Unit 3 War and peace
Using language
Learning objectives
1.To know the subject-verb agreement;
2. To use subject-verb agreement correctly;
3. To know the horrible Chongqing bombing, its influence and remembrance by listening, learn to express sympathy and talk about memories.
Look at the sentences and answer the questions.
Activity 1
1 Why is the word “enemy” followed by a singular verb in sentence a but a plural verb in sentence b?
The word “enemy” in sentence a refers to different members but in sentence b refers to a single unit.
2 Is the word “people” usually followed by a singular or plural verb?
The word “people” is usually followed by a plural verb.
Grammar
集体名词作主语的主谓一致问题
集体名词表示指一群人或事物的总称。集体名词作主语时谓语的单复数问题,可以归纳为以下三类:
1 集体名词表示复数含义,谓语用复数形式。如:
police/people/cattle 牛/fish
2 集体名词只用作不可数名词,谓语动词用单数形式。如:
clothing/poetry/luggage/furniture/machinery/scenery/ jewellery/equipment
3 集体名词既可以指群体也可以指个体的,若视为整体,谓语动词用单数形式;强调各个成员时,谓语动词用复数形式。如:
family/team/class/crowd/government/club/committee/ audience/public
Translation
警察在追捕他。
The police are after him.
人们开始谈论她。
People are beginning to talk about her.
牛以草为食。
Cattle feed on grass.
我们的衣服 (clothing)可以御寒。
Our clothing protects us against the cold.
他们所有的行李都被偷了。
All their luggage was stolen.
Translation
她的家庭是一个大家族。
Her family is a large one.
她的家人都很高。
Her family are all tall.
这个队是联赛中最好的。
The team is the best in the league.
足球队队员们正在洗澡。
The football team are having baths.
观众对演出甚感激动。
The audience was/were very excited by the show.
公众有权知道这篇报告的内容。
The public has/have a right to know what is the report.
Correct any mistakes in these sentences or put a √ in the square brackets if they are correct.
Activity 2
√
is
uniforms
√
is
are
Complete the film review with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Activity 3
kills
decides
is
are
love
Read the passage and answer the questions.
Among the many horrors inflicted on humanity by the Second World War was the massive bombing of civilians, often referred to as “terror bombing”. The purpose of doing this was to destroy the morale of ordinary people and stop them from supporting the war effort. The Japanese used terror bombing in China, especially in Chongqing,which they bombed more than 200 times over the duration of five and a half years (1938-1943), killing thousands of Chinese civilians.
1 What is terror bombing?
2 What’s its purpose?
inflict /?n'fl?kt/
to make sb./sth. suffer sth. unpleasant
morale /m?'rɑ?l/
the amount of confidence and enthusiasm, etc. that a person or a group has at a particular time
The road to peace
Accumulate some useful expressions
the war of Resistance against Japanese Aggression
resistance
aggression
the bombing plane
be fascinated by sth.
target the residential areas
the bomb shelter
victim
fighting spirit
sound the air raid warning
mourn the lost
cherish the peace
抗日战争
抵抗;反抗
侵略
轰炸机
被...迷住
瞄准居民区
防空洞
受害者
战斗精神
拉响空袭警报
悼念失去的人
珍惜和平
Listen to the interview and answer the questions.
1 Who is being interviewed?
2 What is the relationship between the two interviewees?
3 What are they talking about?
Gao Li and Gao Ming.
Brother and sister.
They are talking about the five-year terror bombing campaign by Japanese forces in Chongqing during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.
Activity 5
Listen and complete the interview’s notes.
Activity 6
eight
shook
fires in the distance
eleven
the bombing planes
to watch
scared
5 June 1941
the basement
five hours
over 4,000 people
our fighting spirit
around 960,000 of the city’s
“city of heroes”
those we lost
cherish the peace we enjoy today
Activity 7
Expressing sympathy Talking about memories
{22838BEF-8BB2-4498-84A7-C5851F593DF1}That must be terrible for…
I can only imagine how it must have felt.
I’m sorry to hear that.
I feel sad for…
I remember…
The first thing I remember was…
I’ll never forget…
Complete the boxes with the expressions from the interview.
Activity 7
Chinese peacemaking forces
Who are they?
Read the introduction to UN peacekeeping and answer the questions. Pay attention to the words and expressions in bold.
1 What is the significance of UN peacekeeping missions?
UN peacekeeping missions aim to give stability to conflict zones and allow governments to reestablish authority.
2 What role is China playing in UN peacekeeping?
China is playing an increasingly important role in UN peacekeeping and it has trained 8,000 troops who are kept on standby for UN missions.
Activity 8
Complete the fact file about UN’s peacekeeping mission in Liberia with the correct form of the words and expressions in Activity 8.
Activity 9
civil wars
peacekeeping mission
peace process
conflict zones
peacekeeping
forces
reestablished
Smart expressions
put down the uprising
be after sb
govern a country
无意义的牺牲
使遭受
refer to A as B
destroy the morale
over the duration of
air raid warning
be reason enough to do
keep to the agreement
receive praise for sth
flee one’s home
carry out
镇压起义
追捕某人
治理国家
senseless waste of life
inflict on
将……称为
摧毁士气
在……期间
空袭警报
是……的充分理由
确保
信守协议
因……而受表扬
逃离家园
实施;开展