1、13Lincoln and KennedyDifferent Times, Similar DestiniesTOPIC PREVIEWTOPIC PREVIEWBEFORE LISTENINGBEFORE LISTENINGLISTENING LISTENING AFTER LISTENINGAFTER LISTENINGEXPANSIONEXPANSIONJohn F. Kennedyn Answer the following questions with a partner or your classmates.1. What do you know about Abraham Lin
2、coln and John F. Kennedy? Talk about how you think the two men are similar and how they are different. 2. Do you know when Lincoln or Kennedy lived? What was happening in the United States at those times? 3. Both men met a sad end. Do you know what it was? Can you describe what happened to each man?
3、Proper NamesWords and PhrasesAbraham Lincoln 亚伯拉罕林肯John F. Kennedy 约翰肯尼迪Dallas 达拉斯Texas 得克萨斯州House of Representatives 众议院Congress 美国国会American Civil War 美国内战for one thing 首先anything but 决不，一点也不on the other hand 另一方面self-educated a. 自学成才的in spite of 虽然，尽管fight for 为 而战civil right 公民权unrest n. 不安的状态，动
4、荡局面destiny n. 命运，定数VOCABULARY PREVIEWVOCABULARY PREVIEWVOCABULARY PREVIEWVOCABULARY PREVIEWaListen to the following sentences that contain information from the lecture. As you listen, write the word or phrase from the box that completes the sentence.assassinated careercoincidencesdemonstrationselect
5、edfatesformalrightsterm1. Ill say a few words about Lincolns and Kennedys tragic fates.2. Both Lincoln and Kennedy were assassinated while in office.3. In spite of his lack of formal education, Lincoln became a well-known lawyer.4. Books have been written about the strange coincidences in the lives
6、of the two men.Audio Track 1-13-1-a VOCABULARY PREVIEWVOCABULARY PREVIEWaListen to the following sentences that contain information from the lecture. As you listen, write the word or phrase from the box that completes the sentence.5. Lincoln began his political career in Congress.6. Lincoln and Kenn
7、edy were elected to Congress 100 years apart.7. At the time Kennedy took office, African Americans were being denied their civil rights.8. Unrest took the form of civil rights demonstrations.9. Neither president lived to complete his term in office.Audio Track 1-13-1-bassassinated careercoincidences
8、demonstrationselectedfatesformalrightsterm g eh d f i b c a 1. assassinate2. right3. coincidence4. career5. demonstration6. elect7. fate8. formal9. terma. a set length of time for something, from start to finishb. the things that happen to someonec. usual or officiald. a persons worke. something suc
9、h as equality that all people havef. a public march or gathering when people show they are for or against somethingg. to kill an important person, often for a political reasonh. the surprising way two similar things happeni. to choose someone by votingVOCABULARY PREVIEWVOCABULARY PREVIEWbMatch the w
10、ords to their definitions. PREDICTIONSPREDICTIONSn Think about the questions in the Topic Preview and the sentences you heard in the Vocabulary Preview. Write three questions that you think will be answered in the lecture. Share your questions with your classmates.1. What do you know about Abraham L
11、incoln and John F. Kennedy? Talk about how you think the two men are similar and how they are different. 2. Do you know when Lincoln or Kennedy lived? What was happening in the United States at those times? 3. Both men met a sad end. Do you know what it was? Can you describe what happened to each ma
12、n?NOTETAKING PREPARATIONNOTETAKING PREPARATIONn Listening to the Lecture Overview Listening to the Lecture OverviewA good lecturer will very often begin the lecture by providing students with an overview of what will be talked about and in what order. Listen carefully to this overview and try to qui
13、ckly write down and number the different sections of the lecture. As you listen to the rest of the lecture, use those numbers as the lecturer starts each new section.The overview will very often contain language such as:First, Im going to talk about . . . Ill also be talking about . . .Then Ill tell
14、 you . . . Finally, Ill end by . . .NOTETAKING PREPARATIONNOTETAKING PREPARATIONaYou will hear the beginnings of two lectures about U.S. presidents. Listen to the lecturer give an overview of lecture 1 and then of lecture 2. As you listen, write down and number the main sections of each lecture on t
15、he notepaper below.Audio Track 1-13-21. Abraham Lincolna. Early life & childhoodb. Family lifec. Professional career as a lawyerd. Presidency & assassination2. John F. Kennedya. His fatherb. Military careerc. Early political careerd. Presidency & assassination NOTETAKING PREPARATIONNOTETAKING PREPAR
16、ATIONbListen to five sentences that contain information from the lecture. As you listen to each sentence, write the language cue you hear the lecturer use to make a contrast.Discourse Cues for Comparison and Contrast Discourse Cues for Comparison and Contrast Listen for language cues that show that
17、a lecturer is making or is going to make a contrast such as the following:however one/another difference iswhereas on the other handwhile in contrastAudio Track 1-13-31. whereas 2. in contrast 3. while4. however 5. one difference between FIRST LISTENINGFIRST LISTENINGp Listen to the lecture on Presi
