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课件网) Module 6 Vocabulary & Reading Normandy Invasion The D-Day Landings D源于它们所代表的单词—D=Day，D日是美军常用军事术语，表示特定作战与行动的开始时间。这种表示有两个意义，第一是表示作战时间尚未确定，第二表示行动计划高度保密。 Allies盟军（America,Great Britain,France and other European countries） Vs Germany 德怀特·戴维·艾森豪威尔(Dwight David Eisenhower)第二次世界大战期间，他担任盟军在欧洲的最高指挥官，1944年至1945年里负责计划和执行监督进攻维希法国和纳粹德国的行动。1948年2月退役，任哥伦比亚大学校长至1953年。 1952年作为共和党总统候选人参加竞选总统获胜，成为美国第34任总统，1956年再次竞选获胜，蝉联总统。 Read Passage 1 and complete the following items. The Second World War 1. Lasting years: 2. Joining countries: 3. Cause: 4.The important battle: The D-Day Landings 1.Event: 2.Ships (number): 3.Troops (number): 4.The most dangerous place to land: 5.Military meaning: 6.Evaluation(评价） of Operation Overlord（霸王行动）: 1. Lasting years: 2. Joining countries: 3. Cause: 4.The important battle: 6 years US, Britain, Germany, Canada Britain declared war on Germany after Germany invaded Poland. Operation Overlord The Second World War 1.Event: 2.Ships (number): 3.Troops (number): 4.The most dangerous place to land: 5.Military meaning: 6.Evaluation of Operation Overlord: Operation Overlord started when boats full of soldiers landed on the beaches of Normandy in France. More than 5,000 130,000 to the French coast Omaha Beach D-Day Landings The beginning of the end of the Second World War stated as a story of danger and confusion and ended as a story of bravery and acts of heroism Read Passage 2and complete the following items. 1.Eevent: six soldiers: 2.Boat5 twenty soldiers: some soldiers: 3.Boat3 many soldiers: 4.Boat1 and Boat4 most soldiers: the survivors: 5.The end: The soldiers of Able Company crossed the English Channel in seven boats on the morning of 6 June 1944 drowned fell into the water and were picked up by other boats disappeared under the water were either killed or wounded by machine gun fire drowned dead lay on the beach, exhausted and shocked two survivors reached the top of the cliff , joined and fought with a group from another company What do you think of the soldiers of Able Company They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going dowm of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. What is the purpose of the poet？ Read Passage 3 and answer the questions. 1. Why was 6 June 2004 an important date for the survivors 2. Why do you think so many soldiers were never found It was the 60th anniversary of the landings. They were drowned and diappeared under the water. What can we learn from the passage We need peace and we don’t want war. Let’s try to build a more stable and harmonious society and make the world a better place. 1. What do you think of the Second World War 2. Was “D-Day Landings” a war of j ... ...
