unit1-icy-defender

TheIcyDefenderObjectivesStudentswillbeableto:1.graspthemainideaandstructureofthetext;2.doacomparisonandcontrastbetweenNapoleon’sinvasionofRussiaandHitler’sinvasionoftheSovietUnion;3.masterthekeylanguagepointsandgrammaticalstructuresinthetext;4.conductaseriesofreading,listening,speakingandwritingactivitiesrelatedtothethemeoftheunit.Thoseambitiousconquerors:ChengisKhan-------theMongolianEmpireRomanEmperors----ruledmoderndayGreatBritainNapoleon&HitlerLead-inDiscussion:mancanconquernature人定胜天Manornature,whichdoyouthinkismorepowerful?NapoleonBonaparte(1769-1821)theBattleofWaterlooAdolfHitler(1889-1945)JosephStalin(1879-1953)siegeofleningrad列宁格勒围城战StalingradWorldwarIISkimthevocabularyCulturalnotes&PropernamesNature,tobecommanded,mustbeobeyed.-----FrancisBaconQs:WhatdoyouthinkledtoNapoleon’sandHitler’sdefeat?Whatdoes“theIcyDefender”referto?InwhatwaywasHitler’soffensiveagainsttheSovietUnionsimilartoNapoleons’campaignagainstRussia?Inwhatwayweretheydifferent?Structureofanessay---------beginning,bodypart,conclusionWritingtechnique:ComparisonandcontrastMainideaofthetextTextorganization:P11AComparisonandContrastAnalysisoftheTwoInvasionsInvadingcountryFranceGermanyCountryinvadedRussiaSovietUnionStarterofwarNapoleonHitlerStartingtimeofinvasionSpring,18126/22/1941Strengthofinvadingforce600,000ThelargestlandcampaigninhistorypredictionQuickvictory,conquestofRussiain5weeksBlizkrieg(“lightningwar”),lastingnolongerthan3monthsTextAnalysisInitialresistancestrategyRefusingtostandandfight;retreatingeastwards,burningcropsandhomes“scorchtheearth”,fiercefighttodefendmajorcitiesCaptureoftheRussiancapitalYesnoMajorbattlesSmolensk,Borodino,theBerezinaRiverLeningrad,StalingradTruceofferByNapoleon,rejectedbytheCzarNoBiggestenemyfortheinvadingforceSnow,freezingtemperatureHeavyrain,“generalMud”,snow,freezingtemperatureTurningpointOctober1821,whenNapoleonorderedaretreat1943,whentheSoviettroopspushedtheGermanforcesbackFateoftheinvadingforceOnly100,000survivedHeavylossesWar-starter’sfateNapoleonabdicatedandwentintoexile,hisempireatanendHitlercommittedsuicide,hisempirecollapsingLanguageStudyInthecaseof:asfaras...isconcernedE.g.Theriseofinterestratewillbedisastrousinthecaseofsmallfirms.Formaltrainingwilltakeatleast3yearsinthecaseofinteriordecoration.Stand/get/beintheway:preventfromdoingsth.E.g.Manyteacherscomplainthattheycan’tmakeanyimprovementinteachingmethodsastheexistingexamsystemisintheway.Be/getboggeddown:beunabletomakeprogressE.g.Thelocalgovernmentgotboggeddowninproblemsofhowtohandletheemissionofhazardouschemicalsbyindustrialfacilities.Engagesb.insth:(causeto)takepartinsthE.g.Theyarecurrentlyengagedinlengthytradenegotiations.Theteachertriedtoengagetheshyboyinconversation.Befacedwith:havetodealwithE.g.Thelibrarianswerefacedwiththehugetaskoflistingallthebooks.Iamfacedwiththeawfuljobofbreakingthenewstotheboy’sfamily.Takeagamble:takeariskE.g.Thecompanytookagamblebycuttingthepriceoftheirproducts,anditpaidoff.Ithinkshe’stakingagambleinvestingallhermoneyinstocks.Presson/ahead:continuedoingsth.inadeterminedwaye.g.Ourschoolauthoritiesarekeentopressonwitheducationalreform.Organizersofthestrikearedeterminedtopresson.Bideone’stime:waitpatientlyforachanceE.g.Hispoliticalrivalsarebidingtheirtimeforanattackonhispolicies.HebidedhistimeuntilHarvardUniversityofferedhimaprofessorship.Dragon:moveslowlyandwitheffort;continueendlesslyandtediouslye.g.Thesecompensationcaseshavealreadydraggedonforoneyear.Howmuchlongeristhemeetinggoingtodragon?Atthecostof:withthelossofE.g.BerhmansavedJohnsyatthecostofhisownlife.Thelocalgovernmentdevelopeditseconomybutatthecostofenvironment.Catchsb.offguard:takesb.bysurpriseE.g.Theinvitationtohisweddingcaughtmeoffguard.Themanagerdidn’tknowwhattosay.Itwasclearthatmyquestionhadcaughthimoffguard.Diefrom/of:haveasthecauseofdeathE.g.Someanimaldiedofstarvationinthesnow.Alltheplantsweredyingfromlackofrain.Bringtoahalt:stopcompletelyE.g.AirtrafficinPolandhadbeenbroughttoahaltbyanairtrafficcontrollers’strike.Ourjourneywasbroughttoahaltbyastorm.Turnthetide(against):changewhatlookslikedefeatintovictory(over)E.g.TheappearanceofJoanofArcturnedthetideofwar.SovietvictoryinStalingradturnedthetideofthewarinEurope.Thanksto:becauseofE.g.Thankstoherfinancialsupport,thetwochildrenintheremotevillagecouldgotoschool.Thankstotheirtirelessefforts,theperformancewasagreatsuccess.Bereckonedwith:betakenintoconsideratione.g.Alltheseproblemshadtobereckonedwithastheyarose.Sheisawomantobereckonedwith.Takeits/aroll:causedamage,injuriesordeaths(oftenfollowedbyof/on)e.g.Thefaminetookatollof3,000,000lives.Hishardworkhastakenitstollonhisstomach.Post-readingtasks:ComprehensiveExercises:(P21I)C-ETranslation:(P22II)Homereading:(TextB)