18、dents Lincoln and Kennedy. As you listen, put the following parts of the lecture in the order that you hear them. Number them 1 to 5.41325Some coincidences in the lives of the two presidentsThe lecturers personal memory of the death of President KennedyWhere the presidents were educatedWhen the pres
19、idents were bornThe circumstances of the presidents assassinations Audio Track 1-13-4SECOND LISTENINGSECOND LISTENINGp Listen to information from the lecture. The speaker will talk slowly and carefully. You dont have to do anything as you listen. Just relax and listen.Audio Track 1-13-5THIRD LISTENI
20、NGTHIRD LISTENINGp Listen to the lecture in two parts. Follow the directions for each part. When you have finished, review your notes. Later, you will use them to summarize the lecture with a partner.1You will hear the first part of the lecture again. Listen and complete the notes by adding the abbr
21、eviations and symbols from the box.famedcPolit.b.Overview1. Diffs 2. Fam. lives 3. Polit. lives 4. Trag. fatesKennedy Lincoln20 c 19cb. 1917 b. 1809rich fam not richexp. schools + Harvard 1 yr of form ed self- ed manAudio Track 1-13-6 THIRD LISTENINGTHIRD LISTENING2As you listen to the second part o
22、f the lecture, take your own notes on a separate piece of paper.Audio Track 1-13-7n You will hear 10 questions about the lecture. Write a short answer to each question. Use your notes.ACCURACY CHECKACCURACY CHECKAudio Track 1-13-81. 19th 2. Rich fam 3. 1 yr4. He taught hmsf5. In Congrs 6. 1960 7. Am
23、 Civl War 8. Assasintd9. 3 yrs 10. 1865 n Use your notes to create an oral summary of the lecture with your partner. As you work together, add details to your notes that your partner included but you had missed.ORAL SUMMARYORAL SUMMARYn Discuss the following questions with a classmate or in a small
24、group.DISCUSSIONDISCUSSION1. Read the quotations below. What do they mean to you?A house divided against itself can not stand. Abraham LincolnAsk not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. John F. Kennedy2. There have been conflicting theories about the assassination
25、 of John F. Kennedy: the “lone assassin” theory and the “conspiracy” theory. Do you know what these theories are? Explain what you think they mean.TASK 1 Two First LadiesTASK 1 Two First LadiesMrs. Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, wife of President John F. KennedyMrs. Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of President
26、 Abraham LincolnTASK 1 Two First LadiesTASK 1 Two First Ladiesn Listen to five similarities between the wives of President Lincoln and President Kennedy. You will hear each similarity twice. Write below exactly what you hear.Audio Track 1-13-91. Both women were 24 years old when they married.2. Neit
27、her of the women were interested in politics.3. Another similarity between the women is that they both spoke French.4. Both Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Kennedy suffered the death of a child while being First Lady.5. Neither Mrs. Kennedy nor Mrs. Lincoln was injured by her husbands assassin. TASK 2 Two Vic
28、e PresidentsTASK 2 Two Vice PresidentsVice President Lyndon Johnson, President Kennedys vice presidentVice President Andrew Johnson, President Lincolns vice presidentTASK 2 Two Vice PresidentsTASK 2 Two Vice PresidentsaListen to these interesting differences and similarities between Kennedys vice pr
29、esident, Lyndon Johnson, and Lincolns vice president, Andrew Johnson. Circle SIMILARITY if you hear a similarity or DIFFERENCE if you hear difference.Audio Track 1-13-101. SIMILARITY DIFFERENCE 5. SIMILARITY DIFFERENCE2. SIMILARITY DIFFERENCE 6. SIMILARITY DIFFERENCE3. SIMILARITY DIFFERENCE 7. SIMIL
30、ARITY DIFFERENCE4. SIMILARITY DIFFERENCETASK 2 Two Vice PresidentsTASK 2 Two Vice PresidentsbListen again to the statements about the two vice presidents. Take notes about each similarity or difference.Audio Track 1-13-101. Sim: lst nam = Johnson2. Sim: larg/tal3. Sim: not frm Nrth4. Sim: presdt flw
31、ing asasintn5. Diff: Lyndon electd pres, Andrew not6. Sim: 13 letrs in name7. Diff: LJ: b. begin 20th AJ: b. begin 19th 17The EndAudio Track 1-13-11. Ill say a few w ords ab out Lincolns and K ennedys tragic fates.2. B oth Lincoln and K ennedy w ere assassinated w hile in office.3. In spite of his l
32、ack of form al education, Lincoln b ecam e a w ell-know n law yer.4. B ooks have b een w ritten ab out the strange coincidences in the lives of the tw o m en.5. Lincoln b egan his political career in Congress.6. Lincoln and K ennedy w ere elected to Congress 100 years apart.Audio Track 1-13-21. Toda
33、y, Im going to talk to you ab out one of A m ericas greatest and m ost respected presidents A b raham Lincoln. First, Im going to talk ab out his early life and childhood, grow ing up as a poor b oy in K entucky. Then, Ill b e talking ab out his fam ily life his m arriage and his children. W ell m o
