What were you doing when the UFO arrived?

Section 1 Before You Read Liu Xiang won the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics. Beijing was made host to the 2008 Olympics. Do you know when they happened ? What were you doing at that time? 凌晨 2:40

Do you remember what you were doing? Section 1 Before You Read GROUPWORK Look at the pictures of these famous events. Talk about them in small groups. When did they happen? What were you doing, or where were you when you heard the news? Liu Xiang won the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics

Section 1 Before You Read Beijing was made host for the 2008 Olympics.

Do you remember what you were doing? People often remember what they were doing when they heard the news of important events in history. In the United States, for example, many people remember what they were doing on April 4, This was one of the most important events in modern American history. On this day, Dr MartinDr Martin Luther King Luther King was killed in the city of Memphis in America. Although some people may not remember who murdered him, they remember what they were doing when they heard about the event. Even the most everyday activities can seem important. Robert Allen is now over 40. He was just a school student at that time, but he remembers what he was doing when he heard the news. “It was a bright, sunny day.” Robert remembers. “We were having fun in the playground when the bell rang. Our teacher asked us to stop what we were doing and listen. He told us the news: “Dr Martin Luther King died just 10 minutes ago! We couldn’t believe it!” School closed for the day, and Robert and his friends walked home together in silence.

Reading strategy : 阅读策略 The title and the picture can be helpful for you to understand a text. 文章的标题 和图片有助于你理解文章内容。

Yang Liwei flew around the Earth. Dr Martin Luther King was murdered.

The World Trade Center was destroyed in New York.

Before you read Martin Luther King 马丁 · 路德 · 金 ( ) 2005 年 1 月 16 日是美国黑人民权运动领袖马丁 · 路 德 · 金 75 周岁的诞辰。在美国，这一个日子被政府确定 为法定节假日。

Find out the topic sentence in each paragraph. Reading strategy : 阅读策略 It is also a good idea to read the first sentence of each paragraph before reading 。在阅读文章之前读每一段的第一 句是个好主意。

Section 2 While You Read People often remember what they were doing when they heard the news of important events in history. In the United States, for example, many people remember what they were doing on April 4, This was one of the most important events in modern American history. On this day, Dr MartinDr Martin Luther King Luther King was killed in the city of Memphis in America. Although some people may not remember who murdered him, they remember what they were doing when they heard about the event. Do you remember what you were doing?

People often remember what they were doing when they heard the news of important events in history. In the United States, for example, many people remember what they were doing on April 4, This was one of the most important events in modern American history. On this day, Dr Martin Luther King was killed in the city of Memphis in America. Although some people may not remember who murdered him, they remember what they were doing when they heard about the event. hear—heard modern 现代的；现代化的 kill 杀死；致死 Memphis 孟菲斯 ( 美国 田纳西州西南部一城市 ) murder 谋杀；凶杀 hear about 听说

Section 2 While You Read Even the most everyday activities can seem important. Robert Allen is now over 40. He was just a school student at that time, but he remembers what he was doing when he heard the news. “It was a bright, sunny day.” Robert remembers. “We were having fun in the playground when the bell rang. Our teacher asked us to stop what we were doing and listen. He told us the news: “Dr Martin Luther King died just 10 minutes ago! We couldn’t believe it!” School closed for the day, and Robert and his friends walked home together in silence.

Even the most everyday activities can seem important. Robert Allen is now over 40. He was just a school student at that time, but he remembers what he was doing when he heard the news. “It was a bright, sunny day.” Robert remembers. “We were having fun in the playground when the bell rang. Our teacher asked us to stop what we were doing and listen. He told us the news: “Dr Martin Luther King died just 10 minutes ago! We couldn’t believe it!” School closed for the day, and Robert and his friends walked home together in silence. bright 明亮的；发亮的 playground 运动场；操场 bell 钟；铃；门铃 ring—rang tell—told close 关闭 silence 寂静；沉默 in silence 静静地

Section 2 While You Read Dr Martin Luther King’s murder took place about thirty years ago, before many Americans were born. However, in more recent times, most Americans remember what they were doing when the WorldWorld Trade Center in New York was destroyed by terrorists. terrorists. Even the date - September 11, 2001 – has meaning to most Americans.

Dr Martin Luther King’s Murder took place about thirty years ago, before many Americans were born. However, in more recent times, most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was destroyed by terrorists. Even the date – September 11, 2001 – has meaning to most Americans. take place 发生 recent 最近的；近来的 World Trade Center 世界贸易中心 destroy 破坏；毁坏 terrorist 恐怖分子 meaning 意思；含义 have meaning to 对 … 有意义

Section 2 While You Read Not all events in history are as terrible as this, of course. Many Americans also say they remember what they were doing when man first walked on theman first walked on the moon moon on July 20, In more recent history, most Chinese remember what they were doing when Yang Liwei became the first Chinese astronaut in space. Yang went into space on October 15, 2003.Yang went into space His flight around the Earth lasted about 22 hours. When he returned, he became a national hero in China, and became famous all over the world.

Not all events in history are as terrible as this, of course. Many Americans also say they remember what they were doing when man first walked on the moon on July 20, In more recent history, most Chinese remember what they were doing when Yang Liwei became the first Chinese Astronaut in space. Yang went into space on October 15, His flight around the Earth lasted about 22 hours. When he returned, he became a national hero in China, and became famous all over the world. as…as 像 …( 一样 ) become—became flight 航班；班机 earth 地球 hero 英雄 not all 并非所有的

Answer the following questions: Read Paragraph 1 : Why do many people remember what they were doing on April 4, 1968? Because Dr Martin Luther King was killed in the city of Memphis in America on this day.

Read Paragraph 2 : What was Robert Allen doing when he heard the news? He was having fun in the playground when the bell rang.

Read Paragraph 3 : When was the World Trade Center in New York destroyed by terrorists? It was on September 11, 2001

Read Paragraph 4 : Why did Yang Liwei become a national hero in China? Because he was the first Chinese astronaut in space.

Section 3 After You Read 3a Match the events with the correct dates. 1. Dr Martin Luther King was murdered. 2. Yang Liwei flew around the Earth. 3. The World Trade Center was destroyed in New York. 4. Man walked on the moon for the first time. a September 11, b 2001 c April 4, 1968 d July 20, 1969 e March 15, 1979 f October 15, 2003 fly—flew

Section 3 After You Read 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.

Section 4 Go For It ! Discussion topic: Do you think something good can come out of something terrible? How can terrible events bring people together?

Key phases of this unit in front of 在 … 前面, in the bathroom 在浴室里, in the kitchen 在厨房里, barber shop 理发店, get out of the shower 从浴室出来, cook dinner 煮晚餐, talk on the phone 在电话上讲话, cut hair 理发, land on 在 … 上着陆, walk down the street 沿街向下走, go into a store 进入一个商店, took off 起飞, unusual experience 不寻常的经历, shop assistant 售货员, Museum of Flight 航空博物馆, You are kidding 你在开玩笑. climb a tree 爬树, call the police 叫警察, police officer 警官, a car accident 一场车祸,

Homework 1.Remember the new words in the reading. 2.Rememer the reading strategy.1. 2.