1、Before Reading,1. American Dream,2. Immigrants,3. The Great Depression,4. Mortgage,5. Warm-up Questions,BR,BR_American Dream,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,
2、an ideal job, and a nice house. For minorities and immigrants, it also includes freedom and equal rights.,BR_Introduction,Immigrants,1.Introduction,Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with the missing words.,Apart from “Native Americans” - , all Americans have ancestors who were immigrants.
3、 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 seek political or protection. Still others arrive in hopes of building a better life for and their families.,themselves,_,Indians,_
4、,in search of,_,economic,_,become,_,BR_First Immigrants,Immigrants,2. 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 whe
5、n 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.,BR_The Great Depression,The Great Depression,The Great Depression is considered the most severe e
6、conomic 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
7、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 War II when industrial production for the war increased.,BR_Mortgage,Mortgage,
8、1.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 l
9、ender may force the sale of the house to recover the amount of the loan.,BR_How to,Mortgage,2.How to Get a Mortgage,A borrower can get 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
10、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.,BR_Warm-up,Wa
11、rm-up Questions,1. What is the American Dream in your opinion?,2. In what ways can a person be considered as,3. What is the key to success?,4. Tell a story of a successful person.,being successful?,GR,Global Reading,1.Part Division of the Text,2.Further Understanding,For Part 1 Chart Completion,For
12、Part 2 Questions and Answers,GR_Part Division of the Text,Part Division of the Text,Parts,1,2,Lines,182,8395,Main Ideas,Life story of Tony Trivisonno.,The authors reflections on the story of Tony.,GR_Chart Completion1,Chart Completion,How Tony Fulfilled His American Dream,Lines,126,2733,3443,Time Ex
13、pressions,Tonys Steps toward Success,summer passed into fall,one day,Tony started to work as a help at Mr. Crawfords house.,Tony got a job clearing snow at Mr. Crawfords factory.,Tony asked to be trained as an apprentice, and later learned to be a skilled worker.,one evening during the Great Depress
14、ion,GR_Chart Completion2,Chart Completion,How Tony Fulfilled His American Dream,Lines,4458,59 76,7782,Time Expressions,Tonys Steps toward Success,a year or two passed,after about two years,during the war,Tony bought a house with the help of Mr. Crawford.,Tony bought a farm and sent for his family in
15、 Italy.,Tony died, leaving his family a prosperous farm and his children educated.,GR_Question and Answer,Questions and Answers,1. What is the key to Tonys success?,2. Compare Tony with the greatest industrialists.,Tony worked very hard to create his American Dream. Besides, he was determined, self-
16、controlled, optimistic, self-respected, honest and responsible. All these helped him become successful.,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 w
17、as that they had different financial achievements.,DR_Tony (Article_Page1_S),Tony 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 about f
18、ive-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.,DR_Tony (Article_Page1_SPoPwin I mow ),Tony Trivisonnos American Dream,He
19、came from a rocky farm in Italy, somewhere south of Rome. How or when he got to America, I dons 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 as
20、ked him his name. “Tony Trivisonno,” he replied. “I mow your lawn.” I told Tony that I couldnt afford a gardener.,How 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 findin
21、g a job, and his optimistic view that people would help a man who needed a job.,DR_I mow (Article_Page2_S),“I mow your lawn,” he said again, then walked 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
22、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 the yard,” she answered.“ I assumed you had hired him.” I told her of my experience the night before. W
23、e thought it strange that he had not asked for pay.,DR_The next (Article_Page3_S),The next two days were busy, and I forgot about Tony. We were trying 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
24、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 little tasks. My wife said he was very helpful whenever there were any heavy objects to lift or things to fi
25、x.,DR_Summer passed (Article_Page4_S),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 you do with such determination and hope? Of course, Tony got his job at the fa
26、ctory.,The months passed. I asked the personnel department for 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.,DR_Summer passed (Article_Page4_SPoPwinWell),Summer passed into fall, and winds blew cold. “
27、 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 you do with such determination and hope? Of course, Tony got his job at the factory.,The months passed. I asked the personnel department for a report. They said
28、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.,Paraphrase the sentence.,It is hard to refuse a person who is determined and hopeful to get a job.,DR_We had (Article_Page5_S),We had a pretty good apprentice school that train
29、ed 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 grinder. He had learned to read the mill
30、ionths 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.,DR_We had (Article_Page5_SPoPwinMy wife),We had a pretty good apprentice school that trained laborers. But I do
31、ubted 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 grinder. He had learned to read the millionths of an inch on
32、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.,1.Paraphrase the sentence.,My wife and I were happy with what Tony had achieved, and thought that the whole thing had thus been sett
33、led.,2. Was Tony satisfied with this end?,Tony was not satisfied. He kept on working hard until he fulfilled his better dreams.,DR_A year (Article_Page6_S),A year or two passed, and again I found Tony in his usual waiting place. We talked about his work, and I asked him what he wanted.“Mr. Craw,” he
34、 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 is a hard-working man, a man of charact
35、er, 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. ”,DR_Relucatantly (Article_Page7_S),Reluctantly, the banker wrote a mortgage for $2,000 and gave Tony the house with no down payment. Tony w
36、as 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 stand a little straighter. H
37、e was 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? ”,DR_Relucatantly (Article_Page7_SPoPwinFrom),Reluctantly, the banker wrote a mortgage for $2,000 and gave Tony the hous
38、e 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 t
39、o stand a little straighter. He was 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?”,1. Why did Tony take home the discarded odds and ends?,2. Translate the sentence into Chi
40、nese.,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.,从那以后，只要我家附近有什么被人丢弃的零星杂物，坏了的屏风啦，五金器具啦，包装纸板啦，托尼都要收起来拿回家，看他这个样子真有意思。,DR_Mr.Craw (Article_Page8_S),“ Mr. Craw, I buy a farm. ” We sat down and talked. T
41、ony 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 hunted around the edge of town until he found a small, abandoned piece of property with a ho
42、use and shed. Now he was moving his family to his farm.,DR_Mr.Craw (Article_Page8_SPoPwinHe),“ 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 fo
43、r 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.,1. What does “property” refer to?,2. Translate the sentence into Chinese.,“Property” refers to the
44、 farm he wanted to buy.,他在小镇周边到处找，终于找到一小块没人要的地产，有一幢房子，还有一间小棚子。,DR_Sometime later (Article_Page9_S),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 hi
45、m. 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!” Then, during the war, a message came from my company. Tony had passed away.,DR_I asked (Article_Page10_S),I asked our people
46、 to check on his family and see that everything was properly handled. They found the farm green with vegetables, 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
47、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 greatest American industrialists.,DR_I asked (Article_Page10_SPoPwinHe grew1),I asked our people to check on his family and see that everything was properly handled. They found the
48、farm green with vegetables, 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 st
49、ood as tall, and as proud, as the greatest American industrialists.,1. Paraphrase the sentence.,He grew taller and greater in my mind. His social status greatly improved in my mind.,DR_I asked (Article_Page10_SPoPwinHe grew2 ),I asked our people to check on his family and see that everything was pro
50、perly handled. They found the farm green with vegetables, 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 the greatest American industrialists.,
