高二英语下册Freedom fighters

1、Unit 14 Freedom fightersI. Teaching Goals1. Talk about civil rights and freedom fighters.2. Express logical relations.3. Review the Passive Voice.4. Practise argumentative writing.II. Teaching Time: Five periodsThe First PeriodTeaching Aims:1. Learn and master the new words and expressions in this p

2、eriod.2. Talk about civil rights and freedom fighters to improve the students speaking ability.3. Do some listening practice to improve the students listening ability.4. Learn about some freedom fighters.Teaching Important Points;1. Talk about a favourite topic to improve the students speaking abili

3、ty. 2. Enable the students to grasp the main points in a listening material.Teaching Difficult Points:1. Help the students to improve their listening ability.2. Help the students to express their own opinions and ideas.Teaching Methods;1. Talking method to improve the students speaking ability.2. Pa

4、ir work or group work to make every student work in class.Teaching Aids:1. the multimedia2. the blackboardTeaching Procedures;Step I GreetingsGreet the whole class as usual. Step II Lead-in and Warming upTeacher says something about the picture. (Show the picture or play a short video program of Jor

5、dana famous basketball player who is a black man.)Get some Ss to say something about the following two pictures.T:. Many people devoted themselves to this. Some were put into prison and some even lost their lives. Look at the two pictures and read the notes about them. Then have a discussion in grou

6、ps of four. Try to explain why they are great men and in which way struggle was an important part in the lives of these men.(Show the following pictures on the screen.)Martin Luther King Jr. Born in 1929 Graduation in 1955 Worked in a church Organized his first actions in 1955 Formed an organization

7、 for black leaders to work together in 1957 Gave speech I have a dream in 1963 deceived the Nobel Prize in 1964 Murdered in 1968Nelson Mandela Born in 1918First actions while still at university in 1940Graduation in 1942Helped to found the ANC Youth League in 1944Led many peaceful actions during the

8、 1950sPut in prison from 1962 to 1989 Received the Nobel Prize in 1993 Became the first black president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999(Give the students a few minutes to discuss the questions. Then ask some of them to say their answers. ) Martin Luther King Jr. is great. He worked for the freedom

9、 of all the blacks. He was born in 1929. After he graduated in 1955, he worked in a church and he organized his first actions in the same year. Two years later, he formed an organization for black leaders to work together. In 1963, he gave the famous speech I have a dream. Because of his success in

10、his work, he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. Unfortunately he was murdered in 1968. About Nelson Mandela: He was the first black president in South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was born in 1918. He worked for the equal rights for the blacks of South Africa for many years. As early as in 1940

11、, while he was still at university, he took his first actions. In 1944, he helped to found the ANC Youth League. During the 1950s, he led many peaceful actions. He was hated by his enemies and he had been kept a prisoner from 1962 to 1989. But he never gave up the struggle for the freedom of all the

12、 blacks, so he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. After he left his office, he has done much for the poor, especially the children. He also works for the equal rights of all the people and he wants a world without hunger and war,Step III ListeningBefore you listen to the tape, the Ss should go

13、through the exercises on Page 25 and Page 26 first.(Allow the students a couple of minutes to prepare.)Ask the Ss to listen to the tape carefully when I play it for the first time. The second time I play it, the Ss should write down the answers quickly. After that, check their answers when the tape

14、is played a third time. Finally they may have a short discussion in pairs. (Play the tape for students to listen and finish the exercises. At last, check the answers together with the whole class. )Step IV SpeakingJust now, we talked about two great men, and now we will talk about two other famous p

15、eopleJohn Brown and Harriet Tub man. Please turn to Page 26 and read the notes about them. Work in groups of three. Discuss the lives of them and talk about the reason why certain things happened and how they changed history. The useful expressions will be helpful . (Write the following on the black

16、board and allow the students enough time to practise their dialogues. Finally ask a pair to act out their dialogue.)Useful Expressions:What happened first was that-happened as a result ofYou could expectbecauseThat led toOne of the reason why-isis often followed bySample dialogue:(Astudent a; Bstude

17、nt b)A: Have you read about John Brown?B Yes, I have.A: I have heard of him, but I know little about him. Please tell me something about him. I want to know more.B: OK. He was born in Connecticut and was brought up in Ohio. He hated slavery. What happened first was that he helped the black slaves es

18、cape from the USA to Canada. You could expect that led to the slave owners against him. Then he took up his arms to fight against his enemies. One of the reasons why he did this is that his enemy wanted to kill him. One night a battle took place. As a result of it, he was caught and ten men, includi

19、ng his two sons, were killed in the battle. Later, he was killed, too. Encouraged by his bravery, the whole country soon united and fought against the slavery. A few years later, the American Civil War broke out and in the end the blacks won. A: What a moving story! Step V Summary and HomeworkT: Tod

20、ay, weve talked about two great menMartin Luther King. Jr. and Nelson Mandela. And we have also listened to the famous speechI have a dream. Besides, weve talked of two other great peopleJohn Brown and Harriet Tubman. After class, you should talk more about civil rights and freedom fighters, using t

