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4. The American South Pre-reading

5. Talk about some changes in China Before Liberation

6. Liberation The Great Leap Forward

7. The Great Cultural Revolution

8. Reform & Opening

9. Talk about the following pictures: European settlers

10. Native American

12. the Civil Rights Movement

13. Childhood President

14. Civil war Background when reason who result 1861-1865 slavery The south and north The south failed

15. the American Civil War

16. The south after the war death hunger poverty … homeless burnt down

17. the Great Depression

18. Civil Rights Movements

19. Great Depression

20. Put the events below in the correct place on the timeline. 30,000 years ago---1600---1861---1930s---1960s 1. The American Civil War 2. The Great Depression 3. The Civil Rights Movement 4. The arrival of Native Americans 5. The arrival of European settlers 3 4 5 1 2

21. Fast-reading Listen and answer: 1. Which of the followings are mentioned in the text? ( ) Segregation & civil rights movements. ( ) Geography and climate. Yes No

22. ( ) society & economy ( ) Hardship & suffering of the South ( ) Sports & culture ( ) Custom & film Yes Yes Yes No

23. Listen again and answer: 1.Which part of the USA is more developed, the South or the North? The North. 2. What is the south like now? The commercial and cultural center.

24. Careful-reading Reading & Understanding 1. Are the cities in the American South well developed as the other cities in the north? No , after some big events, such as the Great Civil War, the Great Depression, the Civil Rights

25. Movement, even today, the South is far behind the rest of the United States in areas like education and economic development. 2. Why does the author say that “ But the story of the South is also one of hope and success”?

26. Because there are signs that a new, different South is coming out of its dark past. 3.What kind of city has Atlanta become? Modern Atlanta is a booming business centre and the home of some largest and most successful companies

27. in America, and also it is a representative of the new South, aplace where hope and faith have replaced fear and doubt. 4. What was the aim of the demonstrations led by Dr. Martin Luther King? It was ending segregation.

28. 5. What is the American South known for? The South is known for its hospitality./friendly atmosphere.

29. Try to find out how many parts we can divide it into: Part 1 (Para 1) The suffering of the South in the past. Part 2 (Para. 2--5 ) Hope and success of the South. Part 3 (Para. 6) A new beginning of the South.

30. The history of the South is one of suffering:

31. Were the hardship & suffering of the South only caused by the Civil War? What else? 1.The arrival of European Settlers 2.The slave trades 3.The Civil War 4.The Great Depression 5.The Civil Rights movement

32. Please read Para. 1 carefully and match each event with the time and find out what hardship or suffering each event caused. Time Events Sufferings

33. 1492 The Great depression: ________________________ 1600 The Civil Rights movement: ________ The slave trades: _____________ 1861 1930s The arrival of European settlers: _____________________________ _________. 1960s The Civil War: _______________ Unemployment/civil unrest Sacrifices Pains of slaves Native Americans being killed or driven off Death & poverty

34. The story of the south is also one of hope and success (examples): 1. The people of Atlanta struggled to rebuild the city and create a new South. 2. Atlanta’s African-American community grew and black businesses became more successful.

35. 3. Segregation disappeared and Atlanta was a successful city proud of its cultural diversity. 4. Atlanta becomes a place where hope and faith have replaced fear and doubt.

36. Read the rest of the passage carefully and finish the table Atlanta’s rebuilding and Reconstruction 5

37. segregation Blacks whites African-American community Black businesses fierce Segregation Dr King

38. booming 1.64 largest companies host Olympic Games cultural diversity

39. Further-reading Task 1: 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. F T

40. ( ) 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. F T T

41. F ( ) 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 rebuild nearly from nothing. T T

42. Task 2: Choose the best answer 1. Hundreds of years ago, which of the following countries probably killed the native Americans? A. Korea. B. Egypt. C. England. D. Canada. C

43. 2. The phrase “in vain” in Paragraph 2 probably means ____. A. without success B. in trouble C. put into practice D. dangerous A

44. A 3. In the last paragraph, the writer tries to support the point that ____. A. the story of the South is about hope and success B. it is hard for the South to develop further C. Atlanta, Birmingham, Miami and Little Rock are Southern cities which develop very fast D. there is no trouble with the development of the South

45. 4. Which of the following is wrong according to the passage? A. The South has overcome many difficulties ever since the Civil War. 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. Today the South has developed far better than the North. C

46. 5. The passage is mainly about ____. A. the sufferings 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 B

47. Post-reading Discuss the following questions in pairs : 1. Why is Atlanta in many ways a typical southern city? It experienced the hardship of slavery, the Civil War, the post-war years and the Great Depression.

48. 2.What were some of difficulties the people of Atlanta had to overcome after the Civil War? There was no money to rebuild the city. Many of its citizens had died during the Civil War, African-Americans were not treated well.

49. 3. People of many different backgrounds live and work together in Atlanta. What are the advantages of living together with people who are different with people from you? Are there any disadvantages?

50. ★ People with different backgrounds have different ideas and knowledge,which makes the population more creative. Advantages: ★It is good for people to learn about other cultures. ★Life is more interesting if people are different.