仰恩大学《大学英语》课件-Unit 1 The Icy Defender.pptVIP

Unit 1 Fighting with the Forces of NatureNature, to be commanded, must be obeyed. -----Francis Bacon1 The Icy DefenderBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading 2 Before ReadingAn English SongWarm-up ExercisesBackground InformationEnd3 Listen to the SongQuestions:When and where did the storm occur?Who won in the fight against the storm?End4 A Radio Interview with a survivor from the 2004 Asian TsunamiListen and Answer5 What was he doing when the tsunami occurred?How did he survived ?How did he feel about his future?End6 Why I was one of the few to survive I wont ever know. My fortune was partially due to luck and partially due to a few calculated gambles .This is the story of how I survived 7 one of the worlds most destructive natural disasters in modern history. Having narrowly cheated death, I am left with a sense of extreme optimism for my future.8 Perhaps because I came so close to losing everything, that now every day of life seems like a new beginning. Being laid off from my job upon my return home was not a crisis.9 Combined with surviving the tsunami I saw it as an opportunity to reassess where my life has been going and how I could rebuild my career in a meaningful way. End10 Background InformationIntroductory RemarksNapoleon BonaparteAdolf HitlerJoseph StalinSiege of LeningradEnd11 Introductory RemarksThroughout the history of mankind, there have been many conquerors. Chengis Khan spent his entire life conquering neighboring peoples and expanding the Mongolian Empire. 12 Many Roman emperors did the same for the Roman empire,so much so that at one time they ruled modern day Great Britain. In 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Russia in a war of conquest. 13 More than a century later, Adolf Hitler launched a massive military campaign against the Soviet Union.End14 Napoleon Bonaparte emperor of the French, who consolidated and institutionalized many reforms of French Revolution. 1769~182115 One of the greatest