Wars

Lead-in

  • What wars do you know from the past?
  • What places in the world are at war right now?
  • What is a good reason for war?

Presentation

Pre

  • How can war be eradicated?

Top Down

  • What does the text talk about? Read it and find out.
  • World War I and II.
  • World War II
  • Wars in general.
  • World War I and II.
  • World War II
  • Wars in general.

The Second World War was the deadliest and most destructive global conflict in history, claiming the lives of more than 50 million people. Adolf Hitler started the war in 1939 when his German forces invaded Poland.

When did WW2 start? 1 September 1939

When did it end? 2 September 1945

Which countries were involved? The Second World War involved almost every part of the world. But the key players were the Axis powers on one side (Germany, Italy, and Japan) and on the other side the Allies (France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and, to a lesser extent, China)

How many people died? It has been estimated that 50 million soldiers and civilians died in the Second World War

Why did WW2 happen? We can now say without equivocation that this was Hitler’s war, say expert historians including Professor Richard Evans, Sir Ian Kershaw and Laurence Rees

A ‘good’ war?

In contrast with the First World War, the 1939–45 con?ict has been perceived in the UK as a ‘good’ war resulting in the triumph of western democracies over evil fascist regimes, says Emma Hanna, a lecturer in the School of History at the University of Kent. The Second World War, despite its many hardships and historians’ subsequent findings to the contrary, is remembered as a time the nation put aside differences and pulled together to fight for freedom.

It is therefore unsurprising that memories of the ‘finest hour’ have been frequently invoked in the British media, particularly in times of stress and uncertainty. The fascination with the Battle of Britain continues, together with the mythology of the Blitz and the now ubiquitous ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ poster (which was never actually deployed during the war but is now seen on mugs, tea towels and countless other products).

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Bottom Up

  • True or False
  1. The Second World War involved every part of the world.
  2. WW2 was Hitler’s war, say expert historians.
  3. WW2 has been perceived in the UK as a ‘good’ war resulting in the triumph of western democracies over evil fascist regimes.
  4. The Second World War is remembered as a time of sadness and differences.
  5. The ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ poster is now seen on mugs, tea towels and countless other products.
  1. The Second World War involved every part of the world. False
  2. WW2 was Hitler’s war, say expert historians. True
  3. WW2 has been perceived in the UK as a ‘good’ war resulting in the triumph of western democracies over evil fascist regimes. True
  4. The Second World War is remembered as a time of sadness and differences. False
  5. The ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ poster is now seen on mugs, tea towels and countless other products. True

Post

  • Do you worry about a WW3?
  • Where and how do you think it could start?

Target Language

When + Sentences

Time flies when we’re having fun.

When we’re having fun, time flies.

I feel like time passes slowly when I’m listening to music I enjoy.

When I’m listening to music I enjoy, I feel like time passes slowly.

 

“When” can be used in the middle or in the beginning of the sentence. If used in the middle, do not use commas.

Controlled Practice

Match the beginning and the end of the sentences and use When to link them. There is one example.

  1. When Jorge Garcia lost a total of 30 pounds in weight

  2. When Jay-Z’s daughter, Blue Ivy, featured in his song ‘Glory’

  3. Niall Horan is a big fan of Justin Bieber, he screamed when

  4. Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart didn’t know how to play chess when

  5. Selena Gomez had her first kiss when

(   ) Justin followed him on Twitter.

(   ) She was 12 years old with Dylan Sprouse.

(1) He first got the part on “Lost” as Hurley “Hugo” Reyes.

(   ) She was only two days old.

(   ) They appeared in X-Men 2.

  1. Jorge Garcia lost a total of 30 pounds in weight…

  2. Jay-Z’s daughter Blue Ivy featured in his song ‘Glory’…

  3. Niall Horan is a big fan of Justin Bieber, he screamed…

  4. Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart didn’t know how to play chess…

  5. Selena Gomez had her first kiss…

(3) Justin followed him on Twitter.

