八下Unit3Reading.ppt
Do you remember what you were doing?1986年1月，总统里根签署法令，规定每年一月份的第三个星期一为美国的马丁路德金纪念日以纪念这位伟人，并且订为法定假日。迄今为止美国只有三个以个人纪念日为法定假日的例子，分别为亚伯拉罕林肯纪念日乔治华盛顿纪念日以及马丁路德金纪念日。其中马丁路德金是唯一一位非美国总统而享有此殊荣的人。马丁马丁路德路德金金Martin Luther King1929年1968年4月4日），美国牧师，行动主义者，美国民权运动领袖。因采用非暴力推动美国的民权进步而为世瞩目，并因此获得1964年诺贝尔和平奖。金也是当代美国自由主义的象征，通称金牧师金牧师。其后，他将目标重新设定在结束贫困和终止越南战争上。1968年，金在孟菲斯被白人优越主义者刺杀身亡。Word studyflight playgroundbell earthIm a hero.Youre heroes,too.heroterrorist 恐怖分子恐怖分子murder 谋杀谋杀;凶杀凶杀destroy 破坏破坏;毁坏毁坏kill 杀死杀死;致死致死World Trade CenterSeptember 11,2001Groupwork:What you were doing when you heard the news?Liu Xiang won the gold medal at the 2004 OlympicsI was Groupwork:What were you doing when you heard the news?Yang Liwei flew around the earth on October 15,2003.Reading strategy（阅读策略）:The title can be helpful for you to understand a text.(文章的标题对于理解全文或许有帮助。)1.From the title,can you tell what the passage may be about?(根据标题，判断文章可能会写什么内容？)2.Read the passage and find out the main ideas from each paragraph.（读文章，找出每一段的主题句。）Read the first sentence of each paragraph and say TRUE or FAULS to each statement.1 The writer will give some important events for example.2.People will forget everyday activities when they heard the important news.3.The writer will give you some events which happened in recent times.4.The writer will give some more terrible events.Reading strategy（阅读策略）:It is a good idea to read the first sentence of each paragraph before you read.（在阅读文章时，每一段的第一句话或许会帮助你加深对全文的理解。）Do you remember what you were doing?People often remember what they were doing when they heard the news of important events in history.In the United States,for example,many people remember what they were doing on April 4,1968.This was one of the most important events in modern American history.On this day,Dr Martin Luther King was killed in the city of Memphis in America.Although some people may not remember who murdered him,they remember what they were doing when they heard about the event.modern 现代的；现代化的kill 杀死；致死The writer will give some important events for example.Thear about 听说was killed 被杀害 Even the most everyday activities can seem important.Robert Allen is now over 40.He was just a school student at that time,but he remembers what he was doing when he heard the news.“It was a bright,sunny day.”Robert remembers.“We were having fun in the playground when the bell rang.Our teacher asked us to stop what we were doing and listen.He told us the news:“Dr Martin Luther King died just 10 minutes ago!We couldnt believe it!”School closed for the day,and Robert and his friends walked home together in silence.bright 明亮的；发亮的the bell rang 铃声响起 silence 寂静；沉默 in silence 静静地2.People will forget everyday activities when they heard the important news.F Dr Martin Luther Kings Murder took place about thirty years ago,before many Americans were born.However,in more recent times,most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was destroyed by terrorists.Even the date September 11,2001 has meaning to most Americans.take place 发生recent 最近的；近来的meaning 意思；含义 have meaning to 对有意义3.The writer will give you some events which happened in recent times.T Not all events in history are as terrible as this,of course.Many Americans also say they remember what they were doing when man first walked on the moon on July 20,1969.In more recent history,most Chinese remember what they were doing when Yang Liwei became the first Chinese Astronaut in space.Yang went into space on October 15,2003.His flight around the earth lasted about 22 hours.When he returned,he became a national hero in China,and became famous all over the world.becomebecame earth 地球hero 英雄not all 并非所有的4.The writer will give some more terrible events.Flast v.持续flight n.航班3a Match the events with the correct dates.1.Dr Martin Luther King was murdered.2.Yang Liwei flew around the Earth.3.The World Trade Center was destroyed in New York.4.Man walked on the moon for the first time.September 11,2001April 4,1968July 20,1969March 15,1979October 15,2003Do you think something good can come out of something terrible?Discuss in your groups.How can terrible events bring people together?Write about an event that you remember well.Give dates and say why you remember it,and what you were doing at the time when you heard the news.生活中什么事都可能会happen。那么，你知道怎样使用happen这个词吗？下面我们就对happen的用法作一小结。happen是不及物动词，它的用法常见的有如下几种情况：1.表示“发生了什么事”，常用“sth.+happen+地点/时间”The story happened in 2003.这个故事发生在2003年。An accident happened in that street.那条街上发生了一起事故。2.表示“某人出了某事”，要用“sth.+happen+to sb.”。A car accident happened to her this morning.她发生了交通事故。What happened to you?你怎么啦？3.表示“某人碰巧做某事”，要用“sb.+happen+to do sth.”I happened to meet a friend of mine in the street yesterday.昨天我碰巧在街上遇到了我的一个朋友。Peter happened to be at home that day.碰巧那天彼得在家了。=It happened that Peter was at home that day.
