高 二 英 语(下 )

Unit Fourteen

Freedom fighters

授课教师：黄 长 泰

Unit 14 Freedom fighters

Reading

I have a dream

Reading: I have a dream

Martin Luther King Jr.

Reading

A big civil

rights march

through the

centre of

Birmingham.

The lady next to M. L. King is his wife.

King was murdered. His wife and children were in deep sorrow.

King was

murdered

on April 4,

1968.

Fifteen years after King’s death, President Reagan signed a law

making the 3rd Monday of January a national holiday

celebrating the birth and life of Martin Luther King.

Pre-reading

Discrimination of people existed at many times in history and in many places around the world.

Picture 1

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. Do you know why?

From 1933 to 1945 the Germans in Nazi Germany said that Jews were the cause of the bad economy in Germany. Jewish people were discriminated, caught and murdered. More than 6 million Jewish were murdered during these years.

Picture 2

A bus conductor who puts up a sign, which says the waiting room is only for white people. Reason

From abolishment of slavery in the USA, in 1865, until the passing of the Civil Rights Act in 1964, black people in the United States did not have the same right as white people, although the Declaration of Independence says that all men are equal. For more than 100 years, black free people had to suffer all kinds of discrimination.

Picture 3

In picture 3 we can see a black man showing his passport.

Background

Until 1990, South Africa was a country in which the vast black majority were ruled by a small white majority. Not only did this white minority govern the country, it is also discriminated the millions of black people in their own country.

Paragraph Main Ideathe background of the speechKing’s action against racial discriminationthe famous speech “I have a dream”Martin Luther King’s messageKing’s deathKing’s successKing’s opinionRosa Parks’ event

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Pa Main idea Key points

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2

Introduction to the topic

Separation of blacks in the south

a. 1963, Washington DC, “ I have a dream”

b. made him world famous0

a. forbid mixed-race marriages

b. separated sections in many places

c. educated in separate schools

d. had no right to vote

Pa Main idea Key points

3

4

King set a good example for political rights

King’s beliefs as a freedom fighter

a. Fought for political rights for black people

b. Treated the same with other people

a. Went to college in the north

b. Achieve goals by peaceful actions

Pa Main idea Key points

5

6

King led the boycott of the bus company

King led non-violent demonstrations

a. Rosa Parks was arrested

b. Led a boycott of the bus company

c. Government lawyers declared the company wrong

a. Demonstrations against racial discrimination & the Vietnam War

b. Fought for the right for blacks in Birmingham

Pa Main idea Key points

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8

The influence of his speech

King’s dreams came true

a. Inspired people of all races for equality

b. received the Nobel Peace Prize

c. Two laws were passed

a. Murdered in 1968

b. The blacks started to enjoy equal rights

Time

1929

1944

1955

1963

1964

1965

1968

was bornwent to collegeled a boycott of the bus company, lasted 381 days, won at lastgave a speech “I have a dream”, become world famous

receive the Nobel Prize for peace, Civil Rights Act was passed

Voting Rights Bill became law

was murdered

Events of Martin Luther King. Jr

1. When Martin Luther King Jr. gave the

speech “I Have A Dream”, the slavery

had already ended in the USA for ____

years.

A. 64 B.100

C. 98 D. 55

C

2. By saying “This ‘Wait’ has almost always meant ‘Never’,” King meant ____. A. to inspire people of all races to fight for equality, not to wait for equality B. people of all races could never get equality C. waiting could play an important part in the fight for freedom D. housing conditions for blacks would never improve if blacks didn’t wait

A

3. According to the text, which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Jane, a pretty black girl, could marry John, a white young man. B. Jane, a pretty black girl, could buy

beautiful clothes in the section for whites. C. America kept its laws to separate blacks from whites. D. Jane, a pretty black girl, could go to college with John, a white young man in the north.

D

4. What makes Martin Luther King famous?

A. His being a black.

B. His courage and perseverance.

C. His fine personality.

D. His confidence.

C

5. Martin Luther King. Jr. won the Nobel Peace

Prize in 1964 because ____ .

