Unit+1+Fighting+with+the+forces+of+nature+自主学习要求

Unit 1 Fighting with the forces of nature 自主学习要求

1.Study the new words and expressions in both Text A and Text B. Try

to make up sentences with the bold ones or find out the fixed collocations for some of the bold words.

2.Discuss with your classmates the following question: Man or nature,

which is more powerful? And support yourself with instances where man conquers nature or with cases where the forces of nature are too powerful to be resisted.

3.Preview Text A and finish the exercises in Text Organization on p11

and p12.

4.Try to find out the differences and similarities between Napoleon’s

Campaign and Hitler’s Invasion.

5.Underline the useful expressions in the text.

6.Finish all the exercises after Text A (p15-p22)

7.Study Text B by yourself and find out the answers to the following

four questions:

1)What is D-Day?

2)When was the original D-Day?

3)When was the invasion launched in reality?

4)Why was the invasion postponed?

8.Find out all the useful expressions in Text B.

9.Finish the exercise after Text B.

10.Finish the exercises in Units1-2 in your listening and speaking course

book.

11.Finish the test for Unit 1.