Unit 1 Fighting With the Force of nature
Unit 1 Fighting With the Force of Nature
Text a The Icy defender Part 1 Objectives ●Pat2 Background Part 3 Structure Stud Part 4 Language points
Text A The Icy Defender ⚫ Part 1 Objectives ⚫ Part 2 Background ⚫ Part 3 Structure Study ⚫ Part 4 Language Points
Obiectives a) Grasp the main idea and structure of the text b)do a comparison and contrast between Napoleon's invasion of Russia and Hitlers invasion of the soviet union c) Master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text d)Conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of he unit
Objectives • a) Grasp the main idea and structure of the text; • b) Do a comparison and contrast between Napoleon’s invasion of Russia and Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union; • c) Master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text; • d) Conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of he unit
Background Throughout the history of mankind there have been many conquerors. Chengis Khan spent his entire life conquering neighboring peoples and expanding the Mongolian Empire. Many roman Emperors did the same for the roman empire -so much so that at one time they ruled modern-day great britain Both the mongolian and roman Empires had their rise and fall in the distant past. Yet if we want to examine conquerors there is no need to go back that far In 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte invaded russia in a war of conquest. More than a century later, Adolf hitler launched a massive military campaign against the Soviet union
Background • Throughout the history of mankind, there have been many conquerors. Chengis Khan spent his entire life conquering neighboring peoples and expanding the Mongolian Empire. Many Roman Emperors did the same for the Roman empire — so much so that at one time they ruled modern-day Great Britain. • Both the Mongolian and Roman Empires had their rise and fall in the distant past. Yet if we want to examine conquerors, there is no need to go back that far. • In 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Russia in a war of conquest. More than a century later, Adolf Hitler launched a massive military campaign against the Soviet Union
Napoleon Bonaparte(1769-1821): emperor of the French, who consolidated and institutionalized many reforms of the French Revolution. One of the greatest military commanders of all time, he conquered the larger part of Europe During 1802-1815 Napoleon tried to gain control of the whole of europe. he had great success against all his enemies except Britain, whose navy under Nelson defeated the French navy at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, and whose army fought the peninsular War against him from 1808-1814, marking him weaker in his other campaigns. In 1812 Napoleon lost half a million men when he invaded Russia in winter, and in 18 14 the british, russians Prussians and Austrians entered Paris. They sent Napoleon to rule the island of Elba in the mediterranean, but the collected an army around him and returned to paris. He was soon defeated again, at the battle of Waterloo in 1815 and was sent to the island of st helena in the south Atlantic. where he died in 1821
• Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821): emperor of the French, who consolidated and institutionalized many reforms of the French Revolution. One of the greatest military commanders of all time, he conquered the larger part of Europe. • During 1802-1815 Napoleon tried to gain control of the whole of Europe. He had great success against all his enemies except Britain, whose navy under Nelson defeated the French navy at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, and whose army fought the Peninsular War against him from 1808-1814, marking him weaker in his other campaigns. In 1812 Napoleon lost half a million men when he invaded Russia in winter, and in 1814 the British, Russians, Prussians and Austrians entered Paris. They sent Napoleon to rule the island of Elba in the Mediterranean, but the collected an army around him and returned to Paris. He was soon defeated again, at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, and was sent to the island of St Helena in the south Atlantic, where he died in 1821