A. he did his best to fight for political rights for

black people in the USA

B. he was an important leader in the liberation

of the blacks

C. he believed that black people should be

treated as well as other people

D. all of the above

D

6. The separation of blacks and whites ____ in the

southern states even in the 1950’s.

A. was allowed by law B. was forbidden by law

C. wasn’t permitted by law D. wasn’t allowed by law

7. Martin Luther King, Jr. thought that it was right and

necessary to fight for equal civil rights by _____.

A. peaceful revolution B. marching

C. talking to the government D. all of the above

A

D

8. For the text we can infer that black people’s children received ____ in the past.

A. Less education than white children

B. More education than white children

C. As much education as white children

D. As little education as white children

A

Martin Luther King, Jr, who won the ___________ Prize in 1964, was an important _______ leader in human rights in the USA. He _________ political rights for black people.

King was born in 1929. At the age of 15 he won a __________ to a college in one of the _______ states. There black people had _____ rights and were ____ to live, study and work ____ they _______. At that time in the southern states, blacks were not _________ equal citizens. Although ______ had been ended in 1865, the southern states had passed their own laws to continue the _________ of black and whites. Mixed-race marriages _____________ by law. There were _______ sections for blacks in shops, restaurants, hospitals, _______, buses and ______. Black people had no right to _____.

Nobel Peacepolitical

fought for

scholarshipnorthern

equal free aswished

treated as slavery

separationwere forbidden separate

schoolstrains vote

King continued his studies from 1948 to 1951. All his life he believed that it was right and necessary to _______________

in society if people could not enjoy their _________. He believed that they could achieve their goal by ________ actions, not by _______. He led many __________ demonstrations against __________________. It was during the “March on Washington DC” in 1963 that he gave the speech “_____________”. In 1964 a new Civil Rights Acts was passed. In 1965 a new Voting Rights Bill became ____. From then on, all black people had the right to _____.

King ____________ in 1968. However, his ________ had already changed the whole of ________ in the USA.

demand changes

civil rightspeaceful

violence non-violentracial discrimination

I Have a Dreamlaw

vote

was murdered strugglesociety

Post-reading

1. It tells us something about Martin Luther King, Jr’s most famous action.2. It would best fit in between Para. 6 and Para. 7.3. To have the same rights as white people: in marriages, in all public places, full rights to vote.4. Marches, speeches and boycotts.

5. Imagine that the year is 1966 and that you…1) Blacks don’t share the same rights as whites They live under poor housing conditions. 2) They have no rights to vote and are not allowed to go to many public places.3) They want the same rights as whites.4) Because it is non-violence.5) They have poor housing conditions and fewer chances to work.6) Why can’t black people wait a bit longer?

Black people’s situation in America

now.

Discussion:

How were racial discrimination shown in the State at that time?

a. marriages

b. public places

c. education

d. politics

Mixed marriages were forbidden by law.

There were separate sections in…

Black children were educated in separate schools.

The blacks in the southern states had no right to vote.

Black people’s situation has been improved greatly in America .

US Black Celebrities ( 美国黑人名人 )

US Black Celebrities ( 美国黑人名人 )

Rice

What are the important qualities if one wants to achieve his goal?

CourageConfidenceHonestyIntelligenceKindnessPerseverance

A fine personality

Supplementary reading

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that 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.

creed 信条

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state, sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. 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. I have a dream today. sweltering 热得难受 oasis 绿洲

I have a dream that one day the state of Alabama, whose governor's lips are presently dripping with the words of interposition and nullification, will be transformed into a situation where little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls and walk together as sisters and brothers. I have a dream today.

interposition 提出；插入 nullification 宣布无效

transform 改变；转化

I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. This is our hope. This is the faith with which I return to the South.

exalt 赞扬；歌颂 crooked 弯曲的 reveal 展现；显露

With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.

hew 开辟；砍 jangling 响亮的 discords 不和谐；不一致 symphony 交响乐