Unit 23 Lesson 1 War Memories 课件(13张ppt)（北师大选修8）.pptVIP

濠头中学高二英语备课组 World War I (1914—1918 ) World War II (1939—45 ) (1954—75) Which war do the following facts refer to? The USA ended the war in the Far East by dropping two atomic bombs on Japan. The main countries involved were: Britain, France and Russia against Germany, Austria, Hungary and Poland. The war began when Germany invaded Poland. The main countries involved were: Britain, Russia and the USA against Germany, Italy and Japan. Most of the battles were fought in Belgium and France. The USA secretly bombed Cambodia during the war. More civilians died than soldiers in this war, including 6million Jews in concentration camps Poison gas was first used in this war. Match the titles. (pay attention to one extra title) A Brave Patient Village Nightmare A Decisive Battle Feeling Helpless No More Fighting A B C D Complete the gaps in Text B with these sentences. (one extra sentence) A) Just before midnight we all decided not to start firing before they did. B) We told him he wasn’t the only one who was fed up with it. C) The enemy had stuck up a similar one. D) The noise of the guns was incredible. E) Then we all got out of the trench. C E B A Answers Language points plaza: open square or market-place. squat: sit on one’s heels or on the ground with the knees drawn up under or close to the body. e.g The old man squatted by the fire. flee: run or hurry away; escape e.g During the civil war thousands of people fled the country. spare: refrain from hurting, harming or destroying e.g Please spare me. stick up: be upright. stick sth up: threaten the people with a gun in order to rob it. e.g stick up a bank. stick up for sb.\sth: support or defend sb.\sth. e.g We should learn how to stick up for our rights. stroll: walk in a slow leisurely way. Stroller: 闲逛者，散步者 The old man is strolling in the park. muck in: share tasks or accommodation equally. Let’s all muck in together, and we’ll soon finish the job. be fed up with: be tired or bored;unhappy or depressed. He is fe