Never Give In, Never, Never, Never

October 29, 1941Harrow School

Text-related questions

1. Where was the speech made?2. When was the speech made?3. What is the purpose of this speech?4. Who is the speaker?

Winston Churchill enjoyed one of the longest and most interesting lives of any person who has ever lived. From his birth at Blenheim Palace on November 30th, 1874, to his death at Hyde Park Gate in London on January 24, 1965, his life was one of action, controversy, setback and achievement. It was never dull.

Structural Analysis

Part I (1): opening remarksPart II (2-5): the body of the speechPart III (6-8): the closing remarks

Part I opening remarks

• Expressions to Be Learned:cheer ups and downs menace turn

up

Part I opening remarks

Questions for review:1. What is Churchill’s intention to sing the

school songs?2. What does “the very great improvement”

refer to?3. What is mentioned by Churchill in his

opening remarks? Why?

Part II body of the speech

• Expressions to Be Learned:put sth through throw one’s minds back t

odeceive go through addre

ss oneself to conviction yield [to] flinch

Part II body of the speech

Questions for review:1. Why did Churchill urge people to be patie

nt?2. Why did Churchill quote Kilpling?3. What lesson did they learn?4. What was the change in the mood referr

ed to in Paragraph 5?5. Summarize the body

Part III closing remarks

• Expressions to Be Learned:in honor of sb/sth

Part III closing remarks

Question for review:Why does Churchill change “darker” into

“sterner”?