2020-2021学年度第34期总第740期
Honoring soldiers’ sacrifice
山西省灵石县第一中学 任立琴

I. Warm-up
Who are they? What happened to them?
 陈红军
陈祥榕
祁发宝
肖思远
王焯冉
sacrificed their lives
two officers

three soldiers

II. Read for general information
    Divide the passage into four parts and summarize the main idea.
Para 1-2   Awards for the soldiers.
Para 3-6   Details of the conflict.
Para 7-8   Wishes unfulfilled.
Para 9-11  Comments.
Main idea: 
       To honor soldiers’ sacrifice made when ______ (保护，防卫) the country’s western border,  they were ______（授予） different titles， and the details of the ______（冲突） were also ______（发布，公布）.
Key:
defending
awarded
conflict
released
III. Read for details
Read para 1-2 and match their titles.
 Hero Safeguarding the Motherland and Protecting Borders卫国戍边英雄
   the first-class merit 一等功
 Heroic Regiment Leader Safeguarding the Motherland and Protecting Borders卫国戍边英雄团长

III. Read for details
Read para 3-6 and circle the following words and phrases.

set up, act, agree, attack, be trapped in, cross, die
negotiate, rush, save

1) Put the verbs in the right order. 
2) Put the verbs in the right boxes. 
3) Put the verbs in the right circles. 
  
set up, act, agree, attack, be trapped in, cross, die
negotiate, rush, save 
Key:
1) agree→ cross→ set up→ act→negotiate→ attack→ rush→ be trapped in→ save→ die
2) 
3) 
What comments would you make on such actions?
What are the two countries' attitudes after the conflict?
China took measures to ease tensions, while the Indian side exaggerated (夸大) the incident several times.
What comments would you make on such attitudes?
   
IV. Post-reading
How do you understand Ren's view that history allows for no falsification (歪曲) and heroes shall not be forgotten?
 
V. Language focus
Find the following expressions in the article.
1.    搭建，建立
2.    带领某人做某事
3.    被困在……
4.    急于做某事
5.    参加
6.    从......退役/退休
7.    养育孩子
8.    去钓鱼
9.    希望做某事
10.    （梦想，愿望等）实现
11.    牺牲某人生命做某事
12.    落到，指向
13.    考虑到
14.    采取措施做某事
15.    缓解紧张局面
16.    几十个；许多
17.    允许

Key:
  
key words
熟词生义
The title of “Hero Safeguarding the Motherland and Protecting Borders (卫国戍边英雄)” was given to Battalion Commander (营长) Chen Hongjun.
n. 称号
The title of this passage is Honoring soldiers’ sacrifice.
n. 题目
They all died in a clash (冲突) provoked (激起) by foreign forces in the Galwan Valley last June.
n.武装力量（以复数形式出现）
The president was forced to resign.
v. 强迫
sentences
   On Feb 19, the People’s Liberation Army Daily reported that the Central Military Commission had honored two officers and three soldiers, four of whom received awards posthumously (死后), for defending the country’s western border.
 这句话的主干是_________________________
____________________________________, whom 引导的是_______, on 短语表示______, for短语表示________.
Key:
the People’s Liberation Army Daily reported that the CMC had honored two officers and three soldiers,
定语从句
时间
原因
sentences
1.  Qi Fabao, who was seriously injured during the clash, received the title of “Heroic Regiment Leader Safeguarding the Motherland and Protecting Borders (卫国戍边英雄团长)”.
2. Wang Zhuoran died as he tried to save his comrades (同志) who were trapped in a freezing river when they rushed to take part in the conflict.

who引导的定语从句