2015-2016学年高中英语 Module 6 War and Peace Period 4 Reading PracticeCultural Corner课件 外研版选修6.pptVIP

Module 6 War and Peace Work in pairs. Look at the photo in the passage and answer the questions. Use the words and phrases below to help you. Read the passage quickly and point out the structure of the passage: Part 1: Part 2: Cultural Corner Read the passage and answer the questions: What is the purpose of UN peacekeeping forces? To prevent wars starting, or to keep a difficult peace which has just been made. Do you think the need for UN peacekeeping forces will increase or decrease in the future? What happened in the following years? Over 60 years ago ____________ __________________ In 1948 _______________________ __________________________ In 1957 ___________________ _________________________________ ____ During the 1990s ________________ _________________________ In 2003 ________________ ________________________________ ____________________ Discussion What the main reason why countries go to wars? What is the best way to keep peace between countries? Language points arm: n. [常用复]武器, 军械, 兵种 e.g. Having failed to settle their disputes at the conference table, the two countries appealed to arms.和平解决争端的谈判失败以后, 两国便诉诸武力。 vt., vi. 武装; 装备 arm oneself against danger 武装起来, 对付危险 armed to the teeth 武装到牙齿; 全副武装 involve: vt. involved, involving 1) (常与in连用)牵涉; 拖累 Don’t involve other people in your trouble. 别把别人牵涉进你的麻烦中去。 2) (常与in连用)使陷入 be involved in trouble卷入纠纷 be involved in disaster陷入不幸 3) 包括, 涉及 All the children were involved in the school play. 所有的孩子都参加了学校排练的剧。 This lesson involves a lot of work. 这一课需要做的工作有很多。 Despite prep. in spite of尽管, 不管;不顾;即使 Despite the bad weather we enjoyed our holiday. 尽管天气不好, 我们的假期仍过得很愉快。 remain modest despite one’s achievements 尽管有成绩仍然保持谦虚 despite all that 尽管如此 (in) despite of ... 不顾, 尽管, 任凭 *