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Unit 3
War and peace
Starting out & Understanding ideas
Learning Objectives
PART. 01
Understand the daily study and life of British middle school students by watching videos. Based on your own daily study and life, compare the study and life in Chinese and British schools, and find out the similarities and differences between the two. Talk about your first impression of high school life, and have a preliminary perception of the study and life in the senior high school stage.
Learning Objectives
Analyze the text about D-Day (e.g., extract key facts, match main ideas to paragraphs) and interpret quotes on war. Discuss war-related topics and describe historical events using learned language, enhancing expressive and descriptive abilities.
Explore historical events and global perspectives on war, understanding the human cost of conflict and the value of peace across cultures.
Break down D-Day’s timeline/causes and evaluate quotes to grasp war’s nature. Reflect on D-Day’s historical significance and debate the balance between war and peace. Use learned language to describe other WWII events, applying historical context to original expressions.
Work in groups to predict text content, share ideas on war and learn from peers’ perspectives. Organize D-Day facts and reflect on historical events, taking ownership of learning about war/peace themes.
Understand the daily study and life of British middle school students by watching videos. Based on your own daily study and life, compare the study and life in Chinese and British schools, and find out the similarities and differences between the two. Talk about your first impression of high school life, and have a preliminary perception of the study and life in the senior high school stage.
Teaching Focuses and Anticipated Difficulties
Analyze the D-Day text (extract key facts, match main ideas to paragraphs), interpret war quotes, discuss war-related topics, and describe historical events using learned language.
Evaluating quotes to grasp war’s nature and reflecting on D-Day’s historical significance, and applying historical context to describe other WWII events with original expressions.
Lead-in
PART. 02
Have you read the book entitled War and Peace
Watch the video and answer the questions.
Watch the video and answer the questions.
1. Which wars are discussed in the video
The First World War and the Second World War are discussed in the video.
2. What was the deadliest conflict in human history How many people were killed
The Second World War was the deadliest conflict in human history.
Around 60 million people were killed.
Read the quotes about war and answer the questions.
Laozi was an ancient Chinese philosopher. He is credited with writing the Dao De Jing, one of the foundational texts of Taoism. According to Laozi, war arises from people's desires, and thus we should deal with conflicts by decreasing our desires and being natural.
A good soldier is not violent. A good fighter is not angry. A good winner is not vengeful.
Laozi
Read the quotes about war and answer the questions.
Benjamin Franklin was a prolific American inventor and diplomat. He was one of the leaders of the American Revolutionary War and the founding fathers of the United States of America.
There never was a good war or a bad peace.
Benjamin Franklin
Sunzi was an ancient Chinese general and military strategist. Sunzi is traditionally regarded as the author of The Art of War, the immensely influential work of military strategy. Long revered in Chinese and East Asian culture, Sunzi today is studied by Western statesmen, military staff and even business leaders.
The supreme art of war is to beat the enemy without fighting.
Sunzi
Read the quotes about war and answer the questions.
Albert Einstein was a theoretical physicist, probably the most famous of all physicists in the 20th century. He is most famous for developing the theory of relativity, but his 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics was mostly for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect, a major contribution to quantum theory.
You cannot prevent and prepare for war at the same time.
Albert Einstein
Read the quotes about war and answer the questions.
Read the quotes and answer the questions.
1. What is your understanding of the quotes
2. Which of the quotes helps you to better understand the nature of war Give your reasons.
3. What is your opinion on war Come up with three words or expressions to help express your opinion.
Reading
PART. 03
I don’t really care that much about looks.
The Normandy landings
The Normandy landings were a seaborne invasion of northern France that took place on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 by American, British and Canadian forces. The largest seaborne invasion in history was code-named “Operation Overlord”, but it is more often referred to as “D-Day”, It enabled the liberation of France from German occupation, laying the foundations for the defeat of the German armies on the Western Front.
I don’t really care that much about looks.
德怀特·戴维·艾森豪威尔(Dwight David Eisenhower),美国第34任总统(1953年-1961年在任)。第二次世界大战期间,他担任同盟国军队在欧洲的最高指挥官,1944年至1945年负责计划和执行监督进攻法国维希政府和纳粹德国的行动。1948年2月退役,任哥伦比亚大学校长至1953年(但从1950年起一直缺席而担任北约司令)。
Look at the picture and the map and answer the questions.
1. What do you think the picture and the map show
2. What do you expect to read about in the passage Share your ideas with the class.
Now read the passage and check your prediction.
1. What type of text is this passage
A. Narration. B. Argumentation.
C. Exposition. D. Poem.
Match the main ideas to the paragraphs and give your reasons.
The outcome of the operation
The background information of the operation
The severe casualties on Omaha Beach
The everlasting memory of the soldiers’ brave actions
The initial stage of the operation
The order issued by the Supreme Allied Commander before the operation
The 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings
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The D-DAY LANDINGS
Spring 1944
6th June, 1944
The end of August 1944
70 years later
From then on
Allied troops gathered in large numbers for “Operation Overlord”, which was set for 6 June.
After hard fighting by the soldiers especially the cruelest battle at Omaha Beach, the Normandy Landings finally succeeded.
Thousands of Allied soldiers landed in northern France. Thousands more landed in Normandy to reach the Normandy beaches.
Paris was liberated by the Allies and the Germans were removed from north-west France.
The Allies and the Soviet military were about to attack Germany when they met.
Survivors of the D-Day landings meet every year.
