Unit14 Reading I HAVE A DREAM

Martin Luther King I have a dream

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

We can see a black man who shows his passport.

Main idea of each paragraph Paragraph Main Idea the background of the speech King’s action against racial discrimination the famous speech “I have a dream” Martin Luther King’s message King’s death King’s success King’s opinion Rosa Parks’ event

1. Martin Luther King, Jr went to university when he was eighteen. 2.Black people refused to take buses for more than 18 months. 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 in1965. Fast-reading (F)(F) (F)(F) (T)(T) (F)(F) (F)(F) Scan the reading passage and decide which of the following sentences are true.

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

According to Para2, which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Carry, a pretty black,could marry John, a white young man. B. Carry,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. Carry,a pretty black girl,could go to college with John, a white young man.

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

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

According to Para 4, How did he fight for civil rights? A.Peaceful action B.Violence action C.Speech D.Strike 2. King believed that he could reach his goal by peaceful actions. Give three examples of such peaceful actions. (Para. 5, 6)

King believed that he could reach his goal through peaceful actions, not through violence. Give three examples of such peaceful actions. (1)write letters (2) march on (3) boycott

Which of the following peaceful actions Which of the following peaceful actions are mentioned in the text? are mentioned in the text? Write letters march boycott  

Rosa Parks whites-only section refuse to stand up for a white man

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

a boycott of a bus company

In Para 7, What success did he get by such peaceful actions? In 1964, he received the Nobel Peace Prize and a new Civil Rights Act was passed In 1965, a new voting Rights Bill became law In the last Para, how did King’s struggle change the whole society in the USA? Soon after his death, black people started enjoying the rights they had waited and fought.

To sum up, Martin Luther King, Jr fought for the civil rights of black people in America. Which civil rights did he want black people to get? political rights voting rights equal rights

Retell the text according to the following words and phrases: Martin Luther King Jr. _________in 1929.At the age of 15, he ________________.Winning a scholarship ________ the chance to___________ in one of the ________states, where black people _________________ and were _______________________ as___________.He believed that it was right and ________ to _______________ in society if people did not ____________________, and that he could ________________by_______________, not by_________. On December 1,1955, a black woman, Rosa Parks sitting in the___________________,refused to stand up to ________ for a white man and were ________ by the police.He ___________ of the company, during which black people refused to ________________. was born went to university gave him go to a college northern had their civil rights free to live,study and work they wished necessarydemand changes have their civil rights achieve that goal peaceful actionsviolence “Whites-only”section make room arrested led a boycott take the city bus

In the end the government lawyer admitted that it was wrong for______________ to _______ blacks ____whites. ____________, king led many __________ demonstrations against ____________________and the Vietnam War. He ____________ to thousands of black people who ___________ Washington DC in 1963,when in the southern states blacks _________________equal citizens. His speech ---- “I Have a Dream ” _____ him famous all over the world and ________ people of all races to _______________. In 1964 he received ___________________. Since 1965, all black people ________the right to____. In 1968, King _____________. Soon after his death, black people started _________________ they had waited and fought for so long. the bus company separatefrom From then onnon-violent racial discrimination gave a speech marched on were not treated as made inspiredfight for equality the Nobel Peace Prize have had vote was murdered enjoying the rights

What can we learn from Martin Luther King, Jr. ? Has his dream come true now?

Sentence appreciation 名句欣赏 I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed:“---all men are created equal." I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood. I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

Imagine that the year is 1966 and that you are a television reporter.Interview Martin Luther King, Jr, using the phrases below. 1.What is life in the southern states like? 2.What are some of the problems that black people have? 3.What do black people want? 4.Why do you organise the Alabama bus company boycott? 5.Which problems do black people have in Birmingham,Alabama? 6.Which Nobel Prize did you win?