新视野大学英语第四册第八单元.pptVIP

I. Objectives II. Preview III. Leading-in IV. Section A-Text V. Answers to Exercises VI. Extensive Tasks VII. Testing Yourself VIII. Homework Objectives Students would: 1. be able to successfully finish listening, speaking, reading and writing tasks related to the theme – racial harmony, with the help of theme vocabulary. 2. improve the accuracy of their spoken and written output, thanks to theme words and expressions. 3. improve the fluency of their spoken output during the completion of the chains of tasks. 4. understand the value of racial harmony. What do you know about Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King? Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, guided his country through the most devastating experience in its national history--the Civil War. He is considered by many historians to have been the greatest American president. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a man born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia.? He was the most famous leader of the American civil rights movement. He won the Nobel Peace Prize and Presidential Medal of Freedom before being assassinated in 1968. For his promotion of non-violence and racial equality, he is considered a peacemaker by many people around the world. Martin Luther King Day was made in his honor. Racial Humor Read the following story and discuss. 白人隔壁搬来了黑人邻居。一天，当黑人在自家草坪除草的时候，白人应声出来监视他。此后，每当从黑人那里经过，总会听到黑人笑着对他说: I’m better than you. 最后，白人恼怒地朝他嚷道：“你凭什么总说你过得比我好？”黑人回答道: Because I don’t have a nigger living next to me. What can you get from the story? discrimination against black people racism nigger: a disparaging term for a black person sharpness and sarcasm in this racial humor … Think Quotation from America’s Constitution: How do you understand the following words? We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these