高中英语 Module 6 War and Peace Introduction; Vocabulary and Reading学案 外研版选修6

学习目标：学习并正确理解战争与和平，诺曼底登陆有关的课文。

自学指导：语境中运用本模块所学词汇 及阅读技巧，正确理解课文。

I.根据课文内容完成下面的短文

The Second World War,1.which lasted until 1945，started when Britain declared war 2.on Germany after Germany invaded Poland. The most important battle of the war in Europe was Operation Overlord.

Troops from the United States，Britain and Canada took part 3.in the D­Day landings. More than 5,000 ships crossed the English Channel,4.carrying (carry) 130,000 troops to the French coast. The Operation was extremely dangerous and many soldiers 5.were killed (kill) before 6.they even got off the boats. And many drowned in the deep water before help arrived.

American soldiers attempted to land at the most dangerous place,7.known (know) as Omaha Beach. The situation at Omaha Beach was so bad 8.that the US army commanders thought about abandoning the invasion .Eventually，the soldiers made 9.a breakthrough and the D­Day landings were 10.successful (success)．

II.重点单词学习：

1.despite　prep.　不管，不顾

(回归课本P83)The UN couldn't stop a terrible civil war in the African state of Rwanda in 1995，despite warnings of the dangers from nearby states.

1995年联合国没能制止非洲国家卢旺达境内的严重战争，尽管周边国家发出了危险警告。

【例句探源】①Despite all our efforts to save the school，the county decided to close it.尽管我们竭尽全力想保住这所学校，县里还是决定把它关闭。

②Despite/In spite of the traffic jam，he arrived here on time.

尽管交通堵塞，他仍然准时到达了这儿。

③(朗文P1982)Kelly loved her husband in spite of the fact that he drank too much.

虽然她丈夫酗酒，凯莉仍然爱着他。

④He went ahead and did it，regardless of the consequences.

他说干就干了，没有顾及后果。

【即境活用】5．________ scientists know where a storm will happen，winds will suddenly change，carrying the storm to a new direction.

　A．Even if B．Since C．Despite D．Unless

6.________ the advances of science，the discomforts of old age will always be with us.