全新版大學(xué)英語課件Unit4PPT課件

1、before readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary readingthe american dream immigrantsthe great depression mortgage warm-up questionsbefore readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary readingthe american dream before readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter

2、 readingsupplementary readingamerican 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.before

3、 readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary readingimmigrantsintroduction first immigrants before readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary readingintroduction listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with the missing words.before readingglobal readingd

4、etailed readingafter readingsupplementary reading apart from “native americans” , all americans have ancestors who were immigrants. the united states has the home of immigrants from all over the world. some immigrants come to the united states a place to practice their religion freely, while others

5、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 _before readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary readingfirst immigrants before readingglobal readingdetailed reading

6、after readingsupplementary readingthe 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 pre

7、sent-day massachusetts. the values of these puritan settlers strongly influenced the culture of the american colonies and later of the united states.before readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary readingthe great depression before readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter re

8、adingsupplementary readingthe 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 ot

9、her 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 deal policies improved the situation, but the great depression did not come to an end until world

10、war ii when industrial production for the war increased.before readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary readingmortgage mortgage how to get a mortgage before readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary readingmortgagebefore readingglobal readingdetailed rea

11、dingafter readingsupplementary readingmortgage 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 fai

12、ls to repay the loan, the lender may force the sale of the house to recover the amount of the loan. before readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary readinghow to get a mortgage before readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary readingaborrowercanget a mort

13、gage 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, the individual will apply for a loan of

14、 $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.before readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary readingwarm-up questions1.2.3.4.what is the american dream in your opinion?in what w

15、ays can a person be considered as being successful?what is the key to success?tell a story of a successful person.before readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary readingpart division of the textfurther understandingbefore readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsuppl

16、ementary readingpart 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 career set the author thinking about why and to what extent he had been successful.before readingglobal readingdetai

17、led readingafter readingsupplementary readingfor part 1for part 2further understandingtable completionscanningquestions and answersmatchingbefore readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary readingtable completionpara(s) time expressionstonys steps toward success 110 1113 one eve

18、ning during the great depressiontony 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 dreambefore readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary readingpara(s) time express

19、ionstonys steps toward success 1416one daytony asked to be trained as an apprentice, and later learned to be a skilled worker.1721 a year or two passedtony bought a house with the help of mr. crawford. before readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary readingpara(s) time express

20、ionstonys 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 prosperous farm and his children educated. before readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary readingmatch the following

21、 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 winter come, you give me job clearing snow at the factory.”b.

22、 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 house unhappy . but how could i turn away a person who ha

23、d 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 ibefore readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary readingscan the text to find out descriptions of tonys physical appearance. scanningpara. 1 para.

24、 22para. 27he was about 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 before readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary readingboth tony and the greatest industrialists are successful in pur

25、suing their american dreams. they reached their success by working hard, and by the same values and principles. the only difference was that they had different financial achievements. questions and answers1. what is the key to tonys success?tony worked very hard to create his american dream. besides

26、, he was determined, self-controlled, optimistic, self-respected, honest and responsible. all these helped him become successful. 2. compare tony with the greatest industrialists.before readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary readingtony trivisonnos american dream he came fro

27、m 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 about five-foot-seven or eight, and thin. “i mow your lawn,” he said. it was hard to comprehend his broken english. i asked him

28、 his name. “tony trivisonno,” he replied. “i mow your lawn.” i told tony that i couldnt afford a gardener.frederick c. crawford before readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary reading “i mow your lawn,” he said again, then walked away. i went into my house unhappy. yes, these

29、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 mower out of the garage and worked on th

30、e 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. before readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary reading the next two days were busy, and i forgot about tony. we were trying

31、 to rebuild our business and bring 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

32、 cleaned up the yard and took care of any little tasks. my wife said he was very helpful whenever there were any heavy objects to lift or things to fix.before readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary reading summer passed into fall, and winds blew cold. “mr. craw, snow pretty

33、soon,” tony told me one evening. “when winter come, you give me job clearing snow at the factory.” well, what do you 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

34、. one day i found tony at our meeting place behind the garage. “i want to be prentice,” he said. before readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary reading we had a pretty good apprentice school that trained laborers. but i doubted whether tony had the capacity to read blueprints

35、 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 grinder. he had learned to read the millionths of an inch on the micrometer and to shape the grinding wheel with an

36、 instrument set with a diamond. my wife and i were delighted with what we felt was a satisfying end of the story. before readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary reading a year or two passed, and again i found tony in his usual waiting place. we talked about his work, and i as

37、ked 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. “here

38、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.” before readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary reading reluctantly, the bank

39、er wrote a mortgage for $2,000 and gave tony the 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

40、 found tony in our familiar meeting spot. he seemed to stand 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?”before readingglobal readingdetailed r

41、eadingafter readingsupplementary reading “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 tomatoes 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

42、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.before readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary reading sometime later, tony arrived on a sunday afternoon, neatly dressed. he had

43、 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 operated, his friend stood in amazement and said, “tony, you are a millionaire

44、!” then, during the war, a message came from my company. tony had passed away.before readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary reading i asked our people to check on his family and see that everything was properly handled. they found the farm green with vegetables, the little h

45、ouse 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 the great

46、est american industrialists.before readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary reading 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 b

47、egin on the bottom rung of the ladder. he began in the basement. 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 ame

48、rican dream. but he didnt find it he created it for himself. all he had were 24 precious hours a day, and he wasted none of them.before readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary readinghow many times is the sentence “i mow your lawn.” repeated in the text? why is it repeated?th

49、e sentence is repeated four times. thats because it shows tonys determination in finding a job, and his optimistic view that people would help a man who needed a job. “i mow your lawn,” he said. before readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary readingparaphrase the sentence.it

50、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? before readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary reading1. paraphrase the sentence.my wife and i were happy with what tony had achieved, and thought tha

51、t 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. before readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter read

52、ingsupplementary reading1. why did 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.從那以后，只要我家附近有什么被人扔棄的零星雜物，從那以后，只要我家附近有什

53、么被人扔棄的零星雜物，壞了的屏風(fēng)啦，五金器具啦，包裝紙板啦，托尼都要收壞了的屏風(fēng)啦，五金器具啦，包裝紙板啦，托尼都要收起來拿回家，看他這個(gè)樣子真是有意思。起來拿回家，看他這個(gè)樣子真是有意思。 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.before readingglobal readi

54、ngdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary reading1. what does “property” refer to?“property” refers to the 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.他在小鎮(zhèn)周邊到處找，終于找到一

55、處沒人要的一小塊他在小鎮(zhèn)周邊到處找，終于找到一處沒人要的一小塊地產(chǎn)，有一幢房，還有間小棚。地產(chǎn)，有一幢房，還有間小棚。 before readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary reading1. paraphrase the sentence.he grew taller and greater in my mind. his social status greatly improved in my mind. he grew in stature in my mind. before readingglob

56、al readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary reading2. 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 broken. he remained standing when he talked to mr. crawford. he d

57、id 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 sit down with mr. crawford. after he passed away, mr

58、. crawford thought “he stood as tall, and as proud, as the greatest american industrialists.” before readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary reading1. what does “l(fā)adder” refer to? and what does “basement” refer to?“l(fā)adder” refers to the way to success. “basement” refers to to

59、nys starting point. he was 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 fro

60、m nothing. before readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readingsupplementary reading1. 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 achiev