Lesson 2 History Makers

China’s 3rd manned spaceship lifted off at 9 p.m. on Thursday,September 25th, The spaceship, called -Shenzhou VII, is carrying China’s three astronauts. They are space heroes, like Yang Liwei.

heroes who are famous for their great contributions to their country or the world

1. Do you know who they are?

He fought for the rights of black people and fought against racism （种族歧视 ). He was famous for the speech “ I Have A Dream.” Martin Luther King

He led the 1911 revolution and founded the first republic of China. father of the 1911 Xinhai Revolution Sun Yat-sen

He was a great inventor, who invented the light bulb, moving picture camera and many other things. Many of his inventions are still used today. Thomas Edison

She worked to help the poor people in India. She won the Noble Peace Prize in Mother Teresa

What do you think of them? In your opinion, who is the most important? Who do you admire most?

Ask other people for their opinions What do you think of...? How do you feel about …? How do you like/find …? What’s your opinion of….?

Expressing opinions : If the speaker wants to give opinions, the following sentences are often used : I think… I suppose… I believe… I guess… I am sure… In my opinion… Personally… As for me, I…

Responses to them: agree : Sure. / I think so. That’s right. / You are right. That’s quite true. / That may be true. I agree with you. I can’t agree with you more. disagree : I don’t agree with you./I disagree with you. I am sorry, but I don’t agree. I don’t think so. I don’t think that’s right. Do you think so ? / I ‘m afraid not.

2 Discuss with your partner. What do you think of them? In your opinion, who is the most important? Who do you admire most?

Function File 3Listen to other students talking about these four people. fill in the blanks with the key words. agree, think, you’re right, don’t agree, in my opinion, personally

1 think 2 don’t agree 3 In my opinion 4 you’re right 5 agree 6 Personally

You are going to listen to a radio programme about Martin Luther King. Make sure you understand the Key words. experience racism equal influence victory protest march 经验 种族主义 平等的 影响 斗争 胜利 抗议 游行 struggle

4 Use the key words to translate the following : 1. 他是一位有五年教学经验的老师. He is a teacher with five years’ _______________ 2. 在美国黑色人种仍然遭受着种族歧视. The black races are still experiencing _______________________ in the USA. 3. 黑人和白人享受着相等的权利吗 ? Do the blacks enjoy_______________ as the whites ? 4. 他受到他的老师思想的影响. He was __________ by his teacher’s ideas. Can you do it ? experience. the racism the equal rights influenced

5. 他们对旅馆的粗略食物提出抗议. They __________ against the bad food in the hotel. 6. 马丁 路德 金组织了前往华盛顿的游行. Martin Luther King organised ____________ to Washington. 7. 他们为自由而战。 They ____________ for freedom. 8. 我们取得了一个又一个的胜利. We won ________ one after another. protested a march struggled victory Can you do it ?

New Listening Strategies : Getting prepared for listening ◆ Before listening, make sure you understand the task. ◆ If possible, try to guess the answer. ◆ When you listen the first time, don’t panic (be afraid) ! You will not understand everything - just try to get the general idea.

5listening Write down the time about Martin Luther King 1.King was born on the 15th of January ____ 2.In _______, he organized a bus protest. 3.______________, there were terrible fights between blacks and whites in America. 4.In _______, he organized a march to Washington DC. 5.In _______, he received the Noble Peace Prize. 6.In _______, he was killed by a white man During the 1960s

T F T 1.Martin Luther King was from the United States. 2. Martin’s first experience of racism was with a bus driver. 3.His first victory was to win the equal rights for blacks to sit on buses. 6 listen again and judge true or false

F 4.He went to prison sixteen times for organising protests. 5. He organised a march to Washington in T

T F T 6. He made a famous speech there beginning with the words : “I have a dream…” 7. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in A white man killed him in 1968.

7 listen again.

Interviewer : Hello! In this week’s People’s Heroes, we have Dr Sam Roberts to talk about Martin Luther King. Dr Roberts, what was he like as a child, _____________ in America? Roberts :Well, King was born on_________________. in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a _________boy but he often ____________racism. Once he and his black teacher were on a bus, the white driver told them to ______________to two white people. King didn’t want to because he believed black and white people should______________. The driver was very angry with him and, in the end, King had to_________. growing up the 15th of January 1929 smart experienced give their seats enjoy equal rights stand up

Interviewer: What did King do about racism __________? Roberts: He was ____________by Gandhi’s ideas about _____________. In 1965, he organised a bus protest. Black people didn’t take the buses. After some struggle, blacks and whites were able to___________________. It was King’s first victory. Interviewer: During the 1960s, there were _____________between blacks and whites in America. What did King do about this? at college influenced peaceful protest sit together on buses terrible fights

Roberts: He mainly organized peaceful protests to_________________________, and he was ______________ seventeen times for that. In 1963, he organised a march to Washington DC and _____________________ there. It started with the words “I have a dream…”. In 1964, King received ____________________. It’s sad that he was killed in 1968 by a white man____________________. But he will always be remembered for _______________________in America. win rights for black people put in prison made his famous speech the Nobel Peace Prize who hated black people what he did for black people