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新牛津译林版高中英语选择性必修三Unit 3 Back to the Past
Extended Reading
According to the title, predict what the article is about.
Maybe something extremely terrible happened on Pearl Harbor.
Read the article and figure out the structure of the article
Part 1 (Para. 1) the attack
Part 2 _____________ the attack
Part 3 _____________ the attack
Part 4 (Para. 7) The present situation
(Paras. 2–4)
(Paras. 5–6)
Before
During
After
What are the characteristics of historical articles?
Characteristics of historical articles
Use chronological order(时间顺序)
Use facts to support their ideas.
Use the third person.
As usual, the wake-up call came at 5:45 a.m. The men aboard the warship USS Arizona went to the washroom, dressed in their uniforms and sat down to breakfast.
1.What was daily life like before the attack?
Before the attack
A. To create the suspense
B. To present a sharp contrast
C. To lay the groundwork for the following paragraphs
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2.What is the function of the last sentence in the first paragraph?
3.How does the author describe the sudden attack by making use of various senses in paragraph 2?
During the attack
Hearing
(Lines 7–8) … at that moment, there was a huge crashing sound from above.
(Lines 10–11) The scream of the engines
was deafening.
(Line 11) As bombs thundered all around…
Sight
(Line 8) The ship shook violently and the men looked at each other in horror.
(Line 9) Above their heads, hundreds of
Japanese planes circled like eagles.
(Lines 11–12) …, clouds of black smoke rose into the sky and hung over the sea.
(Line 15) …, and watched many of his friends die.
ASUS (A) -
4. What did Russell suffer from during the attack? (para.4)
He was badly burnt, bleeding heavily.
Mentally:
Physically:
He suffered from huge mental damage.
Why does the article use the word “hell” ?
Metaphor is used here. The author compares the Pea