1、单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Welcome to our class!,Abraham Lincoln,Discussion,Presentation,Fast,Reading,Careful,Reading,Reading,Aloud,Practice,Homework,Language Points:,1.despite,2.troubled,adj.,3.lead,sb,.to do,sth,.,4.,in,honour,of,sb./sth,.,5.see,find,6.nonfinite verbs,Aims and Dem
2、ands:,1.Enlarge the Ss vocabulary,2.Get a general idea of the American South.,3.Develop the Ssreading ability.,Unit 16,The USA,Step 1:Lead-in,Abraham Lincoln,The American president brought an end to slavery and was shot in a theatre.,Martin Luther,King,Jr,Whats his famous speech?,How did he die?Why?
3、Gone with the Wind,Do you know anything about the famous film?,It was set in Atlanta during the Civil War.,Unit 16,The American South,Step 2:Fast Reading,Read the text fast to get a general idea.,Which of the following are mentioned in the text?,A.the suffering history of the American South,B.the S
4、outherners holding together in the reconstruction,C.1996 Olympics showing Atlantas success,D.the reconstruction of the American South,E.the American South full of hope as well as problems to do with,F.the Civil Rights Movement and Martin Luther,King,Jr,Para.1,Para.2,Para.3,Para.4,Para.5,Para.6,ABCDE
5、F,Answers:,1.()Ever since the Civil War,the South has struggled to find ways to deal with its troubled past.,2.()In 1864,when the new mayor of Atlanta started working,the city had a lot of money.,3.()In ten years,most of the city had been rebuilt and Atlanta began to grow again.,4.()After segregatio
6、n disappeared,Atlanta was becoming a successful city proud of its cultural diversity.,5.()Atlanta is a representative of the new South,a place where fear and doubt have replaced hope and faith.,6.()Today,the South is known for its beautiful scenery.,Step 3:Careful Reading,Decide whether the followin
7、g sentences are true or false.,T,F,Only$1.64,F,only five,T,F,F,friendly atmosphere,.,The American South,Ever since the Civil War,the South has struggled to find ways to deal with its,troubled,past.The history of the South is one of suffering:the suffering of the Native Americans who were killed or d
8、riven off their land by European settlers;the pains of slaves brought from Africa by greedy slave traders;the death and poverty of the Civil War;the hardships of unemployment and civil unrest in the post-war years and the Great Depression;the many sacrifices of the Civil Rights Movement.The wounds a
9、re slow to heal and the scars run deep.Even today,the South is far behind the rest of the United States in areas such as education and economic development.,troubled:,worried;full of problems and conflicts,不安的,;,混乱的,e.g.Little Tom was,deeply troubled,when he broke the cup.,The people in that country
10、 live in,troubled times,.,Step 4:Listening and Explanation,Atlanta quickly,recover,ed from the destruction caused by the Civil War.In only five years,most of the city had been rebuilt and Atlanta began to grow again.,Despite,the hardships of the post-war years and the Great Depression,the people of
11、Atlanta continued to develop the area,both economically and socially.There were signs that the new Atlanta would be different:Atlantas African-American community grew and black businesses became more successful.,1.recover:,return to a normal state,恢复原状,常与,from,连用,e.g.He,recovered from,the shock.,2.d
12、espite:,in spite of,尽管,;,不管,;,不顾,e.g.,Despite,wanting to see him again,she refused to reply to his letters.,Despite,what others say,I think he is a nice person.,It took a long time to _ from the effects of the natural disasters.,A.coverB.discoverC.uncoverD.recover,D,The boy went out _ his fathers or
13、ders.,A.in spite of B.though C.in despite D.in spite,A,It was also in Atlanta that one of the great leaders of the Civil Rights Movement,Dr Martin Luther King,Jr,was born.Dr King grew up in a city where nearly half the population was black,but where segregation took away many of their rights.The inj
14、ustices in the city and in the South,led,Dr King,to,organise,non-violent demonstrations aimed at ending segregation.The city,saw,a series of fierce fights between blacks and whites in the 1960s and Dr King was shot and killed in 1968.His funeral was shown on television and millions of Americans watc
15、hed as people marched through Atlanta in,honour,of Dr King.Dr Kings efforts were not,in vain,however.Segregation eventually disappeared and a new dawn seemed to arrive.Slowly but surely,Atlanta was becoming a successful city proud of its cultural diversity.,1.lead,sb,.to do,sth,.=,cause,sb,.to do,st
16、h,.,使某人做某事,e.g.What,led,you,to,change your mind?,His arrival,led,me,to,believe that I would complete the task.,2.see:,witness,experience or undergo,目睹,经历或进行,e.g.He has,seen,a great deal in his long life.,see,find,等动词的主语有时是物,e.g.This old house has,seen,better days.,National Day,found,people singing a
17、nd dancing happily in the street.,3.in vain=,with no result;useless,无结果,;,徒劳,e.g.All our work was,in vain,.,Post-Reading,Match the examples with the statements that they support or illustrate.,Statements,1.,The people of Atlanta rebuilt the city almost from nothing.,2.,The fights between blacks and
18、whites in the 1960s were fierce.,3.,The fight against segregation was widely supported.,4.,The South has taken the chance to display its new image to the whole world.,5.,The story of the South is also about hope and success.,Examples,A.,Some southern cities are becoming financial and cultural,centre
19、s,of the US.,B.,The new mayor of Atlanta had only$1.64 to rebuild the city in 1864.,C.,Dr King was shot in 1968.,D.,People marched through Atlanta in,honour,of Dr King.,E.,In 1996,Atlanta hosted the Olympic Games.,Interview:,In this activity,one student plays the role of a journalist and the other s
20、tudent plays the mayor of Atlanta.,Step 5:Discussion,1.Why is Atlanta in many ways a typical southern city?,2.What were some of the difficulties the people of Atlanta had to overcome after the Civil War?,3.People of many different backgrounds live and work together in Atlanta.What are the advantages
21、 and disadvantages of living together with people who are different from you?,1.Atlanta is a typical city.It experienced the hardships of slavery,the Civil War,the post-war years and the Depression.,2.There was no money to rebuild the city.Many of its citizens had died during the Civil War.African-A
22、mericans were not treated well.,Advantages,Disadvantages,1.People with different background have different ideas and knowledge,which makes the population more creative.,2.It is good for people to learn about other cultures.,3.Life is more interesting if people are different.,1.People from different cultures may misunderstand each other.,2.People from different cultures may treat each other badly.,3.Life can be more different if people are different.,Study hard and youll succeed in English!*,Happy everyday!,Thank you!,Goodbye!,






