Winston-Churchills-speeches

Module6WarandPeaceReadingpractice————高红涛Whoishe?HeisWinstonChurchill.Whatishedoing?Heisgivingaspeech.Howmanypartscanwedividethepassageinto?ThreepartsMatchthemainideaofeachpart.PartoneParttwoPartthreeFiveexamplesofhisgreatspeechesandfamouslines.Theinfluenceofhisgreatspeeches.WinstonChurchillisespeciallyfamousforhisspeeches.(Para1)(Paras2-6)(Para7)Part1(1st)Readpart1andanswerthequestionswiththefollowingwords.GermanypoliticianprimeministerspeechstatesmantheSecondWorldWar1.WhowasWinstonChurchill?Hewasa__________,a________andaBritish______________.GermanypoliticianprimeministerspeechstatesmantheSecondWorldWar2.Whendidhegivemostofhisgreatspeeches?Duringthe____________________against________.GermanyspeechtheSecondWorldWarspeech3.Whatishefamousfor?Heisfamousforhis___________.esPart2•FirstIwilldivideyouinto5groups.•AndthenreadChurchill’sfiveexamplesofhisspeechesandfinishyourowntasks.•Shareyouropinioninyourowngroupandchooseareportertoanswerallthequestions.1.BackgroundWhenhewasinvitedtobecome____________________________________________.ThefirstspeechandtheleaderofaPrimeMinisternewgovernment2.Famouslines“Ihavenothingtoofferbutblood,toil,tearsandsweat.”3.What’syourunderstandingaboutthefamouslines?AsaBritishleader,ChurchillcouldonlypromisetodohisbesttodefeattheGermans.HemadestrongdeterminationtofightagainstGermany.summary2.Backgroundinformation1.WhendidChurchillgivethespeech?ThesecondspeechTheBritishArmy____________fromDunkirkinFrance.June1940(amonthlater)hadretreated3.Famouslines“Weshallfightonthebeaches,weshallfightonthelandinggrounds,weshallfightinthefieldsandinthestreets,weshallfightinthehills,weshallneversurrender.”4.What’syourunderstandingaboutthefamouslines?ChurchillencouragedtheBritishpeopletofightagainstGermanyeverywhere,andneversurrender.Summary1.FamouslinesThethirdspeech“Inyearstocome,”hesaid,“…menwillsay,‘Thiswastheirfinesthour.”1.the“men”refersto_______.AtheBritishpeopleBeveryonewhodefendedBritain2.the“finesthour”refersto_______.AthehappiesttimeintheirlifeBthetimewhentheydefendedBritain“Inyearstocome,”hesaid,“…menwillsay,‘Thiswastheirfinesthour.”What’syourunderstandingaboutthefamouslines?SummaryChurchillwantedtodrawattentiontothecourageofeveryonedefendingBritain.AndBritishpeoplewouldadmireeveryonewhodefendedBritain.1.Backgroundinformation2.FamouslinesThefourthspeechA_____numberofBritishpilots______themuch______GermanAirForce.“Neverinthefieldofhumanconflictwassomuchowedbysomanytosofew.”smallresistedlargerThe“few”refersto______.AthepeopleofBritainBritishpeopleBtheBritishpilotsCtheGermanairplanesDtheGermanattacksonBritainWhat’syourunderstandingaboutthefamouslines?SummaryChurchillthoughthighlyofBritishpilots.BecauseasmallnumberofBritishpilotsdefeatedalargenumberofGermanpilots,andsucceeded.1.Backgroundinformation2.FamouslinesThefifthspeechAGermany_______inNorthAfrica.“Nowthisisnottheend.Itisnoteventhebeginningoftheend.Butitis,perhaps,theendofthebeginning.”defeat3.AccordingtoChurchill,“theendofthebeginning”waswhen_______.(a)theBritishstartedtowinthewar.(b)thewarended.What’syourunderstandingaboutthefamouslines?SummaryChurchilltoldtheBritishpeoplethattheBritishstartedtowinthewarandtheywouldgetsuccessatlast.Findoutthemainideaofthepassage.A.WinstonChurchilliswell-knownasastatesman,politicianandastheBritishPrimeMinister.B.“Inyeartocome,”hesaid,”…menwillsay,‘Thiswastheirfinesthour.’”C.“…Butitis,perhaps,theendofthebeginning.”D.Hisspeechesarestillrememberedandquotedtoday,andremainsomeofthefinestexamplesofspokenEnglish.Let’sreviewthefamouslinesofChurchill.Whichoneimpressesyourmost?Andwhy?•WhydidChurchillmakesomanygreatspeechesduringtheSecondWorldWar?HewantedtoinspireBritishpeopletofightagainstGermanyanddefendedBritain.NowsomeJapaneseareinvadingourDiaoyuIsland.PleasegiveaspeechtoencourageChinesepeopletodefendourcountry.TrytousesomeofChurchill’sfamouslines.WeChineselovepeace,butifanyonewantstoinvadeourcountry,we’llnotbeafraidofitandwilldefendourcountry.Evenifwehavenothingtooffer,westillhaveblood,toil,tearsandsweat.Homework•WriteaspeechtoencourageChinesepeopletodefendourcountry,andtrytousesomeofChurchill’sfamouslines.