Look at the pictures of these important events
(重大事件)
and talk about them in small groups.
When did they happen?
What were you doing?
where were you when you heard the news?
Liu Xiang won the gold medal
at the 2004 Olympics
Where were you when you heard the news?
I was in…
What were you doing ?
I was…
9:30 pm on August 27th, 2004
When did it happen?
It happened at 9:30 pm on August 27th, 2004.
A serious earthquake happened
in WenChuan, SiChuan
2:28 pm on May 12th,2008
When did it happen?
It happened at 2:28 pm on May 12th,2008
Where were you when you heard the news?
I was in…
What were you doing ?
I was…
A. This passage will talk about the future events .
B. This passage will talk about the past (过去的)events.
C. This passage will talk about the present (现在的)
events.
Guess the main idea of the passage according to the title.
(根据题目判断大意)
The title can be
helpful to
understand the
text.
Useful Expressions
important events in history 历史上的重大事件
in modern American history 在美国现代史上
be killed / be murdered 被杀害 / 被谋杀
hear about 听说
the most everyday activities 最普通的日常活动
at that time 在那时
in silence 静静地,安静地
take place 发生
in more recent times / history 在较近的时期里 / 历史中
World Trade Center 世界贸易中心
be destroyed by terrorists 被恐怖分子摧毁
have meaning to… 对…有意义
not all… 并非所有的…(表部分否定)
walk on the moon 在月球上行走
go into space 进入太空
around the Earth 环绕地球
last about 22 hours 持续22个小时
a national hero 一位名族英雄
all over the World 全世界各地
Read the first sentence of each paragraph (段落)and tell
TRUE or FAULS to each statement.(判断正误)
1. People often forget what they were doing
when they heard the important news.
2. Only great events can seem important.
3.The writer will give you some events
which happened in recent times.
4. The writer will give some more terrible
events.
F
F
F
T
People often remember what they were doing when they
heard the news of important events in history.
Dr Martin Luther King’s murder took place about thirty
years ago, before many Americans were born.
Not all events in history are as terrible as this, of course.
Even the most everyday activities can seem important.
The topic sentences can be
helpful to understand the
meaning of each paragraph.
Look at the pictures, talk about them.
What were they?
Do you know anything about them?
Dr Martin Luther King
be killed= be murdered
Memphis, America
World Trade Center
be destroyed
by terrorists
first walk on the moon
Armstrong
go into space
fly around the earth for about 22 hours
a national hero
Yang LiWei
first Chinese astronaut
in space
Match(连线) the events with the correct dates:
Dr. Martin Luther King
was murdered
Yang LiWei flew around
the earth
The World Trade Center was
destroyed in New York.
Man walked on the moon
for the first time.
September 11, 2001
April 4, 1968
July 20, 1969
March 15, 1979
October 15, 2003
Read the passage carefully then answer the questions.
1.How many history events are there in this article?
2.Why do many people remember what they were doing on April 4, 1968?
3.What was Robert Allen when Martin Luther King was killed?
4.What was Robert Allen doing when he heard the news?
5. Who destroyed the World Trade Center?
Was that a terrible event in history?
6.Why did Yang LiWei become a national hero in China?
1.How many history events are there in this article?
2.Why do many people remember what they were doing on April 4, 1968?
3.What was Robert Allen when Martin Luther King was killed?
4.What was Robert Allen doing when he heard the news?
5.Who destroyed the World Trade Center?
Was that a terrible event in history?
6.Why did Yang LiWei become a national hero in China?
Four
Because Dr Martin Luther King was killed in the city of
Memphis in America.
He was just a student at the time.
He was having fun in the playground when the bell rang.
The terrorists did.
Yes, it was terrible in history.
Because he was the first Chinese astronaut in space.
Review the Useful Expressions
important events in history 历史上的重大事件
in modern American history 在美国现代史上
be killed / be murdered 被杀害 / 被谋杀
hear about 听说
the most everyday activities 最普通的日常活动
at that time 在那时
in silence 静静地,安静地
take place 发生
in more recent times / history 在较近的时期里 / 历史中
World Trade Center 世界贸易中心
be destroyed by terrorists 被恐怖分子摧毁
have meaning to… 对…有意义
not all… 并非所有的…(表部分否定)
walk on the moon 在月球上行走
go into space 进入太空
around the Earth 环绕地球
last about 22 hours 持续22个小时
a national hero 一位名族英雄
all over the World 全世界各地
Look at the pictures again,
retell this passage with the
given words.
Dr Martin Luther King
be murdered
the city of Memphis in America
on April 4, 1968
Many people remember what they were doing on April 4, 1968.
Because on that day, Dr Martin Luther King was murdered in the city of
Memphis in America.
Robert Allen
was having fun in the playground
couldn’t believe the news
student
a bright, sunny day
walked home together in silence
Robert Allen was just a student at that time. He remembered it was a bright,
sunny day. He was having fun in the playground. When his teacher told him the
news, he couldn’t believe it. He and his friends walked home together in silence.
World Trade Center
be destroyed by terrorists
has meaning to most American
on September 11, 2001
It was on September 11, 2001. The World Trade Center in New York was
destroyed by terrorists. It has meaning to most Americans.
New York
man first walk on the moon
On July 20, 1969
It was on July 20, 1969. Many Americans remember what they were doing
when man first walked on the moon.
a national hero
Yang LiWei
first Chinese astronaut in space
on October 15, 2003
went into space
his flight around the Earth
lasted about 22 hours
all over the world
It was on October 15, 2003. Yang LiWei became the first Chinese astronaut
in space. He went into space. His fight around the Earth lasted about 22 hours.
when he returned, he became a national hero in China, and became famous all
over the world.
By reading the title
and the first sentence
of each paragraph
Write about an event that you remember well.
Give dates and say why you remember it, and
what you were doing at the time when you
heard the news.