高级英语课件第一册第二课Hiroshima -- the Liveliest City in Japan.ppt

Unit Two Hiroshima – the “liveliest” city in Japan Teaching Objectives of Lesson 2 To acquaint students with the historical facts of the atomic bombardment in Hiroshima and its impact upon people’s lives. To acquaint students with Japan and her traditions revealed in the text. To enable students to appreciate the reportorial writing, i.e. facts and opinions. More pictures At the time this photo was made, smoke rose to 20,000 feet above Hiroshima Aerial photograph from the 80 kilometers away of the Inland Sea, taken about 1 hour after the dropping. The huge atomic cloud, 6 August, 1945 The Atomic Bomb DomeHiroshima Peace Memorial, a remnant of the city at ground zero of its nuclear bombardment The ruins of the Institute of Industrial Development, with its warped dome, were preserved as a symbol of the terror of destruction. A girl with her skin hanging in strips, at Ohmura NavyHospital on August 10-11. Lunch Box- The Atomic Shadow--The shadows of the parapets were imprinted on the road surface of the Yorozuyo Bridge, 1/2 of a mile south-southwest of the hypocenter. The leaves of this Fatsia japonica threw a shadow on an electric pole near the Meiji Bridge. bottle Choice of Target --Hiroshima Some military camps were located nearby such as the headquarters of the Fifth Division and Field Marshal Hatas 2nd General Army Headquarters, which commanded the defense of all of southern Japan. Hiroshima was a major supply and logistics base for the Japanese military. The city was a communications center, a storage point, and an assembly area for troops. It was chosen as a target because it had not suffered damage from previous bombing raids, allowing an ideal environment to measure the damage caused by the atomic bomb. The city as a whole was highly susceptible to fire damage. Effects of an Atomic Bomb Explosion The devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki resulted from three main types of effects: blast, thermal radiation, and