Unit 4 Developing ideas Reading （ppt课件）-新外研版（2019）《高中英语》选择性必修第二册.pptx

1、UNIT 4Breaking boundariesDeveloping ideasPre-reading Acticity 11.How did slave owners regard their slaves?They didnt regard them as humans but as animals,without respecting them.2.What was a slaves life like?Daily life for a slave involved back-breaking labour.Slaves had to work all day long without

2、 enough rest.They were often physically abused by their owners and had no legal rights.Watch the video and answer the questions.Fast readingLook at the title and skim the passage.Choose the book in which you would most likely find the passage.The Power of SpeechFamous US PresidentsGreat Battles in H

3、istoryCareful readingReading comprehension1 What was Lincolns purpose in giving the speech?A To declare a civil war.B In memory of the soldiers who died in the war.C To celebrate a victory.2 How long did the worst battle last?A One day.B Two days.C Three days.D Four days.3 What did Lincoln think the

4、 nation should altogether do in a fitting and proper way?A They should be engaged in the civil war.B They should devote to their nation for the dead soldiers.C They should meet there on a great battlefield of that war.D They should fight for freedom and equality.4 How did Lincoln describe the men wh

5、o fought in the war?A Brave and dedicated.B Selfless.C Generous.D Hard-working.5 What was the“great task”that Lincoln described?A Winning the war against South.B Achieving human equality.C Building a stronger America.D Making people live a better life.Intensive readingOrganise information from the p

6、assage and complete the notes.On 19 November 1863,in a field in Gettysburg,PennsylvaniaThe Battle of Gettysburg in 1863,which resulted in over 50,000 casualties.It was a new nation conceived in Liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal./It aimed at bringing freedom to t

7、he people and was based on the principle that all men are created equal.It would test whether a nation conceived inLiberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal can long endure.They gave their lives so that their nation might live.They were brave men whose struggles had con

8、secrated the ground.That this nation shall have a new birth offreedom;and that this government of thepeople,by the people,for the people,shall not perish from the earth.The living should be dedicated to the task.1.What was Lincolns purpose in giving the speech?He wanted to give the people hope,belie

9、f and a reason to look to the future.2.Lincoln talked about government“of the people,by the people,for the people”.What does this mean?“Of the people”means that government should be made up of or drawn from the people;“by the people”means that government should be run by ordinary people;“for the peo

10、ple”means that government should use its power for the peoples benefit.Think and shareDiscuss and answer the following questions.3.What other speeches can you think of that stress the importance of breaking boundaries?Example:I Have a DreamI have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia,the

11、sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.4.What efforts to break boundaries are described in the two reading passages in this unit?In the first passage,doctors or other people of different backgrounds worked together to s

12、ave people in danger.In the second passage,Lincoln called on the people of the United States to strive for a free nation where all men are equal.Post readingWork in groups.Give a talk about the significance of abolishing slavery in the US.1.Organise your ideas by answering the questions.What was the

13、 US like before slavery was abolished?How was it different afterwards?In what ways did the abolition of slavery help to break boundaries?1.The US was divided into states in the North that prohibited slavery,and states in the South which allowed slavery and depended upon slavery economically.Slavery

14、was a very cruel institution,and caused great human suffering in the states that permitted it.Reliance on slavery also made the South less technologically advanced than the North.2.Slaves were freed and were regarded as equal under the law,at least in theory.In practice,black Americans continued to

15、suffer great discrimination in the South for the next hundred years,until the birth of the modern civil rights movement in the 1960s.The legacy of slavery continues to affect race relations in the US today.3.The abolition of slavery made former slaves and their former masters equal before the law.Th

16、is was the first step towards true equality.Abraham Lincoln,President of the United States of America,made a speech on 19 November,1863 in Gettysburg,Pennsylvania in memory of the soldiers who 1_(die).At that time,America was 2_(bitter)divided.For two years,its people had been deep in a civil war be

17、tween South and North.The Union side won but 3_ a great cost.People lost hope and purpose.Lincoln understood the feelings of the 4_(civil)people.His speech gave them hope,5_(believe)and a reason to look to the future.He gave them a new vision of 6_ the United States of America should be,7_(base)on t

18、he ideals set down by its Founding Fathers 87 years before.8_ was what the soldiers had died for.Now it was up to the living 9_(remove)not only the divisions between North and South,10_ the boundaries between black and white,and work step by step towards the equality of humankind.had died bitterly at civilian belief what based It to remove but直击高考直击高考Thanks for attention