b4 unit1(课堂使用).ppt

Unit 1 Fighting with the Forces of Nature
Text A The Icy Defender
what can you
see from
Hurricane
Earthquake
Volcano
Snowstorm
Mud-rock flow
Pre-reading activities
Which is more powerful, human beings or nature?
The stories of Napoleon and Hitler will tell you
the answer.
Pre-reading activities
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821),emperor of the French, tried to gain control of the whole of Europe during 1802-1815.
Pre-reading activities
Adolf Hitler (1889-1945),german political and military leader and one of the 20th century’s most powerful dictators. He converted Germany into a fully militarized society and launched World War 2 in hoped to conquer the world, and for a time dominated most of Europe and much of North Africa.