Unit 2 Lesson 2-1

History Makers

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Objectives 学习目标

By the end of the lesson, you will be able to:

• use some key words to describe four important history makers;

• use listening strategies to get some main information about Martin Luther King from a radio programme;

• talk about Martin Luther King using the words learned;

• discuss the meaning of “history maker”.

Guess and Talk

Do you know these people?

Sun Yat-sen

Mother Teresa

Thomas EdisonMartin Luther King , Jr.

1. ____________fought for the rights of black people

in the USA.

2. ____________led the 1911 revolution and founded the first republic of China.

3. _________ invented the light bulb, the moving picture camera and many other things.

4.__________ worked to help poor people in India.

He led the 1911 revolution and

founded the first Republic of China.

And we call the city “the city of

Zhongshan in honor of him.

He is a history maker.

How much do you know about them?

He invented the light bulb, the

moving picture camera and

many other things.

She worked to help poor people in

India

She is one of the most successful

women in the world.

She won the Noble Peace Prize in 1979,

said:“ I touch the poor as touch the Jesus”.

He is a black man. He was born in 1929.

He fought for the rights

of black people in the

USA.

He devoted his life to the

equality of the black.

He won the prize of

Nobel Peace.

Listen to learn

How to express agree and

disagree?

Let’s speak

agree, think, you’re right, don’t

agree, in my opinion, personally

First, please listen to the tape, fill in the blanks with

the key words .

Key words

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Well, I (1) _____ Mother Teresa is important, because she spent her whole life working with poor and sick people. I’m sorry, but I (2) ___________. (3) _____________, Dr Sun Yat-sen is very important. He led the 1911 revolution and founded the first republic of China.

think

don’t agreeIn my opinion

Expressing Opinions

Yes, (4) ____________, but I think Thomas Edison is important, too. He created so many machines and inventions that we still use today.

I (5) ______ with you, but (6) ___________, I think Martin Luther King is also quite important, because he fought against racism and his actions changed American society.

you’re right

agree personally

Expressing Opinions

You are going to listen to a radio programme about Martin

Luther King. Make sure you understand the Key words.

1. experience racism 2. give seats to sb.

3. enjoy equal rights 4. win rights

5. organize peaceful protests

6. the first victory

7. be put into prison

8. organize a march

9. make a famous speech 10. struggle for

Black people in the United States were looked down upon before the 1960s.

They experienced racism.

The black people wanted equal rights.

They struggled for equal rights.

They marched on the road, and protested for equal rights.

1. Before listening, make sure you

understand the task.

2. If possible, try to guess the

answer.

Listening Strategies

3. Don’t panic! Just try to get the general idea for the first listening.

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1. Martin Luther King was from the United States.2. Martin’s first experience of racism

was with a bus driver.3. His first victory was to win the equal

rights for blacks to sit on buses.4. He went to prison sixteen times for

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5. He organised a march to

Washington in 1963.

6. He made a famous speech

there beginning with the

words : “I have a dream…”

7. He received the Nobel Peace

Prize in 1965.

8. A white man killed him in 1968.

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When What happened

1929. 1.15 King was in Atlanta, Georgia.

childhood He often . He was once asked to to a white person. But he believed black and white people should .

1960s He mainly organised protests to black people. He 17 times.

1963 He organised a to Washington D.C. and his there.

1964 He the Nobel Peace Prize.

1965 He organised a protest. It was King’s

1968 He was by a white man who black people.

experienced racism give his seat

enjoy equal rights

peaceful win rights for

was put into prison

march madefamous speech

received

peaceful

first victory.

killed hated

born

Voice your opinion• Think about your own history makers. What did they do? Why do you think

he/she is a history maker?• Language tips: I think … because … In my opinion, … because … Personally, … I agree… I don’t agree…

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