《大学英语》课程教学资源（PPT课件讲稿）Unit 4 American Dream Text A Tony Trivisonno’s American Dream

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Unit 4 American Dream

Text a Tony Trivisonno's American D ream Part I Pre-reading Pr立 While- reading Part工 I Post- reading QP。8P

Text A Tony Trivisonno’s American Dream Part I Pre-reading Part II While-reading Part III Post-reading

Warm-up questions What is the American Dream in your opinion? Einstein gave us a formula about how to succeed success=hard work+right direction+seldom indulging in idle talk, What do you think is the key to success?

Warm-up questions ◼ What is the American Dream in your opinion? ◼ Einstein gave us a formula about how to succeed: success=hard work+right direction+seldom indulging in idle talk. What do you think is the key to success?

eys to Success talent independence hard work confidence persIsTence determination ability to work under opportunities ressure sense of responsibili communication skills sense of teamwork ambition professional eloquence excellence

Keys to Success ◼ talent ◼ hard work ◼ persistence ◼ determination ◼ opportunities ◼ sense of responsibility ◼ sense of teamwork ◼ ambition ◼ eloquence ◼ independence ◼ confidence ◼ ability to work under pressure ◼ communication skills ◼ professional excellence

Cultural background American Dream American 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 equal rights

Cultural Background ◼ American Dream American 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 equal rights

.Log cabin: shabby White house: magnificent From log cabin to white house: Rise from poor to rich; from rags to riches; from ordinary to powerful; from failure to success

•Log cabin: shabby •White house: magnificent From log cabin to white house: Rise from poor to rich; from rags to riches; from ordinary to powerful; from failure to success

While-reading Words and Expressions

While-reading ◼ Words and Expressions

Turn away refuse to help(sb, or to allow(sb. ) to enter a place He's my son after all, I can't just turn him away when he is in trouble The lecture hall was already full and many of the students were turned away

Turn away ◼ refuse to help (sb.) or to allow (sb.) to enter a place ◼ He’s my son after all, I can’t just turn him away when he is in trouble. ◼ The lecture hall was already full and many of the students were turned away

与turn相关的动词短语 Turn on: start the flow of Who would you….when liquid, gas or current by a tap you are in trouble? or other control) Would you please…it Turn off:stop… When you leave the room She did not until urn up: increase the flame etc, make one's appearance afternoon. All were waiting for her Turn down: reduce. refuse President ...our suggestion to consider an offer without even having a look urn out: prove to be: produce at it Turn to sb: ask sb for help The case to be wrong. He is innocent the Tv, Baby is sleeping

与turn相关的动词短语 ◼ Turn on: start the flow of liquid, gas or current by a tap or other control) ◼ Turn off: stop … ◼ Turn up: increase the flame etc; make one’s appearance ◼ Turn down: reduce …; refuse to consider an offer ◼ Turn out: prove to be;produce ◼ Turn to sb: ask sb. for help ◼ Who would you …… when you are in trouble? ◼ Would you please …. it … when you leave the room. ◼ She did not … until afternoon. All were waiting for her. ◼ President …. our suggestion without even having a look at it. ◼ The case … to be wrong. He is innocent. ◼ … … the TV, Baby is sleeping

assume suppose, presume pretend Before hearing the evidence Andy assumed an air of against him, you assume his indifference whenever her innocence/him to be name was mentioned innocent/that he is innocent start to do a job, esp. an important one assume sth The new president usually assume sb. to be assumes his new assume that responsibilities in January

assume ◼ suppose, presume ◼ Before hearing the evidence against him, you assume his innocence/him to be innocent/that he is innocent. assume sth. assume sb. to be assume that… ◼ pretend ◼ Andy assumed an air of indifference whenever her name was mentioned. ◼ start to do a job, esp. an important one ◼ The new president usually assumes his new responsibilities in January