初中英语八年级下册Unit 3 What were you doing when - the UFO arrived Reading .pptVIP

Unit 3 What were you doing when the UFO arrived? Reading Look at the pictures of these famous events. Talk about them in small groups. When did they happen? What were you doing, or where you when you heard the news? Section 1 Before You Read Hong Kong returned to the motherland. Beijing was made host to the 2008 Olympics. The World Trade Center in New York was destroyed. Liu Xiang won the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics. Yang Liwei flew around the Earth. The earthquake in Wenchuan occurred. Beijing 2008 Olympics opened. The celebration meeting for 60th of the founding of the Peoples Republic of China was held in Tiananmen Square. Dr Martin Luther King was murdered. Do you know this man? What do you know about him? Main task Underline the parts using the past present tense of the sentences. Section 2 While You Read People often remember what they were doing when they heard the news of important events in history. In the United States, for example, many people remember what they were doing on April 4, 1968. This was one of the most important events in modern American history. On this day, Dr Martin Luther King was killed in the city of Memphis in America. Although some people may not remember who murdered him, they remember what they were doing when they heard about the event. Section 2 While You Read Even the most everyday activities can seem important. Robert Allen is now over 40. He was just a school student at that time, but he remembers what he was doing when he heard the news. “It was a bright, sunny day.” Robert remembers. “We were having fun in the playground when the bell rang. Our teacher asked us to stop what we were doing and listen. He told us the news: “Dr Martin Luther King died just 10 minutes ago! We couldn’t believe it!” School closed for the day, and Robert and his friends walked home together in silence. Dr Martin Luther King’s murder took place about thirty years ago, before many Americans were born. However, in more r