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Lesson 2 History makers Exercise 2 Listen to students talking about the people in the photos.Complete the Function File with these words. Well, I think Mother Teresa is important, because she spent her whole life working with poor and sick people. I'm sorry, but I don't agree. In my opinion, Dr Sun Yat-sen is very important. He led the 1911 revolution and founded the first republic of China. Yes, you're right, but I think Thomas Edison is important, too. He created so many machines and inventions that we still use today. Yes, I agree with you, but personally I think Martin Luther King is also quite important,because he fought against racism and his actions changed American society. Exercise 4 Listen to the radio programme.Use the Listening Strategies to help you. Hello. In this week's People's Heroes, we have Dr Sam Roberts to talk about Martin Luther King. Dr Roberts, what was he like as a child, growing up in America? Well, King was born on the 15th of January 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a smart boy but he often experienced racism. Once he and his black teacher were on a bus, the white driver told them to give their seats to two white people. King didn't want to because he believed black and white people should enjoy equal rights. The driver was very angry with him and, in the end, King had to stand up. What did King do about racism at college? He was influenced by Gandhi's ideas about peaceful protest. In 1965, he organized a bus protest. Black people did not take the buses. After some struggle, blacks and whites were able to sit together on buses. It was King's first victory. During the 1960s, there were terrible fights between blacks and whites in America. What did King do about this? He mainly organized peaceful protests to win rights for black people, and he was put in prison seventeen times for that. In 1963, he organized a march to Washington DC and made his famous speech there. It started with the words "I have a dream... " In 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize. It's said that he was killed in 1968 by a white man who hated black people. But he will always be remembered for what he did for black people in America. Exercise 5 Listen again and decide if the sentences below are True (T) or False (F). Exercise 6 Listen to the sentences and underline the stressed words. 1.He was born in Atlanta in 1929. 2.Martin liked Gandhi's ideas about peaceful protest. 3.He organished a march to Washington. 4.A white man killed him. Listen again and repeat the sentences. |
