D-Day landings 竞赛课件.ppt

邹平县黄山中学 宋双 English Channel Great Britain France Omaha What will we talk about according to this map? D-Day landings（诺曼底登陆） The day when the military operation in 1944 to invade France was launched（发动） June 6, 1944 The date was kept a secret. Operation Overlord(霸王行动) code name(代号) The D-Day Landings（诺曼底登陆） Passage 1 Passage 2 Passage 3 A. The contribution to D- Day made by Able Company B. Survivors of D-Day landings returned to France to remember their lost comrades C. The main introduction of D-Day landings Read quickly and match the main idea with each passage. What event started the Second World War? 2. What was the purpose of Operation Overlord? 3. What nationality were the troops who took part in the operation? 4. Where was the most dangerous place to land? 5. Was Operation Overlord successful? Read Passage 1 and answer the questions in Activity 5 1.Germany’s invasion of Poland. 2. To invade France 3. British, American and Canadian 4. Omaha Beach 5. Yes, it was. 1. When the Germans started firing at the boats,_______. (a) the boats were so far from the beach that they were not hit. (b) the boats were one kilometer from the beach 2. When Boat 5 was hit by a shell,______. (a) everyone was killed (b) most of the men were rescued from the water √ √ Read passage 2 and choose the correct endings to the sentences in Activity 6. 3. The men from Boat 3 had problems in the water because______. (a) their backpacks were too heavy (b) the water was too deep 4. Six men tried to climb up the cliff and __. (a) some of them managed to reach the top (b) all of them reached the top 5. Two of the soldiers from Able Company__. (a) stayed on the beach (b) met some other soldiers √ √ √ 1. why was 6 June 2004 an important date for the survivors? It was the 60th anniversary of the landings. 2. why do you think so many soldiers were never found? They were drowned or washed away by waves. 3. In you own words, what do