全新版大学英语分析.ppt

全新版大学英语第四册 PART 3 THE NORMANDY LANDINGS NORMANDY A historical region and former province of northwest France on the English Channel. Part of ancient Gaul, the region was successively conquered by the ROMANS, Franks, and Norse ; passed to England after the Norman Conquest (1066)and during the Hundred Year’s War(1337-1453); and was restored to France in1450.Its beaches were the focal point of Allied landing on D-day in Word War 2. Pas de Calais: the part of France closest to the British Isles Dwight David Eisenhower(1890-1972): American general and the 34th president of the US(1953-1961).As supreme commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force(1943-1945) he launched the invasion of Normandy and oversaw the final defeat of Germany .His presidency was marked by an end to the Korean War, domestic racial problems, cold war with the Soviet Union, and a break in diplomatic relations with Cuba. Erwin Rommel(1891-1944):German general active in France ,Italy, and northern Africa during World War2 .After his implication in the July Plot to assassinate Hitler ,he committed suicide. Rennes: A city of northwest France north of Nantes. It was an important Gallo-Roman town and became capital of Brittany in 1196.Population,117234. The summary of the text The summer in 1944 saw the invasion of Normandy in France by British, American and Canadian forces. The united forces have Prepared everything well including weather. As The matter of fact, weather brings both the good and the bad to them. Little questions . When ? Where? Who ? How did they prepared? Result? The summer in 1944 Normandy in France British, American and Canadian forces. They spent 1 year to prepare everything well including weather. They win. Words Favorable :a