文档介绍：Uni t6
Active reading (1)
Work in pairs and choose the best answer to the questions・
Who was Winston Churchill?
Head of the British Army.
President of the US.
British Prime Minister.
Which of these events is Churchill most famously associated with?
World War I.
World War II.
The English Civil War.
Which of the lines did Churchill say in a speech?
I have nothing to offer but blood, to订，tears and sweat・
(a quote from Winston Church订1 in 1940 on becoming Prime Minister)
Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country.
(a quote from John Kennedy on inauguration as US President, 1961)
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends・
(a quote from Martin Luther King Jr.)
Read the first paragraph of the passage and predict what the passage is likely to be about.
The passage is ・
an extract from a biography of Churchill
a pen portrait of Church订1
a comparison of important historical people
Winston Churchill
Reading and understanding
Number the events in the order they happened.
The allied forces declared victory in World War II.
Churchill was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty.
Churchill became Prime Minister.
Churchill
6 ChurchillChurchill
fought in the Boer War.
lost the general election. elected to the British Parliament.
Choose the best way to complete the sentences.
l the summer of 1940, Britain (a)・was likely to be attacked by another country
was surrounded by enemies was intending to attack another country had been attacked by another country 2 Churchill suggested that Eritain (b)・
would win a terrible victory
needed to fight a difficuIt war
must prevent a terrible crime
was a democratic country
Winston' s father thought he was (c)・
an intelligent and handsome boy who would be rich
a strong and brave boy who would fight for his country
a weak, miserable boy, unlikely to be successful
a hard-working boy who would follow in the family tradition