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armyBritaindefeatGermanyleadershipnavyvictorywriterartistpoliticianprimeministerspeechstatesmantheSecondWorldWarLookatthephotosandanswerthequestions.Usethewordsandphrasesbelowtohelpyou.Hewasafamousestatesman,apoliticianandtheBritishPrimeMinister.DuringtheSecondWorldWaragainstGermany1.WhowasWinstonChurchill?2.Whendidhelive?HeledtheBritishpeopletofightagainsttheGermantroopsduringthewar.Heisfamousforhisleadershipandhisspeeches.3.Whatdidhedo?4.Whatishefamousfor?LearnmoreaboutWinstonChurchill

WinstonChurchillisawell-knownBritishPrimeMinister(leaderofBritain)，astatesman，apolitician,awriter(winningNobelPrizeforliteraturein1953),anartist(painting:Moroccansunset),andapubicspeaker.Hewasapersonofstrongwill.DuringtheSecondWorldWar,HeledtheBritishpeopletofightagainstNaziGermanyandeventuallywonthewar.Heisfamousforhisleadershipandhisspeeches.HeiseventhoughttobetheEnglishmanwhoknewthemostEnglishwords(120,000).Paragraph1:WinstonChurchillisfamousforhisspeeches.Paragraphs2-6:Fiveexamplesofhisgreatspeechesandfamouslines.Readthepassagequicklyandfindthestructureofthepassage.Part1:Part2:

Part3:Paragraph7:Hisspeechesarestillrememberedandquotedtoday,andremainsomeofthefinestexamplesofspokenEnglish.Choosethesentencewhichbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage.A.WinstonChurchilliswell-knowasastatesman,politicianandastheBritishPrimeMinisterduringmostoftheSecondWorldWarB.Hisspeechesarestillrememberedandquotedtoday,andremainsomeofthefinestexamplesofspokenEnglish.Readthepassagecarefullyandfillintheblankswiththekeywords.TimeBackgroundinformationFamouslines113May19402June1940Britainhadbeenatwarforover8months,and…“Ihavenothingtoofferbut…”Germanarmyhadadvance…Britisharmyhadretreated…“…Weshallneversurrender”TimeBackgroundinformationFamouslines318June1940420August1940510November1942EncourageeveryonedefendingBritain“Thiswastheirfinesthour…”Germanscontinuedattacksfromtheairandlostmanyplanes“Neverinthefieldofhumanconflict…”Germanybegantolosesomeimportantbattles.“Nowthisisnottheend.Itisnot…”1.Churchill’sspeechon13May1940showsthat___.(a)therewaslittlehecoulddo(b)thewarwouldbeoversoon(c)hecouldonlypromisetodohisbesttodefeattheGermans(d)thedefeatofBritainbyGermanywasprobable

Choosethebestanswers.2.AftertheBritishhadretreatedtoBritain,ChurchillsuggestedtheBritish___.(a)wouldstronglyresisttheGermansineverypossibleway(b)wouldattacktheGermanarmyatDunkirk(c)wouldthenusesmallboatstobringtheBritisharmyback(d)hopedotherEuropeancountrieswouldhelpBritain3“….Thiswastheirfinesthour.”suggeststhat___.(a)theBattleofBritainwasoverquickly(b)peoplewillgreatlyadmireeveryonewhodefendedBritain(c)soldierswillbeproudofwhattheyhaddone(d)theBritishwererightnottosurrender4.InChurchill’sspeechon20August1940,the“few”refersto____.(a)thepeopleofBritain(b)theBritishpilots(c)theGermanairplanes(d)theGermanattackonBritain5.AccordingtoChurchill,theendofthebeginningwaswhen___.(a)thewarended(b)theGermanattacksended(c)theBritishwontheBattleofBritain(d)theBritishstartedtowinthewarPost–readingReadthequotationsofChurchill’sspeechandmakeaspeechlikeChurchill

“Wegoontotheend.WeshallfightinFrance.Weshallfightontheseasandtheoceans.Weshallfightwithgrowingconfidenceandgrowingstrengthsintheair.Weshalldefendourisland,whateverthecostmaybe.Weshallfightonthebeaches,weshallfightonthelandinggrounds,weshallfightinthefieldsandinthestreets,weshallfightinthehills;weshallneversurrender.”

1.“Neverinthefieldofhumanconflictwassomuchowedbysomanytosofew.”“在人类战争史上,从来没有一次像这样,

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