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B3U3 Extended reading 文章大意
Hell comes to Pearl Harbor
Ⅰ. Pre-reading
1). Something about Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor (locate) in Hawaii, the United States, is famous for the “Attack on Pearl Harbor” during the World War II.
2). Fill in the numbers:
1). The _____ Pearl Harbor memorial ceremony was held on ___________(Time)
2). About _____ veterans, who witnessed the attack, were invited. (veteran退伍军人)
3). _____ people were killed or injured in the attack.
3).Prediction: What do you think the passage talks about according to the title?
Maybe something (extreme) terrible happened at Pearl Harbor because the word “hell” usually refers to a very (pleasant) experience or situation in people suffer very much.
Ⅱ. Fast reading
1. Figure out the main idea and structure of the article.
Main idea:
Structure:
Part 1
Para
Before the attack
Part 2
Para
During the attack
Part 3
Para
After the attack
Part 4
Para
Today
2.The text is organized in the order of ______.
Ⅲ. Intensive reading
Part 1: Before the attack
1. Find out the verbs describing seamen’s motions.
2.why did the author employ such a writing technique?
To make the language , , and , and convey that everyone aboard was doing their daily work as usual before the attack.
3. What is the function of the last sentence in the first paragraph?
It looked like it would be a normal day on board the ship.
1).It creates (悬念): it would not be a nomal day.
2).It presents a sharp (对比) between the first and second paragraphs, impressing readers with the cruelty of the sudden attack.
3).It lays the (基础) for the following paragraphs which describe the attack in detail.
Part 2: During the attack
1. From the first and second sentence of Para 2, wha