英语专业大三上学期高级英语第2单元课件.ppt

文档介绍：英语专业大三上学期高级英语Unit 2
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Objectives of Teaching
prehend the whole text
To lean and master the vocabulary and expressions
To learn to paraphrase the difficult sentences
To understand the structure of the text
To appreciate the style and rhetoric of the passage.
Hiroshima----the “Liveliest” City in Japan
I. Background Information
II. Introduction to the Passage
III. Text Analysis
IV. Special Difficulties
V. Questions For Discussion
Pre-reading Questions
you guess the writer’s occupation and his nationality?
do you think was the aim of his visit?
Background information
The following are pictures related to our text, please point out the words or phrases in the text that best describes them.
Background Information
1)Hiroshima, city on southwestern Honshû Island(本州), Japan, capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, at the head of Hiroshima Bay. The city was founded in 1594 on six islands in the Ôta River delta. Hiroshima grew rapidly as a castle town mercial city, and after 1868 it was developed into a military center.
A Brief Introduction of Hiroshima (its geographical position and its industry)
Hiroshima lies on the delta at the head of Hiroshima Bay, an arm of the inland sea. It is the capital of Hiroshima prefecture(州) and the chief industrial and population center of the Chugoku(太田川河口) region.
By the beginning of World War II, Hiroshima was the 7th largest city in Japan , with a population of 350,000. During the war it was a regional army headquarter as well as a major rail center and producer of war materials.
By the beginning of world war II, it was the 7th largest city in Japan, with a population of 350,000. The Second Army and Chugoku Regional Army were headquartered in Hiroshima during world war II. The city also had large depots of military supplies, and was a key center for shipping.
In early July, on his way to Potsdam, Truman had re-examined the decision to use the bomb. In the end, Truman made the decision to drop the atomic b