FightwiththeForcesofNature.ppt

Unit 1 Fight with the Forces of Nature From the Second Staff Room Date: 4th February, 2010 Text A The Icy Defender I. Background information II.Review a writing method :Comparison contrast III.Text organization IV.A table about the text contents V.Languages study VI .Post-reading activities Ⅶ.Text B Ⅷ.Tips for CET4. Cultural Notes: 1. Napoleon Bonaparte 2. Adolf Hitler 3. World War 2 Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) Emperor of the French, who consolidated and institutionalized many reforms of the French Revolution. One of the greatest military commanders of all time, he conquered the larger part of Europe. During 1802-1815 Napoleon tried to gain control of the whole of Europe. He had great success against all his enemies except Britain, whose navy under Nelson defeated the French navy at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Adolf Hitler(1889-1945) German political and military leader and one of the 20th century’s most powerful dictators. He converted Germany into a fully militarized society and launched World War 2 in 1939.He hoped to conquer the world, and for a time dominated most of Europe and much of North Africa. He instituted sterilization and euthanasia measures to enforce his idea of racial purity. World War 2 (1939-1945) A war whose European operations took place between the Axis powers(轴心国） (Germany, Italy and Japan) and the Allies（协约国） (Britain, France, and later the USSR and the USA). The picture on the right is a map indicating the situations in this period. Comparison contrast Similarities Differences 1.one-side-at-a time 2.point-by-point Topic:the differences of learning in high school and learning in college Text organization Part one: (Para. 1-2) Introduction—Both Napoleon’s and Hitler’s military campaigns failed because of the severity of the Russian winter. Part two: (Para. 3-11) Napoleon’s military campaign against Russia Part three: ( Para. 12-20) Hitler’s military campaign against the Soviet Union Part f