八年级英语下学期unit 3 reading课件.pptVIP

* Do you remember what you were doing? 瞿溪侨中 唐国兴 When did these events happen? Beijing was made host to the 2008 Olympics Chinese Women Volleyball Team won the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics on July 13, 2001 on August 29, 2004 ShenZhou V took Yang Liwei into space on October 15, 2003 China first atom bomb exploded on October16, 1964 Martin Luther King was murdered Abraham Lincoln ( 1809-1865) was murdered on on April 4, 1968 April 14,1865 The World Trade Center was destroyed in New York on September 11, 2001 Ban Laden a terrorist Iraq War broke out on March 20, 2003 Man landed on the moon on July 20, 1969 What were you doing or where were you when you heard the news of these events? Read the first sentence of each paragraph and say TRUE or FAULS to each statement. 1 The writer will give some important events for example. 2. People will forget everyday activities when they heard the important news. 3.The writer will give you some events which happened in recent times. 4. The writer will give some more terrible events. Do you remember what you were doing? 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. modern 现代的；现代化的 kill 杀死；致死 1 The writer will give some important events for example. T 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 doi