Qingdao No.59 Middle School

Zhou Qianqian

Unit 3

Do you remember what you were doing?

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2003.7.16

2006.11.18

2008.1.9

2010.5.1

2003.7.16

2006.11.18

2008.1.9

2010.5.1

Do you remember what you were doing?

A.The passage will talk about the future events(事件 ).

B.The passage will talk about the present events.

C.The passage will talk about the past events.

The title can be helpful for you to understand a text.

Unit 3

Task 1 :

Circle 4 special dates

mentioned in the passage.

September 11, 2001

July 20, 1969

October 15, 2003

April 4, 1968

Task 2 :

Match the events with the correct

dates.April 4, 1968

September 11, 2001

July 20, 1969

October 15, 2003

Dr Martin Luther King was murdered .

Yang Liwei flew around the Earth .

The World Trade Center was destroyed in New York .

Man walked on the moon for the first time.

Read only for the information you need

Task 3 :

Martin Luther King

What…?

When…?

Where…?

Why…?

…?

Task 3 :Read Paragraph 1 & Paragraph 2 to get more information about the event happened to him.

Task 4 :

Read Paragraph 3 & Paragraph 4 to describe the event

happened on Oct. 15th, 2003.

What…?

Why…?

How long…?

…?

Task 5 ： Question time!

Task 5 ： Question time!

2. Even the date-September 11, 2001-has

meaning to most Americans. (in Paragraph3)

1. We were having fun in the playground

when the bell rang. (in Paragraph2)

1. Reading strategy

2. Learning strategy

3. Some new words and useful expressions

Task 6 : Retell

Time Events More information

1968.4.4 …was killed…

1969.7.20 …first walked…

2001.9.11 …was destroyed…

2003.10.15 …went into space…

Task 7 ：Survey

Name When What Why(special,important)

More information

Report:

_____has meaning to me. Because on that day ______________________.And my friend_______thinks that ___________is a special and important day for him / her. Because______________________.

（甜心贴士）

Yesterday was a history,

Tomorrow will be a mystery,

Today is a precious present from

God.

1. Surf the Internet and find out more information

about Martin Luther King.

2. Ask your parents/friends about their special days

and the reasons. Write a short passage about it.