(5) She was 12 years old with Dylan Sprouse.

(1) He first got the part on “Lost” as Hurley “Hugo” Reyes.

(2) She was only two days old.

(4) They appeared in X-Men 2.

Freer Practice

  • Complete the sentences with your own ideas.
    1. I was 10 years old when …
    2. I was working yesterday when …
    3. My best friend was … when …
    4. I had a pet when I was …

Production

  • Create 5 more sentences using when.

Homework

Choose the best option for each sentence.

Example: She learned how to write when she was / were 6 years old. > She learned how to write when she was 6 years old

  1. His mobility was / were severely affected when he contracted polio at the age of 15.
  2. There was a birdcage in the sunny window of her house when she was / were a girl.
  3. They were 27 years old when they decided what to do with their / them lives.
  4. It was / were raining when I got home.
  5. That / There was a calm song playing when she decided to study. 
  1. His mobility was severely affected when he contracted polio at the age of 15.
  2. There was a birdcage in the sunny window of her house when she was a girl.
  3. They were 27 years old when they decided what to do with their lives.
  4. It was raining when I got home.
  5. There was a calm song playing when she decided to study. 

Combine the sentences by adding “when”.

Example: He was eleven years old. He learned how to ride a bike. > He was eleven years old when he learned how to ride a bike.

  1. She was five years old. She ran away from her house.
  2. They were thirty years old. They went to an Aerosmith concert.
  3. We were walking. It started to rain.
  4. They were leaving. My mom decided to order pizza.
  5. The party was starting. We arrived.
  1. She was five years old when she ran away from her house.
  2. They were thirty years old when they went to an Aerosmith concert.
  3. We were walking when it started to rain.
  4. They were leaving when my mom decided to order pizza.
  5. The party was starting when we arrived.

Rewrite the sentences from the previous exercise and add “when” in the beginning.

Example: He was eleven years old when he learned how to ride a bike. > When he was eleven years old, he learned how to ride a bike.

  1. She was five years old when she ran away from her house.
  2. They were thirty years old when they went to an Aerosmith concert.
  3. We were walking when it started to rain.
  4. They were leaving when my mom decided to order pizza.
  5. The party was starting when we arrived.
  1. When she was five years old, she ran away from her house.
  2. When they were thirty years old, they went to an Aerosmith concert.
  3. When we were walking, it started to rain.
  4. When they were leaving, my mom decided to order pizza.
  5. When the party was starting, we arrived.

Put the words in the correct order.

Example: were / they / when / them / talking / I / saw > They were talking when I saw them.

  1. a / lot / when / of / My / having / parentes / ended. / were / the / party / fun
  2. I / were / got / fighting / pets / when / over / treat / home. / My / a
  3. My / decided / broke / when / up / was / to / me. / playing / favorite / with / song / he
  4. of / I / was / he / nowhere / appeared. / crying / out / when
  5. to / his / him / decided / out. / John / when / called / boss / quit
  1. My parentes were having a lot of fun when the party ended.
  2. My pets were fighting over a treat when I got home.
  3. My favorite song was playing when he decided to broke up with me.
  4. I was crying when out of nowhere he appeared.
  5. John decided to quit when his boss called him out.

Find and correct the mistakes.

Example: He were standing there when I called him. > He was standing there when I called him.

  1. There were a party happening when I got there.
  2. Nicky and Justin was singing when I arrived at Coachella.
  3. Pablo were at a scientific congress when he heard the news.
  4. He was tree years old when he learned how to swim.
  5. He broke my heart when I saw he with another girl.
  1. There was a party happening when I got there.
  2. Nicky and Justin were singing when I arrived at Coachella.
  3. Pablo was at a scientific congress when he heard the news.
  4. He was three years old when he learned how to swim.
  5. He broke my heart when I saw him with another girl.

Writing

Write a short text about your past.

Example: When I was a kid, there was a dollhouse in my bedroom…