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1、Unit4AmericanDream美国梦YoungTeachingObjectives--Tounderstandingthemainideaandstructureofthetext;--Tograspthekeylanguagepointsandgrammaticalstructuresinthetext;--Tolearntodescribeapersonbyhis/hercharacteristicfeatures,togetherwithsupportingdetailswhichdemonstratethefeatures;--Tohaveagenerali

2、deaofAmericanDream.Doyouhaveadream?Doyouthinkyoucanrealizeit?How?WhatisAmericanDream?AmericanDreamisthebeliefthateveryonecansucceedaslongashe/sheworkshardenough.DiscussionIHaveaDreamIhaveadreamthatonedaythisnationwillriseupandliveoutthetruemeaningofitscreed:"Weholdthesetruthstobeself-evid

3、ent,thatallmenarecreatedequal.“我梦想有一天，这个国家将会奋起，实现其立国信条的真谛：“我们认为这些真理不证自明：人人生而平等。”IhaveadreamthatonedayontheredhillsofGeorgia,thesonsofformerslavesandthesonsofformerslaveownerswillbeabletositdowntogetheratthetableofbrotherhood.我梦想有一天，在佐治亚州的红色山岗上，昔日奴隶的儿子能够同昔日奴隶主的儿子同席而坐，亲如手足。Ihaveadreamthatmy

4、fourlittlechildrenwillonedayliveinanationwheretheywillnotbejudgedbythecoloroftheirskinbutbythecontentoftheircharacter.我梦想有一天，我的四个孩子将生活在一个不是以肤色的深浅，而是以品格的优劣作为评判标准的国家里。Andsoeventhoughwefacethedifficultiesoftodayandtomorrow,Istillhaveadream.ItisadreamdeeplyrootedintheAMERICANDREAM.AmericanDre

5、amWhatisAmericanDreaminyouropinion?PartOneBackgroundInformationMaterialWealthandHardWorkAveryimportantreasonwhyimmigrantshavetraditionallycometotheUnitedStatesistohaveabetterlife—thatis,toraisetheirstandardofliving.Becauseoftheveryrichnaturalresources,theUnitedStatesappearedtobea“landofpl

6、enty”wheremillionscouldcometoseektheirfortunes.Thephrase“goingfromragstoriches”becameaslogan（口号）forthegreatAmericandream.Americanpeopleplacedahighvalueonmaterialpossession.ProbablythemainreasonisthatmaterialwealthisthemostwidelyacceptedmeasureofsocialstatusintheUnitedStates.Americanspayap

7、rice,however,fortheirmaterialwealth:hardwork.Onlybyhardworkcouldthesenaturalresourcesbeturnedintomaterialpossessionsandacomfortablestandardofliving.HardworkhasbeenbothnecessaryandrewardingformostAmericansthroughouttheirhistory.Insomeways,materialpossessionsareseenno