Unit Two Hiroshima – the “liveliest” city in Japan.ppt

2007/10 Unit Two Hiroshima – the “liveliest” city in Japan Teaching Aims To acquaint students with the historical fact of the atomic bombardment in Hiroshima and with its impact upon people’s lives. To acquaint students with the Japan and its traditions revealed in the text. To enable students to recognize the facts and the author’s opinions. To enable students to appreciate the reportorial writing. Background knowledge --Hiroshima (general introduction) --Japanese customs (cited from the text) --The atomic bombs --The event (see the movie By BBC) --The Peace Park l. Hiroshima: first build in 1593, meaning broad island, made up of 6 delta islands; more than 80 bridges connecting them with one another and with the mainland; capital of Hiroshima prefecture ; important position on the key land and water routes Chief industrial and population center of the Chugoku region; industries including iron and steel, shipbuilding, cars and trucks, machinery, textiles and paper; before World War II, 7th largest city in Japan, with a population of 350,000; during the war, regional army headquarters, major rail center and producer of war materials; 2. the atomic explosion: struck by the first atomic bomb at 8:15 a.m. on August 6,1945; explosion near the center of the city, destroying almost everything within a radius of 2 km; over 71,000 people killed instantly, many more later died of injuries and the effect of radiation; survivors still dying of leukemia, pernicious anemia and other diseases induced by radiation; almost 98 % of the buildings destroyed or severely damaged; More pictures At the time this photo was made, smoke billowed 20,000 feet above Hiroshima Aerial photograph from the 80 kilometers away of the Inland Sea, taken about 1 hour after the dropping. The huge atomic cloud, 6 August, 1945 A girl with her skin hanging in strips, at Ohmura NavyHospital on August 10-11. Lunch Box-