Unit 14 Freedom Fighters教学内容分析本单元的话题是freedom fighters,课文讲述了美国黑人争取自由的历史,说明了自由及平等的重要性。
同时也表达了对那些为自由和平等权利而斗争的战士们的敬仰。
通过该单元的教学使学生学习到自由战士们的可贵的精神。
Warming up:该部分设计了三个讨论题,使人们能够了解马丁·路德·金和曼德拉这俩位黑人为自由和平等权利而斗争的人生经历。
学生通过讨论对他们国家目前现状有更深的了解。
Listening:这部分是在warming up 的基础上,以听力训练进一步帮助学生了解马丁·路德·金,练习包括四个项目。
Speaking 部分设计了两个问题,第一题以三人小组的活动形式,组织学生谈论John Brown 和Harriet Tubman 的人生经历。
第二题以诗歌的形式出现,以激发学生学习的兴趣。
Reading 部分讲述了马丁·路德·金为黑人争取平等权利的过程。
教材设计的目的是在训练学生阅读技能的基础上,让他们认识到马丁·路德·金为黑人争取自由和平等而付出的艰辛努力。
文章的主题有利于培养学生坚强的意志,树立正确的人生观与世界观。
Language study 部分分词汇和语法两部分,词汇部分第一题要求用课文中的词语填空。
第二题要求学生区分各种词类的具体用法。
语法部分是复习被动语态的用法。
Integrating skills 的阅读是谈论人类为自由,平等而斗争,还谈到了动植物,海洋甚至机器及机器人的权利。
在阅读的基础上,要求学生写出自己的看法。
The first periodWarming up & listeningTeaching Aims:(1)Talk about civil rights and freedom fighters.(2)Learn and master the following words and phrases: freedom, form , Nobel, prison, revolution, Negro, join hands etc.Teaching important points:(1)Train the students’ listening ability.(2)Help the students know more about the freedom fighters.Teaching procedures:Step 1 Greeting and lead-inT: As we all know, in the world , many great men devoted themselves to the revolutionary work.. They fight for people’s freedom and happiness. D o you know these fighters( show the pics)They all have a dream: People have freedom and live happily.We know everyone has their own dreams, especially this man(show the pi cture of Martin Luther King.)He has a dream.. What’s the dream? Listen car efully! (play the tape)Do you know his name?T: Yes , he’s Martin Luther king.Step 2 warming upT: As we know, Martin Luther king is a famous freedom fighter. Do you w ant to know more about him?Look at the photos and the notes.Not only Martin is a famous fighter, also this man is. Who knows his nam e?(Nelson Mandela)why is he called a freedom fighter. Please read the notes first.(group work) Discussion:From above, why do you think they’re great man?Why was struggle an important part in their lives?How is the situation in their counties now?Has the situation important?Step 3 Listening1.Listen to the tape and answer the following questions:(1)What kind of talk did Martin Luther king , Jr give?(2)What was his talk about?(3)When did he give this talk?2.While listen to the tape you will hear that some phrases and short sentences repeated s few times. Write down three of them.1_______________. 2._____________ 3._______________3.Listen to the tape again and complete the following sentences orparts of sentences.(1)We still had to f______ the f_______ that the Negro was notf_____.(2)The hurricanes of revolution will continue to shake the foundations of the_______.(3)My four children will one day live in a c_____ where they willnot be judged by the c________ of their skin but by the c_______ of their c_______.(4)When we let freedom________we will be able to join hands and_______.4.In the listening text you hear some words that were spoken by Martin Luther King, but also some Indirect Speech.. Paraphrase partsof the speech using Indirect Speech and complete the following sentences:(1)King said that one hundred years later black people still_______________.(2)Martin Luther King dreamt of the day when his four children_________________.(3)He hoped that the day would come when __________________________.Step 4 DiscussionAs freedom fighters, Martin Luther King was murdered and Nelson Mandela wasPt in prisonFor about 30 years. Do you think it is worthy-while?The Second Period (Speaking)Step1 Lead-inPresent the new wods:slavery,the civil war,make students get some infor mation about them.Two questions: 1.What do you think of the slavery?2.What were they in the greatest need of?Step 2 Brainstorming(Pair work)Talking in pairs: If you were a slave,what will you do for freedo m?Can you find good ideas to save the poor slaves?Ask the students to find more ideas.Step 3 interviewShow the notes and pictures to introduce John brown and Harriet Tubman.Divide students into two groups: Group A-- John brown and Group B.