1. Unit 14 Freedom Fighters
I have a dream

2. Martin Luther King became a minister (牧师)after he graduated from college.

3. Martin Luther King, Jr was giving his famous speech “I Have a Dream”.

4. A big civil rights march through the centre of Birmingham.

5. King’s wife
King’s son
King’s family

6. King was murdered. His wife and children were in deep sorrow.

7. Many people wanted to say “Good bye” to King.

8. King’s grave

9. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The 3rd Monday in Jan.

10. Martin Luther King, Jr went to university when he was eighteen.
Task 1. Scan the text quickly. Then answer the True or False questions.
Martin Luther King, Jr went to university when he was eighteen.
Black people refused to take buses for more than 18 months.
Black girls could not marry white boys.
Rosa Parks was arrested for hitting a white man.
The Civil Rights Act was passed in 1965.
fifteen
381 days
for refusing to stand up for a white man
on a bus
1964

11. Task2.Scan and complete the form below.
1929
1944
1955
1963
1964
1965
1968
King was born
King went to university
Rosa Parks’ Event
King delivered the speech “I have a dream” during the “March on Washington DC”
King received the Nobel Peace Prize and a new Civil Rights Act was passed
A new Voting Rights Bill became law
King was murdered

12. Para.1 the background information of the speech
Task 3. Read the text carefully and match the main ideas with each paragraph.
Para the background information of the
speech
Para King’s actions against racial
discrimination
Para King’s message
Para King’s death
Para King’s success
Para King’s belief
Para the famous speech “I have a
dream”
Para Rosa Parks’ event

13. Task4. Choose the correct answers.
1. Mixed-race marriages were forbidden by law. It means that
Mixed-race marriages were allowed by law.
Mixed-race marriages were banned by law.
Mixed-race marriages were legal.
Marriages between different races would not be punished by law.

14. 2. By saying “This ‘Wait’ has almost always meant ‘Never’”, Martin Luther King, Jr meant______.
A. to inspire people of all races to fight for equality, not to wait for equality B. people of all races could never get equality C. waiting could play an important part in the fight for freedom D. housing conditions for blacks would never improve if blacks didn’t wait

15. 3.Which of the following documents was passed in 1965?
A. Civil Rights Act
B. Voting Rights Bill
D. Declaration of Independence
（独立宣言）

16. 4. Martin Luther King is a great freedom fighter because
A. He led black people to fight for equal rights with the whites.
B. He led many non-violent demonstrations against racial discrimination.
C. He believed that it was necessary to demand changes in society if people did not have their civil rights.
D. All of the above.

17. Task5. Read para.2-3 and find out the bad situations of the blacks in King’s time.
law:
marriage:
public places：
education:
voting rights:
law to separate blacks and whites
mixed－race marriages were forbidden by law
separate sections for blacks in shops, restaurants, hospitals and on buses and trains
black children were educated in separate schools
black people were not allowed to vote

18. Task6. Read para.5 and retell Rosa Parks’ event by using the key words.
When: Dec 1,1955
Where: on a bus
What happened: a black woman, whites-only section, refused to stand up for, arrested by, led a boycott of, refused to take
Result: wrong to separate…from…

19. boycott demonstration speech
Task 7. King believed that he could reach his goal through peaceful actions, not though violence. Find 3 examples of such non-violent actions.
boycott
demonstration
speech

20. boycott Rosa Parks’ 381 blacks whites
Because of the event, King led black people to refuse to take the city buses for days. In the end the government lawyers said the bus company was wrong to separate from
Rosa Parks’
381
blacks
whites

21. demonstration non-violent racial discrimination housing few
King led many demonstrations against and the Vietnam War, one of which was in Birmingham, Alabama where the conditions for blacks were bad and there were jobs for blacks.
non-violent
racial discrimination
housing
few

22. speech
During the “ Washington DC” in 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr gave the speech “ ”, which inspired people of all races to
March on
I have a dream
fight for equality

23. Speaking
Imagine that King is visiting China. This is a press conference(记者招待会) and you are a reporter. Interview him by using the questions below. Add one or two questions.
1. What is life like in the southern states like?
2. What do black people want?
3. Why do you organize the Alabama bus company boycott? ……

24. homework
Finish the reading exercises in the paper. (英语辅导报３１期Ｂ版Ｄ篇，Ｅ篇，短文改错)

25. Thank you!