Unit 4 American Dream.doc

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1、Unit4AmericanDreamObjectivesStudentswillbeableto:1.understandthemainidea(TonyTrivisionrealizedhisAmericanDreamthroughhisownefforts)andstructureofthetext(oneparttellingthestoryofTony’slifeandtheothergivingtheauthor’scommentsonit);2.learntodescribebyhis/

2、hercharacteristicfeatures,togetherwithsupportingdetailswhichdemonstratethefeatures;3.graspthekeylanguagepointsandgrammaticalstructuresinthetext;4.conductaseriesofreading,listening,speakingandwritingactivitiescentreduponthethemeoftheunit.TimeAllotment1s

3、tperiod2ndperiod3rdperiod4thperiodPre-readingtasksCulturalnotesTextorganizationLanguagestudyLanguagestudyTextanalysisPost-readingtasksPre-readingTasks1.TasksseveralSsthefollowingquestionstocheckiftheyhavelistenedtothetapedinterviewwithDr.Herts:----What

4、didAmericanDreammeantoDr.Hertz’sgrandparents?(hint:Itfirstmeantgettingoutofpoverty;lateritmeantthechancefortheirchildrentosucceed.)----WhydoesHertzsaythattheAmericanDreamisinone’sheadandinone’spocket?(hint:Itisinone’sheadbecauseonewantstoliveaswellasor

5、betterthanothers;itisinone’spocketbecauseonehastokeeponspendingmoneysoastohavethingsotherpeoplehave.)2.SsdoClozeBinafter-classexercisestohaveabetterunderstandingoftheAmericanDream;whentheyfinish,TandSswilldiscusswhattheyhavefilledinthoseblanks.3.Basedo

6、ntheabovetwoactivities,TasksSs’opinionsontheessenceoftheAmericanDream.4.Tsumsupandleadsintothetextbysaying:We’veoftenheardabouttheAmericanDream,andbynowweknowitmeansthebeliefthateveryonecansucceedaslongashe/sheworkshardenough.Ofcourse,wemustrealizethat

7、heresuccessisnarrowlydefinedasfinancialsuccess.Inthisunityouwillreadhowmuchadreamcametrue.(5minutes)TextOrganizationandAnalysisPartsParagraphsMainIdeasPartOneParas1-29Withdetermination,andwithhelpfromMr.Crawford,Tonyachievedhisdreamofowninghisownfarm.P

8、artTwoParas30-33Tony`scareersettheauthorthinkingaboutwhyandtowhatextenthehadbeensuccessful.Thistext,likeTextAinUnit1,employstimewordsandphrasesinnarration.Timewordsandphrasesserveastransitionaldevicesbywhichanauthorswitchesfromoneeventt