Module 3 Unit3 Task课件 牛津版必修3.pptVIP

writing descriptions for your illustrations You are preparing for your talk about the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Below is the information you have found on a website. Use it to describe the illustrations you have. Write your descriptions on a piece of paper. http://www.PearlHarborA Pearl Harbor, part of the Hawaiian Islands, is one of the major military bases of the United States. A surprise attack was carried out there by the Japanese in 1941. The attack led to the US coming into the Second World War. On 26th November 1941, 39 Japanese ships set sail for the Hawaiian Islands. On 7th December, they attacked the US airfields and the US ships in Pearl Harbor. At around 8.10 a.m., the United States Ship (USS) Arizona was heavily bombed and eventually exploded. In less than 9 minutes, the ship sank with 1,177 men on board. The USS Oklahoma was also hit with more than 400 men inside. Many other American ships were sunk or badly damaged. Almost 200 American airplanes were destroyed and about 3,000 American soldiers were killed or wounded in just a few hours. The next day, US President Franklin Roosevelt declared war against Japan. In memory of the Americans who died in the attack, a national memorial was built in Pearl Harbor just above the remains of the sunken battleship Arizona. next page Sample answers These photos remind us of the attack carried out in 1941 by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor, an important US military base in Hawaii, during World War II. 1. This picture shows the night before the attack. Many Japanese ships and aircraft carriers sailed to the Hawaiian Islands and were waiting there for a surprise attack. 2. This picture shows the scene after the attack. As a result of the fatal attack, much of the US Pacific Fleet was destroy. 3. The man in this picture is the former US President Franklin Roosevelt. He declared the war against Japan a