1、 Module 6 War and Peace (Reading and vocabulary)By Fan Liyan War logoAnti-war logoPeace logoWorld War II CemeteryThe D-Day Landings The D-Day LandingsOperation Overlord:code name for the military operation in 1944 to invade France.D-Day/H-Hour:The terms D-Day and H-Hour are used for the day and hour
2、 on which an attack or operation is to be launched.D for the day of the invasion and H for the hour the operation actually begins.D-Day landings:D-Day Invasion or Invasion of Normandy.Read the three passages and choose the right answers.1.Where do you think the first passage is taken from?A.a histor
3、y book B.a newspaper article2.What do you think the second passage is?A.a government report on the warB.the history of a particular group of soldiers3.What is different about the third passage?A.It refers to an event related to the warB.It refers to an event before the war Read passage one and answe
4、r the following questions:1.When did Operation Overlord start?2.What was the purpose of Operation Overlord?3.What nationality were the troops taking part in the landing?4.Where was the most dangerous place to land?It started when boats(which is)full of soldiers landed on the beaches of Normandy in F
5、rance.To invade France.British,American and Canadian.Omaha Beach.Map of D-Day LandingsEnglish ChannelGreat BritainFrance OmahaRead passage two and choose the correct endings to the sentences.1.When the Germans started firing at the boats,_.A.the boats were so far from the beach that they werent hit.
6、B.the boats were one kilometer from the beach.2.When Boat 5 was hit by a shell,_.A.everyone was killed.B.most of the men were rescued from the water.4.Six men tried to climb up the cliff and _.A.some of them managed to reach the top.B.all of them reached the top.5.Two of the soldiers from Able Compa
7、ny_.A.stayed on the beach.B.met some other soldiers.3.The men from Boat 3 had problems in the water because_.A.their backpacks were too heavy.B.The water was too deepRead passage three and complete the summary.On the 6th June 2004,_of the D-Day Landings from different countries returned to _ to reme
8、mber their lost comrades.They went to the _ and _which are _ on a cliff overlooking the beach and the English Channel,from where the boats _ their landings.On the memorial there is part of a poem called“_”.survivorsFrancecemeterymemorialsituatedattemptedFor the Fallen For the FallenFor the Fallen Th
9、ey fell with their faces to the foe.They fell with their faces to the foe.They shall not grow old,as we that are left grow old.They shall not grow old,as we that are left grow old.Age shall not weary them,nor the years condemn.Age shall not weary them,nor the years condemn.At the going down of the s
10、un and in the morning At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.We will remember them.To the inner most heart of their own land To the inner most heart of their own land they are known they are known As the stars are known to the Night;As the stars are known to the Night;
11、As the stars that shall be bright when we are dust,As the stars that shall be bright when we are dust,As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness,As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness,To the end,to the end,they remain.To the end,to the end,they remain.他们永远不会变老，当我们活着他们
12、永远不会变老，当我们活着的人们都已老朽；的人们都已老朽；年华不能使他们厌倦，岁月也不年华不能使他们厌倦，岁月也不会让他们愧疚；会让他们愧疚；日出日落，我们缅怀他们直到永日出日落，我们缅怀他们直到永久。久。World War II CemeteryWorld War II Memorial In FranceWorld War II Memorial In U.S.A.Discussion:Do you want war or peace?We hate war.We want peace.Lets build a peaceful world.Homework for today:1.Get some information about Saving Private Ryan.2.Recite passage three.
