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Step1:Lead-inTheAmericanpresidentbroughtanendtoslaveryandwasshotinatheatre.MartinLutherKing,JrWhat’shisfamousspeech?Howdidhedie?Why?GonewiththeWindDoyouknowanythingaboutthefamousfilm?ItwassetinAtlantaduringtheCivilWar.Step2:FastReadingReadthetextfasttogetageneralidea.Whatarementionedinthetext?Whichparagraph?A.thesufferinghistoryoftheAmericanSouthB.theSouthernersholdingtogetherinthereconstructionC.1996OlympicsshowingAtlanta’ssuccessD.thereconstructionoftheAmericanSouthE.theAmericanSouthfullofhopeaswellasproblemstodowithF.theCivilRightsMovementandMartinLutherKing,JrPara.1ABCDEFAnswers:Para.3Para.5Para.2Para.6Para.41.()EversincetheCivilWar,theSouthhasstruggledtofindwaystodealwithitstroubledpast.2.()In1864,whenthenewmayorofAtlantastartedworking,thecityhadalotofmoney.3.()Intenyears,mostofthecityhadbeenrebuiltandAtlantabegantogrowagain.4.()Aftersegregationdisappeared,Atlantawasbecomingasuccessfulcityproudofitsculturaldiversity.5.()AtlantaisarepresentativeofthenewSouth,aplacewherefearanddoubthavereplacedhopeandfaith.6.()Today,theSouthisknownforitsbeautifulscenery.Step3:CarefulReadingDecidewhetherthefollowingsentencesaretrueorfalse.TFOnly$1.64FonlyfiveTFFfriendlyatmosphere.TheAmericanSouthEversincetheCivilWar,theSouthhasstruggledtofindwaystodealwithitstroubledpast.ThehistoryoftheSouthisoneofsuffering:thesufferingoftheNativeAmericanswhowerekilledordrivenofftheirlandbyEuropeansettlers;thepainsofslavesbroughtfromAfricabygreedyslavetraders;thedeathandpovertyoftheCivilWar;thehardshipsofunemploymentandcivilunrestinthepost-waryearsandtheGreatDepression;themanysacrificesoftheCivilRightsMovement.Thewoundsareslowtohealandthescarsrundeep.Eventoday,theSouthisfarbehindtherestoftheUnitedStatesinareassuchaseducationandeconomicdevelopment.troubled:worried;fullofproblemsandconflicts不安的;混乱的e.g.LittleTomwasdeeplytroubledwhenhebrokethecup.Thepeopleinthatcountryliveintroubledtimes.Step4:ListeningandExplanationAtlantaquicklyrecoveredfromthedestructioncausedbytheCivilWar.Inonlyfiveyears,mostofthecityhadbeenrebuiltandAtlantabegantogrowagain.Despitethehardshipsofthepost-waryearsandtheGreatDepression,thepeopleofAtlantacontinuedtodevelopthearea,botheconomicallyandsocially.ThereweresignsthatthenewAtlantawouldbedifferent:Atlanta’sAfrican-Americancommunitygrewandblackbusinessesbecamemoresuccessful.1.recover:returntoanormalstate恢复原状,常与from连用e.g.Herecoveredfromtheshock.2.despite:inspiteof尽管;不管;不顾e.g.Despitewantingtoseehimagain,sherefusedtoreplytohisletters.Despitewhatotherssay,Ithinkheisaniceperson.Ittookalongtimeto______fromtheeffectsofthenaturaldisasters.A.coverB.discoverC.uncoverD.recoverDTheboywentout______hisfather’sorders.A.inspiteofB.thoughC.indespiteD.inspiteAItwasalsoinAtlantathatoneofthegreatleadersoftheCivilRightsMovement,DrMartinLutherKing,Jr,wasborn.DrKinggrewupinacitywherenearlyhalfthepopulationwasblack,butwheresegregationtookawaymanyoftheirrights.TheinjusticesinthecityandintheSouthledDrKingtoorganisenon-violentdemonstrationsaimedatendingsegregation.Thecitysawaseriesoffiercefightsbetweenblacksandwhitesinthe1960sandDrKingwasshotandkilledin1968.HisfuneralwasshownontelevisionandmillionsofAmericanswatchedaspeoplemarchedthroughAtlantainhonourofDrKing.DrKing’seffortswerenotinvain,however.Segregationeventuallydisappearedandanewdawnseemedtoarrive.Slowlybutsurely,Atlantawasbecomingasuccessfulcityproudofitsculturaldiversity.1.leadsb.todosth.=causesb.todosth.使某人做某事e.g.Whatledyoutochangeyourmind?HisarrivalledmetobelievethatIwouldcompletethetask.2.see:witness,experienceorundergo目睹,经历或进行e.g.Hehasseenagreatdealinhislonglife.see,find等动词的主语有时是物e.g.Thisoldhousehasseenbetterdays.NationalDayfoundpeoplesinginganddancinghappilyinthestreet.3.invain=withnoresult;useless无结果;徒劳e.g.Allourworkwasinvain.Post-ReadingMatchtheexampleswiththestatementsthattheysupportorillustrate.Statements1.ThepeopleofAtlantarebuiltthecityalmostfromnothing.2.Thefightsbetweenblacksandwhitesinthe1960swerefierce.3.Thefightagainstsegregationwaswidelysupported.4.TheSouthhastakenthechancetodisplayitsnewimagetothewholeworld.5.ThestoryoftheSouthisalsoabouthopeandsuccess.ExamplesA.SomesoutherncitiesarebecomingfinancialandculturalcentresoftheUS.B.ThenewmayorofAtlantahadonly$1.64torebuildthecityin1864.C.DrKingwasshotin1968.D.PeoplemarchedthroughAtlantainhonourofDrKing.E.In1996,AtlantahostedtheOlympicGames.Interview:Inthisactivity,onestudentplaystheroleofajournalistandtheotherstudentplaysthemayorofAtlanta.Step5:Discussion1.WhyisAtlantainmanywaysatypicalsoutherncity?2.WhatweresomeofthedifficultiesthepeopleofAtlantahadtoovercomeaftertheCivilWar?3.PeopleofmanydifferentbackgroundsliveandworktogetherinAtlanta.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoflivingtogetherwithpeoplewhoaredifferentfromyou?1.Atlantaisatypicalcity.Itexperiencedthehardshipsofslavery,theCivilWar,thepost-waryearsandtheDepression.2.Therewasnomoneytorebuildthecity.ManyofitscitizenshaddiedduringtheCivilWar.African-Americanswerenottreatedwell.AdvantagesDisadvantages1.Peoplewithdifferentbackgroundhavedifferentideasandknowledge,whichmakes