专业英语综合教程_unit9_TheDiaryoftheUnknownSoldier

1、The Diary of the Unknown SoldierRead aloud Audiovisual supplementsSection One:Pre-reading ActivitiesSection Two: Global ReadingSection Four: Consolidation Activities Section Five: Further EnhancementI. Read aloudRead the following poem aloud, making a pause between sense groups.Section Three:Detaile

2、d Reading You Never Know Until You Try You never know until you try,and you never try unless you really try.You give it your best shot,You do the best you can,and youve done everything in your power and still fail The truth of the matter isthat you havent failed at all.When you reach for your dreams

3、,The Diary of the Unknown SoldierRead aloud Audiovisual supplementsSection One:Pre-reading ActivitiesSection Two: Global ReadingSection Four: Consolidation Activities Section Three:Detailed Reading No matter what they may be,You grow from the reaching,You learn from the trying,You win from the doing

4、.Section Five: Further EnhancementRead aloud Audiovisual supplementsSection One:Pre-reading ActivitiesII. Audiovisual supplementsQuestions:1. Why does the German Captain ask the prisoners to leave?2. What do you think war may bring us?Film episode: Raid on RommelAnswers for reference:1. Because Tobr

5、uk has been conquered by German and it is safe. 2. Open answer.Section Three:Detailed ReadingSection Two: Global ReadingThe Diary of the Unknown Soldier Section Four: Consolidation Activities Section Five: Further EnhancementRead aloud Audiovisual supplementsSection One:Pre-reading ActivitiesMajor,

6、I have orders. You and your men are to leave at 12 for Tobruk.Tobruk? Why? That is crazy.Those are my orders.Thats an active war zone! As prisoners of war we are supposed to be sent to a safe area.Tobruk is now ours, Major. I assure you it is very safe.The Geneva Convention has explicit rules on .We

7、 also have those rules. Your side was notified yesterday about the movement of prisoners.Hail Hitler!You will do that too. So prepare. We leave immediately.German Captain: Major: German Captain: Major: German Captain: Prisoner:German Captain:Prisoner: German Captain: Section Three:Detailed ReadingSe

8、ction Two: Global ReadingThe Diary of the Unknown Soldier Section Four: Consolidation Activities Section Five: Further EnhancementRead aloud Audiovisual supplementsSection One:Pre-reading ActivitiesSection Three:Detailed ReadingSection Two: Global ReadingThe Diary of the Unknown Soldier Section Four

9、: Consolidation Activities And what if we refuse to go?We will leave you here. Then you will see there are worse things than dysentery. Merrihew! Sir? Pack it.Yes, sir. Major: German Captain:Major: Merrihew: Major:Merrihew:Section Five: Further EnhancementRead aloud Audiovisual supplementsSection On

10、e:Pre-reading ActivitiesSection Three:Detailed ReadingSection Two: Global ReadingThe Diary of the Unknown Soldier Section Four: Consolidation Activities Section Five: Further EnhancementText analysis Structural analysisSection One:Pre-reading ActivitiesSection Two: Global ReadingCultural backgroundT

11、his story is dedicated to all of the unknown soldiers who died while trying to protect the lives of the innocent.I. Text analysis Section Three:Detailed ReadingThe Diary of the Unknown Soldier Section Four: Consolidation Activities Section Five: Further EnhancementText analysis Structural analysisSe

12、ction Two: Global ReadingCultural backgroundII. Structural analysis Section Three:Detailed ReadingSection One:Pre-reading ActivitiesThe Diary of the Unknown Soldier Section Four: Consolidation Activities The second entrythe grim situation the author had during war time and his affection for his fami

13、ly and his rage for “selfish and ignorant” killing and destructionThe first entrythe battlefield that the author and his fellow soldiers expected, the description of the enemys air raid and the feeling as a lucky survivor The third entrythe author shifted his focus from the approaching death on the

14、battlefield to his envisioned peace at homeSection Five: Further Enhancementmen were still in the east to enforce the treaty and to occupy the Ukraine. These forces were badly needed on the Western Front, and the disruption of agriculture due to war and civil war meant that they were able to extract

