本案例是笔者在全国外国语学校与外语特色校教学研讨会中的展示课课例,文章标题为 She Said “No” ,选自剑桥大学出版社出版的 English in Mind 的Starter版本。
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She Said “No” 选自 English in Mind Starter版本的Unit 15,该单元标题为 What happened? ,主题为历史人物与事件。该文本讲述了著名的美国黑人女性Rosa Parks在种族隔离时期拒绝给公交车上的白人让座而被捕入狱的故事。她的被捕事件触动了广大黑人群体,让他们从此站起来为自己的权利而奋斗。同时,Rosa Parks自己也从此活跃在反抗种族隔离的历史舞台上。
T: Why did Rosa say “no”? D o you think she knew the risk / danger she was facing? What was the danger? (Teacher introduces the cultural background at that time.)
T: Q 1—How do you understand this quote from Rosa: “People always say I didn’t give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn’t true. No. The only tired I was, was tired of giving in.”?
Q 2—H ow do you understand: “This started,something that changed America forever”? What does “this” refer to? What is “something?” Why did this change America “forever”?
T: Rosa worked for the rest of her life for black people. Because of what she did for the black people in the US, she was awarded one of the ten women that had changed the w orld. A presentation speech should be given about why she w on that title. Please work in groups of four and give out a speech for her.