Unit 3 War and Peace Understanding ideas 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第三册

War and Peace Unit 3 Understanding ideas Look at the picture and the map and answer the question. What do you think the picture and the map show? P26 1 The Normandy Landings (诺曼底登陆) a The Normandy Landings(诺曼底登陆) ◆ The Normandy landings were a seaborne invasion(海上入侵) 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-named “ Operation Overlord” (霸王行动), but it is more often referred to as “D-Day”. ◆ It enabled the liberation of France from German occupation, laying the foundations for the defeat(击败) of the German armies on the Western Front. The terms D-Day is used for the day on which an attack or operation is to be launched. “D” for the day of the invasion. English Channel Map of D-Day Landings the most dangerous place The fiercest fighting was at Omaha Beach. Have you ever watched any films about it? Now let's read the passage and check your prediction. Match the main ideas to the paragraphs and give your own reasons. Read for general information P28 2 The outcome of the operation The background information of the operation The severe casualties on Omaha Beach The everlasting memory of the soldiers' brave actions The initial stage of the operation The order issued by the Supreme Allied Commander before the operation The 70th anniversary of the D-Day Landings 5 1 4 7 3 2 6 Check your answers. Task 1 1. Allied troops of the D-Day landings were made up mainly of British, Canadian and American soldiers. 2. The “Operation Overlord” , which aimed to free south-west Europe from German occupation, was the largest combined sea, air and land operation in history. 3. Before the operation, Allied soldiers had been prepared for the violence and horror they would experience there. 4. Because of the high cost in human life, the D-Day landings were regarded as a failure. F F True or false. T F north-west But even in the depth of war, few could have been prepared for the