Reading Racism stop it Look at

Reading

Racism stop it!

Look at the following historical pictures and describe what you see.

A group of prisoners, consisting of men, women and children, are being led away by armed soldiers. In the background we can see that there is a fire in the city.

We can see a black man who shows his passport.

We can see a bus conductor who puts up a sign that the waiting room for bus passengers is only for white people.

a boycott of a bus company

Summary the main idea of each paragraph and divide the text into parts.

Main idea of each paragraph Para 1 the famous speech “I have a dream” Para 2 the background of the speech Para 3 King’s message Para 4 Brief introduction to King Para 5 King’s action against Rosa Parks’ event Para 6 King’s action against racial discrimination Para 7 King’s achievements Para 8 King’s effects after his death

The outline of the text Part 1 Background of American’s racial discrimination Part 2 Brief introduction to King Part 3 King’s achievements Part 4 King’s effects after his death

scanning Scan the reading passage and decide which of the following sentences are true. 1. Martin Luther King, Jr went to university when he was eighteen. F 2. Black people refused to take buses for more than 18 months. F

3. Black girls could not marry white boys. T 4. Rose Parks was arrested for hitting a white boys. F 5. The Civil Rights Act was passed in 1965. F

Past-reading Why did Martin Luther King fight for civil rights for black people?

mixed race marriages no right to vote forbidden Reasons separation of blacks and whites schools buses/trains shops restaurants hospitals

What happened in the following time? 1929 King was born 1955 Rosa Parks’ event 1963 give the speech “I have a dream” 1964 King received the Nobel Prize for Peace 1965 Civil Rights Act was passed 1968 Voting Rights Bill became law King was murdered

Rosa Parks whites-only section refuse to stand up for a white man arrested by the police

Reading comprehension 1. When Martin Luther King, Jr gave the speech “I Have A Dream”, the slavery had already ended in the USA for about ___ years. C A. 64 B. 100 C. 98 D. 55

2. When Martin Luther King, Jr received the Nobel Prize for Peace, he was only _____ years old. A A. 35 B. 26 C. 34 D. 36

3. After the death of Martin Luther D King, Jr, ___. A. there were still few jobs to employ blacks B. there were still “Whites-only” sections in the buses C. his struggle had been forgotten by black people D. black people gained equal rights as white people in the USA

4. By saying “This ‘Wait’ has almost always meant ‘Never’”, Martin A Luther King, Jr meant______. A. to inspire people of all races to fight for equality, not to wait for equality B. people of all races could never get equality C. waiting could play an important part in the fight for freedom D. housing conditions for blacks would never improve if blacks didn’t wait

5. According to the text, which of the following statements is TRUE? C A. Jane, a pretty black girl, could marry John, a white young man. B. Jane, a pretty black girl, could buy some beautiful clothes in the section for whites. C. The South kept its own laws to separate blacks from whites. D. Jane, a pretty black girl, could go to college with John, a white young man.

Discussion 1. Which civil rights did Martin Luther King, Jr want black people to get? Voting rights Equal rights Political rights

2. King believed that he could reach his goal through peaceful actions. Give three examples of such peaceful actions. Write letters March on Boycott

3. What can we learn from Martin Luther King? brave truth freedom peaceful never give up

Language points 1. march: walk as soldiers do e. g. Demonstrators marched through the street. 2. have no right to do sth. e. g. What right have you to do that?

3. boycott n. refusal to deal or trade with v. refuse to handle or buy sth. e. g. They have declared a boycott against that shop.

4. freedom n. 自由 adj. free for free 免费 = free of charge freeway free trade 5. civil adj. 公民的, 国内的, 文职的 civilian n. 公民 civilization n. 文明、文化

6. murder vt. 谋杀 murderer murderess get away with murder 逍遥法外 7. prison n. 监狱 put…. . in prison 把…. . 投进监狱 escape from prison break out of prison

作“监禁状态”讲时为不可数名词, 不 用冠词。 take/ send sb. to prison throw sb. into prison be in prison 被监禁 go to prison 入狱

据报道，昨天四个犯人越狱逃跑了。 It was reported that four prisoners escaped from prison yesterday. 8. join hands (with sb. ) 携手、 联合；互相握手 e. g. The three of them joined hands and burst into laughter. 他们三个人互相握手, 突然大 笑。

The chinese soldiers joined hands with the American in the war against Germany. 中国士兵与美国士兵在战争中联合 对付德国。

9. arrest vt. / n. 逮捕, 拘留, 扣留 arrest sb. 逮捕某人 be arrested for… 因……而被捕 (be) under arrest 被捕, 被拘留 e. g. He was arrested for robbery. 他因抢劫而被捕。

The police arrested the thief last night. 警察昨晚逮捕了那个贼。 You are under arrest. 你被捕了。

10. forbid vt. forbade forbidden 禁止、不许 forbid sb. to do sth. forbid doing sth. permit allow advise 也有同样的用法

e. g. Which of the following is not right? ____ D A. I forbid you the room. B. I forbid you to enter the room. C. I forbid your entering the room. D. I forbid that your entered the room.

11. vote vi. /n. 投票, 选举权 vote for/against 投票赞成/反对 vote on sth. 就……投票表决 e. g. He voted against the plan. 他对该计划投了反对票。 Now we will vote on this question. 现在我们对这个问题投票表决。 I gave my vote to Mr. Wang.

12. set an example to 为…. . 树立榜样 set sb. an example take…. . for/as example 以……为例 without example 没有先例 follow/copy the example of 以……为榜样

give an example of 在……方面做出榜样 13. demand vt. 要求 demand sth. of/ from sb. 要求某人某物 demand to do 要求做…. .

demand that… 从句谓语用虚拟语气should + v. The supply exceeds the demand. 供过于求 in great demand 急需

Homework ? 1. Read the text again to get a better understanding. 2. Preview the Word Study and Grammar. 3. Get some information about Martin Luther King on internet if possible.