Activity1:lead-in1.Whatmakesawarwin?2.Whatmakesagreatleader?3.Canyounamesomeofthegreatleadersinthesecondworldwar?WinstonChurchill

Howmuchdoyouknowaboutme?IknowthemostEnglishwords:IamawriterwhowonNobelPrizeIusethefamoussymbol“V”tomeanvictoryTheysayIamespeciallyfamousformyspeechesLearningobjectivesbytheendofclass,Iwillbeableto1.AppreciateChurchill’slines2.Improvemyreadingability3.Arousemyloveforspeeches

Activity2:Gothroughthetextquicklyandanswerthequestions.

1:Howmanyexamplesoffamouslinesaregiveninthetext?2:Whichparagraphesareaboutthespeeches?Activity3:ReadPara2-6carefullyworkingroups,andfillintheblanksReadPara.2-6carefullyandfillintheformswiththebackgroundinformationaboutbattles.

1.ChurchillwasinvitedtobecomeprimeministerofBritain.2.Britainhadbeenatwarforover8months,anditwouldsuffermanygreatdefeats.TheGermanyarmyhadadvancedacrossnorthernEurope,andtheBritishArmyhadretreated.Britainwasunderattack.Britainhadbeenatwarforover8months,anditwouldsuffermanygreatdefeats..TheGermanyarmyhadadvancedacrossnorthernEurope,andtheBritishArmyhadretreated.Britainwasunderattack.Britainhadbeenatwarforover8months,anditwouldsuffermanygreatdefeats..TheGermanyarmyhadadvancedacrossnorthernEurope,andtheBritishArmyhadretreated.Britainwasunderattacks.1.TheGermanscontinuedtheirattacksonBritainfromtheair.AsmallnumberofBritainpilotsresistedthemuchlargerGermanAirForce.2.Germanylostmanyairplanes,andwasforcedtochangetheirstrategy.3.Britainwasnolongerthreatened.Britainhadbeenatwarforover8months,anditwouldsuffermanygreatdefeats..TheGermanyarmyhadadvancedacrossnorthernEurope,andtheBritishArmyhadretreated.Britainwasunderattacks.TheGermanscontinuedtheirattacksonBritainfromtheair.Butafterlosingmanyairplanes,Germanywasforcedtochangetheirstrategy.Britainwasnolongerthreatened.Germanybegantolosesomeimportantbattles.Activity4:Discussion1.WhatfiguresofspeechhavebeenusedinChurchill’sfamouslines?2.Canyouusesimilarwaystomakeaspeechtoinspireyourselfinthefaceofchallengesinyourdailylifeandstudy?1.Ihavenothingtoofferbutblood,toil,tearsandsweat.我能奉獻的，只有鮮血、苦干、眼淚和汗水。2.Weshallfightonthebeaches,weshallfightonthelandingground,weshallfightinthefieldsandinthestreets,weshallfightinthehills;weshallneversurrender.”我們會在沙灘上戰(zhàn)斗，在登陸地點戰(zhàn)斗，在田野與街道中戰(zhàn)斗，在山丘上戰(zhàn)斗；我們絕不會投降。3.“Inyearstocome,”hesaid,“…menwillsay,‘Thiswastheirfinesthour.’’在未來的幾年,人們會說這是他們最好的時刻.4.Neverinthefieldofhumanconflictwassomuchowedbysomanytosofew.在人類戰(zhàn)爭史上，從來沒有一次像這樣以如此少的兵力取得如此巨大的成功，保護如此多的眾生。5.Nowthisisnottheend.Itisnoteventhebeginningoftheend.Butitis,perhaps,theendofthebeginning.這不是二戰(zhàn)的結束，甚至離二戰(zhàn)結束還早。但它也許是我們勝利的開始。Whatfiguresofspeech(修辭手法）havebeenusedinthespeeches?parallelism(排比）comparison(對比）repetition(反復）Activity5:watchonevideoclipofchurchill’sspeeches,andtrytoimitateit/v?vid=16635227289979876354&pd=bjh&fr=bjhauthor&type=videoTrytoimitatethefamouslines:WeshallnotflagorfailWeshallgoontotheendWeshallfightinFranceWeshallfightontheseasandoceansWeshallfightwithgrowingconfidenceandgrowingstrengthintheairWeshalldefendourislands,whateverthecostmaybeWeshallfightonthebeachesWeshallfigh