1、3Unit 6 War and peaceFOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS HEBEI UNIVERSITY1use the key language to talk about the cruelty of war2apply the reading skill reading for main ideas in paragraphs3develop a descriptive essay4translate with the skill of free translation5conceive the cruelty of war o
2、n the common people Objectives Section A Under the bombs:1945Project of the unitInspiring your thoughtsEnhancing your skillsPresenting your projectProject forecastingInspiring your thoughtsEnhancing your skillsPresenting your project Project of the unitLead-inWatch the video clip and discuss the fol
3、lowing question in pairs.Step 1 Talking about the cruelty of warTask Lead-in Project of the unitAccording to the video,how did war affect peoples daily life?Injury to people.Death.Daily life full of digging shelters.Vacant city.Slowdown economy.Work in groups and discuss the following question.Step
4、2Lead-in Project of the unitWhat would you feel if you were under the air raid?Scared.Want to find some shelter/run for life.Want to find parents and family members.Hate the enemy.Hate the war.Want to fight back.Lead-inInspiring your thoughtsEnhancing your skillsPresenting your project Project of th
5、e unitProject forecastingPlease get prepared by doing the following activities.Although war seems far away from our lives,it happens in the other corner of the world the very minute we study or play.War affects not only the officers and soldiers in the battlefield but also the common people who are
6、in the rear area.By the end of this unit,you are expected to write a descriptive essay on the following topic:The cruelty of war in my eyes.Project of the unitGlobal understandingDetailed understandingEnhancing your skillsPresenting your projectProject of the unit Inspiring your thoughtsSkim the tex
7、t in two minutes and then answer the following questions.1)What type of writing is the text?2)What does the author mainly talk about in the text?3)What order does the text generally follow?Global understanding of the textTask 1Inspiring your thoughtsGlobal understandingDescription.His experience dur
8、ing the war.Time order.Read the text again.Try to figure out the general structure of the text.Inspiring your thoughtsTask 2Identifying the structure of the textGlobal understandingParas.1-2:Beginning of the war.Paras.3-5:Running away.Paras.6-8:Suffering in winter.Para.9:Feelings about the war.Step
9、1Work in groups and tell one another how you identified the text structure.Step 2Inspiring your thoughtsGlobal understandingThere are many words of time and place in the text which help the reader identify the flow of ideas or information,such as:Para.1:Today,when I look back,;It begins with Para.3:
10、Its night Para.4:Im walking with my sister beside a wagon.Para.6:When winter comes,Para.8:One day Para.9:I cant quite remember when or how the war ended for us;my mind is always drawn back to that first day in the meadow,Global understandingDetailed understandingEnhancing your skillsPresenting your
11、projectProject of the unit Inspiring your thoughtsInspiring your thoughts1)Why does the author run toward the forest in the direction of the falling bombs?What does it imply?2)What does the author think of their flight when he sees that everyone is running away?What does it indicate?3)Why does the a
12、uthor write in detail his grandfathers situation?4)What does the author want to convey by describing the“increasingly appalling landscape”(Para.5)?5)Why does the authors mother stand brooding at the window for hours with a fixed stare?6)Why does the author regard the metal container as something val
13、uable?Read the text again and answer the following questions.Detailed understandingTask 1Detailed understanding of the text1)Why does the author run toward the forest in the direction of the falling bombs?What does it imply?Because he has not grown accustomed to war and cannot conceive of the danger
14、,and he is fascinated by the bombs explosion.The naivety of the author mirrored the cruelty and mercilessness of the war.Inspiring your thoughtsDetailed understandingto be continued2)What does the author think of their flight when he sees that everyone is running away?What does it indicate?The autho
15、r feels that flight has suddenly become some kind of higher necessity,some new form of life.It indicates that the sudden imperativeness of flight because of the war disturbed and overturned the childs peaceful and carefree life.Detailed understandingInspiring your thoughtsto be continued3)Why does t
16、he author write in detail his grandfathers situation?Because the author wants to take his grandfather,a victim of war,as a typical example to reveal the helplessness of individuals in the cruel war.Detailed understandingInspiring your thoughtsto be continued4)What does the author want to convey by d
17、escribing the“increasingly appalling landscape”(Para.5)?By describing the“increasingly appalling landscape”,the author wants to convey that war only brings people huge disasters,destroying everything without mercy and ruining peoples life completely.Detailed understandingInspiring your thoughtsto be
