必修4unit1 listening and writing.ppt

西元1429,英法战争如火如荼之际, 法国偏远地区的一个小村落传开一个令法国人振奋的消息。该村落里一个十几岁的少女琼安(蜜拉乔娃维琪)对外宣称自己获得上帝的指示, 将带领法国人击退来犯的英军, 让法国恢复为一个自由的国家。原本流传于乡间的消息, 逐渐为整个法国所知。 法国当时的储君查理(约翰马可维奇), 在岳母的鼓吹下, 接见琼安,并同时将大批军队交由琼安指挥。一时之间法国军队士气为之一振, 接下来由少女所带领的军队战无不克, 英军节皆败退。储君也如愿加冕成为真正的国王。 国王登基后, 不再支持琼安, 在缺乏援兵的情况下, 法军节节败退,琼安落入英军手中成为众矢之的, 所有人将少女指为妖女。不再有人相信她, 视她为女巫, 最后,她被处以女巫死刑活活被烧死。五百年后, 梵帝岗教廷为少女平反, 将她册封圣女贞德, 平复五百年来的冤屈。 Listen to Part 1 and make notes in the chart below. Listen to part 2 and fill in the blanks in the sentences below. Listening text L = Luc LM = Ming LM: Who is Joan of Arc? L: She was a very brave French lady who fought for her country about six hundred yeas ago. LM: Why did she do that? L: Well, at that time the English were ruling France. They treated the French badly. LM: Oh, dear! Why didn’t the French soldiers drive the English out of France? L: They tried, but they didn’t have good leaders. So they lost every battle. LM: How did Joan help? L: She joined the French army. She was a very good soldier and she won battles against the English army. LM: Were women allowed to be soldiers then? L: No, they weren’t. The Church didn’t allow it. LM: So how did she become a soldier? L: Well, she dressed up and behaved like a man, and some people say she went to see the king of France and got his permission. Part 2 LM: How could she be so brave? L: That’s because she believed God had sent her. She had many good ideas for attacking the English army. The French soldiers followed her. LM: I see, but what did the English do? L: They were very angry. They caught her and the Church decided she had not behaved as a woman should. So they killed her. LM: How terrible! What happened to the French after her death? L: The French soldiers were inspired by her spirit and won more battles. Finally t