• Read to learn which two events the passage
talks about
• To learn new words: passage, pupil,
completely, silence, recently, date, tower,
truth
Past events
& activities
Events Activities Feelings
Talk about the past events and people’s activities
MH370, where are you ?
on March 8th, 2014
What were you doing when
you heard the news ?
When I heard the news ,
I was working in the office.
Amy, a primary student
She was talking on the phone.
When she heard the new,
She was very surprised.
She didn’t talk after that and
kept quiet.
Do you know another way of saying the red words ?
pupil
shocked
were in silence
Presentation
Martin Luther King
Do you know the “911” event that
shocked the world?
Now lets see the real scene of “911”:
The World Trade Center was destroyed
in New York on September 11, 2001.
passage
pupil
completely
shocked
silence
in silence
recently
take down
terrorist
n. 章节;段落
n. 学生
adv. 彻底地;完全地
adj.惊愕的;受震惊的
n.沉默;缄默;无声
沉默;无声
adv. 不久前;最近
拆除;往下拽;记录
n.恐怖主义者;恐怖分子
Words & expressions
date
tower
at first
truth
World Trade Center
n. 日期;日子
n. 塔;塔楼
首先;最初
n.实情;事实
世贸大楼(美国纽约)
Words & expressions
2a. Look at the pictures and title in the
passage. What do you think the passage
is about?
2b.Read the passage and answer the questions.
1.What are the two events in the passage?
2. When did they happen?
Reading the Title and First Sentences
The title can be helpful for you to understand
a text. It is also a good idea to read the first
sentence of each paragraph before you read
the whole text.
1.What are the two events in the passage?
2. When did they happen?
The first event happened on April 4, 1968,
and the second one happened on September
11, 2001.
Dr. Martin Luther King was killed; the World
Trade Center in New York was taken down by
terrorists.
What was the event?
When did it happen?
Where did it
happen?
What was Robert
Allen doing?
How did his parents
feel?
1.Read the first and second paragraph,
complete the form.(读1-2段,完成表格。)
On April 4, 1968.
In America
He was eating dinner with his
parents.
They were completely
shocked.
Dr. Martin Luther
King was killed.
Group 1&2 read Para 1 Group 3&4 read Para 2
Group 5&6 read Para 3 Group 7&8 read Para 4
(1) Read your paragraph and write 2 or 3 questions about it.
(2) Read the other paragraphs.
A1 3S
B1 5S
C1 7S
A3 1S
B3 5S
C3 7S
A5 1S
B5 3S
C5 7S
A7 1S
B7 3S
C7 5S
A2 4S
B2 6S
C2 8S
A4 2S
B4 4S
C4 6S
A6 2S
B6 4S
C6 8S
A8 2S
B8 4S
C8 6S
Then answer the questions from other groups.
Activities:
When he heard the
news on the TV ,
Robert Allen ____
____ ____ at home
with his parents .
Feelings:
His parents were completely
_______ and finished the rest
of their dinner _____
__________ .
Events:
Dr. Martin Luther
King ____ _______
on April 4, 1968.
Feelings:
She was ______ _______ that
she could hardly ______
______ after that.
Events:
The World
Trade Center
___ ____
_____
by terrorists
Spetember
11,2001
Read the passage again. Are the
following statements true (T) or false (F),
or is the information not given (NG)?
__ 1. Everyone in American remembers who
killed Dr. King.
__ 2. Robert Allen was eating lunch when Dr.
King was killed.
__ 3. Robert’s parents were shocked to hear the
news.
__ 4. Kate Smith was watching a movie when a
plane hit the World Trade Center.
__ 5. Kate didn’t think her friend was telling
the truth about the event.
2c
F
F
F
F
T
2d. Underline sentences from the passage with
similar meanings to the ones below.
1. Not everyone will remember who killed him,
but they can remember what they were doing
when they heard that he got killed.
2. No one said anything for the rest of dinner.
Although some people may not remember who
killed him, they remember what they were doing
when they heard the news.
We finished the rest of our dinner in silence.
3. September 11, 2001---- the date alone means
something to most people in the US.
4. I had trouble thinking clearly after that because
I was very afraid.
Even the date --- September 11, 2001 --- has
meaning to most Americans.
I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly
after that.
1.remember doing sth
2.remember to do sth
3.in history
4. on April 4,1968
5. completely shocked
6. the rest of
7.in silence
8.take down
1.记得做过某事
2.记得去做某事
3.在历史上
4.在1968年4月4日
5.完全震惊了
6.剩下的
7.默默地
8.摧毁
认真朗读课文找出下列短语
9.have meaning to ...
10.have trouble in doing sth.
11.at first
12.look out of
13.so … that
14.tell the truth
15.be shocked to do sth
16.important events
9. 对·····有意义
10. 做某事有麻烦
11. 起初,首先
12.朝···外看
13.如此···以至于
14.讲实话
15.做···感到吃惊
16.重要的事件
认真朗读课文找出下列短语。
课时重点回顾
remember to do sth. completely shocked
remember doing sth.
in silence take down at first
in history the rest of so…that…
have meaning to ...
have trouble in doing sth.
look out of tell the truth
be shocked to do sth on April 4,1968
适当形式填空。
1. What ____ you ______ (do) when she came in?
2. The reporter said that the UFO
____________ (travel) east to west when he saw it.
3. While the boy ___________ (walk) down the street, the
UFO landed.
4. —What were you doing when I called
you at 8 o’clock yesterday?
— I ____________ (play) the violin at that time.
was traveling
were doing
was walking
was playing
1. was, a, she, day, forget, will, this, never
_______________________________.
2. realized, it, out, that, was, the, I , looked,
true, window, and, of
__________________________________
______________.
3. office, working, she, in, near, towers,
remembers, her, the, two
________________________________
___________________.
She remembers working in her office near the two
towers
This was a day she will never forget
I looked out of the window and realized that it was true
将所给单词连成完整、正确的句子。
1. Retell the two events to your partner
after class.
2. Write another event you remember
well.