1、必修三 Unit 2 Making a difference (4) 高一年级 英语 Lesson 4 The power of good Reading Look at the pictures and guess. Look and group. frightened children heartbroken parents saved various honours Nazis business Britain public attention during World War II Noun phrases frightened children public attention Na
2、zis various honors heartbroken parents Jewish Britain forgotten journals business Prep phrases During World War II ( September 1,1939 September 2,1945 ) Verb saved ? ? Look and predict. What might the man in the picture have done? frightened children heartbroken parents saved various honours Nazis b
3、usiness Britain public attention during World War II Make a prediction. He might be from Britain. He might have saved frightened Jewish children, whose parents were heartbroken, from the Nazis during World War II and he might have received various honors. Read the title. ? Oskar Schindler (19081974)
4、 ; Background information Schindlers List. saved the lives of approximately 1,100 Jews during World War II; German businessman; Read and think. Biography: tells the true story of a persons life and has facts about the subjects personality, struggles and accomplishments. Read and think. How is the te
5、xt organized? August 1939; 19 May 1909; In December 1938 time order Learning to learn. Most biographies are organized in the order in which events happened. Whilst reading a biography, its a good idea to make a timeline to record and track important information, such as dates, places and key events.
6、 This can be a useful way of displaying the kind of life the person led and even, sometimes , what he/ she was really like. Read and find facts. 1939 List the events and the years in which they happened. Winton helped 669 Jewish children to board a train. timeline Read and find facts. List the event
7、s and the years in which they happened. Try it on your own. Read and find facts. 1939 List the events and the years in which they happened. Winton helped 669 Jewish children to board a train. 19 May 1909 Nicholas Winton was born. Read and find. 1931 List the events and the years in which they happen
8、ed. Winton became a businessman. 1938 He went to Prague to help refugees escape from the Nazis. Read and find. 1954 List the events and the years in which they happened. Winton left the military. 1988 He was invited onto the British TV programme Thats Life. Read and find. 2003 List the events and th
9、e years in which they happened. He received the honour of knighthood; 2014 He was awarded the Order of the White Lion. Read and find. 1 July 2015 List the events and the years in which they happened. Winton passed away at the age of 106. Read and think. 1939 List the events and the years in which th
10、ey happened. Winton helped 669 Jewish children to board a train. 19 May 1909 Nicholas Winton was born. Read Para.1 and think. What does it describe? a sad scene when children are boarding a train frightened children; heartbroken parents; .fear never see their children again Jewish, under the control
11、 of Nazis Textual Features of Biographies 1. Following time order 2. Beginning with an introduction that includes a hook to get the readers attention and background information Textual Features of Biographies 3. Vivid and proper language Example 1: Para.4 For the most part, he did not mention the ch
12、ildren he saved, and his actions soon disappeared from peoples memories. =forget Textual Features of Biographies 3. Vivid and proper language Example 2: Para.5 At one point, the host asked people in the audience to stand up if Nicholas Winton had saved their lives. A shocked Winton watched as the ma
13、jority of people rose to their feet. Textual Features of Biographies 3. Vivid and proper language Example 3: Para.7 Nicholas Winton passed away on 1 July 2015. = died Read and make inferences. 1. Can you imagine what difficulties Winton faced in that situation? 2. Why did he decide to save those chi
14、ldren? 3. Why did it take such a long time for Wintons action to become known? 4. How would he feel during the program Thats Life? 5. Which words would you use to describe Wintons personal qualities? Any why ? Read and make inferences. 1. Can you imagine what difficulties Winton faced in that situat
15、ion? Time background: In December 1938: went to Prague By August 1939: had saved 669 children On the eve of World War II Read and make inferences. 1. Can you imagine what difficulties Winton faced in that situation? preparations: get visas for the refugee children; arrange train raise money; find th
16、ose children temporary homes; establish an office; Read and make inferences. 1. Can you imagine what difficulties Winton faced in that situation? process: 9 trains 9th train 200 children Read and make inferences. 1. Can you imagine what difficulties Winton faced in that situation? process: 8 trains