-- Ha rriet Tubman. They interview each other with the question:When were you born?What do you do?What is your opinion of the slavery?How can we help the slaves?What are your actions agaist the slavery?Step4 DiscussionTalk about the reasons why certain things happened and how they changed the history.The following usefulExpressions may help you What happened first was that ……happened as a r esult o f …You could expect …because…That led to …One of the reasons wh y…is ……is often followed by …John Brown song|: John Brown's body lies a-mouldering in the grave, :|John Brown's body lies a-mouldering in the grave,But his soul goes marching on. Chorus:|: Glory, glory, hallelujah, :|Glory, glory, hallelujah,His soul goes marching on.|: He's gone to be a soldier in the Army of the Lord, :|He's gone to be a soldier in the Army of the Lord,His soul goes marching on.Chorus:|: John Brown's knapsack is strapped upon his back, :|John Brown's knapsack is strapped upon his back,His soul goes marching on.Chorus:|: John Brown died that the slaves might be free, :|John Brown died that the slaves might be free,His soul goes marching on.Chorus:|: The stars above in Heaven now are looking kindly down, :|The stars above in Heaven now are looking kindly down,His soul goes marching on.Chorus:The Third Period(Reading)I have a dreamGoals:1.Improve the students’ rea ding ability.2.Let the students to master the language points3.Let the students know more about Martin Luther King.Teaching Procedures:I. Lead-in1.Show four picturesWhat can you learn from the pictures?In the pictures we can learn that the UN held the meetings to fight agains t racial discrimination. Everyone in the world wants to have a free and pea ceful world and have equal rights, voting rights and political rights.2.Show flash and listen to the speechQuestions: (1)Who made the speech? (Martin Luther King)(2) What’s the name of the speech?(I have a dream)II. ReadingA.Fast-readingScan the reading passage and decide which of the following sentences are true.1.Martin Luther King ,Jr went to university when he was eighteen.(F)2.Black people refused to take buses for more than 18 months. (F)3.Black girls could not marry white boys. (T)4.Rosa Parks was arrested for hitting a white man. (F)5.The Civil Rights Act was passed in 1965. (F)B.Careful-reading1.Why did Martin Luther King fight for civil rights for black people?2.What happened in the following time?1929King was born1955 Rosa Parks’ event1963 give the speech “I have a dream”1964 King received the Nobel Prize for Peace.Civil Rights Acts was passed1965 Voting Rights Bill became law1968 King was murdered3.Talk about Rosa Parks’ eventRosa Parks, a black woman, sat down in the “Whites-only” sectionin a bus and refused to stand up for a white man . She was arrested by police. King led a boycott of the bus company.Questions: What do you think of Rosa Parks? Was she brave?What can we learn from her?4.Main idea of each paragraph5.Question: If you were asked to move paragraph 1 to anther placein the reading passage, where would it best fit in?(Between para. 6 and para. 7 )C. listen to the tape and deal with language pointsIII. Discussion:1. Martin Luther King, Jr fought for the civil rights of black people in Amer ica. Which civil rights did he want black people to get?(equal rights ; voting rights; political rights)2. 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) boycottsIV. InterviewImagine that the year is 1966 and that you are a television reporter. Int erview 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 organize the Alabama bus company boycott?5.Which problems do black people have in Birmingham, Alabama?6.Which Nobel Prize did you win?V. Further DiscussionWhat can you learn from Martin Luther King?VI Homework1.Read the text again to get a better understanding.2.Preview the Word Study and Grammar3. Get some information about Martin Luther King on internet if possible.The Fourth PeriodLanguage Study & GrammarGoals:Teaching Procedures:I.RevisionRevise the whole textAnswer the following questions:(1)How were blacks treated in the southern states in the 1950s?(2)Where were blacks separated from white people?(3)Where were black children educated?(4)Were black people given the right to vote?(5)What was passed in 1964,giving black people the right to vote?II.Word Study1.Change the forms of the following words.(1) law---(n.)lawyer (2) separate(v.)-----(n.) separation (3) politics(n.)----(adj.) political(4)marry(v.)---(n.) marriage (5)equal(adj.)---(n.) equality (6) achieve(v.)