15、 precious little in the way of additional foodstuffs from the former Russian Empire to overcome the shortages at home.Text analysis Structural analysisSection Two: Global ReadingSection Three:Detailed ReadingCultural backgroundIII. Cultural backgroundAt first it seemed that Germany had won a signifi

16、cant victory. Russia was out of the war and the High Command had realised its annexationist ambitions in the east. But the treaty also caused a number of serious problems. The lengthy deliberations seriously disrupted planning for the German spring offensive that was to begin on 21 March 1918. Over

17、one millionSection One:Pre-reading ActivitiesThe Diary of the Unknown Soldier Section Four: Consolidation Activities Section Five: Further Enhancement Most serious of all, although very few of the German and allied troops were attracted to Communism, the Bolshevik appeal for an end to the war met wi

18、th a powerful resonance and was the direct cause of a wave of strikes beginning in Vienna in January 1918 and spreading to Germany. Despite these problems, and although a number of senior commanders were exceedingly sceptical about the chances of success, German expectations were high that the Micha

19、el offensive across the old Somme battlefields in March would end the war, with Germany victorious. The German Army made astonishing advances in the first few days of the offensive, advancing up to 60 kilometres (38 miles) and destroying the British Fifth Army. But the campaign soon became bogged do

20、wn and degenerated into a series of limited attacks with no clear operational goal.Text analysis Structural analysisSection Two: Global ReadingSection Three:Detailed ReadingCultural backgroundSection One:Pre-reading ActivitiesThe Diary of the Unknown Soldier Section Four: Consolidation Activities Se

21、ction Five: Further Enhancement The French counter-attacked in July, the British in August, and it was now clear that the Central Powers could not possibly win the war. Germany had lost the initiative, Austria-Hungary was on the verge of collapse and there was a chronic shortage of manpower.Text ana

22、lysis Structural analysisSection Two: Global ReadingSection Three:Detailed ReadingCultural backgroundSection One:Pre-reading ActivitiesThe Diary of the Unknown Soldier Section Four: Consolidation Activities Section Five: Further EnhancementThis story is dedicated to all of the unknown soldiers who d

23、ied while trying to protect the lives of the innocent. The Diary of the Unknown SoldierSection Two: Global ReadingSection Three:Detailed ReadingSection One:Pre-reading ActivitiesThe Diary of the Unknown SoldierSection Four: Consolidation Activities NOVEMBER 24, 1943It has been almost six months sinc

24、e I last saw American soil, my family, or my home. My heart aches every moment because everywhere I look I see piles of rubble where houses used to stand and lifeless bodies that once moved around with the joy of life inside them. It is as if I have stared into deaths eyes and seen its hatred, its c

25、oldness. If it would have been some strangers corpses that I had seen I might have taken it lighter. But these lifeless heaps are, or used to be, my friends and colleagues. They all came here with an air of confidence and eagerness, ready to win. What foolsSection Five: Further Enhancement The Diary

26、 of the Unknown SoldierSection Two: Global ReadingSection Three:Detailed ReadingSection One:Pre-reading ActivitiesSection Four: Consolidation Activities they were! Couldnt those men see that what they received was a one-way ticket to death, couldnt they have opened their eyes! Of course, I was like

27、them, but I have changed my views since the last D-day, when our regiment was assigned to protect London.Today was rainy and cold, just like any other, when, out of the blue, German fighter planes bombarded our small, makeshift camp. All I could hear were the sounds of bombs exploding, crippling tho

28、se people in their way. I was suddenly knocked into a trench and able to be undetected by the planes circling overhead. I was lucky.Section Five: Further Enhancement The Diary of the Unknown SoldierSection Two: Global ReadingSection Three:Detailed ReadingSection One:Pre-reading ActivitiesSection Fou

29、r: Consolidation Activities When I came to, the Axis planes had gone and the few survivors that were left began scooping up bodies. I suffered minor head injuries, but the rest of my platoon wasnt so fortunate. All I can say to describe the aftermath of the explosions is that it was a sea of blood.

