人教版_初二英语_下册_第三单元_Reading

People often remember what they were doing when they heard the news of important events in history. In the United
=in the US(A)./in America
States, for example, many people remember what they were doing in modern American history. On this day, Dr Martin Luther King was killed in the city of Memphis in America.
Section 1 Before You Read
What were you doing when you heard the news?
Liu Xiang won the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics. 刘翔在2004年奥运会上获得金牌。 年奥运会上获得金牌。 刘翔在 年奥运会上获得金牌
=have a good time/enjoy oneself
asked us to stop what we were doing and listen. He told us the news: ‘Dr Martin Luther King died just 10 minutes ago!’
die v./dead adj./death n.
destroy /dis’trɔɪ / ɔɪ
破坏;毁坏 破坏 毁坏
• • • • • • • •
mordern 现代的 杀死 谋杀 明亮的 破坏 恐怖份子 航班 地球 英雄 Kill murder bright distroy terrorist flight hero
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Unit 3 Do you remember what you were doing?
A.The passage will talk about the future events(事件 事件). 事件 B.The passage will talk about the present events. C.The passage will talk about the past events.
Even the most everyday activities can seem important. Robert Allen is now over 40. He was just a student at the time,
=more than
but 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
terrorist /’terərist/ 恐怖分子
• murder /’mɜ: də/ m /
• 谋杀;凶杀.有目的的、有不好色彩的. 谋杀;凶杀.有目的的、有不好色彩的.
• kill /kil/ 杀死;致死.不带任何感情 杀死;致死.
World Trade Center
September 11, 2001
We couldn’t believe it!” School closed for the day, and Robert and his friends walked home together in silence.
seem +(to be)+adj. 看起来 看起来…… 你看起来很开心. 你看起来很开心 You seem( to be )happy. seem to do sth. 看起来好像要做某事 他们好像要赢得这场比赛。 他们好像要赢得这场比赛。They seemed to win the match. It seems/seemed+that clause 看起来好像要做某事 你看起来很开心. 你看起来很开心 It seems that you are happy. 老师让我们努力学习。 老师让我们努力学习。 Teachers ask us to study hard.
What were you doing when you heard the news?
Beijing was made host to the 2008 Olympics. 北京成为2008年奥运会的主办城市。 北京成为 年奥运会的主办城市。 年奥运会的主办城市
What were you doing when you heard the news?
Dr Martin Luther King’s murder took place about thirty years ago, before many Americans were born. However,
be born
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.
He was having fun in the playground when the bell rang.
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Task 3 :
Read Paragraph 1 & Paragraph 2 to get more information about the event happened to him. What…? When…? Where…? Why…? …?
be+vt.pp =in Memphis City
Although some people may not remember who murdered him, they remember what they were doing when they heard about the event.
一. 1. remember to do sth. . sth.记得要做某事 当你离开的时候,记得关门 记得关门. 当你离开的时候 记得关门 Remember to close the door when you leave. 2. remember doing sth.记得做过某事 你记得看过这部电影吗？ 你记得看过这部电影吗？ Do you remember seeing the film? 3. remember +clause记得…… 我记得今天是我妈妈的生日。 我记得今天是我妈妈的生日 I remembered that today is my mother’s birthday. 二. People often remember what they were doing when they heard the news of important events in history. what they were doing when they heard the news of important events in history是 remember的宾语从句 是 的宾语从句
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?
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?
have meaning to sb.对某人有意义 对某人有意义 1.take place 与happen辨析 take place 与happen都表示发生 都不能用于被动语态， 区别是： take place 用于有 都表示发生,都不能用于被动语态 都表示发生 都不能用于被动语态， 区别是： 计划的事情的发生， 表示意外事情的发生。 计划的事情的发生，happen 表示意外事情的发生。 如： 1. The accident happened last night. 2. Great changes have taken place in our hometown. happen to do 意思是：碰巧。 意思是：碰巧。 今天早上我碰巧看见他。 I happened to see him this morning.
Task 1 : Circle 4 special dates mentioned in the passage. April 4, 1968 September 11, 2001 July 20, 1969 October 15, 2003
Answer the following questions Read Paragraph 1 : Why do many people remember what they were doing on April 4, 1968?
Because he was the first Chinese astronaut in space.
Task 4 :
Read Paragraph 3 & Paragraph 4 to describe the event happened on Oct. 15th, 2003. What…? Why…? How long…? …?
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, 1969. In more recent history, most Chinese remember what they were doing when Yang Liwei became the first Chinese astronaut in space. Yang went into spaceon October 15, 2003. 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…（或：all…not）表示 并非都 并非都……"、"不是所 （ ）表示"并非都 、 不是所 有的都……” 有的都
Groupwork Yang Liwei flew around the earth on October 15, 2003. 杨利伟环绕地球飞行。 杨利伟环绕地球飞行。
Before you read
Martin Luther King 马丁 路德 金 (1929-1968) 马丁·路德 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 日是美国黑人民权运动领袖马丁·路德 年 月 日是美国黑人民权运动领袖马丁 路德·金 周岁的诞辰。在美国， 周岁的诞辰。在美国，这一个日子被政府确定为法定节 假日。 假日。
八年级人教新目标下册
Unit 3 What were you doing when the UFO arrived?
Reading
bell
flight：n 航班；班机 ： 航班； Plane：n 飞机； ： 飞机； fly：v 飞行 ：
Word study
earth playground
林则徐
hero /hirəu/