大学英语综合教程第三册第二课(1).ppt

BR_ 1.3_1 BR_ 1.3_2 BR_ 1.3_3 BR_ 1.3_4 BR2 BR3_main BR3.2_1 BR3.2_2 BR3.2_3 BR3.3_1 BR3.3_2 BR3.3_1__popwin_sometime BR3.3_1__popwin_a wooden box BR3.3_2__popwin_in this map BR3.3_3 People in the Song 1. Abraham Lincoln 2. John F. Kennedy 3. Martin Luther King 4. Bobby Kennedy Text Prediction Read the introductory part of the text and think about the following questions. In 2004 a center in honor of the “underground railroad” opens in Cincinnati. The railroad was unusual. It sold no tickets and had no trains. Yet it carried thousands of passengers to the destination of their dreams. 1. What is an underground railroad in the normal sense? 2. What is this underground railroad special for? 3. What probably are the dreams of the passengers? 4. What is the text probably about? Background Information Timeline of Slavery The Underground Railroad Uncle Tom’s Cabin Timeline of Slavery 1619 -- Slaves in VirginiaAfricans brought to Jamestown are the first slaves imported into Britain’s North American colonies. 1705 -- Slaves as PropertyDescribing slaves as real estate, Virginia lawmakers allow owners to bequeath their slaves. The same law allowed masters to “kill and destroy” runaways. 1775 -- American Revolution BeginsBattles at the Massachusetts towns of Lexington and Concord on April 19 spark the war for American independence from Britain. 1776 -- Declaration of IndependenceThe Continental Congress asserts “that these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States”. 1783 -- American Revolution EndsBritain and the infant United States sign the Peace of Paris treaty. 1808 -- United States Bans Slave TradeImporting African slaves is outlawed, but smuggling continues. 1860 -- Abraham Lincoln ElectedAbraham Lincoln of Illinois becomes the first Republican to win the United States Presidency. Timeline of Slavery 1861~1865 -- United States Civil WarFour years of brutal conflict claim 623,000 lives. 1863 -- Emancipation Pro