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B3U2
Making a difference
Leading in
Observe the layout and predict the content.
Schindler”: a German businessman named Oskar Schindler who saved the lives of about 1,100 Jews during World War II by employing them in his factories.
Reading
Scan the text and answer the following questions:
What happened in the passage
What is the genre of the text
What order does the writing follow What information is important
Nicholas Winton, saved frightened Jewish children, whose parents were heartbroken, from the Nazis during World War II and received various honours.
Biography (传记) is a branch of literature which deals with accounts of people‘s lives.
Learning to learn
Most biographies are organized in the order in which events happened. Whilst reading a biography, it’s a good idea to make a timeline to record and track important information, such as dates, places and key events. This can be a useful way of displaying the kind of life the person led and even, sometimes, what he / she was really like.
While-reading
Why did Winton save the children (Para.1-3)
(Para.1) Their heartbroken parents… feared they may never see their children again…
(Para.2) Nicholas Winton was born on… in London, to German-Jewish parents.
(Para.3) When Winton arrived in Prague, he saw people living in terrible conditions and whose lives were in danger.
While-reading
What did Nicholas Winton do to save the children (Para. 3)
... collecting money
... keeping records of the children
... finding homes for the children
... getting permits from the government
... eluding the Nazis
Match the events to the years in which they happened. (P28, A3)
Reading
e He became a businessman.
c He went to Prague to help refugees escape from the Nazis.
a Winton left the military.
d He was invited onto the British television programme That’s Life.
b He was awarded the Order of the White Lion.
Sharing
Work in groups. Write two sentences to honor Nicholas Winton. Consider the following aspects:
his actions
his qualities
Order of the White Lion – The highest honour in Czech
“Your life is unusual for various reasons, but you never think you are a hero. Your actions have set good examples of humanitarian spirit (人道主义精神), altruism (利他主义) and modesty.”
The Czech President
humanitarian
/hju: m n te ri n/
altruism
/ ltru z m/
Smart expressions
P26
出自某人之手
at the hands of…
出生在一个……家庭
be born to/into a…family
获得/持有英国国籍
take/have/hold Britain nationality
生活在水深火热之中
live in terrible conditions
P27
把孩子转移到安全处所
transport children to safety
记录
keep records of…
临时的家
temporary homes
担任官员
serve as an officer
Smart expressions
P28
一度
at one point
起身
rise to one’s feet
使广为人知
bring … to public attention
一个受尊敬的人物
a respected figure
因其成就而获得各种荣誉
receive various honours for his achievement
中国有句俗话说
As the Chinese saying goes, “…”
A kind-hearted person lives a long life.
仁者寿。
Vocabulary
board
board v. (1)上飞机/船/火车~ a train/ship/plane
(2) 住宿 a boarding school
board n. (1) 木板 → a cutting board, blackboard, noticeboard
(2) 董事会
aboard=on board prep. & adv. 在船/飞机/火车上
[Translation]
1.飞机坠毁，机上157名乘客全部遇难。
The plane crashed killing all 157 passengers aboard/on board.
2. 孩子们在幼年时就送到了一所寄宿学校。
The children were sent to a boarding school at an early age.
Vocabulary
serve
He served the customers heart and soul.
He has served in the army for 2o years.
serve as
A number of students served as volunteers in charities.
一些学生在慈善机构当志愿者。
这间屋子是我们的临时教室。
The room serves as our temporary classroom.
沙发可以当床用。
A sofa can serve as a bed.
服务
服役，工作
= work as; be used as 担任；当......用
Vocabulary
take in
The journal contained photographs and names of the children and addresses of the families that took them in.
[Exercises]
Trees take in carbon dioxide.
Our club plans to take in 20 new members.
His complex explanation is hard to take in.
I was surprised that my sophisticated friend was taken in by such a simple trick.
吸收
招收
领会
收留
欺骗
Vocabulary
figure
It would be very nice if we had a true figure of how many people in this country haven’t got a job.
Take pride in your health and your figure.
The movement is supported by key figures in the three main political parties.
It took them about one month to figure out how to start the equipment.
数字
身材
人物
想出，弄明白
Grammar
Para.1: These are among the 669 children, most of them Jewish, that Nicholas Winton will go on to save from death at the hands of the Nazis.
most of them Jewish，独立主格结构作 669 children 的同位语。
that引导定语从句，修饰先行词669 children。
[Comparison]
The group visiting Cover News consisted of 13 students, all of _____ girls.
The group visiting Cover News consisted of 13 students, all of _____ are girls.
them
whom
Grammar
on/upon (doing) sth. 一……就……
____________ (一听到) the news, he burst into tears.
= On hearing the news, …
= As soon as he heard the news, …
后面也可以跟名词，如：
______________ (一到达), he started to work.
他刚离开墨西哥，地震就发生了。
On his departing Mexico, the earthquake happened
= On his departure from Mexico, …
On (his) arrival
Blank-filling
It is August 1939, and a group of __________ (frighten) children are boarding a train at Prague's Wilson Station. Their heartbroken parents do not join them. Indeed, they fear they may never see ______ children again. But they know that their children will live. These are among the 669 children, most of them Jewish, ________ Nicholas Winton will go on to save ______ death at the hands of the Nazis.
Nicholas Winton was born ______ 19 May 1909 in London, ______ German-Jewish parents. The family later took British nationality. ______ leaving school, Winton worked in banks in Germany and France. He returned to Britain in 1931, ______ he worked in business.
frightened
their
that/who
from
on
to/into
On
where
Blank-filling
In Prague, Winton saw people ______ (live) in terrible conditions and ______ lives were in danger. … He used ______ (donate) fund and his own money to pay the 50 pounds per child ______ the British government required. By August 1939. Winton __________ (save) 669 children.
During World War Il, Winton served ______ an officer in Britain's Royal Air Force. He left the military in 1954. He then worked ______ international charities and various companies. For the most part, he did not mention the children he saved, and his actions soon disappeared ______ people's memories.
living
whose
donated
that
had saved
as
for
from
Blank-filling
That all changed in 1988 ______ his wife, Grete found a _______ (forget) journal at home. She sent the journal to a newspaper, and that year Winton ______ (see) on the British television programme That's Life. ______ one point, the host asked people in the audience to stand up ______ Nicholas Winton ________ (save) their lives. _____ shocked Winton watched as the majority of people ____ (rise) to their feet.
Later, Winton received various honours ______ his achievement, ______ (include) a knighthood in 2003, and the Czech government's highest honour, the Order of the White Lion, in 2014.
Nicholas Winton passed away on 1 July 2015, ______ the age of 106. ______ the Chinese saying goes, “A kind-hearted person lives a long life.”
when
forgotten
was seen
At
if
rose
for
including
at
As
A
had saved

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