Writing教学设计及教案分析

外研版选修六

Module 6

Cultural Corner How the United Nations Tries to Keep the Peace Reading Handout

Task one: Vocabulary (Try to figure out the meanings of the underlined words and explain your skills to understand their meanings.) 1.

(Para1) If you see soliders wearing sky-blue helmets, they are United Nations peacekeepers. A.

hats

B. guns

C. masks

D.luggage

2.

(Para3) In 2003, there were fifteen, involving nearly 3700 personnel (soldiers and civilians). A.

operations

B.countries

C. people

D.successes

Task two : Fast reading.

1.

Divide the passage into three parts and use one word to summarize it main idea. Part one (

)

the _________

Part two (

)

the __________

of the UN peacekeepers Part three (

)

the __________ 2.

The author wrote this passage in order to _______ A.

praise the United Nations for its contribution to the world peace. B.

call for peace for all human beings. C.

give us some information about the UN peacekeepers. D.

Tell us how United Nations was founded Task three : Careful reading. 1. Read part 1 and answer the following question.

Who was it that won the Nobel Peace Prize for the idea of UN peacekeepers ? ____________________________________________________ 2.Read part 2 (para2&3) and answer: What happened in the following years? time in 1948 in 1957 since 1957

during 1990s

the big events

the

1 Since 2000 in 2003

3.Read part 3 and decide the following statement true or false.

The purpose of UN peacekeeping forces is to keep the peace around the words, but it is difficult. _____________________________________________________________ Task six: Summary . (Close your books and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the given/proper words.)

More than 60 years ago Canadian Foreign Minister Lester Person had the idea of the UN peacekeepers. It was his work _____ made him win the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1948 the first UN peacekeepers were sent to the Middle East only to see ______ was happening. In 1957 the first _____(arm) UN peacekeepers were sent there again because of the __________(disagree) about Suez Canal. Since then, there _________(be) more than 50 UN peacekeeping operations. There were 15 peacekeeping operations in 2003, ________(involve)nearly 37,000 personnel. Since 2000 more and more countries have joined the UN peacekeepers,such as Pakistan, China,India etc. During _____1990s, eastern European countries also sent personnel to UN peacekeeping. There have been many UN peacekeeping __________(successful), but also some _______(fail). For example, in 1995 the UN coundn’t stop a terrible civil war in Rwanda, _______ warnings of the dangers from nearby states.

Task four: post-reading

What is your attitude towards war? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Task five: Discussion Do you think the need for UN peacekeeping forces will increase or decrease in the future? Why?

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Task seven: Enjoy the song

From A Distance 在远方

From a distance the world looks blue and green, 在远方，世界蓝色而暗淡

and the snow-capped mountains white. 白雪覆盖山顶

From a distance the ocean meets the stream, 在远方，百川汇入大海

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and the eagle takes to flight. 苍鹰展翅高飞

From a distance, there is harmony, 在远方，聆听天籁

and it echoes through the land. 回响大地

It's the voice of hope, it's the voice of peace, 那是希望之音，那是和平之声

it's the voice of every man. 那是每个人的声音

From a distance we all have enough, 在远方，我们都很满足

and no one is in need. 人无欲求

And there are no guns, no bombs, and no disease, 没有枪，没有炮弹，没有疾病

no hungry mouths to feed. 没有嗷嗷待哺的嘴巴

From a distance we are instruments 在远方，我们是乐器

marching in a common band. 共鸣于同一乐队

Playing songs of hope, playing songs of peace. 演奏那希望之音，演奏那和平之声

They're the songs of every man. 每个人的声音

God is watching us. God is watching us. 上帝在注视我们，上帝在注视我们

God is watching us from a distance. 上帝在远处注视着我们

From a distance you look like my friend, 在远方，我们好似朋友

even though we are at war. 尽管我们身处战争

From a distance I just cannot comprehend 在远方，我无法理解

what all this fighting is for. 我们到底为何而战

From a distance there is harmony, 在远方，聆听天籁

and it echoes through the land. 回响大地

And it's the hope of hopes, it's the love of loves, 那是希望之音，那是爱之所爱

it's the heart of every man. 每个人的声音

It's the hope of hopes, it's the love of loves. 那是希望之音，那是爱之所爱

This is the song of every man. 每个人的声音

And God is watching us, God is watching us, 上帝在注视我们，上帝在注视我们

God is watching us from a distance. 上帝在远处注视着我们

Oh, God is watching us, God is watching. 哦，上帝在注视我们，上帝在注视我们

God is watching us from a distance. 上帝在远处注视着我们

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