现代大学英语第5册(精读5)lesson 1 .ppt

Teaching Objectives 1. Background: civil rights movements, nonviolence resistance, racial problems in the US, Martin Luther King, Jr. and his principle (1960s of the USA) 2. Text study: the main idea, full understanding of the language and the meaning expressed, the structure of the speech, features of the speech, the rhetorical devices used. Teaching requirements 1.Carefully read the “Guide to Reading” to get a basic understanding of the background of Dr. Martin Luther King’s speech Where Do We Go From Here? 2. Read the word and expressions provided on Page 11 that will facilitate reading 3. Preview the speech itself with the help of the notes provided between page 12 to15 4. Learn how to comprehend works of English literature for this lesson, a famous speech by a famous person 5. Learn how to use some rhetorical devices such as metaphor, simile, antitheses, and parallel structure 6. Understand some biblical allusions with the help of the original version 7. Learn to paraphrase some sentences in the text 8. Do some translation work as is required. Background Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929-1968 1960s’ America Civil rights movement 1945-1960 Many American men work hard to achieve their dreams believed they could protect families encouraged their wives to stay at home were living the American Dreams Afro-Americans, young people and women were dissatisfied with their lives. What Is a Social Movement? a social movement is a type of behavior in which a large number of participants consciously attempt to change existing institutions and establish a new order of life. There are some necessary parts : Causes of the Social Movements: Negroes in the South lived in a miserable lifegood salaries, decent jobs ,high school , the life in the segregated South was not the American way of life the Civil Rights Movement Middle-class white women were not treated equally( in World War II, good job and good pay, after the