.xuite.net/joe678/blog/62431407-%E4%B8%8D%E5%AE%B9%E9%8C%AF%E9%81%8E%E7%9A%84%E5%8D%81%E7%A8%AE%E8%8B%B1%E5%9C%8B%E7%BE%8E%E9%A3%9F • Sports: • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_in_the_United_Kingdom • Royal wedding: • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_of_Prince_William_and_Catherine_Middleton • Education: • http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings

  29. Reference • Representative company: • http://rolls-roycemotorcars-taipei.com.tw/ • http://www.rolls-royce.com/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Motor_Cars • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentley • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW • Economy and industry: • http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-tw/%E8%8B%B1%E5%9B%BD%E7%BB%8F%E6%B5%8E

  30. Thank you for your listening!!!Hope you have learned more about the united kingdom

  31. Q & A

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