34、ve on then to discussing his professional career as a law yer in Illinois. Finally, w ell talk ab out his presidency how he b ecam e president, w hat he achieved as president, and how his presidency ended in a tragic assassination. 2. M y lecture today w ill tell the story of the m an w ho b ecam e
35、the youngest person elected president in U nited States history John F. K ennedy. H ow ever, I w ant to start m y lecture, not b y talking ab out K ennedy him self, b ut his father, w ho w as an extrem ely im portant person in his life. Ill then b e talking ab out K ennedys m ilitary career in the U
36、 .S. N avy and som e of Audio Track 1-13-31. K ennedy lived in the tw entieth century, w hereas Lincoln lived in the nineteenth. 2. John F. K ennedy w ent to H arvard U niversity; in contrast, Lincoln w as b asically a self-educated m an w ho had very little form al education. 3. K ennedy cam e from
37、 a very w ealthy fam ily, w hile Lincoln grew up in a poor fam ily. 4. It is true that b oth m en w ere assassinated w hile they w ere president; how ever, K ennedy w as assassinated during his first term in office and Lincoln near the b eginning of his second. 5. O ne difference b etw een the tw o
38、presidents is that they cam e from different political parties.Audio Track 1-13-4Lecturer: In this lecture, Id like to share som e thoughts ab out tw o fam ous A m ericans, A b raham Lincoln and John F. K ennedy. First, Ill talk ab out som e of the m ajor differences b etw een the tw o m en. Then, I
39、ll tell you ab out som e sim ilarities b etw een Lincoln and K ennedy. In other w ords, Ill talk a little ab out their fam ily and educational b ackgrounds. Then Ill talk a little m ore ab out their political lives. A nd finally, Ill end b y saying a few w ords ab out their tragic fates. B oth Linco
40、ln and K ennedy w ere assassinated killed w hile in office. Im old enough to rem em b er the day in 1963 that President K ennedy w as shot in D allas, Texas. It w as a pretty sad day. B ut I dont w ant to talk ab out that sad day now . H ow w ere Lincoln and K ennedy different? Lets see. For one thi
41、ng, they lived in different tim es and had very different fam ily and educational b ackgrounds. K ennedy lived in the Audio Track 1-13-5Id like to share som e thoughts ab out tw o fam ous A m ericans. ? Ill talk ab out the m ajor differences b etw een A b raham Lincoln and John F. K ennedy. ? Ill ta
42、lk ab out their fam ily and educational b ackgrounds. ? Ill talk ab out their political lives. ? Ill end up saying a few w ords ab out their tragic fates. ? H ow w ere they different? ? K ennedy and Lincoln lived in different tim es. ? K ennedy lived in the tw entieth century. ? Lincoln lived in the
43、 nineteenth century. ? K ennedy w as b orn in 1917. ? Lincoln w as b orn in 1809. ? K ennedy cam e from a rich fam ily. ? H e w ent to expensive private schools. ? H e graduated from H arvard U niversity. ? Lincoln had only one year of form al education. ? H e taught him self law and b ecam e a law
44、yer. ? H e w as a self-educated m an. ? There are interesting sim ilarities in the lives of the tw o m en. ? Lincoln b egan his political career in Congress. ? K ennedy b egan his political career in Congress. ? Lincoln w as elected to Congress in 1846. ? K ennedy w as Audio Track 1-13-6Lecturer: In
45、 this lecture, Id like to share som e thoughts ab out tw o fam ous A m ericans, A b raham Lincoln and John F. K ennedy. First, Ill talk ab out som e of the m ajor differences b etw een the tw o m en. Then, Ill tell you ab out som e sim ilarities b etw een Lincoln and K ennedy. In other w ords, Ill t
46、alk a little ab out their fam ily and educational b ackgrounds. Then Ill talk a little m ore ab out their political lives. A nd finally, Ill end b y saying a few w ords ab out their tragic fates. B oth Lincoln and K ennedy w ere assassinated killed w hile in office. Im old enough to rem em b er the
47、day in 1963 that President K ennedy w as shot in D allas, Texas. It w as a pretty sad day. B ut I dont w ant to talk ab out that sad day now . H ow w ere Lincoln and K ennedy different? Lets see. For one thing, they lived in different tim es and had very different fam ily and educational b ackground
48、s. K ennedy lived in the Audio Track 1-13-7 In spite of these differences in K ennedy and Lincolns b ackgrounds, som e interesting sim ilarities b etw een the tw o m en are evident. In fact, b ooks have b een w ritten ab out the strange coincidences in the lives of these tw o m en. Take, for exam pl
49、e, their political careers. Lincoln b egan his political career in Congress. Sim ilarly, K ennedy also b egan his political career in Congress. Lincoln w as elected to the U .S. H ouse of R epresentatives in 1847, and K ennedy w as elected to the H ouse in 1947. So they w ere elected to Congress exa
50、ctly one hundred years apart. A nother interesting coincidence is that each m an w as elected President of the U nited States in a year ending w ith the num b er 60. Lincoln w as elected president in 1860, and K ennedy w as elected in 1960; furtherm ore, b oth m en w ere president during years of ci
