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1. Unit Ten Section A Report on Britain Under the Bombs

2. Teaching Objectives • Learn about the serious disaster brought by the Second World War 2. Master some key language points and grammatical structures in the text; 3. To be familiar with the writing skills of the text and make use of it in writing 4. To conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit.

3. Background Information 1. Edward R. Murrow (1) Born in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S., 25 April 1908. Attended Stanford University and the University of Washington; graduated from Washington State College, 1930. Married Janet Huntington Brewster, 1934; one son.

4. Background Information 1. Edward R. Murrow (2) Served as assistant director of the Institute of International Education, 1932-35; began career with CBS as director of talks and education, 1935; became director of CBS' European Bureau in London, 1937;

5. Background Information 2. Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1) CBS made media history beginning in the late 1920s. William Paley put money into the Columbia Broadcasting System, which was then a small, struggling radio network, in 1928. In 1974 it adopted the name CBS, Inc.

6. Background Information 2. Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (2) In 1995 CBS, Inc. was bought by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation, which changed the name in 1997 to the CBS Corporation. The main offices are in New York City.

7. Background Information 3. The Allied Nations The main countries involved in World WarⅡ were the Axis powers — Germany, Italy, and Japan, and the Allies (the Allied Nations) — France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union and China. The war ended with the victory being won by the allied nations in 1945.

8. Background Information Discussion What do you know about World War II • Do you think the English people ever considered giving up? Why or why not?

9. Warming-up Activities Questions & Answers • What was Mr. Murrow’s job in 1940? 2. What did Murrow feel sorry for? 3. Why did Murrow’s voice contain a tone of confidence? 4. What were the German pilots sure about?

10. Warming-up Activities 5. What did Hitler and Goering believe about London at first? 6. Why were the English more fortunate than the Poles and the Dutch? 7. What did London citizens do during the wartime? 8. What did Mrrrow predict about the battle?

11. Warming-up Activities T Read the following statements. Are they true (T) or (F) according to the text? 1. Edward R. Murrow was head of the European staff of the Columbia Broadcasting System and a news broadcaster. 2. Murrow was rather pessimistic about the outcome of the war. 3. The German pilots were sure about their ultimate triumph over England. F T

12. Warming-up Activities F 4. Hitler and Goering doubted whether England would surrender even after it became a burned city. 5. The English were fortunate that they had the English Channel as a barrier against the Nazi ground forces, so they didn’t suffer much hardship. 6. With the crash of bombs everywhere and planes spitting fire in the skies, the English could not do their daily jobs or work. F F

13. Warming-up Activities F 7. Britain’s fate only depended on the pilots in the RAF because they fought beyond their limits. 8. The people of London were satisfied because they could fight back, smashing the enemy planes. F

14. Vocabulary and Structure (1). to come over 越过；掠过；从远方来; 倒戈 e.g. When no one answered her phone call on the other end of the line, a trace of disappointment came over her face. 当另一端无人接电话时，一丝失望掠过她的面颊。 (2). to tell of 讲述；见证；告诉 e.g. Every brick and stone on this square tells of the bygone days when we were deep in love with each other. 这个广场上的一砖一石是我们往日热恋的见证。

15. (3). under the waves of 在······的轮番攻击下 e.g. What a nation has lost under the waves of one misfortune after another is bound to be made up with her continued progress in time to come. 一个民族在接踵而至的灾难中失去的一定会随着其日后的不断进步得以补偿。 (4). a tone of sorrow for… 一种对······表示悲痛的语气 e.g. The wife asked the husband, with / in the most moving tone of entreaty, not to drag away, but in vain. 妻子以十分动人的语调恳求丈夫不要吞烟吐雾了，但无济于事。

16. (5). to cast a shadow over / upon 给 ······ 投下 阴影 e.g. Her style of seeking after trifles to the neglect of essentials cast a shadow over our success in crime detection. 她舍本逐末的作派给侦破的成功投下了阴影。 (6). to be sure of ultimate triumph over… 深信最终战胜 ······ e.g. So long as you are sure of the triumph of good over evil, you are bound to win this court case. 只要深信正义战胜邪恶，你定能打赢这场官司。

17. (7). to have sth. as a barrier against (L. 19) 有······ 作屏障/ 障碍 e.g. Once any variation in life forms a barrier against the main melody of your life, don’t hesitate to give it up. 生活中任何变奏曲一旦对你的人生主旋律构成了障碍，要毫不犹豫地放弃它。 (8). to be at last convinced that… / of… 最终相信 ······ e.g. She is firmly convinced all the time that as a man sows, so he shall reap. 她始终坚信：一分耕耘，一分收获。

18. (9). to give in 投降；屈服；塌陷；让步 e.g. The greatness of her life is attributed to her courage to die rather than give in before the bloody enemy. 她之所以生的伟大是因为她面对残忍的敌人宁死不屈、大义凛然。 (10) to hammer the city with bombs 用炸弹猛烈轰炸这座城市 e.g. He has been trying to hammer into his children the importance of making plans. 他一直向孩子们灌输做计划的重要性。

