初中英语课件关于英国一战的简介.pptx

World War One;The war lasted for four years between 1914-1918;During that time 37 million people both military and civilian were killed.;The war ended at 11am on the 11th of November 1918 and every year since then countries from around the world have marked November 11th with a two minutes silence. ;This day is known as Remembrance day.;During the two minutes silence, my whole country comes to a complete stop, everyone bows their head in silent admiration and remembrance for the people that gave up everything to protect our countries.;The most famous memorial in England to the war dead is called the Cenotaph, and it bares only three words ‘The Glorious Dead’ and the dates of the war. ;The Queen of England of leads the ceremony every year laying a wreath of poppies at the foot of the monument ;The worst battle of the war, the battle of the Somme is the reason we all wear poppies in the lead up to the day of remembrance.;During this four month battle one million people were killed or wounded and the landed so aggravated by the destruction became the perfect soil for the poppy to thrive in vast fields. ;Every year we stand and remember for one very important reason ‘If you forget the lessons the past has to teach you, you are nothing but doomed to repeat them’It is important to honour those without whose bravery your country, family and life would not exist. ;Cryptography is the practise and study of the development of codes, with the express aim of sending secure communications between two parties. Cryptography has been incredibly important in world conflicts. ;There are many different types of code. Today we are going to look at one particular code.;It is called Morse Code it is an alphabet in which letters are represented by combinations of long and short light or sound signals;Morse code is still used around the world today, as an emergency form of communication. The most common being S.O.S. Code for Save Our Souls, is an internationally recognised call for hel