-----(n.) achievementplete the sentences with proper words from the reading passage. The first letter has been given.(1) 1. Slavery_is the system by which some people are owned by others a s slaves.(2) Fifty years ago, mixed-race marriages were forbidden(3) There were separate sections for blacks on buses and trains.(4) Civil rights fighters demanded that blacks would be treated equally.(5) During the Second World War, from 1937 to 1945, there were many or ganised boycotts of Japanese goods all over China.3.Choose the right word to fill in each blank.(!) Blacks could only go to _ separate schools , stay in_ separate sections in shops or restaurants. King fought against the _ separation of blacks and whites.(separate, separation)(2) Andy and Ben both study politics but they often hold opposite political views.(politics, political)(3) Freedom fighters, such as John Brown and Martin Luther King, Jr, Gave their lives for the goals they tried to achieve. The fact that black people s hare equal rights in America today ia in part their_ achievement.(achieve, a chievement)(4) He is interested in _ law and he wants to become a good lawyer (la w, lawyer)(5) Jim is employed as a bus driver. He is lucky because the emlpoyment rate is relatively low. (employ, employment)III.GrammarNow we have learned some new words, let’s go over the Passive Voice.The form of the Passive Voicebe + p.p(动词过去分词)1. 一般现在时is/am/ are + p.p2. 一般过去时was/ were + p.p3. 一般将来时will/shall be + p.p4. 现在完成时has/ have been + p.p5. 过去完成时had been + p.p6. 现在进行时is / am/ are being +p.p7. 过去进行时was/were being +p.p8. 情态动词can/could/ must / may / might etc be +p.p1.Put these sentences into the Passive Voice.(1)The police arrested Rosa Parks, who refused to stand up for a whiteman.(2)Civil rights activists have made many speeches against racial discrimination.(3)The police arrested more than 100 activists and killed two.(4)His struggle has greatly changed the whole society in the USA.(5)American people , black or white, will always remember Martin Luther King, Jr.(6)The police put the civil rights activists into prison.2.Choose the best answer(1)The police found that the house ______ and a lot of things ______.(D)A. has broken into ; has been stolenB. had broken into; had been stolenC.has been broken into; stolenD. had been broken into; stolen(2)---- Have you moved into the new house? ---- Not yet. The rooms________.(A)A.are being paintedB. are paintingC. are paintedD. arebeing painting(3)If city noises ________ from increasing, people ______ shout to beheard even at the dinner table 20 years from now.(A)A. are not kept; will have toB. are not kept ; have toC. do not keep; will have toD. do not keep ; have to(4)I need one more stamp before my collection________.(D)A.had completedB. completesC. has completedD. is completed(5)----______ the sports meet might be put off. -----Yes, it all dependson the weather.(A)A. I’ve been toldB. I’ve toldC. I’m toldD. I told(6)The maths problem _______ among the students soon.(B)A. is about to be discussB. is going to be discussedC. is to discussD. is going to have been discussed(7)---- Harry ! You ______ on the phone.-----Oh, _______. Thank you.(B)A. are wanted ; I comeB. are w anted; I’m comingC. are being wanted ; I comeD. are being wanted; I’m coming(8)My sister wants to work in a power plant which ______ still _______.(A)A. is; being builtB. is; buildingC. is; to be builtD. has ; been builtIV.Homework:1.Finish the workbook exercises Grammar2.Go over the words in the text3.Preview the Integrating Skill----- ReadingThe Fifth PeriodNo Voice, Not Heard…Teaching Aims:1.let students know how freedom fighters fight for the rights.2.let students practise argumentative writing.3.Make students understand and use some useful expressions .For examples : race discrimination、in one’s choice of 、start with、in all ways、at first s ight and so on.4.Learn the ways of getting interesting ideas and image for the writing. Teaching Important Point:How to practise argumentative writing.Teaching Difficult Point:How to improve the students’ integrating skills.Teaching procedures:Step 1:GreetingsGreet the whole class as usual.Step 2: Pre-readingT: Now class ,please look at these pictures .Do you know who they are ? Ca n you name them?S: Yes. They are Harriet Tubman、Martin Luther king、John Brown。