1. Reading
I Have a Dream

2. Fast-reading:Try to find these times
1929
1955
1963
1964
1965
1968
King was born
led the boycott of a bus company
gave the speech “I have a dream”
King received the Nobel Peace Prize
Civil Rights Act was passed
A new Voting Rights Bill became law
King was murdered

3. 1. Martin Luther King, Jr went to university when he was eighteen.
Careful reading: 1)T or F
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 boy.
5. The Civil Rights Act was passed in1965.

4. the background of the speech
2)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 2 6 1 3 8 7 4 5

5. Para.2
Why did Martin Luther King fight for
civil rights for black people?

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

7. Para 3:
What’s King’s message?
Para 4:
How did he achieve his civil rights?

8. 1965, a new voting Rights Bill became law
   Para.7
What success did he get by such peaceful actions?
1964, he received the Nobel Peace Prize and a new Civil Rights Act was passed
1965, a new voting Rights Bill became law

9. Post-reading: Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks
Martin Luther King,Jr was born in Atlanta on January 15,1929.When he was 15,he went to __________.In 1955,he organized his first action—a _________of the bus company,and this case gave him __________ ___________.He led many _____________ _____________ against ________ _____________.In 1963,he gave his famous speech “I Have a Dream” during the March on Washington DC,which __________ the people of all ________ to __________ ___________ __________.The following year,he received the Nobel Prize for _________.Martin Luther King was __________ in 1968.
university
boycott
national
attention
non-violent
demonstrations
racial
discrimination
inspired
races
fight
for
equality
Peace
murdered

10. Retell the text according to time order.