30、Right about this time thoughts of suicide entered my head, but I decided that I must go on. I must go on living this nightmare, if not for myself or my country, then for my family back home. I want my children to have a father. My family has been sending me mail, but I have received only a few lette

31、rs so far. Oh, how I wish I could see my darling daughters! They are experiencing tough times too, with the food shortage problems and all. I hope the garden that they planted is growing. My thoughts drift to my wife now. She is so dear to me that I cant stop thinking about her.Section Five: Further

32、 Enhancement The Diary of the Unknown SoldierSection Two: Global ReadingSection Three:Detailed ReadingSection One:Pre-reading ActivitiesSection Four: Consolidation Activities My job now is plane spotting. It is a civilians task, but there are no more civilians left to do it. I must end this entry no

33、w because I am too tired to go on writing. All I ask is that I be alive when this ends. Although Im not so sure Ill get my wish.NOVEMBER 29, 1943I do not remember why I ever came here. Why does war have to be the way problems are solved? War just creates more problems; something every sensible perso

34、n knows. I guess that means people like Hitler arent sensible. Now my Krations are running low. My joints are frozen stiff and my ammunition has been used up. Word has it that the Axis powers are sending troops to our location within the month. My situation is grim and the odds of winning, or even s

35、urviving, seem unlikely. More blood has been shed and my body simply cannot take it. When I eat, sleep, and fight I have to stare Section Five: Further Enhancementat cold, lifeless soldiers that look like they were never alive. If I return home I vow to keep these soldiers memories alive by telling

36、their families they died bravely in an effort to save their country from turmoil. While that might not provide much to help them cope with their loss, it will make the children feel like their fathers made a difference. The Diary of the Unknown SoldierSection Two: Global ReadingSection Three:Detaile

37、d ReadingSection One:Pre-reading ActivitiesSection Four: Consolidation Activities A few days ago my ragtag group of soldiers journeyed to a small European town that had been untouched by warfare. Still, the townspeople took all of the proper wartime precautions. One night, as I performed my routine

38、watch, I passed a young girl of no more than twelve or thirteen, who was walking home. I couldnt help thinking about my two daughters when I saw her. I fell apart inside and broke into tears, wondering yet again if I would ever see my family. I would give anything to see them, even if it was for fiv

39、eSection Five: Further Enhancement The Diary of the Unknown SoldierSection Two: Global ReadingSection Three:Detailed ReadingSection One:Pre-reading ActivitiesSection Four: Consolidation Activities minutes! I am not a man made for war, nor am I an adventurous person. I do not even remember my reason

40、for joining in this madness! I guess I thought it was something that had to be done. A saying I once heard strikes a painful note in my head, “Even one war is too many.” The person who said it had a valid point. Never have I been so enraged at my fellowman before. Humans do err, but that is no excus

41、e for ending innocent lives and destroying whole countries! No one has that right. How can we be so selfish and ignorant as to not care about each other! This thought makes me sicker than when I am staring at heaps of bodies strewn over the tattered soil.DECEMBER 24, 1943Section Five: Further Enhanc

42、ement The Diary of the Unknown SoldierSection Two: Global ReadingSection Three:Detailed ReadingSection One:Pre-reading ActivitiesSection Four: Consolidation Activities I think we have a spy in our regiment because the nightmare has surfaced again. Our “secret” location is being invaded by Nazi troop

43、s as I write this down. I have hidden myself in a small trench, my last hope for surviving. I wish, with all my soul that I could be home now, in my own bed, waiting for Christmas morning to come. The children would be tucked in their beds, and my wife and I would be soundly asleep in our room. I am

44、 struggling to calm myself down, but my face is covered in dirt and sweat, and my head is pounding like mad. I am so close to death that I can actually feel its fiery breath engulfing me. To help keep me from panicking I am thinking of my daughters faces as they open their presents on Christmas Day.

