外研版高中英语选修六_Module_6_reading_practice.ppt

* * Module 6 War and Peace What do you know about Churchill? Pre-reading Reading Practice 1. Which paragraphs are about the examples of Churchill’s great speeches? 2. How many examples are given about his great speeches? Paras2-6 Five examples 3. How many parts can we divide the passage into? Three parts What’s the main idea of each part? Part one Part two Part three Five examples of his great speeches and famous lines. The influence of his great speeches. Winston Churchill is especially famous for his speeches. (Para 1) (Paras 2-6) (Para 7) Find out the main idea of the passage. A. Winston Churchill is well-known as a statesman, politician and as the British Prime Minister. B. “In year to come,” he said,”… men will say , ‘This was their finest hour.’” C. “… But it is , perhaps, the end of the beginning.” D. His speeches are still remembered and quoted today, and remain some of the finest examples of spoken English. Five speeches 20 August 1940 10 November 1942 13 May 1940 June 1940 18 June 1940 Autonomic learning Background information He was invited to become Prime Minister and the leader of a new government. Famous lines “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.” Background information The British Army had retreated from Dunkirk in France. Famous lines “We shall fight on the beaches , we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills, we shall never surrender.” Background information He drew attention to the courage of everyone defending Britain. Famous lines “In years to come,… This was their finest hour.” Background information A small number of pilots resisted the much larger German Air Force. Famous lines “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” Background information A Germany defeat in North Afirca. Famous lines “Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginnin