DevelopingideasUnit2Makingadifference新外研版Book3LearningobjectivesInthisclass,youwillfigureoutthestructureofthepassage;findoutthedetailedinformationofthepassage;giveatalkinhonourofNicholasWinton;findsomeChinesewhohaveactedinasimilarwaytoWinton;write

abiographyforTuYouyou.Pre-readingThefilmisaboutaGermanbusinessmannamedOskarSchindlerwhosavedthelivesofabout1,100JewsduringWorldWarIIbyemployingtheminhisfactories.THEPOWER

ofGOODTheBritishSchindler”:thelifeofNicholasWintonPre-readingPre-readingCanyoupredictwhathemighthavedone/been?Pre-readingCanyoupredictwhathemighthavedone/been?HemighthavesavedfrightenedJewishchildrenwhoseparentswereheartbroken,fromtheNazisduringWorldWarIIandhemighthavereceivedvarioushonours.ReadthebiographyofNicholasWinton.While-readingCheckyourpredictioninActivity1.While-readingThepassagetellsthestoryofNicholasWintonwhosaved669JewishchildrenfromdeathatthehandsofNazisduringWorldWarII.ItisAugust1939,andagroupoffrightenedchildrenareboardingatrainatPrague'sWilsonStation.Theirheartbrokenparentsdonotjointhem.Indeed,theyfeartheymayneverseetheirchildrenagain.Buttheyknowthattheirchildrenwilllive.Theseareamongthe669children,mostofthemJewish,thatNicholasWintonwillgoontosavefromdeathatthehandsoftheNazis.NicholasWintonwasbornon19May1909inLondon,toGerman-Jewishparents.ThefamilylatertookBritishnationality.Onleavingschool,WintonworkedinbanksinGermanyandFrance.HereturnedtoBritainin1931,whereheworkedinbusiness.InDecember1938,afriendaskedWintontocometoPraguetoaidpeoplewhowereescapingfromtheNazis.InPrague,Wintonsawpeoplelivinginterribleconditionsandwhoseliveswereindanger.HedecidedtohelptransportchildrentosafetyinBritain.Heestablishedanofficetokeeprecordsofthechildren,andthenreturnedtoBritaintofindtemporaryhomesforthem.Heuseddonatedfundsandhisownmoneytopaythe50poundsperchildthattheBritishgovernmentrequired.ByAugust1939,Wintonhadsaved669children.DuringWorldWarII,WintonservedasanofficerinBritain’sRoyalAirForce.Heleftthemilitaryin1954.Hethenworkedforinternationalcharitiesandforvariouscompanies.Forthemostpart,hedidnotmentionthechildrenhesavedandhisactionssoondisappearedfrompeople'smemories.Thatallchangedin1988whenhiswifeGretefoundaforgottenjournalathome.Thejournalcontainedphotographsandnamesofthechildrenandaddressesofthefamiliesthattookthemin.Shesentthejournaltoanewspaper,andthatyearWintonwasseenontheBritishtelevisionprogrammeThat'sLife.Atonepoint,thehostaskedpeopleintheaudiencetostandupifNicholasWintonhadsavedtheirlives.AshockedWintonwatchedasthemajorityofpeoplerosetotheirfeet.Theprogrammebroughthisactionstopublicattention,andWintonbecamearespectedfigurearoundtheworld.Later,Wintonreceivedvarioushonoursforhisachievement,includingaknighthoodin2003,andtheCzechgovernment'shighesthonour,theOrderoftheWhiteLion,in2014.NicholasWintonpassedawayon1July2015,attheageof106.AstheChinesesayinggoes,“Akind-heartedpersonlivesalonglife.”P(pán)art1Part2Part3TheheartbreakingsceneatPrague’sWilsonStationTheintroductionofWintonandhisactofsavingchildrenfromtheNazisAfterthestorywasmadepublicWhile-readingFigureoutthestructureofthepassage.While-readingWhat’sthegenreofthetext?Autobiography

awrittenaccountofaperson’slifeintheirownwordsBiography

astoryofaperson’slifewrittenbysomebodyelseWhile-readingHowarebiographiesusuallyorganised?Theyareorganisedintheorderinwhicheventshappened.

Time/chronologicalorderWhatshouldyoudowhilereadingabiography?Weshouldmakeatimelinetorecordandtrackimportantinformation,suchasdates,placesandkeyevents.While-readingMakeatimelinetorecordthekeyeventsaboutNicholasWinton.198819091938-193920142015WWII1954saved669childrenbecameknownbecameofficerworkedforcharitiesbornreceivedOrderoftheWhiteLionpassedawayWhile-readingDoesthewritertellthestoryintimeorder?Why?198819091938-193920142015WWII1954saved669childrenbecameknownbecameofficerworkedforcharitiesbornreceivedOrderoftheWhiteLionpassedawayWhile-readingReadfordetails.What’sthefunctionofpara

1?Flashback

倒敘Toengagethereaders/arousetheirinterest;Toemphasisetheresult/importanceoftheevent.While-readingReadfordetails.WhydidWintonsavethechildren?InDecember1938,afriendaskedWintontocometoPraguetoaidpeoplewhowereescapingfromtheNazis.InPrague,Wintonsawpeoplelivinginterribleconditionsandwhoseliveswereindanger.HedecidedtohelptransportchildrentosafetyinBritain.Heestablishedanofficetokeeprecordsofthechildren,andthenreturnedtoBritaintofindtemporaryhomesforthem.Heuseddonatedfundsandhisownmoneytopaythe50poundsperchildthattheBritishgovernmentrequired.ByAugust1939,Wintonhadsaved669children.While-readingReadfordetails.WhatdifficultiesdidWintonmeet?

collectingmoneykeepingrecordsofthechildrenfindinghomesforthechildrengettingpermitsfromthegovernmenteluding(躲避)theNazisWhile-readingReadfordetails.WhydoyouthinkittooksuchalongtimeforWinton’sactionstobecomeknown?

19881938-1939saved669childrenbecameknown50yearsWhile-readingReadfordetails.DescribeWinton’spersonalqualitieswithkeyactionstosupportyouranswers.19881938-1939saved669childrenbecameknown50yearsmodest/selflessWhile-readingReadfordetails.DescribeWinton’spersonalqualitieswithkeyactionstosupportyouranswers.198819091938-193920142015WWII1954saved669childrenworkedforcharitiesaffectionate/warmheartedkind/affectionate/sympathetic/compassionate/selflessWhile-readingReadfordetails.DescribeWinton’spersonalqualitieswithkeyactionstosupportyouranswers.198819091938-193920142015WWII1954saved669childrenworkedforcharitiesaffectionate/warmheartedkind/affectionate/sympathetic/compassionate/selflessbecameknownbecameofficerbrave/courageousmodest/selflessPost-readingSupposeyouwereoneofthepersonssavedbyWinton,pleasegiveatalkinhonourofNicholasWintonatthememorialservicewhenhepassedaway.TalkaboutWinton’skeyactions.TalkaboutWinton’spersonalqualities.Endwiththemain