(共15张PPT)
Do you remember
what you were doing
Reading
Read the
title(题目) and answer:
What is the passege about
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This passage will talk about the present (现在的)events.
The title can be helpful to understand the text.
Do you know the person’s name
What was he doing in the picture
When did he die
How did he die
Martin Luther King
on April 4, 1968
was killed
an important event in American history
Dr. Martin Luther King
He was a great leader of the Black People Civil Rights Movement in modern American history.
He was killed by terrorists on April 4, 1968
He had a famous speech named I Have a Dream on August 28, 1963. and he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
Do you know the building in the picture
What happened to the building
When was the building taken down
September 11, 2001
the World Trade Center
It was taken down by terrorists .
This was a day American people will never forget.
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.
Reading strategy:
Pre-reading:
Please read the passage and find out the main idea(主要意思) of the passage in one minute.
A:Martin Luther King’s life story.
B: The terrible events in history.
C: People often remember their everyday
activities because of the events.
Do You Remember What You Were Doing
2b
part 1
part 2
Martin Luther King's death& Robert's activities.
911 Event & Kate's activities.
听读文章,理解课文
Part 1 Event
Date
Main idea(段意)
Dr.Martin Luther King was killed.
April 4, 1968
Many people remember what they were doing on April 4,1968.
Scan Part 1 and finish the chart.
Read Part 1 carefully, and answer questions.
1. What was Robert Allen doing at that time
2. How did Robert know the news
3. How did Robert's parents feel when they heard the news
He was eating dinner in the kitchen with his parents.
He heard the news on the radio.
They were completely shocked.
Scan Part 2 and finish the chart.
Part 2 Event
Date
Main idea (段意)
The World Trade Center in New
York was taken down by terrorists.
September 11, 2001
Most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists.
摧毁
Read Part 2 carefully, and answer questions.
1. What was Kate doing when the World Trade Center was
taken down
2. Did Kate believe at first
2. How did Kate Smith feel when she heard the news
She was working in her office.
No, she didn’t.
She was so scared that she could hardly think clearly.
___ 1. Everyone in America remembers who killed
Dr. King.
___ 2. Robert Allen was eating lunch when Dr. King
was killed.
___ 3. Robert’s parents were shocked to hear the news.
___ 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.
F
F
T
F
NG
Are the Following statements true (T) or false (F),or is the information not given (NG)
2c
Someone
dinner
working
Underline sentences from the passage with similar meanings to the ones below.
1. Not everyone will remember who killed him, but they can remember what they were doing when they heard that he got killed.
2. No one said anything for the rest of dinner.
We finished the rest of our dinner in silence.
2d
Although some people may not remember who killed him,
they remember what they were doing when they heard
the news.
3. September 11, 2001---- the date alone means something
to most people in the US.
4. I had trouble thinking clearly after that because I was
very afraid.
I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly after that.
Even the date --- September 11, 2001 --- has meaning to
most Americans.
People often ________ what they ________ when they _____ the news of important events in history. Robert Allen _________ dinner with his parents _____ he _____ the news that Dr. Martin Luther King died. Kate Smith ___________ in her office ____ the World Trade Center ______________ by terrorists. She was ________ that she could ______ think ______ after that.
根据课文内容填空。
remember
were doing
was eating
heard
when
heard
was working
when
was taken down
so scared
hardly
clearly