1、 Watch the video and answer the questions. 1 Which wars are discussed in the video? 2 What was the deadliest conflict in human history? How many people were killed? 1 The First World War and the Second World War are discussed in the video. 2 The Second World War was the deadliest conflict in human h
2、istory. Around 60 million people were killed. Starting out Read the quotes about war and answer the questions. 1 What is your understanding of the quotes? 2 Which of the quotes helps you to better understand the nature of war? Give your reasons. 3 What is your opinion on war? Come up with three word
3、s or expressions to help express your opinion. Laozi Laozi was an ancient Chinese philosopher. He is credited with writing the Dao De Jing, one of the foundational texts of Taoism. According to Laozi, war arises from peoples desires, and thus we should deal with conflicts by decreasing our desires a
4、nd being natural. A good soldier is not violent. A good fighter is not angry. A good winner is not vengeful. Benjamin Franklin(1706-1790) Benjamin Franklin was a prolific American inventor and diplomat. He was one of the leaders of the American Revolutionary War and the founding fathers of the Unite
5、d States of America. There never was a good war or a bad peace. Sunzi Sunzi was an ancient Chinese general and military strategist. Sunzi is traditionally regarded as the author of The Art of War, the immensely influential work of military strategy. Long revered in Chinese and East Asian culture, Su
6、nzi today is studied by Western statesmen, military staff and even business leaders. The supreme art of war is to beat the enemy without fighting. Albert Einstein (1879-1955) Albert Einstein was a theoretical physicist, probably the most famous of all physicists in the 20th century. He is most famou
7、s for developing the theory of relativity, but his 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics was mostly for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect, a major contribution to quantum (量子量子） theory. You cannot prevent and prepare for war at the same time. Understanding ideas The The D-Day D-Day Landings
8、Landings 1 What do you think the picture and the map show? 2 What do you expect to read about in the passage? Share your ideas with the class. Now read the passage and check your prediction. Look at the picture and the map and answer the questions. United Kingdom Normandy France English Channel The
9、Normandy Landings The Normandy Landings were a seaborne invasion of northern France that took place on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 by American, British and Canadian forces. The largest seaborne invasion in history was code-named “ Operation Overlord”, but it is more often referred to as “D-Day”. It enabled
10、 the liberation of France from German occupation, laying the foundations for the defeat of the German armies on the Western Front. The background information of the operation By spring 1944, the Second World War had been raging across the globe for about five years. But along the south coast of Engl
11、and, something unusual was happening. Allied troops made up mainly of British, Canadian and American soldiers were gathering in large numbers. This marked one of the final stages of a top-secret operation that had been months , perhaps years, in the planning Code- named” Operation Overlord”, it was
12、the largest combined sea, air and land operation in history. Its aim is to free north- west Europe from German occupation. The date was set for 6 June. With the perfect combination of weather, moon and tides. reason troops aim date The order before the operation An order issued by Supreme Allied to
13、the troops read:” The initial stage of the operation Thousands landed by parachute behind enemy lines in northern France. Meanwhile , thousands more were journeying across the English Channel to Normandy, protected by fighter planes in the skies above them. To reach the Normandy beaches along about
14、80 kilometres of French coastline. Their objective But even in the depths of war, few could have been prepared for the violence and horror they would experience there. The severe casualties on Omaha Beach The enemy were hiding , ready to attack the Allied soldiers even before they reached land. Boat
15、s were hit and men drowned, while those who did make it to the beach faced heavy machine gunfire. By mid-morning, hundreds lay dead in the water and amongst the tanks on the beach. The outcome of the operation Despite the high cost in human life, the D-Day landings were a success and were seen widel
16、y as the beginning of the end of the Second World War. By the end of August 1944, the Allies had reached the River Seine, Paris was liberated and the Germans had been removed from north-west France. The Allied forces then prepared to enter Germany, where they would meet up with the Soviet military m
17、oving in from the east. The meaning The 70th anniversary of D-Day Landings Seventy years later, men who had fought on D-Day gathered on both sides of the English Channel, where people were coming together for memorial ceremonies. As part of this solemn and moving occasion, a former soldier read out
18、to the crowd these lines from the poem For the Fallen, by Laurence Binyon: For the Fallen“ by Laurence Binyon With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, England mourns for her dead across the sea. Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit, Fallen in the cause of the free. Solemn th
19、e drums thrill; Death august and royal Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres, There is music in the midst of desolation And a glory that shines upon our tears. They went with songs to the battle, they were young, Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow. They were staunch to the end against o