19. (11). in broad daylight 在大白天; 光天化日之下；公开地 e.g. When her requirements were not met, she threatened to bring their under-the-table business out into the daylight. 当她的条件没有被满足时，她扬言要将她们之间见不得人的勾当公诸于世。 (12). to feel the effect of bombs 感受到炸弹的威力 e.g. The World War Two is often defined as a calamity the effects of which could be felt all over the world. 第二次世界大战常常被界定为一场其影响波及全球的大灾难。

20. (13). to carry on the business of life 继续从事日常的事务 e.g. If you carry on with your life like this, you will bring ruin upon your glorious future. 如果你再这样生活下去，你就会毁掉自己的锦绣前程。 (14). to be brought under control 被控制住 e.g. When you find your anger hard to bring under control, it is better to leave where you are, just as what is out of sight is out of mind. 当你发现气得难以控制时，最好离开那里，正所谓眼不见心不烦。

21. (15). to take in 接纳；领进；改小；领会；收容；欺骗 e.g. The news that he was accepted by Tsinghua University came as such a shock that for several minutes he could not take it in. 他被清华大学录取的消息来得太突然，以至于他好几分钟后才反应过来。 (16). to go / be on the air 开始广播／电视播放 e.g. Every time the rock music is on the air, the audience will let themselves dance to it. 每当摇滚乐响起的时候，观众就情不自禁地随着音乐舞起来。

22. (17). to keep sb. from doing sth. 阻止某人做某事 e.g. As long as you have a heart of gold, nothing in the world can keep your life from glowing with your kindness. 只要你 有一颗金子般的心，世间的一切都无法阻止 你的生命因善良而灿烂。

23. (18) with / in an attempt to do sth. 试图 / 刻意做某事 e.g. She is deliberately driving herself into exhaustion in an attempt to get rid of the shadow divorce has cast over her mind. 她在拼命地工作，使自己精疲力竭， 试图消除离婚给她心里留下的阴影。

24. (19). to watch for 密切关注；当心；等待；留意 e.g. It is impossible for you to watch for happiness to drop in by itself unless you are making a nonstop effort toward it. 除非你在为幸福做着不懈的努力，不然等它 自己来是不可能的。

25. Text Analysis How is the text organized? The passage is broadly put into four parts: a general introduction to the reporter and when and where the reports on the battle took place; how the battle for London raged; why Murrow’s voice sounded heroic and Murrow’s projection of the eventual victory. The passage as a whole is developed through the techniques of deduction or general-specific, comparison and contrast, and quotation.

26. A general introduction to Murrow and his reports (Paras. 1-2) How the battle raged and London endured (Paras. 3-9) What made Murrow’s voice sound heroic (Paras. 10-13) Murrow’s projection of the eventual victory (Paras. 14-15)

27. Text Analysis Part I (Paras. 1-2) A general introduction to Murrow and his reports. By narrating the time, place and character, the writer leads the reader to his main topic—reports on London’s battle for survival under German bombs; and then he states his attitude toward the battle through the description of the reporter’s voice.

28. To impress the reader, the writer adopts the devices of both comparison and contrast and deduction to show how bitter and fierce the battle was, on the one hand, and how great and unique London was, on the other. Text Analysis PartII (Paras. 3-9)How the battle raged and London endured

29. By narrating in detail how the Londoners embodied their resolution to win the battle in their different duties, the writer shows to readers why Murrow’s voice sounded heroic. Text Analysis Part III (Paras. 10-13)What made Murrow’s voice sound heroic

30. By quoting directly from Murrow’s report, the author makes clear his statement that any political system that best provides for the defense and decency of the ordinary people will win. Text Analysis Part IV (para. 14-15) Britain would win in the end.

31. Vocabulary Test Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best complete the sentence. 1. The strong storm did a lot of damage to the costal villages; several fishing boats were ____ and many houses collapsed. A. wrecked B. spoiled C. torn D. Injured 2. The government adopted a ____ to set up a fund provide assistance to those children who are deprived of education. A. solution B. revolution C. resolution D. evolution A C

32. Vocabulary Test D 3. In some of the larger animals in nature, the existing evidence points to a similar __ pattern. A. Arrival B. dismissal C. disposal D. survival 4. She ____ the plates angrily down on the table. A. collided B. Crushed C. crashed D. clashed C

33. Vocabulary Test A 5. China and Japan signed a ___ peace and friendship treaty. A. historic B. historian C. history D. historical 6. The news of the President’s death was ___ in a radio broadcast. A. put out B. given out C. taken out D. brought out B

34. Vocabulary Test C 7. It was very ___ of you to drive me to the railway station. A. accent B. percent C. decent D. innocent 8. Geneva is thus neither unpleasantly hot in summer nor cold in winter, but it must sometimes ___ the severe north wind. A. tolerate B. bear C. stand D. endure D

35. Assignment: 1: To Review the Language Points 2: Preview “Section B of Unit 10”, including reading skills, the passage and the related exercises. 3: To do the relevant exercises in section A