Level: 2nd Year SC Unit 1: Peace & Conflict Resolution Sequence: Reading & Writing

ge: Prof Hicham Ouazene ‫ذ هشام‬

Pre-reading
1. Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
 What does picture number 1 represent?
 What about picture number 2?
 How can you distinguish slavery from racism?
 Picture number 3 represents Martin Luther King. What do you
know about him?
2. Match the following words with the corresponding definitions.
Words Definitions
a. to do something special in order to remember and honor (an important event or person from the past).
1. march b. a male priest, or a minister in the Christian church.
2. clergyman c. the practice or policy of keeping people of different races, religions, etc., separate from each other.
3. racial segregation d. a place where criminals are kept in order to punish them.
4. jail e. an event in which a large number of people walk through a public place to express their support for
6. boycott something, or their disagreement.
5. commemorate f. to refuse to buy, use, or participate in (something) as a way of protesting.

During reading
 Read the text carefully and do the activities.

Martin Luther King was a clergyman and one of the most prominent members of the civil rights
movement. He was born on January 15, 1929 and became famous in the 1950 and 1960's through
opposition to racial segregation in the USA. King promoted non-violent methods of opposition such as
boycotts or sit-ins.
In 1963 he helped organizing March on Washington; a march which drew hundreds of thousands
of civil rights supporters to Washington, D.C., for a mass rally. At this march he delivered his most
celebrated speech. He stressed the importance of non-violent protest and described a possible future of
racial harmony in the US. He said: "I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American
dream: 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
my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be charged by the color of their
skin but by the content by their character".
After this march Martin Luther King was put into jail; there he wrote his famous "Letter from Birmingham Jail" which he addressed to his fellow
clergymen. In this letter he defended the civil rights movement, saying that without forceful actions like this march, equal rights for black people would
never be gained. He claimed "one who breaks an unjust law must do it openly, lovingly." Such a person, King said, is showing respect for law because he
insists that law should be just.
In 1964 Martin Luther King received the Nobel Prize for peace. He was assassinated by James Earl Ray in 1968. A national holiday each January 15
commemorates his life.

1. Answer the following questions according to the text. 3. Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to the
a. Who was Martin Luther King? following.
b. What were his hopes or wishes? a. unknown (§1) ≠ …………… b. integration (§1) ≠ ……………
c. Did he urge his people to protest in a violent manner? c. weak (§3) ≠ ……………
d. How do people honor Martin L. King’s legacy?
4. Complete the chart as shown in the example.
2. Read Martin Luther King’s address (written in italics)
Verb Noun Adjective
again and choose the right answers.
to segregate segregation segregated
a. How does it make you feel? slave / slavery
* It makes me feel motivated. equal
* I don’t feel anything. to respect
b. Why do you feel that way? His speech is…
* weak and ineffective. 5. Join each pair of sentences using the connectors between
* discouraging. brackets.
* convincing. a. Dr. Martin King was shot and killed on April 4th, 1968. The
c. The speech was written in an oratorical style. work that he had accomplished changed the nation.
Repetition of keywords and diction (perfect choice of (despite the fact that)
words) are two of its main characteristics. Give
b. The law may not change the hearts of men. It changes the
examples from the speech about each characteristic.
habits of men. (however)
Post-reading
Fill in each gap with the appropriate word from the list given.
convince – equality – fight – address
Martin Luther King was able to …………………..…… racism. Instead of being aggressive and violent, he chose to be peaceful. His famous
…………………..…… which was written in an oratorical style, could …………………..…… the white Americans about the importance of …………………..
…… Today black Americans can do many things they could not do in the past.

WRITE IT OUT
Task 1:
.

For Syrian children having a peaceful family dinner in their cozy homes is nothing but a dream. For Afghan kids, being able to go to
school is a dream that is out of reach. What about you? What are your dreams?

Task 2:
.

Imagine some interesting people visited your high school and you were asked to write a speech about your dreams and future wishes.
How would it look like? Imitate Martin Luther King’s speech, making the best use of the auxiliaries you have learnt in this unit.

Preamble of your speech

Ladies and gentlemen, I’m a teenager. I’m still young. I’m …………………….…..…… years old, that’s right. But I have many dreams; I
have many wishes to achieve. However, …………………….…..

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...

Body of your speech

Ladies and gentlemen, I have a dream that boys and girls of my age will be able to ……………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

I have a dream that

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Our grandparents were able to

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

I hope we will be able to

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

I hope we will be able to ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

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Coclusion
Thank you very much for your kind attention, ladies and gentlemen. God bless you all!