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Section B (2a-2e)
Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came
Learning goals
By the end of the class students will be able to
1.learn about two events in American history.
2.introduce one important event in their life briefly.
Reading Strategy
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.
Pre-reading
Let's predict!
Do You Remember What You Were Doing
2.This sentence “Do You Remember What You Were Doing ”is not clear .Can you add something to make it clearer
你还记得你正在(过去)做什么吗?
1.Look at the title(标题)“Do You Remember What You Were Doing ” Translate(翻译) it.
Maybe we can add the time to make it clearer.
Do You Remember What You Were Doing When ---
Do You Remember What You Were Doing at the Time of ---
Title
Pre-reading
Let's predict!
Here are two pictures of the passage.One is about a black man. The other is about a place . Do you know the man and the place.
Martin Luther King (1929-1968)wasthe leader of the American civil rights movement, and his the speech I have a dream is very famous.On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King was shot and killed at the age of 39.
Let's predict!
World Trade Center (New York, USA)"World Trade Center" was a landmark building in New York, the United States. It is a complex of two tower skyscrapers (known as the "twin towers"), four office buildings and a hotel. On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked(劫持) two civil airliners and crashed into the twin towers from different directions, and the two towers collapsed one after another.
Pre-reading
Let's predict!
So this passage may talk about what people were doing when something happened to the man and the place.
Title
Do You Remember What You Were Doing
Outline
Scanning
Dr. Martin Luther King
the World Trade Center
Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 2 are about the event of__________________________
Paragraph 3 and Paragraph 4 are about the event of __________________________
Read Para.1-2 and fill in banks .
The first event What was the event
when was the event
Where was the event
What were people doing
How did they feel
Martin Luther King ________
On _________.
Robert Allen was at _______________ and they were __________in the kitchen.
Robert's parents were________________.
In_________.
Skimming
was killed
April 4,1968
America
home with his parents
eating dinner
completely shocked
Read Para.3-4and complete the table.
The first event What was the event
when was the event
Where was the event
What were people doing
How did they feel
The World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists.
On September 11,2001.
Kate Smith was working in her office near the towers.
She was so scared that she couldn’t think clearly.
In America.
1.Choose one of the two American events to retell it.
Post reading
In---, many people still remember the event that ---.It happened on ---. Sb was/were --- when ---. Sb felt ---.
2.Write something about one important event you experienced and tell us.
One event of my life Event
Date
Place
What I was doing
How I felt
An important event that I remember well was ---. It happened in /on --- at /in ---.When this event happened I was ----. I felt ---. This event is important for me because ---.
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.
“被杀害”,一般过去时的被动语态结构,was/were +done( by sb).by引出动作的执行者。
括号里是一个有特殊疑问词what引导的宾语从句,what 此处有两个作用,
一,连接主句与从句,二,在宾语从句中做was doing的宾语。when引导的句子在从句中
作时间状语。
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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.”
adv. 彻底地;完全地
其余的;剩余的,作做主语是谓语动词取决于of 后的名词
沉默;无声
silence n. 沉默;缄默;无声
silent adj. 沉默的,无声的
keep /be silent 保持沉默
adj. 惊愕的;受震惊的,表示人的感受
在收音机上
n. 超过
More recently, most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists. Even the date — September 11, 2001 — has meaning to most Americans.
take down 有拆除,记下等意思,take down 此处为“摧毁”。
have meaning to sb. 对某人有(······)意义
一般过去时的被动语态结构,被恐怖分子摧毁。
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 of the window and realized that it was true. I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly after that.”
look out of 向外看
remember doing sth. 记得做过某事
so+adj./adv.原级+that 从句 如此--- 至于---
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. 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.
T
F
T
F
F
2d
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.
Although some people may not remember who killed him, they remember what they were doing when they heard the news.
My parents did not talk after that, and we finished the rest of our dinner in silence.
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.
Even the date — September 11, 2001 — has meaning to most Americans.
I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly after that.
have trouble (in) doing sth. 做某事有困难
Language points
1. Do you remember what you were doing
remember to do sth 记得去做某事
remember doing 记得做过某事。
remember V. 记得
Remember to close the door when you leave.
I remember meeting you somewhere..
2. More recently, most Americans remember what ... by terrorists.
recently adv. 不久前;最近
The situation was becoming better and better recently.
【拓展延伸】recent作形容词,意为“最近的”。
Our life has changed a lot in recent years.
3. Even the date —— September 11 ,2011 —— has meaning to most Americans .
have /has meaning to 对--- 来说有意义/很重要
This photo has special meaning to me .
mean v. 意味着,意思是;故意
meaningful adj.有意义的
meaningless adj.无意义的
4. I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly after that.
hardly作副词,表示否定含义。
hardly adv. 几乎不;几乎没有
Many students hardly have breakfast .
5. Kate didn't think her friend was telling the truth about the event.
to tell the truth“说实话”。
truth n. 实情;事实
It is difficult to find the truth of this event.
To tell the truth, I don't want to go to the party.
true adj.真实的
truly adv. 真地
Exercises
一、单项选择。
1.—Why didn’t you come to my party
—Sorry .I was so busy that I ______ forgot it.
A. heavily B. suddenly C. completely D. seriously
2.Paul walked into the bedroom _______ because his father was sleeping.
A. silently B. silence C. silent D. loudly
3.Do you remember _____ when I called you last night
A.what were you doing B.what you were doing
C.what you did D.what did you do
C
A
B
二、完成句子。
1.不要向窗外看。
Don’t _____ ____ _____the window.
2.这张照片对他非常重要。
This photo ____ ________ ____ him.
3.这座房子太危险了。我们决定把它拆除。
The house is too dangerous. We decide to _____ ____ ______.
4.Tom在写字,而其他的学生在读书。
Tom is writing, while ____ _____ ____ the students are reading.
the rest of
take it down
has meaning to
look out of
Homework
1. Read and recite key sentences in 2b.
2. Do the exercises in students’ book.
Thank you!