1、Cultural CornerModule 6 War and Peace?peacewarwarpeace“There has never been a good war or a bad peace.”Benjamin Franklin(American scientist)Bertrand Russell(British philosopher)“War doesnt tell us who is right-only who is left.”There is an organization which can help prevent the war and save the peo
2、ple who suffer from the war.“United Nations”The Headquarter of UN Ban Ki-moon (潘基文）The chairman of United NationsHow the United Nations Tries to Keep the Peace2 peacekeepers blue helmetThey are performing an military operation.Find the main idea of each paragraph.the uniform and the idea of the Unit
3、ed nationsthe place they were sent and the numbers of the joined countriessuccesses and failures they have gotParagraph 1Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 3Paragraph 4Paragraph 4Match the words with definitions Arm Operation Personnel Civilian Despite disagreementa.disregard b.a
4、difference between claims or opinions c.a normal citizen d.prepare oneself for a military fightinge.group of people willing to obey orders f.activity by a militaryTrue of False The idea of UN peacekeepers was brought up by the US.Government.()The first UN peacekeepers were armed sent to the Middle E
5、ast in 1948.()All the UN peacekeepers are from developed countries.()Not all the UN peacekeeping operations are successful.()Answer the questions：What is the purpose of UN peacekeeping forces?According the names of“UN peacekeeping forces”,it is supposed to prevent wars and keep the peace which has j
6、ust been achieved in an area.the UN Department of Peacekeeping OperationsReading Comprehension Passage 2,China playing bigger role in UN peacekeeping operations Passage 3,UN peacekeeper shot dead in HaitiAnswer questions:What event signifies the beginning of Chinas peacekeeping operations?When is th
7、e International Day of Peacekeepers?According to the passage,which one is Not true:_A.UN peacekeeping missions will face new challenges.B.China will decrease the number of peacekeepers in the futureC.Chinese peacekeepers are thought highly of by both UN and the government and people of host countrie
8、s.Find a phrase from the first paragraph which has the same meaning with the underlined phrase in paragraph 2._What is the main idea of this passage?Answer questions of passage3:What is the nationality of the dead peacekeeper?What is the task of the UN peacekeeping delegation?Why did the UN troops s
9、et up a checkpoint?What does the underlined phrase in paragraph 1 mean?_ a.conflict with municate with pare with what can you conclude from this passage?Write a composition on the topic-Do you think the need for UN peacekeeping forces will increase or decrease in the future?(within 120 words)Assignment:Thank you!
