Unit 16 The United States of America 2（高中英语课件）.ppt

* * Pre- reading: The background of the American Civil War The Great Depression 大萧条 The Civil Right Movement About Atlanta, Georgia State flag State fruit State song “George On My Mind” Capital: Atlanta State flower: cherokee rose State tree: live oak Famous figures: Martin Luther King, Jr.Jimmy Carter Famous event: 1. In 1996, Atlanta hosted Olympic Games. 2. Georgia is the first state to allow 18- year-olds to vote 3. The story in “Gone With The wind”  happened in Georgia during the Civil war Cyclorama Know more about the Civil War First Gold Rush The gold found there was used to make more than $36 million in gold coins. Reading: 1. skimming: True or false Question 1. Ever since the Civil war, the south has  struggled to find ways to deal with its  troubled past. T 2. In 1864, when the new mayor of Atlanta started working, the city had a lot of money. F 3. In 10 years, most of the city had been rebuilt and Atlanta began to grow again. F 4. After segregation disappeared,  Atlanta was becoming a  successful city proud of its cultural  diversity. T 5. Atlanta is a representative of the new  south, a place where fear and doubt  have replaced hope and faith. F 6. Today the South is known for its  beautiful scenery. F 2. Read the text again and tell  the main ideas of each paragraph: 6th para 5th para 4th para 3rd para 2ndpara 1st para. main idea Items the suffering history of the American South the reconstruction of the American South the Southerners holding together in the  reconstruction the Civil Rights movement and martin Luther King 1996 Olympics showing Atlanta’s success the American South full of hope as well as problems to do with Understanding: reconstruction It means to build or make  something again. former It means something or someone who was something before recover to get better or to get back to normal *