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课件网) Developing ideas — reading Unit 2 Making a difference 目录 contents Pre-reading I Language points IV Fast-reading II Homework V Intensive-reading III Post-reading VI I Pre-reading Learning to learn: Pre-reading Most biographies are organized in the order in which events happened. Whilst reading a biography, it’s a good idea to make a timeline to record and track important information, such as dates, places and key events. This can be a useful way of displaying the kind of life the person led and even, sometimes, what he / she was really like. Pre-reading Background Information Pre-reading Background Information Sir Nicholas Winton Sir Nicholas Winton (1909-2015) was born in London. On the eve of World War II, he was just a broker at the London Stock Exchange, but he single-handedly established an organisation to aid children from Jewish families at risk from the Nazis and managed to rescue 669 children from Czechoslovakia. Then he found them homes in Britain to help them escape the massacre. The Pre-reading Background Information Sir Nicholas Winton secret was kept for half a century until his wife found his journal when a television programme episode made by BBC was broadcast in 1988, and only then did his rescue achievements finally become known to the world. The British press called him the “British Oskar Schindler” and the children he rescued, “Winton’s children”. Pre-reading Background Information Oskar Schindler Oskar Schindler (1908-1974) was a German businessman, who is praised for saving the lives of approximately 1,100 Jews during World War II by employing them in his factories. He is respected by Jews and people who desire justice and equality all over the world. The world-famous film Schindler’s List, directed by Steven Spielberg, was based on Oskar Schindler’s story. II Fast-reading Fast-reading Read the passage fast and match the events to the years in which they happened. a Winton left the military. b He was awarded the Order of the White Lion. c He went to Prague to help refugees escape from the Nazis. d He was invited onto the British television programme That’s Life. e He became a businessman. Fast-reading Read the passage fast and Match the events to the years in which they happened. 1931 1938 1954 1988 2014 e He became a businessman. c He went to Prague to help refugees escape from the Nazis. a Winton left the military. d He was invited onto the British television programme That's Life. b He was awarded the Order of the White Lion. Fast-reading Can you find other important events and the years in which they happened 1954 Winton worked for international charities and for various companies after he left the military. 2003 Winton received a knighthood. Fast-reading Can you find other important events and the years in which they happened 2015 Winton passed away on 1 July at the age of 106. He enjoyed a long life as a kind-hearted person. III Intensive-readi ... ...