45、 The faces are all aglow with delight. I will always remember their faces, wait I hear footsteps coming in my direction. My rifle is useless since there are no shells in it. If thisSection Five: Further Enhancement The Diary of the Unknown SoldierSection Two: Global ReadingSection Three:Detailed Rea

46、dingSection One:Pre-reading ActivitiesSection Four: Consolidation Activities is my last entry then please, whoever finds this, return it to my family. Oh my God! I can see from my hiding spot that a Nazi soldier is inspecting the trench. It is only a matter of time before he finds me. I have one las

47、t question before I die. Why?Almost nine and a half years after the last diary entry was written a British infantryman found the small journal as he was clearing away wreckage at the doomed battle site. The name of the author is today a mystery and it was not mentioned in the diary. Only the initial

48、 R was found in the bottom left-hand corner of the first page. The man, who is dubbed (named) “The Unknown Soldier”, was never found although we assume he is dead at this time.1,200 wordsSection Five: Further EnhancementThis story is dedicated to all of the unknown soldiers who died while trying to

49、protect the lives of the innocent. The Diary of the Unknown SoldierSection Two: Global ReadingSection Three:Detailed ReadingSection One:Pre-reading ActivitiesThe Diary of the Unknown SoldierSection Four: Consolidation Activities NOVEMBER 24, 1943It has been almost six months since I last saw America

50、n soil, my family, or my home. My heart aches every moment because everywhere I look I see piles of rubble where houses used to stand and lifeless bodies that once moved around with the joy of life inside them. It is as if I have stared into deaths eyes and seen its hatred, its coldness. If it would

51、 have been some strangers corpses that I had seen I might have taken it lighter. But these lifeless heaps are, or used to be, my friends and colleagues. They all came here with an air of confidence and eagerness, ready to win. What foolsSection Five: Further Enhancementthey were! Couldnt those men s

52、ee that what they received was a one-way ticket to death, couldnt they have opened their eyes! Of course, I was like them, but I have changed my views since the last D-day, when our regiment was assigned to protect London. The Diary of the Unknown SoldierSection Two: Global ReadingSection Three:Deta

53、iled ReadingSection One:Pre-reading ActivitiesSection Four: Consolidation Activities Today was rainy and cold, just like any other, when, out of the blue, German fighter planes bombarded our small, makeshift camp. All I could hear were the sounds of bombs exploding, crippling those people in their w

54、ay. I was suddenly knocked into a trench and able to be undetected by the planes circling overhead. I was lucky.Section Five: Further Enhancement The Diary of the Unknown SoldierSection Two: Global ReadingSection Three:Detailed ReadingSection One:Pre-reading ActivitiesSection Four: Consolidation Act

55、ivities When I came to, the Axis planes had gone and the few survivors that were left began scooping up bodies. I suffered minor head injuries, but the rest of my platoon wasnt so fortunate. All I can say to describe the aftermath of the explosions is that it was a sea of blood. Right about this tim

56、e thoughts of suicide entered my head, but I decided that I must go on. I must go on living this nightmare, if not for myself or my country, then for my family back home. I want my children to have a father. My family has been sending me mail, but I have received only a few letters so far. Oh, how I

57、 wish I could see my darling daughters! They are experiencing tough times too, with the food shortage problems and all. I hope the garden that they planted is growing. My thoughts drift to my wife now. She is so dear to me that I cant stop thinking about her.Section Five: Further Enhancement The Dia

58、ry of the Unknown SoldierSection Two: Global ReadingSection Three:Detailed ReadingSection One:Pre-reading ActivitiesSection Four: Consolidation Activities My job now is plane spotting. It is a civilians task, but there are no more civilians left to do it. I must end this entry now because I am too t

59、ired to go on writing. All I ask is that I be alive when this ends. Although Im not so sure Ill get my wish.NOVEMBER 29, 1943I do not remember why I ever came here. Why does war have to be the way problems are solved? War just creates more problems; something every sensible person knows. I guess tha

60、t means people like Hitler arent sensible. Now my Krations are running low. My joints are frozen stiff and my ammunition has been used up. Word has it that the Axis powers are sending troops to our location within the month. My situation is grim and the odds of winning, or even surviving, seems unli