The Second PeriodTeaching Aims:1.Learn and master the new words and expressions in this period.2.Read the text and grasp the main idea of it.3.Learn the fine qualities of Martin Luther King,Jr.Teaching Important Points:1.Master the usage of some useful words and expressions.2.Improve the students reading ability.Teaching Difficult Points:1.How to grasp the main idea of a text or a passage.2.How to use some words and expressions freely.Teaching Methods:1.Fast reading and careful reading to improve the students reading ability.2.Pair work or group work to make every student work in class.3.Discussion to help the students grasp the detailed information.Teaching Aids:1.the multimedia2.the blackboardTeaching Procedures:CStep Greetings and Revision(Greet the whole class as usual.)T:In the last period,we listened to a song.Can you sing it?Ss:Yes.T:OK.Lets sing the song together.(Teacher and the students sing the song together.)Very good.You are all good at singing.Have you found out the meaning of it?Guo Li,you please have a try.S:It means that though John Brown has died,and his body lies there in the grave,our task has not been finished.Inspired by his spirit we will continue it until we succeed.In order to get the slaves free,John Brown devoted his life.But his soul still marches on with us.If the stars in the heaven are looking kindly down,they must see us struggling on until all the slaves are set free.CStep Pre-readingT:Very good.Today,well read more about freedom fighters.Turn to Page 27 and have a look at the pictures.Have a short discussion in pairs and describe what you see to each other.(Students practise for a moment and then teacher asks some of them to describe the pictures.)Description of the first picture:The first picture shows us a terrible scene.In the picture we can see the Nazi soldiers arrest a large group of people.This happened between the year 1933 and 1945.During that period,Adolf Hitler controlled Germany.He invaded some countries and killed as many as twelve million persons,most of whom were Jews,captured soldiers and common people.Description of the second picture:The second picture is about the Southern States in the USA,during 19001968.Though slaves in the USA were set free in 1865,they didnt get equal rights until 1965.Before that,they didnt have the rights to vote and were treated unfairly.The blacks and whites couldnt go to the same schools.There were separate sections for blacks in public places.Description of the third picture:The third picture is about South Africa.In 1990,Mandela was set free and was elected the first black president of South Africa in 1994.Before that,the local people there had no equal rights.They were ruled by the whites and were looked down upon.T:Now,imagine that there were laws in our country that you wear a sign,and only allowed you to go to special shops,restaurants,and schools or separate parts in parks,on buses,subways or trains because you were different,how would you feel?S:I would be angry and struggle for equal rights.T:But what would you do and how would you fight for your equal rights?S:Im not sure about this.I think Ill think about it afterwards.CStep Fast ReadingT:After you read the passage,I think you will learn a lot from it.Now,read the passage quickly and decide which of the sentences on the screen are true.(Show the following sentences on the screen and give the students several minutes to finish the task.)Decide which of the following sentences are true.1.Martin Luther King,Jr. was born in 1865.2.Black people refused to take buses for more than 18 months.3.Black girls could not marry white boys.4.King spent some time in prison.5.Martin Luther King,Jr. died of cancer in Washington.T:Look at the first sentence,please.Is it true?S:I think it is wrong,because Martin Luther King,Jr. was born in 1929.T:How about the second sentence?S:Its wrong,because black people refused to take buses for 381 days and that is less than 13 months.T:Very good.Now,who can tell us which of these sentences are correct?S:I think the third sentence and the fourth sentence are correct.T:Do you agree with him/her?Ss:Yes,we do.T:OK.Now,look at the last sentence.Whod like to have a try?S:Id like to.This sentence is wrong,because he was murdered in 1968 in a hotel in Memphis Tennessee.T:How do you know this?The text doesnt tell us where he was murdered.S:I learnt this from the Internet.Last night I turned on my computer and got a lot of information about him.T:Thats a good way to get some detailed information.Keep on doing that,youll know a lot that you cant learn from our textbooks.CStep Reading and UnderstandingT:Now,read the text again and discuss the questions on the screen with your partner.(Show the following on the screen.)Discuss the following:1,What was the situation for the blacks in the southern states at that