Unit One Military Missions

 Part Ⅰ  Pre-reading Activities

 Part Ⅱ  Reading-centered Activities

Text A The Missions of an Army

Text B The PLA's Multiple Military Tasks

    Prioritizing Combat Operations and

    Developing MOOTW Capabilities

 Part Ⅲ Additional Theme-related Activities

Unit Two Military History

 Part Ⅰ  Pre-reading Activities

 Part Ⅱ Reading-centered Activities

Text A The Significance of Military History

Text B Military History: Past, Present, and Future

 Part Ⅲ Additional Theme-related Activities

Unit Three Military Training

 Part Ⅰ  Pre-reading Activities

 Part Ⅱ  Reading-centered Activities

Text A Military Training

Text BUnited States Army Basic Training

 Part Ⅲ Additional Theme-related Aetivltio~

Unit Four Military Academies

 Part I  Pre-reading Activities

 Part Ⅱ  Reading-centered Activities

Text A The United States Military Academy at West Point

Text B The Royal Military Academy Sand- hurst

 Part Ⅲ Additional Theme-related Activities

Unit Five Military Warfare

 Part Ⅰ  Pre-reading Activities

 Part Ⅱ Reading-centered Activities

Text A A General Study on War

Text B Planning to Win

 Part Ⅲ Additional Theme-related Activities

Unit Six Military Weapons

 Part Ⅰ  Pre-reading Activities

 Part Ⅱ  Reading-centered Activities

Text A Weapons of New Concepts and New Concepts of Weapons

Text B History of Weapons

 Part Ⅲ Additional Theme-related Activities

Unit Seven Military Figures

 Part Ⅰ  Pre-reading Activities

 Part Ⅱ Reading-centered Activities

Text A General of the Army Douglas MacArthur

Text B Military Career of Colin Luther Powell

 Part Ⅲ Additional Theme-related Activities

Unit Eight Military Structure

 Part Ⅰ  Pre-reading Activities

 Part Ⅱ  Reading-centered Activities

Text A Modern Military Organization

Text B Military Structure in China

 Part Ⅲ Additional Theme-related Activities

Unit Nine Military Exchange and Cooperation

 Part I  Pre-reading Activities

 Part Ⅱ  Reading-centered Activities

Text A Military Exchanges and Cooperation with Other Countries

Text B Military Exchanges Between China and the U. S.

 PartⅢ Additional Theme-related Activities

Unit Ten Career in the Military Forces

 Part Ⅰ  Pre-reading Activities

 Part Ⅱ Reading-centered Activities

Text A A Career in the Military

Text B Views of Canadian Military Leaders

 Part Ⅲ Additional Theme-related Activities

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