the Star-spangled Banner

(星条旗 )

A. B.

C. D.

national emblem(国徽 )Which stands for the USA?

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national emblem

White House

Statue of

Liberty

Manhattan

White House

Capitol Hill

Mt. Mushmore

Canada

Mexico

New York②

③

①

⑤

④

Do you know the following cities?

Chicago

Los Angeles Atlanta

The Great Lakes

Washington D.C.

Listen and answer:Listen and answer:

Tick the things which are mentioned in the passage.

( ) Segregation & Civil Rights Movement

( ) Geography & climate

( ) Society & economy

( ) Hardships & sufferings of the South

( ) Sports & culture

( ) Custom & films

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•Careful reading:

Read the passage and try to find out how many Read the passage and try to find out how many parts we can divide it into:parts we can divide it into:

Parts ParagraphsParts Paragraphs Main ideas Main ideas

Part 1 Para.1 the troubled past in the South

Part 2 Para.2--5 hope and success of the South

Part 3 Para.6 a new beginning of the South

I.Read Para.1 and match each event with the time and find out what hardships or sufferings each event caused.

Time Events

Sufferings

1492

1600

1861

1930s

1960s

The Great Depression _______________________

The Civil Rights Movement _______________________

The slave trades _______________________

The Civil War _______________________

Unemployment & civil unrest

Sacrifices

Pains of slaves

Native American’s being killed or driven off

Death & poverty

The arrival of European

settlers _______________________

The American South after the Civil War

homeless Burnt down

death

povertyhunger …

The Great Depression (1929-1933)

The Civil Rights Movement

(In the 1960s)

II. T or F questions

( ) 1.The wounds from the past are quick to heal .

( ) 2. The fighters between blacks and whites

in the 1960s were fierce.

( ) 3. It took a long time for Atlanta recover from the

destruction caused by the Civil War.

( ) 4. The fight against segregation was widely supported.

( ) 5. The South has taken a chance to display its new image to the

whole world.

( ) 6. Till now the South has settled all the problems.

( ) 7. The story of the South is also about hope and success.

( )8. The south began to rebuilt from nothing.

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T

F

T

T

F

T

T

III. Questions:

1.What caused the hardships & suffering of the American South?

2. Why can we say Dr King’s efforts were not in vain?

3.What is the writer’s point in this passage?

4. Which paragraph does the writer try to support the point?

5. Compare Atlanta’s past and now:

Fields

The city

Society

Economy

Sports& culture

Past Now

Burnt down …to be rebuilt

SegregationTook away…Fierce fights…Dr King was shot to death.

… live together… community growsbusinesses…segregation disappears …

$1.64 … centerHome of…1996 Olympics be proud of…

6. How is the south like now?

The commercial and cultural center

IV. Choose the best answer: 1. Hundreds of years ago, which of the following countries probably killed the native American? A. Korea B. Egypt C. England D. Canada2. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. Today the South has developed far better than the North B. The fights between blacks and whites in the 1960’s were fierce C. There is no doubt that Atlanta is a typical southern city in many ways D. The South has overcome many difficulties ever since the Civil War.

3. The text is mainly about _______. A. the suffering in the history of the South B. the quick development of the South after the Civil War C. the Civil Rights Movement of the black people D. the famous cities of the South

V. Discussion: 1. What’s the structure of the passage?

2. What do you think of the suffering of the American South?

3. Comparing with the story of St. Petersburg, what is your impression of Atlanta?

Unit 16 Language points

• 1. Ever since the Civil War ,the South struggled to find ways to deal with its troubled past. – 扩展　 way: 　 by the way in the way

• on the way in a/this/that way• by way of all the way • deal with

• She deals with the butcher at the corner of the block.• 比较 : do with• What are you going to do with the old books?• How will deal with this problem?

• 扩展 drive sb. Mad 　　使某人发疯• drive sb. out of his mind 　　使某人丧失理

智• be driving at 　　　　意在• unrest• Political/social unrest 　　政治／社会动荡• un+rest 联想 unlike unnatural • unnecessary unpaid

2. drive…off

• 3. Depression n. depress v. depressed adj.

• 他一时想不开自杀He committed suocide during a fit of depression.

Sacrifie sacred adj sacrificial adj

(1) n. 恭奉　 　The sacrifice of an ox to sb .

(1)放弃某事　 Getting rich isn’t worth the sacrifice of your princi

ples.

4.The wounds are slow to heal 康复）

and the scars run ( 变得） deep.• The wounds are slow to heal . 　形容词后用不定式作状

语用主动式，类似的还有 hard ,difficult ,easy , heavy.dangerous,comfortable 等

• 这些植物是很难护理的• The plants are rather difficult to look after.• 这个包背起来很重• The bag is heavy to carry.• Heal• 伤口愈合的很慢• The wound healed slowly.

5. Even today the South is far behind the rest of Unite States in areas like ed

ucation and economic development.

她向身后看了一眼She glance behind her.

6.Like many of its sister cities in the South,Atlanta was burnt down ( 烧毁） in the Civil War.

• 一场大火把这房子烧毁．• Ａ　 fire burned the house down.

• 扩展 burn off burn out

• burn up burn…to sth.

7.The city was destroyed and there was no money for

reconstruction.• Reconstruction 重建

• 重建城市中心的计划．• Plans for the reconstruction of the city

center.

8. The post-war year were hard and people of Atlanta struggled to rebuild the city and creat a new

South where former slaves and slave-owners coul

d live together.• former adj.

• The former world champion• 前世界冠军• 区别• late 已故的• former 过去的．以前的• latter 后者

9. Despite the hardships of the post-war years and the Depression,the people of Atlanta

continued t o develop the area,both economically and socially.

• Despite=in spite of

• Despite what others say,I think he is very nice.

• 不管别人怎么说，我认为他很好．

10. Ｄ r.King grew up in a city where nearly half the population was black,but where segregatio

n took away （剥夺） many of their rights.

• take away（１）消失• The doctor has given her some tables to take away.• 医生给了他些止痛药• （２）移开• He takes away so early.• 他走得这么早

• 扩展 　　 take apart take back• take down take over• take off take up • take in take out

11. injustice• (1) n. 非正义• A fierce opponent of injustice• 反抗非正义行为的顽强斗士• (2)n. 冤枉• In saying this you do her an injustice.• 你这样说就冤枉她了．

demonstration 集会游行• They held a demonstration in support of th

e new government.• 他们举行集会支持新政府．

扩展 : just/justice fair

12. Ｔ he city saw a series of fierce fights between blacks and whites in the 1960s and

Dr King was shot to death in 1968.

• science fiction series 科幻小说丛书• 联想　 fiercely adv fierceness n. fiery adj

• be shot to death 被枪杀　　 to 表程度和结果• （１）　 to +n.• I’m tired to death.• (2) to +不定冠词 +n.

• He is proud to a degree.• 他有点骄傲．• （３） to　 +　定冠词 +n.• His time is occupied to the full.

1. Read the passage aloud.

2. Finish the exercises on Page 117&118