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Black History Month

Welcome Back!&

Black History Month

Grade 9Term 2

WithMr. Munro

Welcome backWelcome backto school!to school!

Heart口语

TODAY!TODAY!1.1. Where are we?Where are we?

2.2. GoalsGoals

3.3. HolidayHoliday

4.4. Black History MonthBlack History Month

5.5. HWHW

Where are we?Where are we? This is your last term in MIDDLE SchoolThis is your last term in MIDDLE School We only have a few months to prepare for the..We only have a few months to prepare for the.. What do What do youyou need to do this term? need to do this term?

JulyFebruary

中考

What class is this?

What do I need you to do?

What do you need to do?

Writing & Thinking!

Make 1 or 2 goals for this term

How can you improve your English?

How can I improve 口语？

Questions

3 min

How can How can youyou succeedsucceed,,

(( 成功成功 )) With English class?With English class?

Listen! In classListen! In class Speak! In classSpeak! In class Try try tryTry try try Ask for helpAsk for help Study after classStudy after class Drama clubDrama club English CornerEnglish Corner Find an English HobbyFind an English Hobby

Review: Rules for Review: Rules for English ClassEnglish Class

Practice your English!Practice your English! Very little ChineseVery little Chinese No cell phones. No cell phones.

No MP3 playersNo MP3 players Raise your hand to answer Raise your hand to answer

questions.questions. No talking in class while the teacher No talking in class while the teacher

or other students are talking.or other students are talking.

Chinese New YearChinese New YearHolidayHoliday

What did What did II do? do?

What did What did theythey do? do?

What did What did youyou do? do?2

3

HolidayHoliday

1

What did What did II do? do?1

Team GameTeam Game

Buy a new thing for the Buy a new thing for the computer??computer??

TRUE LIE

Rode a two-person bike?Rode a two-person bike?

TRUE LIE

Learn how to cookLearn how to cookHuNan food?HuNan food?

TRUE LIE

Travel to Vietnam?Travel to Vietnam?

TRUE LIE

Read a book about Read a book about drawing?drawing?

TRUE LIE

Took an Airplane backTook an Airplane backto America?to America?

TRUE LIE

Visit exciting countriesVisit exciting countriesand places?and places?

TRUE LIE

Read a great fiction Read a great fiction novel?novel?

TRUE LIE

Got very sick fromGot very sick from““mononucliousis”mononucliousis”

TRUE LIE

Drank only soy milk forDrank only soy milk for7 days7 days

TRUE LIE

GAMEGAMEOVEROVER

What did you doWhat did you dofor your holiday?for your holiday?

Find a friendFind a friend Have a Have a

conversation with conversation with them about your them about your holidayholiday

Tell them 3 true Tell them 3 true things and 3 lies things and 3 lies about your holidayabout your holiday

2

A B

Student Student

What did they do for What did they do for Holiday?Holiday?

CharactersCharacters

3

Ken Sara

““Ken is a 34 year old Chinese man Ken is a 34 year old Chinese man working over seas and outside working over seas and outside of China. He has worked in of China. He has worked in Japan, Korea and the USA. Japan, Korea and the USA. Usually he doesn’t have time for Usually he doesn’t have time for holidays or take much vacation. holidays or take much vacation. Most of his friends think that Ken Most of his friends think that Ken works too much” works too much”

Ken

Narrator

““Sara works for the Sara works for the government in the government in the USA. She has a USA. She has a big family but also big family but also likes to work. She's likes to work. She's on the news and TV on the news and TV all the time, and has all the time, and has trouble finding time trouble finding time with her family. For with her family. For Chinese New Year Chinese New Year and other holiday's and other holiday's she often likes to she often likes to find free time” find free time”

Sara

SaraSara

1.1.KenKen

Hey Sara! Good to see you!Hey Sara! Good to see you!Oh hey Ken. What’s up?Oh hey Ken. What’s up?I just got home from China. I went home I just got home from China. I went home

for the first time in over a year. It was for the first time in over a year. It was the holiday there. I feel so much fatter!the holiday there. I feel so much fatter!

Wow Ken! Great to hear you got to go Wow Ken! Great to hear you got to go home to China for a while. Holiday? home to China for a while. Holiday? What holiday is there?What holiday is there?

Chinese New Year. Ate so much food and Chinese New Year. Ate so much food and slept all day slept all day

Well that sounds like an interesting time. Well that sounds like an interesting time. Do anything else special? Whats the Do anything else special? Whats the difference between Chinese New Year difference between Chinese New Year and everybody else's New Year?and everybody else's New Year?

Well, it's like a different Year for chinese, Well, it's like a different Year for chinese, they use the Moon. No, we just eat lots they use the Moon. No, we just eat lots of food and spend time with family. of food and spend time with family. What have you been doing these days?What have you been doing these days?

SaraSara

1.1.KenKen

Oh Ken, I've been just busy, busy at home Oh Ken, I've been just busy, busy at home and at work-and at work-

You mean you didn't get any free time You mean you didn't get any free time these whole two months??these whole two months??

Well yes just a little. I relaxed and read Well yes just a little. I relaxed and read some books, nothing too special...some books, nothing too special...

Ahh I see. Anyway, great to see you. Ahh I see. Anyway, great to see you. Hope you have a good new year. Talk Hope you have a good new year. Talk to you soon! to you soon!

Ok Ken, great Chinese new year to you to Ok Ken, great Chinese new year to you to there, see you later!there, see you later!

American CultureAmerican CultureLet's talk aboutLet's talk about

February is...February is...

Why Why February?February?

Because February has the birthdays of:Because February has the birthdays of:

Frederick DouglasFrederick DouglasAbraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln

&&

Slaves takenTo America

1600+

Civil War1860-4

南北战争

Civil Rights公民权

MLK1950-64

Obama isPresident

2008

A Time Line

SegregationSegregation in the South in the South (1950’s)(1950’s)

Rosa ParksRosa Parks

““At the center of non-violence At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.” - stands the principle of love.” - MLKMLK

MLK Jr.MLK Jr. Malcolm XMalcolm X

Non-Non-violenceviolence

Violence?Violence?

Civil Rights ActCivil Rights Act民权法案民权法案 -1964-1964

““I Have a Dream” I Have a Dream” SpeechSpeech

Group QuestionsGroup Questions

1.1. Many people thought that segregation was a good Many people thought that segregation was a good thing. Why do think they thought that segregation thing. Why do think they thought that segregation was good?was good?

2.2. How would you fight to end segregation? Violence How would you fight to end segregation? Violence or non-violence?or non-violence?

3.3. Why does the USA celebrate Black History Month?Why does the USA celebrate Black History Month?

HW Time! HW Time!

1. Speaking & Listening HW: find an English 1. Speaking & Listening HW: find an English TV show or music to listen to TV show or music to listen to

2. American Culture HW: find a famous black 2. American Culture HW: find a famous black person to study. Read about them in a book or person to study. Read about them in a book or on the internet. Prepare a 3 minute talk abou on the internet. Prepare a 3 minute talk abou them for next classthem for next class