Module 6 War and Peace Vocabulary & reading

Map of D-Day Landings English Channel Great Britain France

1. Where do you think the first passage is taken from? A. A history book. B. A newspaper article. 2. What do you think the second passage is? A. A government report on the war. B. The history of a particular group of soldiers. 3. What is different about the third passage? A. It refers to an event related to the war. B. It refers to an event before the war.

Read Passage 1 and make notes: 1939 1.Start time 2.End time 3.Joining countries 4.Cause 5.The important battle 1945 US, Britain, Canada, Germany Britain declared war on Germany after Germany invaded Poland. Operation Overlord

D-Day Landings Event: Ships (number): Troops (number): The most important dangerous place: Operation Overlord started when boats full of soldiers landed on the beaches of Normandy in France. More than 5,000 crossed the English channel. 130,000 to the French coast (in the ship). Omaha Beach

The D-Day LandingsPassage 1 Read the text and fill in the blanks. The D-Day LandingsPassage 1 The Second World War during which Germany (1)________ many countries lasted until 1945. In September 1939，Britain (2)_____________ Germany after Germany invaded Poland. The most important battle of the war in Europe was Operation Overlord which started when 130,000 troops landed on the (3)________ of Normandy in France. The situation was so bad that the commanders thought about (4)__________ the invasion，but (5)___________ the D-Day landings were successful. occupied declared war on beaches abandoning eventually

From Passage 2 we know that ________. B From Passage 2 we know that ________. A．only two companies took part in the attack B．Able Company was an example of bravery and heroic acts C．only Able Company fought hard D．Able Company’s contribution to the D-Day landings was too small

The D-Day Landings Passage 2 Read the text and fill in the blanks. The D-Day Landings Passage 2 On June 6,1944，when the soldiers of Able Company crossed the English Channel，Boat 5 was hit，six men (6)________ and twenty men were picked up by other boats. When the soldiers on Boat 3 jumped into the deep water，many of them were either killed or (7)__________ by machine gun fire. Half an hour after the first attack，two thirds of the company were dead.The survivors lay on the beach，exhausted and (8)________． drowned wounded shocked

Passage 3 is intended to ________. A．tell us not to forget those who lost their lives in the D-Day landings B．tell us of the importance of the D-Day landings C．tell us about the cemetery and memorial built for those who lost their lives D．introduce a famous British poem to us A

The D-Day LandingsPassage 3 Read the text and fill in the blanks. The D-Day LandingsPassage 3 On 6 June 2004，survivors of the D-Day landings went to the cemetery and (9)________ which overlooks Omaha Beach. The cemetery contains the graves of 9,386 Americans and on it writes：Age shall not weary them，nor the years (10)________，and so on. memorial condemn

Because the battle in which soldiers lost their lives happened there. Passage 3 Question Why were the cemetery and memorial built on a cliff over looking the beach? Because the battle in which soldiers lost their lives happened there.

In your own words, what does the poem say about the lost soldiers? Passage 3 Question In your own words, what does the poem say about the lost soldiers? It suggests that they were not really lost because they will always live in people’s hearts (we will always remember them).

What can we learn from the passage? Question We need peace and we don’t want war. Let’s try to build a more stable and harmonious society and world.

Module 6 War and Peace Reading & vocabulary

D-Day+2 1. Understanding the meaning of the title. Two days after the D-Day landings. 2. Why do you think the writer says, “To our astonishment…”? Because they were very surprised by the sudden change in events.

3. What does this description “ …the mess and confusion of war on the beach.” suggest? Why do you think the villagers felt happy when they saw the American soldiers? What have they done in the village? List three things. 1) 2) 3)

The writer says, “I felt that all the fear and danger had been worthwhile.” What’s your understanding of this sentence?

Vocabulary P80 : Ex 5 1 (b) 2 (a) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5 (c)

Discussion 1. What do you think the soldiers would have done if there had been enemies in the village? 2. What do you think the soldiers did next?

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