八下英语unit5period4.ppt

Unit 5  What were you doing when  the rainstorm arrived?  Period 4 Section B 2a-2e Who is this? Martin Luther King. 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 晋见了肯尼迪总统，要求通过新的民权法，给黑人以平等的权利。在20世纪50~60年代，他为改善美国黑人的社会权利及地位做了大量的工作。1963年8月28日在林肯纪念堂前发表 《我有一个梦想》的演说。作为黑人领袖，他贏得了美国各阶层人民的尊重和爱戴，为世界所关注，1964年荣获“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。 Do you know what happened ? “911” event. 世界贸易中心(World Trade Center) 简称“世贸中心”，是一个由两座并立的塔式摩天楼(被称作“双子塔”)、四座办公楼和一座旅馆组成的建筑群，主体于1973年建成使用，曾以世界最高的双子塔闻名于世，是美国纽约的地标之一。2001年9月11日，世贸中心被恐怖分子用所劫持的民航班机撞毁，这就是举世震惊的“9·11事件”。 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? 2a 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. Title: Do you remember what you were doing? First sentences: People often remember what they were doing when they heard the news of important events in history. Robert Allen is now over 50, but he was a school pupil at that time. More recently, most Americans remember what they were doing when the world Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists. This was a day Kate Smith will never forget. Do you remember what you were doing? important events in history The WTC was taken down by terrorists. Robert Allen Kate Smith 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. 2b 1.What are the two events in the passage? 2. When did they happen? The firs