18、 continued5)Why does the authors mother stand brooding at the window for hours with a fixed stare?Because she is worried and helpless.They have nothing to eat,and she doesnt know whether they can survive the severe war.Detailed understandingInspiring your thoughtsto be continued6)Why does the author
19、 regard the metal container as something valuable?Because they have nothing to eat and the sugar residue inside the container serves as their only nutrition for days.Detailed understandingInspiring your thoughts1)Does war solve problems,or create new ones in todays world?2)Can you name several facto
20、rs contributing to a war?3)How do you think about the relationship between war and peace?Discuss the following questions in groups:Detailed understandingInspiring your thoughtsTask 2Critical thinking1)Does war solve problems,or create new ones in todays world?War sometimes does help solve some tough
21、 problems such as territory disputes,but it can never solve them once and for all.Losers may take revenge on winners several years later or even decades later,and then wars will continue on and on.Common people will live in constant chaos of war and suffer the most.National hatred between the countr
22、ies involved in wars will be triggered and will remain in peoples hearts for many years.Detailed understandingInspiring your thoughtsto be continued2)Can you name several factors contributing to a war?There are many factors that are widely believed to contribute to a war in human history,such as ter
23、ritory expansion or dispute,economic crisis,terrorism,religious conflict,etc.Detailed understandingInspiring your thoughtsto be continued3)How do you think about the relationship between war and peace?It is war that inflicts devastation and destruction.It is peace that facilitates long lasting prosp
24、erity and happiness.Any peace brought by war is just temporary.Only the sincere desire for peace radiating from peoples hearts can bring aboutworld peace.Detailed understandingInspiring your thoughtsLanguage learningLanguage focusPresenting your projectProject of the unitInspiring your thoughtsStruc
25、ture analysisDevelop a descriptive essay Enhancing your skills Language highlightingMatch the verbs with their explanations.Step 1Step 2Make a sentence with each verb.Step 3Share your sentences in the class.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage learning Task 1Learning verbs to describe warleav
26、e a building or other place because it is not safe become red in the face when you are angry or embarassedmanage to produce a quality or a reaction that helps you deal with a difficult situationproduce heat,light,or energy turn sth.so that its bottom or side is upward make sb.suffer sth.unpleasant t
27、hink and worry about sth.a lot radiateevacuateinflictflushsummonoverturnbroodRead the text and find at least five nouns that are related to war.Step 1Step 2Share your answers in groups.Step 3Work together on more words and enlarge your vocabulary about war.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage
28、 learning Task 2Learning nouns about war About weapons:bomb,airplane,landmine,air raid,ammunition,battle,battlefield,war equipment,gunpowder,explosionAbout effects:hunger,tragedy,death,flight,casualty,massacre,corpse,disaster,slum,damage,suffering,destruction,terror,violence,fear,devastation,loss,wa
29、rtimeEnhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage learning 1)a bomb hidden under the ground that explodes when sb.moves over it 2)bullets,bombs,etc.that can be fired from a weapon 3)a poor area of a town 4)A dead body,esp.of a human being5)the killing of a lot of people6)sb.or sth.that is damaged or
30、suffers as a result of sth.elseFigure out the nouns that are described as follows.landmineammunitionslumcorpsemassacrecasualtyStep 4Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage learning Fill in the blanks with the words or phrases in the box.stray inflict huddle together weave ones way around/through
31、/to sth.1)Dont _ damage on any person.2)An 8-year-old boy was killed by a _ bullet.3)It was so cold outside that beggars had to _ for warmth.4)There were so many people in the street that William had to _ the crowds.inflictstrayhuddle togetherweave his way throughStep 1Enhancing your skillsLanguage
32、focusLanguage learning Task 3Using words and phrasespervasivecasualtyappallingoverturnfly at5)The lorry veered out of control,_ and smashed into a wall.6)He lives with a _ sense of guilt.7)In this fire accident,most of the _ were women.8)The mad man suddenly _ me;he was kicking and scratching,and al
33、l I could do was to call for help.9)They have been living under the most _ conditions for two months.pervasiveoverturnedcasualtiesflew atappallingEnhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage learning Choose no less than five words or phrases from the following list and write a passage in groups to de
