Freedom fighters

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Unit 14
Freedom fighters
-- Warming up Listening Speaking
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Martin Luther King, Jr
His dream was to get freedom(??) and justice(??).
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Brainstorming.
What does freedom mean to you?
Being free to express your opinions
Having the right to do as one pleases
freedom
Feeling like a fish in the ocean
Not being under control
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Freedom fighters
Freedom fighters are people who get up to
fight for justice and fair treatment of a group
of people. This group is often, but not always, a
minority(??). The action of freedom fighters
are often directed against employers, military
rulers or dishonest governments. Freedom
fighters mostly use non-violent actions such as
protest marches(????), speeches, boycotts(????),
etc.
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Warming-up

• Born in 1929
• Graduated in 1955
• Worked in a church
• Organised his first action in 1955
• Formed an organisation for black
• leaders to work together in 1957
• Gave speech I Have a Dream in 1963
• Received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964
• Murdered in 1968

Martin Luther King
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In 1955 , King led the movement in Alabama,
asking the blacks not to take the city buses.
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In 1963 , King led the Great March, asking for
the equal civil rights.
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King made a speech to thousands of blacks in
Washington.
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Nelson Mandela
Do you know any other freedom fighters?

• Born in 1918
• First actions while still at university in 1940
• Graduated in 1942
• Helped to found the ANC Youth League
• in 1944
• Led many peaceful actions during the 1950s
• Put in prison from 1962 till 1989
• Received the Noble Peace Prize in 1993
• Became the first black president of South
• Africa from 1994 to 1999

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• South Africa

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• Born in 1800
• Worked as a farmer
• Believed that slavery was bad
• Made friends and lived with free black people in
  the 1840s
• Helped runaway slaves in the 1850s
• In 1855 he and five of his sons fought to create
  a safe area for
• black people

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John Brown
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• Born as a slave in 1820
• Escaped in 1849
• In 1850 a law was made to forbid people to help
  runaway slaves
• Joined an action group to help runaway slaves in
  1850
• Saved more than 300 slaves from 1851 to 1861
• Fought in the Civil War and rescued more than
  750 slaves
• Active in the womens rights movements after the
  war
• Opened a home for old and poor black people in
  1908

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• Harriet Tubman

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Pair work
Questions
Do you think Martin Luther King and Nelson
Mandela were great men? Why?
Why did they have to fight for the rights of
black people?
How is the situation in their countries now? Has
the situation improved?
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Martin Luther King was a great man because he
stood up to fight for the rights of black people
in America. Nelson Mandela was a great man
because he fought for the freedom of black people
in South Africa.
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The American government refused to give black
people in America the same rights as white
people. To improve the situation, Martin Luther
King, Jr stood up to fight for the rights of
black people in America.

• The white government in South Africa did
  not allow the black majority its freedom. To
  improve the situation, Nelson fought for the
  freedom of black people in South Africa.

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Blacks in ancient times
Slave trade from 1701 to 1810
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In order to live a better life, black people took
many actions.
war
demonstration
actions
fight or struggle
run away
protest marches
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Blacks in modern times
Now the situation in America has improved. Black
people now have the same rights as white people.
And the situation in South Africa has also
improved. Black people are free and Nelson was
the first black president of South Africa form
1994 to 1999.
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• Exercise 1 Answer the following questions.
• 1.What kind of talk did Martin Luther King, Jr
  give?
• 2.What was his talk about?
• 3.When did he give this talk?

The talk he gave was a speech.
The speech is about freedom for black people.
The speech was given in 1963.
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Exercise 2 Write down the phrases and short
sentences repeated a few times in Kings speech.
I have a dream.

1. __________________________________.
2. __________________________________.
3. __________________________________.

Let freedom ring.
Free at last.
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Exercise 3 True or False
no

• 1. In 1963, Martin Luther King had freedom to
  make a speech.
• 2. Martins children were often judged by the
  content of their character.
• 3. Marin hoped that one day black children and
  white children can join hands as sisters and
  brothers.
• Martin Luther Kings biggest dream was to be
  famous.

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the color of
their skin
freedom
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Discussion

• As freedom fighters, Martin Luther King was
  murdered and Nelson Mandela was put in prison for
  about 30 years.

Do you think it is worthwhile? Why?
What qualities(??)do they have? What can we learn
from them?
bravery, perseverance , determination
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Homework

• Write a short passage to introduce Martin
  Luther King
• in your own words.

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Goodbye!