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Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came
Section B 2a-2e
情景导入
Do you know this man
What do you know about him
马丁·路德·金（1929年1月15日— 1968年4月4日)，著名的美国民权运动领袖。1948年大学毕业。1948 年到1951年间，在美国东海岸的费城继续深造。1963年,马丁 路德 金觐见了肯尼迪总统，要求通过新的民权法，给黑人以平等的权利。
1963年8月28 日在林肯纪念堂前发表 《我有一个梦想》的演说。1964年获得诺贝尔和平奖。1968年4月， 马丁·路德·金前往孟菲斯市领导工人 罢工被人刺杀，年仅39岁。1986年 起美国政府将每年1月的第三个星期一作为马丁·路德·金全国纪念日。
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2a
Look at the pictures and title in the passage. What do you think the passage is about
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2b
Read the passage and answer the questions.
1.What are the two events in the passage
2.When did they happen
Reading the Title and First Sentences
The title can be helpful for you to understand a text. It is also a good idea to read the first sentence of each paragraph before you read the whole text.
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 America, for example, many people remember what they were doing on April 4, 1968. This was an important event in American history. On this day, Dr. Martin Luther King was killed. Although some people may not remember who killed him, they remember what they were doing when they heard the news.
Robert Allen is now over 50, but he was a school pupil at that time. “I was at home with my parents,” Robert remembers. “We were eating dinner in the kitchen when we heard the news on the radio. The news reporter said, ‘Dr. King died just 10 minutes ago.’ My parents were completely shocked! My parents did not talk after that, and we finished the rest of our dinner in silence.”
More recently, most Americans remember what they were doing when
n.学生
adv.彻底地；完全地
adj.惊愕的；受震惊的
沉默；无声
adv.不久前；最近
the World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists. Even the date — September 11, 2001 — has meaning to most Americans.
This was a day Kate Smith will never forget. She remembers working in her office near the two towers. “My friend shouted that a plane just hit the World Trade Center! I didn’t believe him at first, but then I looked out the window and realized that it was true. I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly after that.”
拆除；往下拽；记录
n.恐怖主义者；恐怖分子
n.日期；日子
n.塔；塔楼
首先；最初
1.What are the two events in the passage
2. When did they happen
The first event happened on April 4, 1968,
and the second one happened on September 11, 2001.
Dr. Martin Luther King was killed;
The World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists.
Task
Fill in the blanks and retell the text.
People often remember what they were doing when they heard the news of important events _____ ______. For American people, they remember what they were doing ____ April 4, 1968. On that day, Dr. Martin Luther King ______ _______. Robert Allen is now _____ 50, but he was a school pupil ____ _____ _____.
in history
on
was killed
over
at that time
He heard the news ____ ____ _____ when they were eating dinner. After that, they just finished dinner _____ _________. On ______________ 11, 2001, the World Trade Center ____ ______ ______ by ___________. Kate Smith will never forget this event. She was ____ scared _____ she could hardly think clearly after that.
on the radio
in silence
September
was taken down
terrorists
so
that
2c
Read the passage again. Are the following statements true (T) or false (F), or is the information not given (NG)
____ 1. Everyone in America remembers
who killed Dr. King.
____2. Robert Allen was eating lunch when
Dr. King was killed.
____3. Roberts parents were shocked to
hear the news.
F
T
T
____ 4. Kate Smith was watching a movie
when a plane hit the World Trade
Center.
____ 5. Kate didn’t think her friend was telling
the truth about the event.
NG
F
n.实情；事实
2d
1. Not everyone will remember who killed him, but they can remember what they were doing when they heard that he got killed.
Underline sentences from the passage with similar meanings to the ones below.
Many people remember what they were doing on April 4, 1968. This was an important event in American history. On this day, Dr. Martin Luther King was killed.
2. No one said anything for the rest of dinner.
3. September 11, 2001— the date alone means something to most people in the US.
My parents did not talk after that, and we finished the rest of our dinner in silence.
Even the date — September 11, 2001 — has meaning to most Americans.
I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly after that.
4. I had trouble thinking clearly after that because I was very afraid.
2e
A: When did Dr. Martin Luther King die
B: He died on ...
How much do you remember about the events in the passage Test your partner.
问题探究
【知识点拨】
1．over
over 意为“超过；多于”，相当于more than，与数词连用。
例句：There are over 70 students in this class.
这个班有70多名学生。
【拓展】over 作副词还可意为“又；再”，常用于短语over again再；重新。
2．believe
believe作动词，意为“相信；认为真实”，其后可接名词、代词或从句。
例句：I still can't believe her story.
我还是不能相信她的故事。
辨析：believe与believe in
(1)believe意为“相信；认为真实”，指相信某事是真实的或相信某人说的是实话。
例句：How can you believe him？He is always telling lies.
你怎么可以相信他？他经常说谎。
(2)believe in意为“信任”，指信赖某人或相信某事物的存在。
例句：They need a leader they can believe in.
他们需要一个可以信赖的领导。
随堂练习
Ⅰ.根据句意及汉语提示完成句子。
1．Our teacher asked me to read the first ________(段落) of the article.
2．Linda could speak a little Chinese when she was a _______(小学生)．
3．What was the _____(日期) yesterday
4．The ______(塔) is fifty feet in height.
passage
pupil
date
tower
Ⅱ.用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1．All the kids were in _______(silent) when the teacher came in.
2．Can you tell me the event ____________(complete)
3．Finally I ________(realize) it was wrong to drive too fast.
4．Has anything unusual happened to her _______(recent)
5．She decided to tell the _________(true)．
silence
completely
realized
recently
truth
