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1、全新版大学英语第二版综合教程1Unit4电子教案BR_1The American Dream BR_1_popAmerican Dream is the belief that everyone in the United States has the chance to achieve success and prosperity.For ordinary people,it means a happy family,an ideal job,and a nice house.For minorities and immigrants,it also includes freedom and

2、 equal rights.BR_2ImmigrantsIntroduction First Immigrants BR_2_1.1Introduction Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with the missing words.BR_2_1.2 Apart from“Native Americans”,all Americans have ancestors who were immigrants.The United States has the home of immigrants from all over the wor

3、ld.Some immigrants come to the United States a place to practice their religion freely,while others seek political or protection.Still others arrive in hopes of building a better life for and their families.Indians _become _in search of _economic _themselves _BR_2_2First Immigrants BR_2_2_popThe fir

4、st immigrants to America came almost from western Europe.During the first decades of the 17th century,settlers from England colonized Virginia and New England.Immigration to New England began in 1620 when English Puritans established Plymouth Colony in present-day Massachusetts.The values of these P

5、uritan settlers strongly influenced the culture of the American colonies and later of the United States.BR _3The Great Depression BR _3_pop The Great Depression is considered the most severe economic crisis in the industrialized world.It began when American stock market fell on Friday,Oct.24,1929,an

6、d continued the following Tuesday,known as Black Tuesday,with a greater fall.The Depression struck many other countries as well,particularly Germany,Japan,and Britain.In the early 1930s millions of people lost their jobs,and millions of businesses and banks failed.President Franklin D.Roosevelts New

7、 Deal policies improved the situation,but the Great Depression did not come to an end until World War II when industrial production for the war increased.BR_4 Mortgage Mortgage How to Get a Mortgage BR _ 4_1MortgageMortgage is an agreement to have money lent,especially to buy a house or land,with th

8、e house or land belonging to the lender until the money is repaid.It enables a person to buy a house without having enough money to pay for it completely.If the borrower fails to repay the loan,the lender may force the sale of the house to recover the amount of the loan.BR _4_1_pop BR _4_2How to Get

9、 a Mortgage BR _4_2_pop Aborrowercanget a mortgage from a bank,credit union,or other lender.Most lenders require the borrower to have a certain amount of money to use as a down payment.For example,if an individual wants to buy a home priced at$50,000 and the lender requires a down payment of$2,000,t

10、he individual will apply for a loan of$48,000 to pay for the difference.Payments for the loan are usually made monthly.The life of the mortgage can be 15,20,30,or even 40 years.BR _5Warm-up Questions1.2.3.4.What is the American Dream in your opinion?In what ways can a person be considered as being s

11、uccessful?What is the key to success?Tell a story of a successful person.GR _mainPart Division of the TextFurther UnderstandingGR _ 1Part Division of the TextParts Para(s)Main Ideas 1 2 129 3033 With determination and with help from Mr.Crawford,Tony achieved his dream of having his own farm.Tonys ca

12、reer set the author thinking about why and to what extent he had been successful.GR _ 2For Part 1For Part 2Further UnderstandingTable CompletionScanningQuestions and AnswersMatchingGR_2_P1_1.1Table CompletionPara(s)Time ExpressionsTonys Steps toward Success 110 1113 one evening during the Great Depr

13、essionTony started to work as a help at Mr.Crawfords house.summer passed into fallTony got a job clearing snow at Mr.Crawfords factory.How Tony Fulfilled His American DreamGR_ 2_P1_1.2 Para(s)Time ExpressionsTonys Steps toward Success 1416one dayTony asked to be trained as an apprentice,and later le

14、arned to be a skilled worker.1721 a year or two passedTony bought a house with the help of Mr.Crawford.GR_ 2_P1_1.3Para(s)Time ExpressionsTonys Steps toward Success 2227after about two yearsTony bought a farm and sent for his family in Italy.2833 during the warTony died,leaving his family a prospero

15、us farm and his children educated.GR _ 2_P1_3.1Match the following three columns.Tonys requestThe authors feelingResults1.“I mow your lawn.”A.Well,what do you do with such determination and hope?I.he had graduated as a skilled grinder.My wife and I felt it was a satisfying end of the story.2.“When w

16、inter come,you give me job clearing snow at the factory.”B.I doubted whether Tony had the capacity to read blueprints and micrometers or do precision work.II.My wife said he was very helpful whenever there were any heavy objects to lift or things to fix.3.“I want to be prentice.”C.I went into my hou

17、se unhappy.but how could I turn away a person who had come to me for help?III.I asked the personnel department for a report.They said Tony was a very good worker.1 C II 2 A III 3 B IGR _ 2_P1_3.1Scan the text to find out descriptions of Tonys physical appearance.ScanningPara.1 Para.22Para.27He was a

