1. The United States of America
Reading

2. Pre- reading:
The background of the American Civil War
The Great Depression
大萧条
The Civil Right Movement

3. About Atlanta, Georgia

4. State flag
State fruit
State flower:
cherokee rose
State tree:
live oak
State song
“George On My Mind”
Capital:
Atlanta

5. Famous figures:
Martin Luther King, Jr. Jimmy Carter
Famous event:
1. In 1996, Atlanta hosted Olympic Games.
2. Georgia is the first state to allow year-olds to vote
3. The story in “Gone With The wind” happened in Georgia during the Civil war

6. What to see in Georgia Cyclorama Know more about the Civil War
First Gold Rush
The gold found there was used to make more than $36 million in gold coins.

7. Reading:
1. skimming: True or false Question T
1. Ever since the Civil war, the south has struggled to find ways to deal with its troubled past. F
2. In 1864, when the new mayor of Atlanta started working, the city had a lot of money.
3. In 10 years, most of the city had been rebuilt and Atlanta began to grow again. F

8. 4. After segregation disappeared, Atlanta was becoming a successful city proud of its cultural diversity. T
5. Atlanta is a representative of the new south, a place where fear and doubt have replaced hope and faith. F
6. Today the South is known for its beautiful scenery. F

9. 2. Read the text again and tell the main ideas of each paragraph:
Items
main idea
1st para.
2ndpara
3rd para
4th para
5th para
6th para
the suffering history of the American South
the reconstruction of the American South
the Southerners holding together in the reconstruction
the Civil Rights movement and martin Luther King
1996 Olympics showing Atlanta’s success
the American South full of hope as well as problems to do with

10. Understanding:
reconstruction
It means to build or make something again.
former
It means something or someone who was something before
recover
to get better or to get back to normal

11. demonstration
It is a king of meeting or match held to express one’s opinion
Something like violent
fierce
funeral
Ceremony usually held after a person’s death

12. Post-reading:
Atlanta is a representative of the American South, Why?
1. In only 5 years, most of the city had been rebuilt and Atlanta began to grow. 2. Martin Luther King organized non-violent demonstrations and …. 3. it is a successful city proud of its cultural diversity. 4. it is becoming a booming business center 5. …

13. Retell the text according to the chart:
Items
main idea
1st para.
2ndpara
3rd para
4th para
5th para
6th para
the suffering history of the American South
The reconstruction of the American South
the Southerners holding together in the reconstruction
The Civil Rights movement and martin Luther King
1996 Olympics showing Atlanta’s success
The American South full of hope as well as problems to do with