Unit 3 War and Peace Starting out & Understanding ideas 学案-2023-2024学年高二英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第三册

【学生版】Unit 3 Period 1 Starting out & Understanding ideas（配套） 【学习目标】 Learning Objectives 1 To understand the nature of war and the importance of peace 2 To get the main and specific information about the the D-Day landings, work out the structure of the passage and language characteristics 【学习过程】 Learning activities 目标一: To understand the nature of war and the importance of peace Activity 1: Watch the video and answer the questions. 1 Which wars are discussed in the video? 2 What was the deadliest conflict in human history? How many people were killed? Answers: __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Activity 2: Read the quotes about the war and answer the questions. 1 What is your understanding of the quotes? 2Which of the quotes helps you to better understand the nature of war? Give your reasons. 3 What is your opinion on war? Come up with three words or expressions to help express your opinion. A good soldier is not violent. A good fighter is not angry. A good winner is not vengeful. Laozi There never was a good war or a bad peace. Benjamin Franklin The supreme art of war is to beat the enemy without fighting. Sunzi You cannot prevent and prepare for war at the same time. Albert Einstein 目标二: To get the main and specific information about the the D-Day landings, work out the structure of the passage and language characteristics Activity 1: Look at the picture and the map and answer the questions. 1 What do you think the picture and the map show? 2 What do you expect to read about in the passage? Share your ideas with the class. Now read the passage and check your prediction. Background information The Normandy landings were a seaborne invasion of northern France that took place on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 by American, British and Canadian forces. The largest seaborne invasion in history was code-n