34、scribe the cruelty of war.Step 2Expressionsappallingevacuatemassacreinflicthuddle togethercasualtycorpsefly atammunitionstrayEnhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage learning 1.radiate(Para.2)vi.if things radiate from a central point,they spread out in different directions from that point 从中心向四周散
35、开；从中心辐射状发出 Task 4 Detailed learning of key vocabularyTranslation:在巴黎，街道以凯旋门为中心向四方伸展。Avenues radiate from the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting 1.radiate(Para.2)v.1.produce heat,light,or energy 辐射；发射Translation:冬天，厚厚的墙壁白天吸收太阳的热量，晚上释放出热量。In the winter,th
36、e thick walls absorbed the suns warmth during the day and radiated the heat at night.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting 1.radiate(Para.2)v.2.show a particular feeling or attitude in your expression or behavior 流露，显示（感情或态度）Translation:尽管她声音没变，但我还是感受到了她所流露出的怒气。Her voice hadnt cha
37、nged but I felt the anger that radiated from her.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting 1.radiate(Para.2)radiate from:spread out from sb.or sth.,as with rays 自发出Translation:帐篷吸收着地面散发出来的热量以及太阳光线的热量。The tents were collecting both the heat that radiated from the ground and the rays th
38、at came from the sun.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting 2.evacuate(Para.3)v.leave a building or other place because it is not safe 撤离，撤出（某危险建筑物或地方）Translation:大学化学实验室着火了，校警让所有人尽快从大厦中撤离。The college chemistry lab was on fire,and the campus police told everyone to evacuate the bui
39、lding as quickly as possible.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting 3.tangle(Para.3)n.C 1.the untidy shape that things make when they are twisted round each other or round sth.else 纠结的一团；乱糟糟的一堆 Translation:原来的计算机和电话系统如今只剩下乱糟糟的一团电线。A tangle of wires is all that remains of the comput
40、er and phone systems.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting 3.tangle(Para.3)n.C 2.a situation that is difficult to deal with because things are not organized properly 混乱Translation:我们雇了一位律师来理清这起法律纠纷的头绪。We employed a lawyer to straighten our legal tangle.Enhancing your skillsLanguag
41、e focusLanguage highlighting 3.tangle(Para.3)v.1.(also up)become twisted together,or make sth.become twisted together,in an untidy mass（使）缠结在一起；（使）乱成一团Translation:我的新长裙缠进了自行车轮子里。My new long skirt got tangled up in the wheel of my bike.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting 3.tangle
42、(Para.3)v.2.(with sb./sth.)become involved in a quarrel or fight with sb./sth.与某人吵嘴或打架；与某事有纠葛Translation:我不应该与彼特吵架，他的块头比我大。I shouldnt tangle with Peter;he is bigger than me.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting 4.permeate(Para.3)v.1.(of an idea,an influence,a feeling,etc.)affect e
43、very part of sth.（思想、影响、感情等）感染，传播，扩散Translation:金钱的力量浸透着我们生活的方方面面。The power of money permeates every aspect of our existence.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting 4.permeate(Para.3)v.2.(of a liquid,gas,etc.)spread to every part of an object or a place（液体、气体等）渗透，弥漫，扩散Translation:花朵
44、的芬芳弥漫着每个房间。The fragrance of flowers permeates every room.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting 5.summon(Para.8)vt.1.(also up)manage to produce a quality or a reaction that helps you deal with a difficult situation 鼓起（勇气）；振作（精神）Translation:经历了一个漫长的无眠之夜后，露丝深吸一口气，鼓起所有的勇气把她决定要说的事情讲了出来
45、。After her long,sleepless night,Ruth took a deep breath and summoned all her courage to put into words what she had decided to say.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting 5.summon(Para.8)vt.2.(fml.)officially order sb.to come to a place,esp.a court of law 召见，召唤，传唤（某人到庭）Translation:今
46、天下午院长已经召集所有教师开会，讨论学校预算缩减的问题。The dean has summoned all teaching staff to a meeting for a discussion of the schools budget cuts this afternoon.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting 6.naive(Para.9)a.1.(of people and their behavior)innocent and simple 天真的；率直的Translation:总的说来，人一开始都是天真无
47、邪的儿童，然后成长为成熟的大人。但有一些人似乎拒绝长大。Generally,humans start as naive young children and grow into mature adults,but there are some,who,it seems,resist growing up.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting 6.naive(Para.9)a.2.lacking experience of life,knowledge or good judgment and willing to be
48、lieve that people always tell you the truth 毫无经验的；幼稚的；无知的；轻信的Translation:指望任何社会都能一劳永逸地解决面临的所有社会问题是幼稚的。It is naive to expect that any society can resolve all of the social problems it faces,once and for all.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLa
49、nguage highlighting Task 5Sentence analysis1.I have not yet grown accustomed to war and cant relate into a single chain of causes and effects these airplanes,the roar of the bombs,the earth radiating out from the forest,and my seemingly inevitable death.(Para.2)The direct objectives of relate are:th
50、ese airplanes,the roar of the bombs,the earth radiating out from the forest and my seemingly inevitable death.Into a single chain of causes and effects is the indirect objective of relate.The latter part of the sentence means:I dont know that it is the planes that drop the bombs,and that the explosi