18、bout five-foot-seven or eight,and thin.He seemed to stand a little straighter.He was heavier.He had a look of confidence.neatly dressed Both Tony and the greatest industrialists are successful in pursuing their American Dreams.They reached their success by working hard,and by the same values and pri

19、nciples.The only difference was that they had different financial achievements.GR _2_P2Questions and Answers1.What is the key to Tonys success?Tony worked very hard to create his American Dream.Besides,he was determined,self-controlled,optimistic,self-respected,honest and responsible.All these helpe

20、d him become successful.2.Compare Tony with the greatest industrialists.D R _ Text 1-3Tony Trivisonnos American Dream He came from a rocky farm in Italy,somewhere south of Rome.How or when he got to America,I dont know.But one evening I found him standing in the driveway,behind my garage.He was abou

21、t five-foot-seven or eight,and thin.“I mow your lawn,”he said.It was hard to comprehend his broken English.I asked him his name.“Tony Trivisonno,”he replied.“I mow your lawn.”I told Tony that I couldnt afford a gardener.Frederick C.Crawford D R _ Text 4-7 “I mow your lawn,”he said again,then walked

22、away.I went into my house unhappy.Yes,these Depression days were difficult,but how could I turn away a person who had come to me for help?When I got home from work the next evening,the lawn had been mowed,the garden weeded,and the walks swept.I asked my wife what had happened.“A man got the lawn mow

23、er out of the garage and worked on the yard,”she answered.“I assumed you had hired him.”I told her of my experience the night before.We thought it strange that he had not asked for pay.D R _ Text 8-10 The next two days were busy,and I forgot about Tony.We were trying to rebuild our business and brin

24、g some of our workers back to the plants.But on Friday,returning home a little early,I saw Tony again,behind the garage.I complimented him on the work he had done.“I mow your lawn,”he said.I managed to work out some kind of small weekly pay,and each day Tony cleaned up the yard and took care of any

25、little tasks.My wife said he was very helpful whenever there were any heavy objects to lift or things to fix.D R _ Text 11-14 Summer passed into fall,and winds blew cold.“Mr.Craw,snow pretty soon,”Tony told me one evening.“When winter come,you give me job clearing snow at the factory.”Well,what do y

26、ou do with such determination and hope?Of course,Tony got his job at the factory.The months passed.I asked the personnel departmentfor a report.They said Tony was a very good worker.One day I found Tony at our meeting place behind the garage.“I want to be prentice,”he said.D R _ Text 15-16 We had a

27、pretty good apprentice school that trained laborers.But I doubted whether Tony had the capacity to read blueprints and micrometers or do precision work.Still,how could I turn him down?Tony took a cut in pay to become an apprentice.Months later,I got a report that he had graduated as a skilled grinde

28、r.He had learned to read the millionths of an inch on the micrometer and to shape the grinding wheel with an instrument set with a diamond.My wife and I were delighted with what we felt was a satisfying end of the story.A year or two passed,and again I found Tony in his usual waiting place.We talked

29、 about his work,and I asked him what he wanted.“Mr.Craw,”he said,“I like a buy a house.”On the edge of town,he had found a house for sale,a complete wreck.I called on a banker friend.“Do you ever loan money on character?”I asked.“No,”he said.“We cant afford to.No sale.”“Now,wait a minute,”I replied.

30、“Here is a hard-working man,a man of character,I can promise you that.Hes got a good job.Youre not getting a damn thing from your lot.It will stay there for years.At least he will pay your interest.”D R _ Text 17-20D R _ Text 21-24 Reluctantly,the banker wrote a mortgage for$2,000 and gave Tony the

31、house with no down payment.Tony was delighted.From then on,it was interesting to see that any discarded odds and ends around our place a broken screen,a bit of hardware,boards from packing Tony would gather and take home.After about two years,I found Tony in our familiar meeting spot.He seemed to st

32、and a little straighter.Hewas heavier.He had a look of confidence.“Mr.Craw,I sell my house!”he said with pride.“I got$8,000.”I was amazed.“But,Tony,where are you going to live without a house?”“Mr.Craw,I buy a farm.”We sat down and talked.Tony told me that to own a farm was his dream.He loved the to

33、matoes and peppers and all the other vegetables important to his Italian diet.He had sent for his wife and son and daughter back in Italy.He had hunted around the edge of town until he found a small,abandoned piece of property with a house and shed.Now he was moving his family to his farm.D R _ Text

34、 25-26 Sometime later,Tony arrived on a Sunday afternoon,neatly dressed.He had another Italian man with him.He told me that he had persuaded his childhood friend to move to America.Tony was sponsoring him.With an amused look in his eye,he told me that when they approached the little farm he now oper