20、dds uncounted; They fell with their faces to the foe. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years contemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. They mingle not with their laughing comrades again; They sit no more at
21、 familiar tables of home; They have no lot in our labour of the day-time; They sleep beyond Englands foam. But where our desires are and our hopes profound, Felt as a well-spring that is hidden from sight, To the innermost heart of their own land they are known As the stars are known to the Night; A
22、s the stars that shall be bright when we are dust, Moving in marches upon the heavenly plain; As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness, To the end, to the end, they remain. 像母亲对孩子怀着骄傲的感激之情像母亲对孩子怀着骄傲的感激之情, , 英格兰为她的阵亡将士致哀英格兰为她的阵亡将士致哀, , 他们都是母亲的骨肉他们都是母亲的骨肉, ,具有母亲的神魂具有母亲的神魂, , 他们为自由的事业献出
23、了生命他们为自由的事业献出了生命. . 鼓声低沉而令人战栗；死神威严且不可抗拒鼓声低沉而令人战栗；死神威严且不可抗拒, , 吟诵中把哀痛送至不朽的苍穹吟诵中把哀痛送至不朽的苍穹, , 在那哀伤中有我们吟唱的挽歌在那哀伤中有我们吟唱的挽歌, , 还有我们泪花上闪烁的光荣还有我们泪花上闪烁的光荣. . 他们曾伴着歌声走向战场他们曾伴着歌声走向战场, , 他们当时都年轻他们当时都年轻, , 四肢灵活四肢灵活, ,眼神清澈眼神清澈, ,步伐坚定步伐坚定, ,神采飞扬神采飞扬, , 他们亲历了前所未闻的战斗他们亲历了前所未闻的战斗, ,个个视死如归个个视死如归, , 他们倒下时全都面对着敌人他们倒下时全
24、都面对着敌人. . 他们永远不会老朽他们永远不会老朽, ,不像我们留下来的日渐衰老：不像我们留下来的日渐衰老： 他们永远不为耄耋所难他们永远不为耄耋所难, ,永远不为残年所累永远不为残年所累. . 每当太阳落下每当太阳落下, ,每当清晨来临每当清晨来临, , 我们就会想起他们我们就会想起他们. . 他们不再与欢笑的战友们聚首；他们不再与欢笑的战友们聚首； 他们不再坐在自家熟悉的餐桌旁；他们不再坐在自家熟悉的餐桌旁； 他们不再参与我们每日的工作；他们不再参与我们每日的工作； 他们已然长眠在英格兰海疆之外他们已然长眠在英格兰海疆之外. . 我们的祈求和虔诚愿望无所不在我们的祈求和虔诚愿望无所不在,
25、 , 就像看不见却感受得到的涓涓涌泉就像看不见却感受得到的涓涓涌泉, , 他们在家乡的土地上从此英名永驻他们在家乡的土地上从此英名永驻, , 就像群星在夜空中耀眼夺目；就像群星在夜空中耀眼夺目； 犹如永放光辉的群星犹如永放光辉的群星, , 在我们化作尘土时在我们化作尘土时, , 他们在九天之上列队前行他们在九天之上列队前行 犹如闪烁发亮的群星犹如闪烁发亮的群星, ,在我们置身冥界后在我们置身冥界后, , 他们星光不灭他们星光不灭, ,与日月同在与日月同在. . 谨献给阵亡将士谨献给阵亡将士 The everlasting memory of the soldiers brave actions
26、 Although the survivors of the D-Day landings are fewer in number, their outstanding acts of courage mean that we will always remember them-as well as those who lost their lives on the beaches of northern France. Organise information from the passage and complete the fact file. 6 June, 1944 to reach
27、 the Normandy beaches along about 80 kilometers of French coastline General Eisenhower the Normandy beaches gathered in large numbers the Normandy landings (Operation Overlord) the English Channel to Normandy lay dead in the water and amongst the tanks on the beach were removed from north-west Franc
28、e despite the high cost in human life, the D-Day landings were a success and were seen widely as the beginning of the end of the Second World War. Think & Share 1 What is the historical significance of the D-Day landings? 2 What is your understanding of the poem For the Fallen? 3 How can you use the
29、 language you have learnt to describe another event during the Second World War? Share your ideas with the class. 1 The D-Day landings were the largest combined sea, air and land operation in history. The operation was seen widely as the beginning of the end of the Second World War. 1.What does “Ope
30、ration Overlord” refer to? A. A combination of weather , moon and tides. B. A historical unexpected attack against Germans. C. An unusual operation on Allied troops. D. A surprising gathering at the beach of England. 2.What can we learn from Eisenhowers words? A. His warning for the soldiers. B. His
31、 belief in success. C. His concern about the safety. D. His devotion to duty in battle. Reading comprehension 3.What is described in the third paragraph? A. The courage of soldiers. B. The importance of weapons. C. The failure of landings. D. The initial stage of the operation. 4.What did people do
32、on D-Day seventy years later? A. They wrote poems for those who lost their lives. B. They looked for the survivors of the D-Day landings. C. They swam across the English Channel again. D. They came to Normandy to memorize the dead. In 1944,a top-secret code-named “Operation Overlord” was secretly ca
33、rried out along the south coast of England,1_ (aim) to free north-west Europe from German occupation . It was scheduled to start on 6 June, when weather , moon and tides were 2_(perfect) combined. An order was issued by Supreme Allied Commander , General Eisenhower , in which he encouraged the soldi
34、ers 3_ (accept) nothing less than full Victory , even though the enemy was well trained , well equipped and battle-hardened. aiming perfectly to accept 直击高考直击高考 Allied soldiers landed 4. enemy lines in northern France on 6 June , with the clear objective to reach the Normandy beaches along about 80
35、kilometres of French coastline . Omaha Beach was where the 5_(fierce) fighting happened , during which the Allied soldiers were sunk in boats or killed at the beach.6. (see) widely as the beginning of the end of the Second World War , the D-Day landings were 7. success though a high price was paid.
36、Seventy years later , men who 8. (fight) on D-Day gathered on both sides of the English Channel,9. people were coming together for memorial ceremonies . Although each year they are fewer in number , their outstanding acts of courage mean that we will always remember themas well as those who lost the
37、ir 10. (life)on the beaches of northern France. behind fiercest Seen a had fought where lives 概概要写作要写作 根据课文内容写一篇根据课文内容写一篇6060词左右的内容概要。词左右的内容概要。 参考范文: In 1944,the Allied nations carried out a secret “Operation Overlord”, whose aim was to free north-west Europe from German occupation.(要点1) Supreme All
38、ied Commander , General Eisenhower issued the order in which he encouraged the soldiers to fight to succeed.(要点2)It started on 6 June when Allied soldiers landed behind enemy lines in northern France but a lot of them died in the attack.(要点3) Seventy years later ,the survivors gathered on both sides of the English Channel for memorial ceremonies , though their number is reducing every year.(要点4) Peace is so powerful!
