Unit1WinstonChurchill..ppt

Unit 1 Winston Churchill Reading tasks: Text A Never Give in, Never, Never , Never Text B Winston Churchill Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat (pls download from the Internet) Role Model Talk to your partner (s) Put together what you know about a statesman or a hero or an inventor. Start with Text B and read about Churchill’s talents in oratory, painting, literature, apart from his bent on politics. Find the chronological order of Text B How is Text A organized? Read “Blood, tears, toil and sweat”, paying due attention to the underlined part. At one’s invitation At the first opportunity At your service At one’s disposal At one’s convenience Understanding of the sentences …since I came down here at …invitation in order to cheer myself and cheer the heart of a few of my friends… I didn’t have the heart to refuse. He knew in his heart of hearts that he was doing the wrong thing. The ten months…have seen very terrible catastrophic events in the world. 1997 saw the return of Hongkong to Mainland China. Ups and downs (n) Likes and dislikes (n) Dine and wine (v) Wax and wane (v) The rise and fall of (n) 法律英语中的叠词 The contract was declared null and void by the competent authority. The user can demand full and complete access to the information, pursuant to Article 40. Save and except expressly set out in this Agreement, each party acknowledges that no representation, warranty, or other promises not expressly contained herein have been made to that party by the other party. fortune, misfortune (n) It never rains but pours. Misfortunes never come singly. Fortunate, unfortunate Sb. be not alone You are not alone in believing that we have to work hard as we cannot tell what the future has in store for us.(不是你一个人这样想、、、） We must learn to be equally good at what is short and sharp and what is long and tough. It is generally said/thought/argued/acknowledged/believed that… Throw one’s mind back to something Look back at something Recall something Review somethi