Do you remember what you were doing?

1. Unit 3 Reading Do you remember what you were doing?

2. Listen to the tape, then answer the following questions: • Why did people remember April 4, 1968 in the United States? • 2. What was Robert Allen doing when Martin was murdered? Because Martin Luther King was killed. He was having fun in the playground.

3. Useful expressions: 1. hear the news of important events 听到重大事件的消息 2. one of the most important events 最重大事件之一 3. in modern American history 在现代美国历史上 4. be killed 被杀害 5. hear about the event 听说这个事件

4. Paragraph 1 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 modernAmerican 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. 事件 现代

5. Useful expressions: 6. everyday activities 日常活动 7. have fun in the playground 在操场玩得开心 8. tell sb. sth. 告诉某人某事 9. in silence 沉默，不说话

6. Paragraph 2 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 bellrang. 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.

7. 10. take place 发生 11. in more recent times/ history 在更近的时代/历史里 12. be destroyed by terrorists 被恐怖分子摧毁 13. have meaning to most Americans 对于大多数美国人来说，意义深远

8. Paragraph 3 Dr Martin Luther King’s murder took place about thirty years ago, before many Americans were born. However, in more recent times, most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York wasdestroyedby terrorists. Even the date - September 11, 2001 – has meaning to most Americans.

9. 14. as terrible as 和…一样可怕 15. the man first walk on the moon 人类首次在月球上行走 16. his flight around the Earth 环绕地球的飞行 17. last 22 hours 持续22个小时 18. become a national hero 成为一位民族英雄 19. become famous all over the world 世界闻名

10. Paragraph 3 Not all events in history are as terrible as this, of course. Many Americans also say they remember what they were doing when man first walked on the moon on July 20, 1969. In more recent history, most Chinese remember what they were doing when Yang Liwei became the first Chinese astronaut in space. Yang went into space on October 15, 2003. His flight around the Earth lasted about 22 hours. When he returned, he became a national hero in China, and became famous all over the world.

11. Section 3 After You Read Write about an event that you remember well. Give dates and say why you remember it, and what you were doing at the time when you heard the news.

12. Section 1 Before You Read Liu Xiang won the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics.

13. Section 1 Before You Read Beijing was made host to the 2008 Olympics.

14. The World Trade Center was destroyed in New York. the World Trade Center 美国世贸中心大厦 destroy毁坏，消灭 terrorist恐怖分子

15. Who was he? He was Martin Luther King.

16. Dr Martin Luther King was murdered. 被谋杀

17. Man walked on the moon for the first time.

18. Yang Liwei flew around the Earth.

19. Read the text slowly, find out some questions.