全新版大学英语综合教程1 Unit4

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Before Reading1. American Dream 2. Immigrants 3. The Great Depression 4. Mortgage 5. Warm-up Questions

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American DreamAmerican 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.

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Immigrants1.Introduction Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with the missing words.Apart from “Native Americans” -- ______ , all Indians Americans have ancestors who were immigrants. The United States has become ______ the home of immigrants from all over the world. Some immigrants come to the United States ________ in search of a place to practice their religion freely, ______ protection. while others seek political or economic Still others arrive in hopes of building a better life for ________ themselves and their families.

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Immigrants2. First Immigrants

The first 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 Puritan settlers strongly influenced the culture of the American colonies and later of the United States.Close

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The Great DepressionThe 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, and 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. Roosevelt’s New 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.

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Mortgage1.Mortgage

Mortgage is an agreement to have money lent, especially to buy a house or land, with the 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.Close

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Mortgage2.How to Get a Mortgage

A borrower can get a mortgage from a bank, credit union, or other lender. Most lende

rs 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, the 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.Close

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Warm-up Questions

1. What is the American Dream in your opinion?2. In what ways can a person be considered as being successful?

3. What is the key to success?4. Tell a story of a successful person.

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1.Part Division of the Text 2.Further UnderstandingFor Part 1 Chart Completion For Part 2 Questions and Answers

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Part Division of the Text

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Life story of Tony Trivisonno.The author’s reflections on the story of Tony.

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Chart CompletionHow Tony Fulfilled His American Dream Lines Time Expressions Tony’s Steps toward Success 1~26 one evening during the Great Depression summer passed into fall one day Tony started to work as a help at Mr. Crawford’s house. Tony got a job clearing snow at Mr. Crawford’s factory.

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Tony asked to be trained as an apprentice, and later learned to be a skilled worker.

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Chart CompletionHow Tony Fulfilled His American Dream Lines Time Expressions 44~58 59 ~76 a year or two passed after about two years during the war Tony’s Steps toward Success

Tony bought a house with the help of Mr. Crawford.Tony bought a farm and sent for his family in Italy. Tony died, leaving his family a prosperous farm and his children educated.

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Questions and Answers1. What is the key to Tony’s success? Tony worked very hard to create his American Dream. Besides, he was determined, self-controlled, optimistic, self-respected, honest and responsible. All these helped him become successful. 2. Compare Tony with the greatest industrialists. 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 principles. The only difference was …… 此处隐藏：5514字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……