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AdvancedEnglishBookOneLessonTwoHiroshima–the“Liveliest”CityinJapanJacquesDanvoirTutor:TracyTeachingObjectives1)ToacquaintstudentswiththehistoricalfactsoftheatomicbombardmentinHiroshimaanditsimpactuponpeople’slives.2)ToacquaintstudentswithJapanandhertraditionsrevealedinthetext.3)Tohelpstudentsanalysetherhetoricaldevicesinthetext4)Toenablestudentstoappreciatethereportorialwriting,i.e.factsandopinions.TeachingPlans(3weeks)1)Leading-inJapan,Hiroshima,Liveliest2)Globalreadingvocabulary,mainidea,structure,questions&answers3)Detailedreadinglanguagepoints,rhetoricaldevices,writingstyle4)Afterreadingsummary,discussiton5)Documentaryappreciation6)ExercisesLeading-inHiroshima–the“Liveliest”CityinJapan•WhenwementionJapan,whatcomestoyoufirst?Leading-inkimonosakura......judoninjasumosushiElectronicProductsMiyazakiHayaoFujiyamaanime/mangavolcanoBrainstormingLeading-inInuyashaBleachDetectiveConanMiyazakiHayaokimonosumocountryofcherryblossomsushimannersattablethousandislandcountryflagpuritypassionJapan'snickname-----TheLandoftheRisingSun”Japaneserefertotheircountryas“Nippon”or“Nihon”,whichmeanssourceofthesunMountainFuji3776metershigh,thehighestpeakinJapanTokoyoBackgroundInformation(Note1)•WhereisHiroshima?HiroshimaliesonthedeltaattheheadofHiroshimaBay,anarmoftheInlandSea.ItisthecapitalHiroshimaprefectureandthechiefindustrialandpopulationcenteroftheChugokuregion.Aboutthecity•Hiroshimabeganasasettlementaroundacattlebuiltin1593bythefeudallordTerumotoMori.ThecastletookthenameHiroshima(BroadIsland)fromitslocationintheOtaRiverdelta.Intime,bridgesprovidedaccesstothedelta,andtodaymorethan80ofthemconnectthecity’ssixdeltaislandswithoneanotherandwiththemainland.Aboutthecity•HiroshimaowesitsearlydevelopmenttoitspositiononthekeylandandwaterroutesbetweencentralHonshuandtheislandofKyushu.TheAsantofamily,whocontrolledtheHiroshimaareathroughoutmostoftheTokugawaperiod,(1603-1867)promotedthecity’stradeandencouragedtheestablishmentofindustriesAboutthecity•AftertheMeijiRestoration(1868),Hiroshimaexpandedasamoderntransportationandindustrialcenter.Majorportfacilitieswerecompletedby1889,andfiveyearslater,thecitywaslinkedwithKobeandShimonosekibyrail.CoalfromnorthernKyushuandfromforeignsourcessuppliedHiroshima’sironandsteelindustry,whoseproductsinturnwereutilizedinagrowingengineeringindustry,notablyinshipbuildingandthemanufactureofcarsandtrucks.Rayonandpaperweremanufacturedfromlocaltimber.ThemodernHiroshimaThePeaceParkHiroshimaportandferryterminalHiroshimaPeaceMemorialMuseumAboutthecity•BythebeginningofWorldWarII,Hiroshimawasthe7thlargestcityinJapan,withapopulationof350,000.Duringthewar,itwasaregionalarmyheadquartersaswellasamajorrailcenterandproducerofwarmaterials.Bombardment:Hiroshima•At8:15a.m.onAugust6,1945,thefirstatomicbombwasexplodedoverapointnearthecentreofHiroshimadestroyingalmosteverythingwithinaradiusof6,000to8,000feet(1,830-2,450meters).Thedamagebeyondthisareawasconsiderable,andover71,000peoplewerekilledinstantly.Manymorelaterdiedofinjuriesandtheeffectsofradiation.Survivorsarestilldyingofleukemia,（白血病）perniciousanemia,（恶性贫血症）andotherdiseasesinducedbyradiation.Almost98%ofthebuildingsweredestroyedorseverelydamaged.Thefirstatomicbomb：LittleBoyTheruinsoftheatomicbombAtomiccloudoverHiroshimaMushroomcloudassociatedwithnuclearexplosions（FatMan）PicturetakenoftheatomicbombingofNagasakionAugust9,1945,caused23750peopledead,43020woundedTherelicsofthebombThevictimsofthebombAboutthecity•TheJapanesededicatedpost-warHiroshimatopeace.TheruinsoftheInstituteofIndustrialDevelopment,withitswarpeddome,werepreservedasasymboloftheterrorofdestruction.PeacePark,whichwaslaidoutnearby,includesacenotaphmemorializingthevictimsandamuseumhousingrelicsoftheholocaust.AspecialhospitalbuiltinHiroshimatreatspeoplesufferingfromexposuretoradiationandconductsresearchintoitseffects.Thecitynowisanimportantproducerofironandsteel,motorvehicles,tractors,ships,machinery,sewingneedles,paper,textiles,andfoodproducts.Hiroshima–the“liveliest”cityinJapanHiroshima:broadislandbeforeWWII:armyheadquarters,amajorrailcenter,producerofwarmaterials,weaponsupply-----targetofLittleBoyonAug6,1945duringWWII:71,000peoplewerekilledinstantly;Almost98%ofthebuildingsweredestroyedorseverelydamaged.afterWWII:manydiedofinjuriesandnuclearradiation;Survivorsaresufferingfromdeadlydiseasesandpsycologicaltrauma(wound).Thetotalnumberofpeoplewhohavediedduetothebombisestimatedtobe200,000.ReviewGlobalReadingthelivingenvythedead;afateworsethandeath•noonecanaffordthepriceofwar,sochrishpeaceandcontributetoapeacefulworldGlobalReadingTypeofWritingafeaturestory/reportorialwriting/jounalisticwriting____________orderchronoligicalnarrativewritingpointofview•firstpersonparticipant•secondpersonparticipant•thirdpersonparticipantGlobalReadingpersonalexperiencetruestorylangugagefeatureprecise&accurate&authentic&crediblereport•Theauthordidn'tunderstandJapanese.•Theauthorwasareporter.•Theauthorwastakingareportorialmission.•Theauthorwaspreoccupiedwithsomesadthoughts.•Theauthorwasquiteemotional(sentimental).•Theauthorisamale.•The