17、669 children about 6000 decedents Peter Miles Read and make inferences. 2. Why did he decide to save those children? He saw people living in terrible conditions and whose lives were in danger. He was born to German-Jewish parents. He travelled a lot between western European countries and knew better
18、 about the situation. Read and make inferences. 3. Why did it take such a long time for Wintons action to become known? His wife found a forgotten journal. The journal contained photographs and names of the children and addresses of the families.She sent the journal to Para.3. establishedto keep rec
19、ord of the children. Read and make inferences. 3. Why did it take such a long time for Wintons action to become known? Probably he might have thought that it was normal to help others when they were in trouble, so it was not worth mentioning; Read and make inferences. 3. Why did it take such a long
20、time for Wintons action to become known? Probably he doesnt want to bother the peaceful life of those children and remind them of the painful past; Read and make inferences. 3. Why did it take such a long time for Wintons action to become known? Probably he still feels pitiful for the children who w
21、ere not saved, especially the children on the 9th train. Probably Read and make inferences. 4. How would he feel during the program? A shocked Winton watched as the majority of people rose to their feet. That year (1988) Winton was seen on the British television programme Thats Life. At one point, t
22、he host asked people in the audience to stand up if Nicholas Winton had saved their lives. Read and make inferences. 5. Which words would you use to describe Wintons personal qualities? And why? helpful warm-hearted pitiful merciful Saved 669 children Over 6000 decedents Read and make inferences. 5.
23、 Which words would you use to describe Wintons personal qualities? And why? helpful warm-hearted pitiful merciful “A kind-hearted person lives a long life.” Read and make inferences. 5. Which words would you use to describe Wintons personal qualities? And why? helpful warm-hearted pitiful merciful A
24、 friend asked Winton to come to Prague to aid people who were escaping from the Nazis. Read and make inferences. 5. Which words would you use to describe Wintons personal qualities? And why? helpful warm-hearted pitiful merciful worked for international charities. Read and make inferences. 5. Which
25、words would you use to describe Wintons personal qualities? And why? He used donated funds and his own money to pay the 50 pounds required. generous Read and make inferences. 5. Which words would you use to describe Wintons personal qualities? And why? On the eve of the WWII courageous Read and make
26、 inferences. 5. Which words would you use to describe Wintons personal qualities? And why? He established an office to keep records of the children. thoughtful Read and make inferences. 5. Which words would you use to describe Wintons personal qualities? And why? He returned to Britain to find tempo
27、rary homes for them . thoughtful Read and make inferences. 5. Which words would you use to describe Wintons personal qualities? And why? He transported children to safety in Britain. thoughtful Read and make inferences. 5. Which words would you use to describe Wintons personal qualities? And why? Yo
28、ur own evidence Reading for opinions. Why do you think the writer has written this passage? What have you learned from the text? The writer tends to send the message of “The power of good” , promote the equality between people and encourage more people to do the good deeds. Application Suppose you a
29、re a volunteer working at the Prague Railway Station and introduce Wintons life and acts to the visitors. Thinking and sharing Do you know any Chinese who have acted in a similar way to Winton? Share with your classmates. He Fengshan was the Consulate General of China in Austria（中国驻奥地利总领事） from 1938
30、 to 1940. Thinking and sharing Do you know any Chinese who have acted in a similar way to Winton? Share with your classmates. He granted thousands of visas to Jews to help them flee the Nazis. For the most part, he did not mention the Jews he saved. Thinking and sharing What do He Fengshan and Nicho
31、las Winton have in common? How do they inspire you? Homework Option 1: Write a CV for Nicholas Winton, including his work experience, major achievements and awards. (refer to the layout on P23) Homework Option 2: Make an interview with your classmates, one is Barbra Winton (Wintons daughter), one is
32、 Vera Kessing (also the writer of Wintons biography), who is one of the saved children and another the reporter. Homework Option 3: Surf the Internet and look for more information about Winton. Then write a short passage, to commemorate the fifth anniversary of his death, with his main acts and your comments included. . Further Reading If it is not impossible, there must be a way to do it.