21、he new words and expressions weve learnt in this class. Step VI The Design of the Writing on the BlackboardUnit 14 Freedom fightersThe First PeriodUseful expressions: What happened first was thathappened as a result ofYou could expectbecause That led toOne of the reason why isis often followed byThe

22、 Second PeriodTeaching Aims:1. Learn and master the new words and expressions in this period.2. Read the text and grasp the main idea of it.3. Learn the fine qualities of Martin Luther King, Jr.Teaching Important Points:1. Master the usage of some useful words and expressions.2. Improve the students

23、 reading ability.Teaching Difficult Points:1. How to grasp the main idea of a text or a passage.2. How to use some words and expressions freely.Teaching Methods:1. Fast reading and careful reading to improve the students reading ability.2. Pair work or group work to make every student work in class.

24、3. Discussion to help the students grasp the detailed information.Teaching Aids:1. the multimedia2. the blackboardTeaching Procedures:Step I Greetings and RevisionGreet the whole class as usual. Step II Pre-readingToday, well read more about freedom fighters. Turn to Page 27 and have a look at the p

25、ictures. Have a short discussion in pairs and describe what you sec to each other. (Students practise for a moment and then teacher asks some of them to describe the pictures.)Description of the first picture: The first picture shows us a terrible scene. In the picture we can see the Nazi soldiers a

26、rrest a large group of people. This happened between the year 1933 and 1945. During that period, Adolph Hitler controlled Germany. He invaded some countries and killed as many as twelve million persons, most of whom were Jews, Captured soldiers and common people. Description of the second picture:Th

27、e second picture is about the Southern States in the USA. during 1900 1968. Though slaves in the USA were set free in 1865, they didnt get equal I rights until 1965. Before that, they didnt have the rights to vote and were treated unfairly. The blacks and whites couldnt go to the same schools. There

28、 were separate sections for blacks in public places. Description of the third picture:The third picture is about South Africa. In 1990, Mandela was set free and was elected the first black president of South Africa in 1994. Before that, the local people there had no equal rights. They were ruled by

29、the whites and were looked down upon.Step III Fast ReadingRead the passage quickly and decide which of the sentences on the screen are true. (Show the following sentences on the screen and give the students several minutes to finish the task.)Decide which of the following sentences are true,1. Marti

30、n Luther King Jr. was born in 1865.2. Black people refused to take buses for more than 18 months.3. Black girls could not marry white boys.4. King spent some time in prison.5. Martin Luther King Jr. died of cancer in Washington.Step IV Reading and UnderstandingRead the text again and discuss the que

31、stions on the screen with partners. (Show the following on the screen.)Discuss the following; l. What was the situation for the blacks in the southern states at that time?2. Explain in your own words what the first paragraph is about.3. Martin Luther King, Jr. fought for the civil rights of black pe

32、ople in America. Which civil rights did he want black people to get?4. King believed that he could reach his goal through peaceful actions, not through violence. Give examples of such peaceful actions.(Students practise for a few minutes and the teacher may join in their discussion and help them. Fi

33、nally ask some students to answer the questions one by one. ) Suggested answers;1. Blacks were not treated equally. The South had its own laws to continue the separation of blacks and whites. Mixed-race marriages were forbidden by law. There were separate sections for blacks in public places. Blacks

34、 were not allowed to get into hotels, schools or libraries. Black children were educated in separate schools. Black people had no right to vote.2. It tells us that thousands of black people marched on Washington D. C. the capital of the USA in the summer of 1963, when Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke t

35、o them at a meeting. His speechI have a dreamspoke out the minds of the black people. Inspired by his speech, people continued to struggle and succeeded in the end. Soon he and his speech became known to the people all over the world.3. He wanted black people to be treated equally as the whites. Bla

36、ck people should not be separated but should be treated with respect in the same way as other people. They should have the right to vote.4. In December 1955, King organized a boycott of the bus company and succeeded after 381 days. Later he led a new revolution to improve the housing condition for b

37、lacks in Birmingham. In 1963.he led the march on Washington D. C. As a result of that in the following year a new Civil Rights Act was passed and in 1965 a new Voting Right Bill became law.To help the Ss better understand the passage, explain some words and expressions (Show the following on the scr

38、een, and explain them to the students.)Useful words and expressions!1. forbide. g. I forbid you to stay out after midnight.He forbids smoking during office hours,2. set an example toe. g. Tom worked hard and set a good example to his classmates,3. demande. g. He demanded to be told everything.They d

39、emanded that the right to vote (should) be given to every adult man.4. achievee. g. achieve some victories, success, ones aims/purpose/goal achieve a lot, little, nothing, a great deal, etc.Step V Listening and ReadingPlay the tape twice for Ss. When playing it for the first time, listen carefully a

40、nd pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation. When playing it for the second time, read after the tape. Then read the text aloud by themselvesStep VI Summary and HomeworkT: Today, weve learnt a text I have a dream. From this passage weve got a lot of information about a famous freedom fighte

