Racism stop it!

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

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 We can see a black man who

shows his passport.shows his passport.

We can see a black man who We can see a black man who

shows his passport.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.

We can see a bus conductor who puts

up a sign that the waiting room for bus

passengers is only for white people.

1. Martin Luther King, Jr went to univer

sity when he was eighteen.

2. Black people refused to take buses for

more than 18 months.

Fast-reading

F

F

Scan the reading passage and decide

which of the following sentences are true.

3. Black girls could not marry white

boys.

4. Rose Parks was arrested for

hitting a white boys.

5. The Civil Rights Act was passed

in 1965.

T

F

F

Why did Martin Luther King

fight for civil rights for black

people?

Careful-reading

Reasons

separation ofblacks and whites

mixed race marriages

forbidden

mixed race marriages

forbiddenno right to voteno right to vote

shopsshopsrestaurantsrestaurants

hospitalshospitalsbuses/trainsbuses/trains

schoolsschools

What happened in the following time?What happened in the following time?

1929

1955

1963

1964

King was born

Rosa Parks’ event

give the speech “I have a dream”

King received the Nobel Prize for

Peace

Civil Rights Act was passed

1965

1968

Voting Rights Bill became law

King was murdered

Rosa ParksRosa Parks

whites-only section

refuse to stand up for a white man

whites-only section

refuse to stand up for a white man

arrested by the police

What do you think about the movie?

a boycott of a bus company

Main idea

Paragraph Main Idea

4 King’s opinion

3 Martin Luther King’s

message

2 the background of the speech

1 the famous speech “I have a

dream”

8 King’s death

Paragraph Main Idea

5 Rosa Parks’ event

6 King’s action against racial

discrimination

7 King’s success

1. When Martin Luther King, Jr gave t

he speech “I Have A Dream”, the sla

very had already ended in the USA f

or about ___ years.

A.64B.100 C.98 D.55

1. When Martin Luther King, Jr gave t

he speech “I Have A Dream”, the sla

very had already ended in the USA f

or about ___ years.

A.64B.100 C.98 D.55

Reading comprehension

CC

2. When Martin Luther King, Jr receive

d the Nobel Prize for Peace,

he was only _____ years old.

A.35 B.26 C.34 D.36

2. When Martin Luther King, Jr receive

d the Nobel Prize for Peace,

he was only _____ years old.

A.35 B.26 C.34 D.36

AA

3. After the death of Martin Luther Ki

ng, Jr, ___.

A. there were still few jobs to employ

blacks

B. there were still “Whites-only” secti

ons in the buses

3. After the death of Martin Luther Ki

ng, Jr, ___.

A. there were still few jobs to employ

blacks

B. there were still “Whites-only” secti

ons in the buses

C. his struggle had been forgotten by

black people

D. black people gained equal rights

as white people in the USA

C. his struggle had been forgotten by

black people

D. black people gained equal rights

as white people in the USA

DD

4. By saying “This ‘Wait’ has almost al

ways meant ‘Never’”, Martin Luther

King, Jr meant______.

A. to inspire people of all races to fight fo

r equality, not to wait for equality

B. people of all races could never get equ

ality

4. By saying “This ‘Wait’ has almost al

ways meant ‘Never’”, Martin Luther

King, Jr meant______.

A. to inspire people of all races to fight fo

r equality, not to wait for equality

B. people of all races could never get equ

ality

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

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

AA

5. According to the text, which of the

following statements is TRUE?

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.

5. According to the text, which of the

following statements is TRUE?

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.

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. CC

1. Which civil rights did Martin

Luther King, Jr he want black

people to get?

Voting rights

Equal rights

Political rights

DiscussionDiscussion

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

never give up

freedom

peaceful

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?

Language points

3. boycott

n. refusal to deal or trade with

v. refuse to handle or buy sth.

e.g. They have declared a boycott ag

ainst 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

8. join hands (with sb. )

携手、 联合；互相握手

It was reported that four prisoners

escaped from prison yesterday.

据报道，昨天四个犯人越狱逃跑了。

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.

be arrested for…

(be) under arrest

逮捕某人因……而被捕被捕 , 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?

____

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.

D

11. vote vi./n. 投票 , 选举 , 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

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.

Homework