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1、Unit1 TextA Pre-readingActivities FirstListening 1.You'reabouttohearaconversationaboutWinstonChurchill.Beforeyoulisten,takealookatthewordsbelow.Whichdoyouthinkyou'relikelytohearwhenpeoplediscussChurchill?Then,asyoulistentothetapethefirsttime,circlethewordsyouhear. pri
2、meministerauthorpainterpoliticianWorldWarIromanticfearlessseriouspassionateWorldWarII SecondListening Readthefollowingquestionsfirsttoprepareyourselftoanswerthemtothebestofyourability. 2.Whatwastheargumentabout?Whichsidedoyoubelieve? 3.WhatdoyouknowaboutWinstonChurchi
3、llasBritishprimeminister?Whatabouthispersonality—doyouhaveanyimpressionsofhimasahumanbeing? WinstonChurchill—HisOtherLife MarySoames Myfather,WinstonChurchill,beganhisloveaffairwithpaintinginhis40s,amiddisastrouscircumstances.AsFirstLordoftheAdmiraltyin1915,hehadbeend
4、eeplyinvolvedinacampaignintheDardanellesthatcouldhaveshortenedthecourseofabloodyworldwar.Butwhenthemissionfailed,withgreatlossoflife,Churchillpaidtheprice,bothpubliclyandprivately:HewasremovedfromtheAdmiraltyandlosthispositionofpoliticalinfluence. Overwhelmedbythedisa
5、ster—"Ithoughthewoulddieofgrief,"saidhiswife,Clementine—heretiredwithhisfamilytoHoeFarm,acountryretreatinSurrey.There,asChurchilllaterrecalled,"Themuseofpaintingcametomyrescue!" Onedaywhenhewaswanderinginthegarden,hechanceduponhissister-in-lawsketchingwithwatercolours
6、.Hewatchedherforafewminutes,thenborrowedherbrushandtriedhishand—andthemuseworkedhermagic.Fromthatdayforward,Winstonwasinlovewithpainting. DelightedwithanythingthatdistractedWinstonfromthedarkthoughtsthatoverwhelmedhim,Clementinerushedofftobuywhateverpaintsandmaterials
7、shecouldfind.Watercolours,oilpaints,paper,canvas—HoeFarmwassoonfilledwitheverythingapaintercouldwantorneed. PaintinginoilsturnedouttobeWinston'sgreatlove—butthefirststepswerestrangelydifficult.Hecontemplatedtheblankwhitenessofhisfirstcanvaswithunaccustomednervousness.
8、Helaterrecalled: "VeryhesitantlyIselectedatubeofbluepaint,andwithinfiniteprecautionmadeamarkaboutasbigasabeanonthesnow-white
