1、Teaching aims&demands To enable the students to grasp the main idea of the article To improve the skills of reading、speaking&writing of the studentsWar logoAnti-war logopeace logoWorld War II CemeteryThe D-Day LandingsThe D-Day Landings.mp4The battle is _.It broke out on the beaches of_in the _ Worl
2、d War.the D-Day LandingsSecondNormandyThe letter D stands for a certain militry operation.The term D-Day is used for the day when a militry operation is to be launched.The D-Day landings is known as the Invasion of Normandy during the Second World War.More information about the D-Day Landings Backgr
3、ound information:The D-Day landings happened during the second world war when Britain declared war on Germany after it invaded Poland.It is considered to be the largest landing battles of the 20th century,involing 36 militry troops and nearly 3million soldiers.As a turning point,it marks the beginni
4、ng of the end of World War II.Map of the D-Day LandingsEnglish ChannelGreat BritainFranceNormandyFast reading:Read and match the main ideas.Passage 1Passage 2Passage 3A.Able Companys great losses.B.the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day LandingsC.Operation OverlordPassage 1:read and answer the following
5、questions:1.What event started the Second World War?Germanys invasion of Poland.2.What was the purpose of Operation Overlord?To invade France.3.What nationality were the troops taking part in the landing?British,American and Canadian.Passage 1:cloze test.World War II,_lasted until 1945,started _ Bri
6、tain declared war _Germany after Germany invaded Poland.Troops from the united States,Britain and Canada took part in the D-Day landings.Over 5,000 ships crossed the English channel,_(carry)130,000 troops to the French coast.The Operation was _(extreme)dangerous and many soldiers_(kill)before they g
7、ot off the boat.American soldiers attempted _(land)at the most dangerous place,_(know)as Omaha beach.The situation was so bad that they thought about _(abandon)the invasion.Eventually,the soldiers made _ breakthrough and the landings were _(success).whichwhenoncarryingextremelywere killedto landknow
8、nabandoningasuccessfulPassage 1:cloze test.World War II,_lasted until 1945,started _ Britain declared war _Germany after Germany invaded Poland.Troops from the united States,Britain and Canada took part in the D-Day landings.Over 5,000 ships crossed the English channel,_(carry)130,000 troops to the
9、French coast.The Operation was _(extreme)dangerous and many soldiers_(kill)before they got off the boat.American soldiers attempted _(land)at the most dangerous place,_(know)as Omaha beach.The situation was so bad that they thought about _(abandon)the invasion.Eventually,the soldiers made _ breakthr
10、ough and the landings were _(success).whichwhenoncarryingextremelywere killedto landknownabandoningasuccessfulPassage 1:cloze test.World War II,_lasted until 1945,started _ Britain declared war _Germany after Germany invaded Poland.Troops from the united States,Britain and Canada took part in the D-
11、Day landings.Over 5,000 ships crossed the English channel,_(carry)130,000 troops to the French coast.The Operation was _(extreme)dangerous and many soldiers_(kill)before they got off the boat.American soldiers attempted _(land)at the most dangerous place,_(know)as Omaha beach.The situation was so ba
12、d that they thought about _(abandon)the invasion.Eventually,the soldiers made _ breakthrough and the landings were _(success).whichwhenoncarryingextremelywere killedto landknownabandoningasuccessfulReciting1.When the Germans started firing at the boats,.(a)the boats were so far away that they werent
13、 hit(b)the boats were one kilometer from the beach2.When Boat 5 was hit by shells,.(a)everyone was killed in the water(b)most of the soldiers were rescued by other boats.Passage 2:read and make the better choice3.Most of the soldiers in Boat 3 drowned becaus_.(a)their backpacks were too heavy(b)the
14、water was too deep4.What do you think the second passage is?(a)A government report on the war.(b)the history of a particular group of soldierspassage 3 Answer questions1.Why did the survivors of the D-Day landings from many different countries returned to France?To remember their lost comrades.2.Whe
15、re are the cemetery and memorial?They are situated on a cliff overlooking the beach and the English Channel.3.What is on the memorial?The names of the lost soldiers and a poem called For the FallenFor the Fallen They shall not grow old,as we that are left grow old.Age shall not weary them,nor the years condemn.At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.他们永远不会变老，当我们活着的人们都已老朽；年华不能使他们厌倦，岁月也不会让他们愧疚；日出日落，我们缅怀他们直到永久。致倒下的战士What may wars bring to us?Whats your opinion on wars?Homework writing：Write down your opinionsin the discussion.