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suffering unemployment depression reconstruction burn down aim at in honor of in vain take a chance overcome be determined to do step 1 lead-in 1.Play the video of the film “gone with the wind, let the Ss know the hard past of the south 2.Play another video about the city of Atlanta, show the modern and rich of the south 3.Let the Ss know how difference they are. Then tell them they will learn about the history of the south step 2 Pre-reading Put the events below in the correct place on the timeline. 30,000 years ago 1600 1861 1930s 1960s the American Civil War 2.The great Depression 3.The Civil Rights Movement 4.The arrival of Native American 5.The arrival of European settlers Step 3 Skimming(get a general idea of the passage) Ask the Ss to answer the following questions. What kind of story is the story of the south? Which city is the typical southern city.? Step 4. Scanning (Get specific ideas ) Ask Ss to read the passage carefully again and make it clear why Atlanta is a typical southern city. Try to finish the chart below Why Atlanta is a typical southern city ? The past In the war The difficulties the people of Atlanta had to overcome after the war economical _________________ political __________ today The success in 1996 Modern Atlanta Step5 Listening and consolidation Ask Ss to listen to the tape to get more information After that, work in pairs to make up a dialogue. .Task: A Chinese college student who studies history came to Atlanta for a trip. His pen friend showed him around the city They talked about the history and development of the city. (责任编辑：admin) |