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War and Peace
Unit 3
Developing ideas
- Reading
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1. What kind of university do you think it is? What do you know about it?
2. How is it different from today's universities?
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After the Lugouqiao Incident in 1937, in order to preserve the national cultural heritage and cultivate talents urgently needed by the country, the Southwest Associated University (also known as Lianda) composed of Peking University, Tsinghua University and Nankai University was established.
Now read the passage and find out what is so special about Lianda.
Look through the passage and choose the ideas that are conveyed in the passage.
1. Lianda was the best university in Chinese history.
2. The story of Lianda shows Chinese intellectuals' academic pursuit and patriotism.
3. Only under difficult circumstances can students succeed.
4. Lianda has nurtured many outstanding scholars.
5. Lianda was a great success only because it had prominent professors and talented students.
6. People today still admire the spirit of Lianda.
Try to find evidence to support your choices.
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Task 1
Evidences for 2&4 :
Chinese intellectuals' academic pursuit and patriotism
Lianda has nurtured many outstanding scholars.
Evidences for 6:
People today still admire the spirit of Lianda.
1. Their bed was the dusty road and their roof was the open sky,...
2. They had to live in rough buildings, packed 40 to a room, like sardines.
simile
metaphor
Task 2
Find out what figures of speech are used in the sentences.
Discuss how they help
to express the author's emotions with your classmates.
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明喻
暗喻
Think & Share.
1. What difficulties did the professors and students of Lianda encounter? How did they deal with these?
2. What is your understanding of the poem written by Zha Liangzheng?
3. What contribution did Lianda make to the education of the nation?
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Task 3
1. What difficulties did the professors and students of Lianda encounter? How did they deal with thes