,What do you know about Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King?,Abraham Lincoln,Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, guided his country through the most devastating experience in its national history-the Civil War. He is considered by many historians to have been the greatest American president.,Martin Luther King, Jr.,Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a man born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. He was the most famous leader of the American civil rights movement. He won the Nobel Peace Prize and Presidential Medal of Freedom before being assassinated in 1968. For his promotion of non-violence and racial equality, he is considered a peacemaker by many people around the world. Martin Luther King Day was made in his honor.,Do you know them?,Oprah Winfrey 奥普拉温弗雷 famous talk show hostess in America,Condoleezza Rice 康多莉扎赖斯 the first African-American woman to become the US secretary of state,Halle Berry 哈利贝瑞 the first African American woman won the title of best Oscar actress,Venus Williams 大威廉姆斯 Serena Williams 小威廉姆斯 famous tennis players,Toni Morrison托尼莫里森 the first African American won the Noble Prize for Literature,BrainstormingWork in your four-people group and try to come up with as many expressions on racial issues as possible.,References:1) racism 2) racial discrimination 3) racial segregation 4) genocide 5) racial equality 6) colored race/colored people 7) human rights 8) anti-racism 9) nigger 10) stereotype,Enjoy the Comic,Have you ever heard of Racial Harmony Day?,to promote harmony among different races,Discussion,What is the most important thing in your life? Give reasons.,Use only one word (a noun) to tell your group members the most important thing in your life and then take a relative test.,Your possible answers may be:,money, family, time, love, health, work , ,If the most important thing equals to 100, which of the above answer can equal that amount? Please take the following test to find out.,If A to Z is equal to 1 to 26 respectively, you will find that money is not the most important thing in your life because M+O+N+E+Y=13+15+ 14+5+25=72, which is not 100. What about love? Lets do the test once again: L+O+V+E=12+15+ 22+5=54, which is not 100, either. Can you find out the word to suggest the most important thing in life according to the test?,A test,attitude,Key,Attitude is exactly the most important thing in life because A+T+T+I+T+U+D+E=1+20+20+ 9+20+ 21+4+5=100, which is just 100.,Attitude is everything.,Para (4): Transitional paragraph. When I was 13, I had a keen sense that I was a black girl.,Paras (5-7): How do I feel to be a black?,Strcture Analysis,Paras (1-3): My impression of the white as a child.,Reference Words:,hid behind, looked through, cautiously,2. Questions to Comprehension,Q:,1) What did the timid people do when the Northern travelers went through the town? (Para.1),Reference Words:,a stage, actors, a play,Q:,2) What does the word “show” in Paragraph 2 mean? Who were the “actors”? (Para.2),Reference Words:,different ways of greetings; misunderstanding, inappropriate responses,Q:,3) Why does the author say there was a strange exchange of greetings? (Para.2),Reference Words:,wanted to sing and dance; discouragement rather than encouragement,Q:,4) Why did the author feel it strange to be given money when she was singing and dancing? (Para.3),Reference Words:,thirteen, left her hometown,Q:,5) When was the author aware of the fact that she was black? (Para.4),Reference Words:,not emotionally disturbed, felt good about herself,Q:,6) What does the author mean by saying that “it fails to register depression with me”? (Para.5),Reference Words:,a brown bag of mixed items propped up against a wall,Q:,7) What does the author compare herself to? (Para.7),Reference Words:,common objects; share something in common,Q:,8) What is the authors point in describing in detail the contents of the bags? (Para.7),exclusively peer tendency permanent register alter,3. Key Words,1) exclusively:,The selfish man looks out for himself exclusively. 那自私的人只顾照顾他自己。The office staff are exclusively female. 这间办公室里全是女职员。,adv. involving only the things mentioned, and nothing else 独有地，排他地,Translation,exclusive: adj. 独有的，独占的e.g. These experts have exclusive use of the office and the equipment. 这间办公室及设备专供这些专家使用。,Association,2) peer:,v. look closely or carefully, esp. not able to see clearly 凝视；仔细看,Translation,He peered closely at the tag to see the price. 他仔细看标签以辨认价格。He stood beside her peering up at the clear sky.他站在她的身边，凝视着晴空。peep v. 窥视；偷看,Association,3)tendency:,n. if sb. or sth. has a particular tendency, they are likely to behave or act in a particular way 趋势,Translation,He has a strong tendency towards caution. 他生来十分谨慎小心。This material has a tendency to shrink when washed. 这种材料水洗时会缩水。,4)permanent:,adj. lasting for a long time 永久的,Translation,permanent injuries 永久性损伤Are you looking for a temporary or a permanent job? 你想找一个临时的还是长期的工作？temporary adj. 临时的，暂时的,