Lesson_9_A_More_Perfect_Union_(Part_I)英语教学讲稿.ppt

Lesson 9 A More Perfect Union （Part I);;;Background Information;;;;Wright is a retired senior pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago and former pastor of the U.S President Barack Obama. Obama denounced the statements in question, but after critics continued to press the issue of his relationship with Wright he gave a speech titled “A More Perfect Union,” in which he sought to place Dr. Wright’s comments in a historical and sociological context. In the speech, Obama again denounced Wright’s remarks, but did not disown him as a person. ;;;;;; 奥巴马在宾夕法尼亚州费城 发表的演讲，也是他在参选以后第一次就种族问题发表公开演讲 ;;Part 1 (P1-5): The background leading to Obama’s campaign in 2008. 1. Why does Obama begin his address with the words “We the people, in order to form a more perfect union.”? 2. Are you familiar with the first sentence of Para 2? 3. The document they produced was eventually signed out but ultimately unfinished. How to understand the sentence? 4. According to Obama, how to narrow the gap between the promise and reality? 5. What’s the function of P1-5?;Para 1 ;;Para 2 ;;;;;;Para 3 ;;;;;Para 4 ;;Para 5 ;;;;Para 6 ;;;Para 6 ;;Para 7 ;;Para 8 ;;Para 9 ;;;Para 10 ;;;;;Para 11 ;;Part III(P12-16): Obama condemned some divisive discussion of race, including his former pastor Reverend Wright’s opinions. 1. Paraphrase the sentence “On one end of the spectrum, weve heard the implication that my candidacy is somehow an exercise in affirmative action; that its based solely on the desire of wide-eyed liberals to purchase racial reconciliation on the cheap.” 2. Why does Obama believe Jeremiah Wright’s views “rightly offend white and black alike”? 3. What’s Obama’s answers to some nagging questions? Why does Obama give that kind of replies? 4. What was the fundamental mistake made by Reverend Wright? How is Obama’s condemnation related to the title of his address “ A More Perfect Union”? ;Para12 ;Para 13 ;;On the other end, we’ve heard my former pastor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright, us