THeD-DayLandings.pptVIP

Passage 1: How Operation Overlord started and ended. Passage 2: How the soldiers of Able Company crossed the English Channel and their contribution to D-Day. Passage 3: Nearly sixty years later after the Second World War, what the survivors of D-Day and people all over the world did to remember the heroes who died in D-Day. Detailed reading True or False questions Britain declared war on Germany before Germany invaded Poland. Operation Overlord was the battle to invade Germany. Troops from three countries took part in the D-Day landings. The most dangerous place was Omaha Beach. 5. The US army commanders ordered to abandon the invasion. 6. Finally the soldiers made a breakthrough. 7.The D-Day landings were the beginning of the Second World War. 8. Operation Overlord played an important part in the Second World War. Choose the correct answers to the sentences. 1. Troops from the following countries except ______ took part in the D-Day landings. A. the United States B. Poland C. Britain D. Canada 2. The situation at Omaha Beach was so bad that _______. A. many soldiers were killed before they even got off the boats. B. no ship could cross the English Channel C. the D-Day landings were a breakthrough failure D. the US army commanders thought about abandoning the invasion 3. Boat 5 was hit ______ from the beach when crossing the English Channel. A. one kilometer B. five kilometers C. a few meters D. forty-five meters 4. The soldiers on ______ jumped into the water and most of them drowned because the water was too deep. A. Boat 1 and Boat 5 B. Boat 3 and Boat 4 C. Boat 1 and Boat 4 D. Boat 4 and Boat 5 5. The poem For the F