1、H E L L O THE POWER of GOOD “The British Schindler”: the life of Nicholas Winton Oskar Schindler (19081974) ; German businessman; saved the lives of approximately 1,100 Jews during World War II; T h e w o r l d f a m o u s f i lm, Schindlers List, directed by Steven Spielberg, was based on Oskar Sch
2、indlers story. These are the chilrdren he saved v Sir Nicholas Winton (19092015) 1909 1931 1938 1939 During world war II （1939-1945） 1954 Nicholas Winton was born Winton became a businessman. He decided to help Jewish children escape from the Nazis. Winton helped 669 Jewish children to board a train
3、 Winton served as an officer in Britains Royal Air Force. Winton left the military. Fast-reading Find the key events in the order of time Find the key events in the order of time 2003 2014 1988 He was invited to the British TV programme Thats Life. He received the honour of knighthood; He was awarde
4、d the Order of the White Lion. 2015 He passed away The text is mainly telling the true _of Winton about his important _ that heppened in the order of _and his personality（品格） What is the literary form(文学体裁）of the passage? story things time 1. It is August 1939, and a group of frightened children are
5、 boarding a train at Pragues Wilson Station. Their heartbroken parents do not join them. Indeed, they fear they may never see their children again. But they know that their children will live. These are among the 669 children, most of them Jewish, that Nicholas Winton will go on to save from death a
6、t the hands of the Nazis. Detailed reading He saved them from death at the hands of the Nazis . What did Winton do to Jewish children? What did Winton do after leaving the school? 2.Nicholas Winton was born on 19 May 1909 in London, to German-Jewish parents. The family later took British nationality
7、. On leaving school, Winton worked in banks in Germany and France. He returned to Britain in 1931,where he worked in business. As soon as he left school Why and How did Winton save the Jewish children? 3.In December 1938, a friend asked Winton to come to Prague to aid people who were escaping from t
8、he Nazis. In Prague, Winton saw people living in terrible conditions and whose lives were in danger. He decided to help transport children to safety in Britain. He established an office to keep records of the children, and then returned to Britain to find temporary(临时的） homes for them. He used donat
9、ed funds and his own money to pay the 50 pounds per child that the British government required. By August 1939, Winton had saved 669 children. help set up money Why was his action forgotten by people? and what do you think of him ? 4. During World War II, Winton served as an officer in Britains Roya
10、l Air Force. （皇家空军）He left the military in 1954. He then worked for international charities and for various companies. For the most part, he did not mention the children he saved, and his actions soon disappeared from peoples memories. He is a low key (低调的）person How were Wintons actions known to th
11、e public? 5. That all changed in 1988 when his wife Grete found a forgotten journal at home. The journal contained photographs and names of the children and addresses of the families that took them in. She sent the journal to a newspaper, and that year Winton was seen on the British television progr
12、amme Thats Life. 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 majority of people rose to their feet. The programme brought his actions to public attention, and Winton became a respected figure (人物）around the
13、 world. most of Catch ones attention What do you think of this sentence “A kind-hearted person lives a long life”? 6. Later, Winton received various honours for his achievement, including a knighthood in 2003, and the Czech governments highest honour, the Order of the White Lion, in 2014. 7.Nicholas
14、 Winton passed away on 1 July 2015, at the age of 106. As the Chinese saying goes, “A kind-hearted person lives a long life.” quotationquotation ( (引用 引用) ) One good turn (behavior)deserves another Be kind ! Be frinedly ! Be considerate ! Then you wil live a long life 1.Finish the letter of introduction about Winton. 2. You can try to write a biography about famous person Homework