Men who had fought on D-Day took part in the memorial ceremonies on both sides of the English Channel.
narration
process
background
consequence
Timeline
Read the passage carefully. Choose the best answer for the following questions.
1. What is the main purpose of Operation Overlord
A. To gather Allied troops in England.
B. To free north-west Europe from German occupation.
C. To start the Second World War.
D. To train Allied soldiers.
2. What did Allied soldiers do at dawn on 6 June
A. They gathered in England.
B. They issued an order to troops.
C. Thousands landed by parachute behind enemy lines in northern France.
D. They liberated Paris.
Read the passage carefully. Choose the best answer for the following questions.
3. What result did the D-Day landings achieve
A. They failed because of heavy German attacks.
B. They were a success and started the end of World War II.
C. They only liberated Paris.
D. They caused the Allies to retreat.
4. What is the purpose of the poem For the Fallen mentioned in the passage
A. To describe the fighting on Omaha Beach.
B. To order Allied troops to fight.
C. To remember the soldiers who died in the war.
D. To celebrate the liberation of Paris.
Organise information from the passage and complete the fact file.
Date: ___________________ Place: ___________________
Aim of the operation: ________________________________________________________
Supreme Allied Commander: ___________________
Timeline of the operation:
Spring 1944 Allied troops _______________________
6 June 1944 Start of ______________________________________
dawn: thousands of troops were journeying across ____________________
mid-morning: hundreds of soldiers _________________________________
August 1944 The Allies liberated Paris and the Germans ____________________________
Outcome of the operation: ______________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
gathered in large numbers
6 June 1944
the Normandy beaches
to reach the Normandy beaches along about 80 kilometres of French coastline
General Eisenhower
despite the high cost in human life, the D-Day landings were a success and were seen widely as the beginning of the end of the Second World War
the Normandy landings (Operation Overlord)
the English Channel to Normandy
lay dead in the water and amongst the tanks on the beach
were removed from north-west France
Now think about how the author of the passage presents historical
facts to a powerful effect.
How is the technique of "quotation" reflected in the passage
引用盟军最高司令艾森豪威尔将军鼓舞军队士气的一段话展示了人们反法西斯的决心和信心。
How is the technique of "quotation" reflected in the passage
引用在轰炸中侥幸脱险的士兵的回忆,将战争的激烈直观地呈现在读者面前。
How is the technique of "quotation" reflected in the passage
引用英国诗人Laurence Binyon在《谨献给阵亡将士》诗中的一段,表达了对阵亡将士的缅怀之情。
Think & share
1. What is the historical significance of the D-Day landings
The D-Day landings were the largest combined sea, air and land operation in history. The operation was seen widely as the beginning of the end of the Second World War.
2. What is your understanding of the poem For the Fallen
3. How can you use the language you have learnt to describe another event during the Second World War Share your ideas with the class.
Vocabulary
1. commander
command v. 命令;指挥,统率;掌管 n. 命令;指挥,控制;掌握,运用能力
command sb. to do sth. 命令某人做某事
command that... 命令……(从句用虚拟语气,即从句谓语要用
“should+动词原形”,should 可省略)
at sb's command 听从某人的吩咐;运用自如
Vocabulary
1. commander
under sb’s command/under the command of sb. 由某人指挥
take/be in command (of sth.) 指挥;控制(某事)
have a good command of 精通(尤指语言)
例题:
The military ___________ (command) ordered his soldiers to prepare for the mission and ensure everyone’s safety.
commander
Vocabulary
2. barely
barely、hardly、scarcely为否定词,放在句首时句子要用倒装结构。在“barely/hardly/scarcely...when...”句型中,主句用过去完成时,when 从句用一般过去时,表示“刚......就......”。
例题:
________________________ in the cinema when the lights went out.
我们刚在电影院坐下,灯就灭了。
Barely had we sat down
Vocabulary
3. condemn
condemn sb/sth for/as... 因……而谴责某人或某事
condemn sb to sth 迫使某人接受困境
condemn sb to sth/to do sth 判处某人某种刑罚
例题:
His lack of education and work experience condemned him _____ a life of low-paying jobs and financial hardship.
to
Exercise
PART. 04
1. The student won first prize in the national science competition due to his __________ (杰出的) research on environmental protection technologies.
2. In 1967, the Chinese government formed a team of scientists with the ________ (目的) of discovering a new treatment for malaria.
3. There stands a grand _________ (纪念的) hall to Abraham Lincoln in the middle of the square.
4. Jerry ________ (回忆) the days of his childhood at the party yesterday.
5. The incident brought the problem of ________ (暴力) in schools into sharp focus.
outstanding
Exercise: 单词拼写
objective
memorial
recalled
violence
1. Twenty people were killed in the _________ (violent) and the local authority should take the responsibility.
2. The workers worked hard enough to successfully meet their __________ (objective) for the year.
3. He paused for a moment, _________ (recall) the important advice his mentor had given him.
4. Because of his years of hard work, he has ______ good command of French now.
5. We had ________ (bare) enough money to last through the weekend.
violence
objectives
recalling
a
barely
Exercise: 用所给词的适当形式填空
Summary
PART. 05
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Starting out & Understanding ideas
Starting out
Reading
Vocabulary
analyze the text about D-Day, extract key facts and break down D-Day’s timeline/causes
Discuss war-related topics and describe historical events
learn about the First World War and the Second World War and interpret quotes on war
Homework
PART. 06
Summarise what we have learnt in this lesson;
Prepare for the next lesson.
Homework
See you next class!