人教版八年级英语下 Unit 3 Reading 课件.ppt

terrorist 恐怖分子 murder 谋杀；凶杀 destroy 破坏；毁坏 kill 杀死；致死 World Trade Center tragedy 悲剧 tsunami 海啸 Martin Luther King 马丁·路德·金 (1929-1968) 2005年1月16日是美国黑人民权运动领袖马丁· 路德· 金75周岁的诞辰。在美国, 这一个日子被 政府确定为法定节假日。 Discussion topic: Do you think something good can come out of something terrible? How can terrible events bring people together? Reading Unit 3 What were you doing when the UFO arrived? Word study flight playground bell earth I’m a hero. You’re a hero, too. hero September 11, 2001 Section 1 Before You Read Liu Xiang won the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics. What were you doing when you heard the news? Beijing was made host to the 2008 Olympics. Section 2 While You Read People often remember what they were doing when they heard the news of important events in history. In the United States, for example, many people remember what they were doing on April 4, 1968. This was one of the most important events in modern American history. On this day, Dr Martin Luther King was killed in the city of Memphis in America. Although some people may not remember who murdered him, they remember what they were doing when they heard about the event. hear—heard modern 现代的; 现代化的 kill 杀死; 致死 Memphis 孟菲斯(美国田纳西州西南部一城市) murder 谋杀; 凶杀 hear about 听说 Even the most everyday activities can seem important. Robert Allen is now over 40. He was just a school student at that time, but he 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 asked us to stop what we were doing and listen. He told us the news: “Dr Martin Luther King died just 10 minutes ago! We couldn’t believe it!” School closed for the day, and Robert and his friends walked home together in silence. bright 明亮的; 发亮的 playground 运动场; 操场 bell 钟; 铃; 门铃 ring—rang tell—told silence 寂静; 沉默 in silence 静静地 Dr Martin Luther King’s Murder took place about thirty years ago, before many Americans