第一册第四课UnitFourAmericanDream

College En glish
13)discard: (formal) throw away
Example: I 'm going to discard those magaz ines if you 'e fini shed
readi ng them.
14)con fide nee: the quality of being certa in of your abilities or
of trusting other people, plans, or the future (followed
by in or infinitive to)
Example: I have every con fide nee in you. You can make a great
success.
Good training will give a begi nner the con fide nee to
enjoy skii ng.
T asks Ss to sum up the main idea of Part One.
With the determ in ati on and with help from Mr. Crawford, Tony achieved his dream of owing his own farm.
1. T explains the key language points in Part Two and asks Ss to practice.
1)property: ① land, buildings or both together
Example: With more and more people purchasing houses, property prices
have bee n on the rise.
② the thing or things that sb. owns
Example: That 'my personal property! Leave it alone!
2)sponsor: support ( a pers on, orga ni zati on or activity) by givi ng
mon ey, en courageme nt or other help
Example: The soccer team is sponsored by Coco-Cola, so the players wear
the letters Coco-Cola on their shirts.
3)approach: come n ear(er) to
Example: As they approached the wood, a rabbit ran out of the trees.
4)pass away: die ( You can say that sb. passed away if you want to avoid
using the word die because you think it too blun t.) Example: The old lady
passed away peacefully in her sleep.
5)He grew in stature in my mind: He grew taller and greater in my mind.
6)above all: most importa nt of all
Example: Joh n is fair, hardwork ing, and above all, hon est.
7)Tony did not begin on the bottom rung of the ladder. He began in the
basement.: Tony had nothing when he arrived in the Un ited States and he
built up from nothing.
8)But, after all, the balance sheets were exactly the same.: But after all,
what Tony and the greatest in dustrialists achieved was exactly the same. Fourth period Text An alysis
College En glish
10.T explains the language points from Line 77 to Line 82 and gives them
practice.
11.Ss sum up what Tony achieved during this time interval. (hint:Tony died,
leaving his family a prosperous farm and his children educated.)
12.Ss sum up the main idea of this section. (hint: Author' reflections on the
story of Tony.)
13. 1) Ss scan the text again to find out all descriptions of Tony ' physical
appearance.
(They are: Line 3 He was about five-foot-seven or eight, and thin.
Line 59-60 He seemed to stand a little straighter. He was
heavier. He has a look of con fide nee.
Line 71 … neatly dressed)
2) T points out to Ss that a good writer only in eludes those details that
will help get across his/her points to the reader. The above-mentioned
descriptions of Tony s physicaiappearanee, for example, show how Tony
became more and more successful.
Post-reading tasks
1.Ss reads Writing Strategy and instructions for Theme-related
Language Learning Tasks
2.Ss work alone and write a paragraph describing a classmate based on the
following aspects:
——What the pers on looks like
——Anything he/she said or did that impressed you
——How he/she behaves to others
---- His/Her characteristic
3.T asks several students to present their descriptive paragraphs to the whole
class and others to guess who the person is.
4.T guides Ss through several after-class exercises.
5.T asks Ss to prepare the next unit after class.
6.If time permits, T asks Ss to finish a well-designed questionnaire in order to
know the students well and improve the classroom strategies.Sixth period Liste ning Course。