2017年八年级英语下册 Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came Period 4课件 （新版）人教新目标版.pptVIP

* Section B(2a-selfcheck) 2a Look at the pictures and the title in the passage. What do you think the passage is about? Do You Remember What You Were Doing? 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. Read the title and first Sentences. 2b. Read the passage and answer the questions. 1. What are the two events in the passage? 2. When did they happen? 1. What are the two events in the passage? 2. When did they happen? Dr. Martin Luther King was killed. The World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists. Dr. Martin Luther King was killed on April 4, 1968. The World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists on September 11, 2001. 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. F F T F T 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. 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 America