Oprah Winfrey

She is not just a very

successful TV personality

in the US, she is also a

woman who has inspired

millions.

(TV show host)

Michael Jordan

What’s the impression that the blacks give on you?

Strong

Black skin White teeth

Sensitive

Friendly

Successful

What do “freedom fighters” really mean?

Freedom fighters are people who get up to fight for justice and fair/equal treatment of a group of people.( …fight for people’s civil rights.)

They mostly use non-violent actions such

as protest marches, speeches, boycotts, ect.

Freed

om figh

ters

Do you know any freedom fighters?

Martin Luther King, Jr ( 马丁 . 路德 . 金 )

Peaceful action

Revolution

Civil rights

Justice injustice

Born in 1929

Graduated in 1955

Worked in a church

Organized his first ______in 1955

Formed an ____________for black

leaders to work together in 1957

Gave speech “_______________” in 1963

Received ____________________in 1964

____________in 1968

Martin Luther

King, Jr

actions

organisation

I Have a Dream

the Nobel Peace Price

Murdered

On Monday of the third week in January , …in honor of him.

The first black President of South Africa

Do you know any freedom fighters?

Nelson Mandela ( 纳尔逊 . 曼德拉 )

Born in 1918

First actions while still at university in 1940

Graduated in 1942

Helped to found___________________ ______ in 1944

Led many ______________ during the 1950s

______________from 1962 till 1989

Received the Noble Peace Prize in 1993

Because the first black president of ____________from 1994 to 1999

African National Congress

( 非洲人国民大会 ) the ANC Youth League

peaceful actions

Put in prison

South Africa

.Born in 1800

Worked as a farmer

Believed that slavery was bad

Made friends and lived with free black people in the 1840

Helped ________slaves in the 1850s

In 1855 he and five of his sons fought to create a safe area for black people

John Brown

runaway

Born as a slave in 1820

Escaped in 1849

In 1850 a law was made to forbid people to help runaway slaves

Joined an action group to help runaway slaves in 1850

Saved more than 300 slaves from 1851 to 1861

Fought in the Civil War and rescued more than 750 slaves

Active in the women’s rights movements after the war

Opened a home for old and poor black people in 1908

Harriet Tubman

( 哈丽特 . 塔布曼 )

1.What do you think of the slavery?

2.What were they in the greatest need of?freedom

cruel inhuman unequal

1. If you were a slave,what will you do for freedom?

2.Can you find good ideas to save the poor slaves?

Saving slaves

HelpHelp themthem

runrun awayaway

strugglestruggle

demonstratiodemonstrationn

warwar

TakeTake actionsactions

(Pair work)Talking in pairs:

Speech Speech

Oppression is often followed by war.

The American Civil WarAnti-slavery

movements

Listening

Talk

I have a dream!

(1)When did Martin Luther King give his talk?

A.In 1863 B.In 1873 C.In 1963

(2)What kind of talk did Martin Luther King, Jr give? A. A debate B. A speech C. A report

(3)What was his talk about?

A. Freedom for black people

B. Freedom for Negro slaves

1. Listen to the tape and choose the best answer.1. Listen to the tape and choose the best answer.

2.While listening to the tape you will hear that some phrases and short sentences repeated a few times. Write down three of them.

(1)___________________.

(2)___________________.

(3)___________________.

I have a dream

Let freedom ring

Free at last

3.Listen to the tape again and complete the following sentences.

(1)We still had to f______ the f_______ that the Negro was not f_____.

(2)The hurricanes of revolution will continue to shake the foundations of the n_______.

(3)My four children will one day live in a c_____ where they will not be judged by the c________ of their skin but by the c_______ of their c_________.

(4) When we let freedom r________we will be able to join hands and s_______in the words of the Negro song.

ace actree

ountry

ation

olorontent haracter

inging

4. In the listening text you hear some words that were spoken by Martin Luther King, but also some Indirect

Speech.. Paraphrase parts of the speech using Indirect Speech and complete the following sentences:

(1)King said that one hundred years later black people still_______________.

(2)Martin Luther King dreamt of the day when his four children_______________________________________

(3) He hoped that one day black children and ______________________________________________

______________________________________________

(3)He believed that the day would come when _________________________________.

were not free

would not be judged by their color of skin.

black people were free at last.

White children would walk together as brothers and sisters.

Discussion 1.As freedom fighters, Martin Luther King

was murdered and Nelson Mandela was put in prison for about 30 years.

Do you think it is worth while( 值得的 )?

Why do you think so?

Are they great men?

Martin Luther King, Jr stood up to fight for the rights of black people in America.

Mandela fought for the freedom of black people in South Africa.

glorious( 光荣的 )

If you were a reporter, interview one of the heroes—Martin Luther

king, Nelson Mandela, John Brown and heroine—Harriet Tubman.

John Brown

Harriet Tubman

Nelson Mandela

Martin Luther King

From above, we have learnt something about the following heroes or heroines.

Talk about the reasons why certain things happened and how they changed the history.The following useful expressions may help you: What happened first was that … …happened as a result of … You could expect …because… That led to … One of the reasons why…is … …is often followed by …

2.Interview