Lecturer: Deng yunhao
( The Middle School Attached To Hunan Normal University )
Step 1 Revision Picture talk
Step 2 Leading-in
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln (1809--1865) was the 16th president of the USA(1861--1865). Born in Kentucky and brought up in the backwoodsof Indiana, he taught himself law, entered Congress (1847), and compaigned against slavery. His election as president , on an antislavery program, provoked the secession of the Southern States.He fought the resulting Civil War (1861--1865) to save the Union,and proclaimed (1863) the emancipation of slaves. Unfortunately he was assassinated by John Wiles Booth, a Southern fanatic.
The American Civil War
The American Civil War broke out in 1861 and lasted four years.It ended up in the year 1865 and the North won the war in the end. In the 1820s industrial revolution took place in the USA. in the 1860s, the American industry became the fourth in the world. The slave owners in the Southern states, who wanted to keep slavery, hindered the development of the capitalist economy. So the American Civil War broke out. In 1860, Abraham Lincoln, who was on behalf of the interests of the Northern industry enterprises, was elected president of the US and was strongly against slavery. So the Southern States broke away from the Union and the American Civil War broke out. Lincoln was supported by the workers, farmers,industry enterprises, especially black slaves and he set four million slaves free. On April 9, 1865, the Northern army seized the capital of the South. The American Civil War was brought to an end. Unfortunately on the fifth day after the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was murdered at a theater in Washington D.C, and died early the next morning.
Step 3 Listening
1. When and where was Abraham Lincoln born?
2. What did he use to do when he was a child?
3. Where did he work as a young man?
4. How did he become a lawyer?
5. What did he work for in all his political life?
6. Why did the American Civil War break out?
7. How long did the War last?
8. What happened after the war ended in 1864?
9. Why was Abraham Lincoln killed?
10. What do you think of Lincoln?
Step 4 Fast reading
1. Which of the following is true about Abraham Lincoln?
A. He was born in a poor worker's family. B. He haad never gone to school.
C. He was greatly helped by his stepmother. D. His early days were very happy.
2. Abraham Lincoln had even taken up the following jobs or positions EXCEPT ______.
A. working in a store B. working in a post office
C. a soldier in the Civil War D. President of the States
3. The American Civil War _______.
A. broke out in 1860 B. lasted more than five years
C. ended with the Union winning D. made it free to keep black slaves
4. Which of the following did NOT happen after the American Civil War?
A. Northern and Southern States joined up as a country again.
B. Abraham Lincoln was shot dead at a theater in Washington.
C. Slave owners and rich people had grown rich on the work of slaves.
D. Abraham Lincoln was remembered as a great leader, and a wise, kind and honest man.
Step 5 Difficult points
1. As a child, he used to work hard and helped his father on the farm where they lived.
"where" 關系副詞，相當于____ which.
e.g.
1) Condo is a building ______ is like a flat with a garden.
A. which B. what C. it D. where
2) We rented(租)the same house ______ we stayed overnight.
A. which B. that C. as D. where
3) We came to the school ______ we had studied in for years.
A. where B. in which C. in that D. /
4) Tom got his first place, ______ made his parents very happy.
A. that B. which C. where D. it
5) We visited a factory ______ makes toys for small children.
A. where B. which C. that D. who
6) The last place ______ he travelled was a poor village.
A. which B. that C. to which D. where
2. no more than/more than/not more than /no less than / not less than
這些短語與數詞連用時，含義各不相同。
1) All his pocket money added up to no more than $600 in the six months.
2) He has covered more than 2,000 kilometers on his bike around the country.
3) Oh, What a good memory ! You have remembered no less than 3,000 English words.
4) His height was not more than 1.424 meters.
3. She did all she could to help him.
此句是省略句。即She did all the things that she could do in order to help him.
1) The doctor did ______ to save the patient's life.
A. all he could B. he could do C. what could do D. all what he could
2) Although he did everything he could _____ the fire, the house was still destoyed.
A. put out B. to put out C. putting out D. do put out
3) He spent all the spare time he could _____ his lessons _____ the exam.
A. to prepare, in passing B. prepare, passing
C. preparing, to pass D. prepare, to pass
Step 6 Oral practice
1984年10月5日李明出生于一個偏僻的山村,那兒沒有一所學校。七歲時，他爸爸死了，接著媽媽改嫁了。他由深愛他的叔叔帶大。盡管生活很艱難，但是他很想讀書。他叔叔盡了他的全力來幫助他，送他去了附近的學校。在學校，他學習非常刻苦，各門功課都學得好。十七歲時，他考進了他夢寐以求的北京大學。在大學，他繼續努力學習。在空余時間里，他自學了法律。他希望將來能成為一名優秀的律師。除了學習，他也積極參加各種有益的社會活動。畢業時，他獲得的獎狀加起來不少于二十項。他被師生們公認為當時最受歡迎的、最有前途(promising) 的學生之一。
Step 7 Consolidation
Cloze Test:
No one in the US could forget the sad day, April 14th, 1865, _______AbrahamLincoln was shot. That night, after a very busy day, the president and his wife went to Fod's Theater D.C., _______ a new play was going to be put on. Near the theater there lived a 25-year-old actor named John Booth, ______ was strongly against the North although he had not fought for the South himself. As the play started after a moment of rest, John Booth came into the theater. He walked slowly and quietly towards the door ______ he could watch the president's box(包廂). He looked behind carefully in order to find the guards ______ were protecting(保護)the president from the enemy. To his delight (高興), there was none of them and nobody noticed him. He reached the door quickly and began to hold the gun in his pocket. It was quiet in the theater. Suddenlya terrible sound broke in(響起) on the play. It surprised everyone and soon everyone walked to the place ______ the sound had just come from.Smokes was seen coming from the box, _______the Lincolns had enjoyedthe play all the night! Soldiers hurried in, but it was too late! The murderer had jumped from the box down to the stage(舞臺),from _______ he then hurriedly ran out of the theater.
Step 8 Assignment
1. Try to retell the life of Abraham Lincoln with the help of the hints:
On Feb.12,1809; as a child; happily for him; so poor that; no more than;as a young man; this was a time when;was against; in 1860; set up;keep black slaves;break away from; broke out; in the end; joined up; were set free;in 1864; for the second time; grown rich on ...; On April 14th,1865; at the news of; considered him to be...; today
2. What do you think of the American Civil War? What's the playground, cause, course and result of this historic event?
Websites for references: http://showcase.netins.net
http://www.theatlantic.com
http://lcweb.loc.com
3. Revise Lesson 50 and teach yourselves some new words and phrases in this lesson.