1、Unit 3 Unit 3 War and PeaceTo learn about world War I and World War II.To watch the video,understand the main idea of the video,and get key information from the video.To look at the pictures and read the quotes on the pictures,understand the quotes,and perceive the attitudes and opinions of the famo
2、us people about the war.To state your view of the war.Look at the pictures.Do you know something about World War I or World War II?World War I,an international conflict in 19141918 embroiled（使卷入使卷入）most of the nations of Europe along with Russia,the United States,the Middle East,and other regions.Th
3、e war pitted the Central Powersmainly Germany,Austria-Hungary,and Turkeyagainst the Alliesmainly France,Great Britain,Russia,Italy,Japan,and,from 1917,the United States.It ended with the defeat of the Central Powers.World War II involved virtually every part of the world during the years 19391945.Th
4、e principal belligerents（交战国）（交战国）were the Axis powersGermany,Italy,and Japanand the AlliesFrance,Great Britain,the United States,the Soviet Union,and,to a lesser extent,China.The war was in many respects a continuation,after an uneasy 20-year hiatus,of the disputes left unsettled by World War I.The
5、 40,000,00050,000,000 deaths incurred in World War II make it the bloodiest conflict,as well as the largest war,in history.Do you know the idiom“a war to end all wars”?A war to end all wars 结束一切战争的战争结束一切战争的战争 Watch the video and answer the questions.11 Which wars are discussed in the video?2 What wa
6、s the deadliest conflict in human history?How many people were killed?1 Which wars are discussed in the video?The First World War and the Second World War are discussed in the video.2 What was the deadliest conflict in human history?How many people were killed?The Second World War was the deadliest
7、conflict in human history.Around 60 million people were killed.Watch the video again and fill in the tables.2The Cause of the WarThe Beginning TimeDurationTotal CasualtiesThe First/Second World WarThe Cause of the WarThe Beginning TimeDurationTotal CasualtiesThe First World Warconflicts between the
8、great European powersin 1914around 40 million peoplefour yearsThe Cause of the WarThe Beginning TimeDurationTotal CasualtiesThe Second World Wararound 60 million peoplesix yearsin 1939a war against fascismLook at the four pictures.How much do you know about the four of them?Laozi was an ancient Chin
9、ese philosopher.He is credited with writing the Dao De Jing,one of the foundational texts of Taoism.According to Laozi,war arises from peoples desires,and thus we should deal with conflicts by decreasing our desires and being natural.Benjamin Franklin(1706-1790)Benjamin Franklin was a prolific Ameri
10、can inventor and diplomat.He was one of the leaders of the American Revolutionary War and the founding fathers of the the United States of America.Sunzi was an ancient Chinese general and military strategist.Sunzi is traditionally regarded as the author of The Art of War,the immensely influential wo
11、rk of military strategy.Long revered in Chinese and East Asian culture,Sunzi today is studied by Western statesmen,military staff and even business leaders.Albert Einstein(1879-1955)Albert Einstein was a theoretical physicist,probably the most famous of all physicists in the 20th century.He is most
12、famous for developing the theory of relativity,but his 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics was mostly for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect,a major contribution to quantum theory.Read the quotes about war and answer the questions.31 What is your understanding of the quotes?This is known a
13、s the Virtue of not striving.This is known as ability to deal with others.This since ancient times has been known as the ultimate unity with heaven.This quote is simply saying that peace is better than war.If there“never was a good war”that means that all war is bad;and if“there never was a bad peac
14、e”then all peace is good.The best way to deal with your enemies is by not fighting them.The very prevention of war requires more faith,courage,and resolution than are needed to prepare for war.We must all do our share,that we may be equal to the task of peace.2 Which of the quotes helps you to better understand the nature of war?Give your reasons.n.性性质 What is your opinion on war?Write a short passage to exprss your opinion.
