I see the ten thousand villages of Russia where the means of existence is wrung so hardly from the soil, but where there are still primordial human joys, where maidens laugh and children play.
Thank You!
I see the German bombers and fighters in the sky, still smarting from many a British whipping, delighted to find what they believe is an easier and a safer prey. (Behind all this glare, behind all this storm) I see that small group of villainous men who plan, organize, and launch this cataract of horrors upon mankind.
I see the Russian soldiers standing on the threshold of their native land, guarding the fields where their fathers have tilled from time immemorial.
Not the whole picture: anti-Communist
Part One
I see the Russian soldiers standing on the threshold of their native land, guarding the fields where their fathers have tilled from time immemorial. I see them guarding their homes where mothers and wives pray for the safety of their loved ones, the return of the bread-winner, of their champion, of their protector. I see the ten thousand villages of Russia where the means of existence is wrung so hardly from the soil, but where there are still primordial human joys, where maidens laugh and children play. I see advancing upon all this in hideous onslaught the Nazi war machine, with its clanking, heel-clicking, dandified Prussian officers, its crafty expert agents fresh from the cowing and tying down of a dozen countries. I see also the dull, drilled, docile, brutish masses of the Hun soldiery plodding on like a swarm of crawling locusts. I see the German bombers and fighters in the sky, still smarting from many a British whipping, delighted to find what they believe is an easier and a safer prey. (Behind all this glare, behind all this storm) I see that small group of villainous men who plan, organize, and launch this cataract of horrors upon mankind.
I see advancing upon all this in hideous onslaught the Nazi war machine, with its clanking, heel-clicking, dandified Prussian officers, its crafty expert agents fresh from the cowing and tying down of a dozen countries.
Contrast
The ferocity/cruelty of the Nazi causes I see also the dull, drilled, docile, brutish masses of the Hun soldiery plodding on like people’s hatred. locusts. a swarm of crawling
Lesson 5 Speech on Hitler’s Invasion of the U.S.S.R.
Winston S. Churchill
Assignment Before Class
Presentation: -Topic: The background of this speech -Questions to be solved: 1. Who: brief introduction to Churchill 2. When: WWII’s milestones 3. Where & What: relations between major European countries before the speech 4. Why: reasons for this speech -Timing: less than 15 minutes
Part One
What is special about the sentence pattern in this part? “I see…” structures Parallelism: frequently used in speeches How many “I see” sentences? Group them according to the subjects they depict.
The guarding their homes where mothers and I see thembravery/courage/misery of the wives pray for the safety of their loved ones, the return of the bread-winner, of their Soviets wins people’s sympathy. champion, of their protector.
The First Three “I see”
I see the Russian soldiers standing on the threshold of their native land, guarding the fields which their fathers have tilled from time immemorial. ancient Байду номын сангаас I see them guarding their homes where mothers and wives pray for the safety of their loved ones, the return of the bread-winner, of their champion, of their protector. to get by force I see the ten thousand villages of Russia where the means of existence is wrung so hardly from the soil, but where there are still primordial human joys, where maidens laugh and children play. basic
Structure of the Text (group discussion)
Part 1 (1-2) : Justification of standing by Russia Part 2 (3-4) : Declaration of the English policy and determination Part 3 (5-6) : Calling for a united front