1. Unit14 Integrating skills: No Voice, Not Heard

2. Skimming: skim the text and find out the main idea of each paragraph, match two columns correctly

3. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Para 6 Black and colored people fought for their right to be recognized as equal to white people The rights of women to vote in the elections Some of the rights of variety of groups The rights of other animals and plants The struggle for religious freedom. The struggle for equal rights of all the people.

4. Scan the text and choose the best answers: Scanning:

5. Choose the best answers ： 1.People struggled for their religious belief ____. A. in the 16 th century B. in the 18 th century C. between 16 th and 18 th centuries. D. from the early 19 th century. 2. From the late eighteenth century people began to struggle for their rights _____. A. that all people should be treated equally B. that women should have rights to vote C. that all blacks should have equal rights D. that all workers should not work more than 8 hours a day

6. 3. After the American Civil War ____. A. all black people got their political rights B. black people in North America were all set free C. black people in South America were still slaves D. black people in South America could not enjoy the same rights as white people 4. Which was the first country to give women rights to vote? A. China B. New Zealand C. Canada D. the USA

7. 5. According to the passage which statement is not true? A. There are still many discriminations in the world. B. Robots and machines should have their rights. C. We don’t have to care about the rights of vegetables because they are not able to speak. D. The rights of everything on earth should be well protected. 6.When did people begin to give a voice to groups that don’t have a voice to speak for themselves? A. In 1893. B. In 1872. C. In the 20th century D. Between the 16th and 18th centuries.

8. 7.What the organizations have in common is that ______. A. they ask to be treated with respect B. they ask to share the rights to work C. they ask to have good housing conditions and education D. all the above 8.Some of the organizations struggle for the rights of the following things EXCEPT______. A. animalsB. plants C. violence D. the oceans and the earth

9. Useful expressions 1. struggle for rights/freedom of religion 2. fight against prejudice 3.be free in one’s choice of 4. unconditional rights 5. abolish slavery 6. give back people their rights 7. have the right to do sth. 8 share the right to work 1. 为权利 / 宗教自由 而斗争 2. 反对歧视 3. 自由地选择 4. 绝对的权利 5. 废除奴隶制度 6. 把权利归还给人们 7. 有权干． 8. 享有工作的权利．

10. 9 in modern times 10 have in common 11.be treated with respect 12.good housing conditions 13 regardless of 14.form an organization 15.speaak for oneself 16.racial discrimination 9 ．在现代 10. 有着共同的.. 11 ．受到尊重 12 好的住房条件 13. 不顾, 没注意 14. 建立一个组织 15. 替自己说话 16. 种族歧视。

19. Is it necessary to fight for the rights of animals?

20. Animals : a.Treat them with respect/ care. Not make them work too long or too hard. b. Provide them with enough food and water. c. Housing condition should be comfortable. d. Have right to rest. 2. What rights should they have?

21. Writing Topic: Should animals have their own rights of living? Time:15 minutes Words:100-120

22. Sample All animals on the earth should have their own rights of living.But now the number of them is fewer and fewer. there are many reasons for animals dying out, but the most important one is the part that the human have played.First, many animals have been killed for food.Second, many of the places where these animals used to live have been destroyed.Animals should have the same rights as we humans.We should treat them as our friends and give them right to live.We should fight for the rights of animals.

23. 2.Write a short passage about the rights of____________. 1.Review the text.