UNIT 2 Civil-Rights Heroes
And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I stillha a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted rthe American dream I have a dream that one day this natoF will rise up and live out the true meaning/of its creed "We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character I have a dream today! THE FREED○ MGVERS
THE FREEDOM GIVERS And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be selfevident, that all men are created equal." I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today!
Obiectives 1. understand the main idea( early civil rights struggles in the US, esp the Underground Railroad) 2. learn to use library resources and other resources for information 3. grasp the key language points and grammatical structures in the text
Objectives • 1. understand the main idea ( early civilrights struggles in the US, esp. the Underground Railroad ). • 2. learn to use library resources and other resources for information. • 3. grasp the key language points and grammatical structures in the text
Background Freedom and rights Freedom of the individu is considered one of the essential features of western civilization, which is itself sometimes called the Free World. This freedom is often expressed in terms of rights to do certain things or to be treated in a particular way. When a person does something that others think strange, British and American people will often say, It's a free country, meaning that although they disagree with the choice they recognize the other person's right to make it
Background Freedom and rights Freedom of the individual is considered one of the essential features of western civilization, which is itself sometimes called the Free World. This freedom is often expressed in terms of rights to do certain things or to be treated in a particular way. When a person does something that others think strange, British and American people will often say, “It’s a free country,” meaning that although they disagree with the choice they recognize the other person ’s right to make it
Americans sometimes call the uS the land of the free".a phrase ta ken from its national anthem. British people have always strongly defended their freedom. Fear that they will lose the freedom to decide their own future is behind many people' s lack of enthusiasm for European unit In britain and the us the most basic rights include freedom of expression(= freedom to say or write anything), freedom of choice( freedom to make decisions about your own life) and freedom of worship freedom to practice any religion)
Americans sometimes call the US the “land of the free” , a phrase taken from its national anthem. British people have always strongly defended their freedom. Fear that they will lose the freedom to decide their own future is behind many people’s lack of enthusiasm for European unity. In Britain and the US the most basic rights include freedom of expression (= freedom to say or write anything), freedom of choice (= freedom to make decisions about your own life) and freedom of worship (= freedom to practice any religion)