35、ated,his friend stood in amazement and said,“Tony,you are a millionaire!”Then,during the war,a message came from my company.Tony had passed away.D R _ Text 27-28D R _ Text 29-30 I asked our people to check on his family and see that everything was properly handled.They found the farm green with vege

36、tables,the little house livable and homey.There was a tractor and a good car in the yard.The children were educated and working,and Tony didnt owe a cent.After he passed away,I thought more and more about Tonys career.He grew in stature in my mind.In the end,I think he stood as tall,and as proud,as

37、the greatest American industrialists.D R _ Text 31-33 They had all reached their success by the same route and by the same values and principles:vision,determination,self-control,optimism,self-respect and,above all,integrity.Tony did not begin on the bottom rung of the ladder.He began in the basemen

38、t.Tonys affairs were tiny;the greatest industrialists affairs were giant.But,after all,the balance sheets were exactly the same.The only difference was where you put the decimal point.Tony Trivisonno came to America seeking the American Dream.But he didnt find it he created it for himself.All he had

39、 were 24 precious hours a day,and he wasted none of them.D R _ Text 1-3_SHow many times is the sentence “I mow your lawn.”repeated in the text?Why is it repeated?The sentence is repeated four times.Thats because it shows Tonys determination in finding a job,and his optimistic view that people would

40、help a man who needed a job.“I mow your lawn,”he said.D R _ Text 11-14_SParaphrase the sentence.It is hard to refuse a person who is determined and hopeful to get a job.Well,what do you do with such determination and hope?D R _ Text 15-16_S1.Paraphrase the sentence.My wife and I were happy with what

41、 Tony had achieved,and thought that the whole thing had thus been settled.My wife and I were delighted with what we felt was a satisfying end of the story.2.Was Tony satisfied with this end?Tony was not satisfied.He kept on working hard until he fulfilled his better dreams.D R _ Text 21-24_S1.Why di

42、d Tony take home the discarded odds and ends?Tony bought a house,which was a complete wreck.To fix and decorate it,and,above all,to save money,he took home the discarded odds and ends.2.Translate the sentence into Chinese.从那以后，只要我家附近有什么被人扔弃的零星杂物，从那以后，只要我家附近有什么被人扔弃的零星杂物，坏了的屏风啦，五金器具啦，包装纸板啦，托尼都要收坏了的屏风啦

43、，五金器具啦，包装纸板啦，托尼都要收起来拿回家，看他这个样子真是有意思。起来拿回家，看他这个样子真是有意思。From then on,it was interesting to see that any discarded odds and ends around our place a broken screen,a bit of hardware,boards from packing Tony would gather and take home.D R _ Text 25-26_S1.What does“property”refer to?“Property”refers to the

44、 farm he wanted to buy.He had hunted around the edge of town until he found a small,abandoned piece of property with a house and shed.2.Translate the sentence into Chinese.他在小镇周边到处找，终于找到一处没人要的一小块他在小镇周边到处找，终于找到一处没人要的一小块地产，有一幢房，还有间小棚。地产，有一幢房，还有间小棚。D R _ Text 29-30_S1.1 1.Paraphrase the sentence.He gre

45、w taller and greater in my mind.His social status greatly improved in my mind.He grew in stature in my mind.D R _ Text 29-30_S1.22.Describe the change of Tonys social status in Mr.Crawfords mind.When Mr.Crawford first met Tony,Tony was“about five-foot-seven or eight,and thin”,and his English was bro

46、ken.He remained standing when he talked to Mr.Crawford.He did not have high social status.After he bought his farm several years later,he“seemed to stand a little straighter”,and he“had a look of confidence”.He and Mr.Crawford“sat down and talked”.His social status improved enough to allow him to si

47、t down with Mr.Crawford.After he passed away,Mr.Crawford thought“he stood as tall,and as proud,as the greatest American industrialists.”D R _ Text 31-33_S11.What does“ladder”refer to?And what does “basement”refer to?“Ladder”refers to the way to success.“Basement”refers to Tonys starting point.He was

48、 worse than ordinary people.He had nothing to help him seek his American Dream.Tony did not begin on the bottom rung of the ladder.He began in the basement.2.What can you infer from the sentence?Tony had nothing when he arrived in the United States,and he built up from nothing.D R _ Text 31-33_S2.11

49、.What do balance sheets refer to?And what does decimal point refer to?Balance sheets are used to show whether a person or a company is financially successful.Here they are used to judge a persons life achievements.If the decimal point is moved,a number will become either smaller or bigger.Here it sh

50、ows the difference in the amount of money Tony and the greatest industrialists had made.But,after all,the balance sheets were exactly the same.The only difference was where you put the decimal point.D R _ Text 31-33_S2.22.What can you infer from the sentences?What Tony and the greatest industrialist