41、rMartin Luther King Jr. Now, please look at the blackboard. Make notes about him in the listed years and tell his belief and success. (Teacher writes the years on the blackboard and gives the students some time to finish the task. Then asks some students to write their answers on the blackboard.Step

42、 VII The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard.Unit 14 Freedom fightersThe Second PeriodNotes about Martin Luther King Jr.1929: Martin Luther King Jr. was born.1944: won a scholarship and went to university1955: Organized a boycott of a bus company and succeeded in the following year 1963: During

43、the March on Washington D. C, he gave the speech I have a dream1964: received the Nobel Prize for PeaceI968: Martin Luther King Jr. was murderedBelief: demand equal rights as the whites land achieve that goal by peaceful actions, not by violenceSuccess: changed the whole society in the USA; black pe

44、ople started enjoying the rightsThe Third PeriodTeaching Aims:.Compare and master some useful words.2. Review the Passive Voice.3. Further understand the whole text.Teaching Important Points:1. Master how to use the different forms of some useful words. 2. Review and learn the different forms of the

45、 Passive Voice.Teaching Difficult Point;How to choose proper forms of some useful words.Teaching Methods;1. Practice to get the students to master what theyve learnt.2. Comparison to get the students to understand what theyve learnt.3. Discussion to make every student work in class.Teaching Aids:1.

46、the multimedia2. the blackboardTeaching Procedures;Step I Greetings and RevisionGreet the whole class as usual. Ask the Ss to say their answers one by one.Suggested answers.1. was2. were3. What did/do black people want?4. Why did you organize the Alabama bus company boycott?5. Which problems did bla

47、ck people have in Birmingham. Alabama?6. Why cant black people wait a bit longer?7. Which Nobel Prize did you win?Ask some pairs to act out their dialogues. Sample dialogues(Aa television reporter; BMartin Luther King Jr.)A: Mr. King, may I ask you a few questions?B: Of course. Id like to answer the

48、m.A: Whats life in the southern states like?B: Its much better now. Since the Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964 and a new Voting Right Bill became law in 1965,we have had the same rights as the whites. I hope it will be like this forever.A: What are some of the problems that black people have?B: T

49、here are some problems. Their life is harder than the whites because they could not go to the same schools as the whites in the past and therefore they cant get a higher position in the factories and companies. But things arc different now. Im sure they will live a better life in the future.A: Why d

50、id you organize the Alabama bus company boycott?B: Because the bus company made a black woman give her seat to a white man. When she refused, the police arrested her. That was unfair.A: Why cant black people wait a bit longer? B: We had waited 340 years for our rights! That wait had almost always me

51、ant never.A: Which Nobel Prize did you win?B: Oh, that was the year before last. I mean I received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1964.A: What did you do with the prize money?B: I gave the whole of the $ 54 600 prize to the freedom movement.A: You are great!B: Thank you.A: Thank you for answering my q

52、uestions. Wish you every success! Step II Word StudyLook at the sentences on the screen. Complete them with the proper words from the reading passage. The first letter has been given to help you. (Show the following sentences on the screen and allow the students enough time to finish them.)1. S_ is

53、the system by which some: people are owned by others as slaves.2. Fifty years ago, mixed-race marriages were f_.3. There were separate s_ for blacks on buses and trains.4. Civil rights fighters d_ that blacks will be treated equally. 5. During the Second World War, from 1937 to 1945, there were many

54、 organized b_ of Japanese goods all over China.Suggested answers:1. slavery 2. forbidden 3. sections 4. demand 5. boycotts Page 2, do Exercises 2. Discuss the sentences with your partner to see which words should be chosen, and then translate them into Chinese,(Allow the students a few minutes to pr

55、epare and then check the answers with the whole class.) Suggested answers 1. separate; separate; separation黑人只能上单独的学校，在商店和饭店也只能到隔离区。金为反对这种把黑人和白人隔离的做法而斗争2. politics; political安迪和本两人都主修政治，但他们常常持有不同的政治观点3. achieve; achievement 像约翰布朗和马丁路德金这样的为争取自由而斗争的战士，为了实现他们为之奋斗的目标而献出了生命。今天在美国，黑人和白人分享平等的权力这一事实从某种意义上讲就

56、是他们取得的成就4. law; lawyer 他对法律感兴趣，想做一个好律师5. employed; employment 他作为一个公共汽车司机而被雇佣，他是幸运的，因为现在找到工作的比例相对来说还比较低Step III GrammarThe Passive Voice. Turn to Page 30. Look at the first exercise. Finish it first and then check answers with partners.(Allow the students a moment to finish the task and then check t

57、he answers with the whole class.)Suggested answers;1. They are not treated as equal citizens in the southern states in the 1950s,2. They were separated from white people in shops* restaurants, hospitals, buses, trains .etc,3. They were educated in separated schools.4. They were given no right to vote.5. A new Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964.enabling black people to vote.Finish the second exercise on Page 30. (Students are