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⼤学英语2教案unit4Unit 4 The American DreamTeaching hours: 6-8 hours totalI.Teaching aims and demands:1.To master the new target words and useful phrases;2.To comprehend the whole text;II.Background information.American Dream：American Dream is the belief that everyone in the United States has the chance to achieve success andprosperity. 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.The Great Depression：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, 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.III.Leading-in 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.IV. Key words and expressions:1. turn away:refuse to help (sb.) or allow (sb.) to enter a placee.g. He turned all the applicants away.He turned away several people who didn’t have the tickets.2. work out:plan; solve; calculatee.g. They’ve worked out a method of sending a spacecraft to the space.The accountant has worked out your share of the expense at 1,000 yuan.3. weekly：adj. happening once a week or every weeke.g.He thinks his weekly wage of 400 yuan is enough.adv. once a week; every week; by the weeke.g.21st Century is published weekly.n. a publication issued once a weekBusiness Weekly《商业周刊》Publishers’ Weekly (美)《出版商周刊》a twice weekly 半周刊4. do with:1) (used in questions with “what”) deal withe.g. Tell me what you did with yourself this week.The child didn’t know what to d o with himself for excitement.2) toleratee.g. I can’t do with him and his impoliteness.3) (often with “could”, “can”) desiree.g. I could do with a cup of tea.5. determination: n.the ability to continue trying to achieve what you have decided to do even when this is difficulte.g He has great determination to learn English well.6. personnel: n.1)the department in a large organization that deals withemployees; human resources (uncountable noun, usedwith a singular or plural verb).personnel department⼈事部/处/2) all the persons working in an organization, in thearmy, etc. (often used with a plural verb)The personnel of the company has been increased.All personnel were allowed to take part in the party.7.capacity: n.1) the ability to understand or do sth.His capacity for remembering things is interesting.2) the ability to hold or contain sth.the maximum amount that can be containedThe trunk is filled to capacity.8. for sale: available to be bought 待售，供出售The company will put the houses for sale.9. call on:1) visit sb. for a short timeI’ll call on him tomorrow.2) summon; appealThey called on the workers of the city to support the strike.3) invite; requireThe host of the party called on the Chairman to speak.10. abandon: v. give up completely and foreverOne of my classmates had to abandon the trip because of his father’s illness. V．Important sentences:1. “I mow your lawn,” he said.The sentence is repe ated four times. That’s because it shows Tony’s determination in finding a job, and his optimistic view that people would help a man who needed a job.2. Tony did not begin on the bottom rung of the ladder. He began in the basement.“Ladder” refers to the way to success. “Basement” refers to Tony’s starting point. He was worse than ordinary people. He had nothing to help him seek his American Dream.3. But, after all, the balance sheets were exactly the same. The only difference was where you put the decimal point. Balance sheets are used to show whether a person or a company is financially successful. Here they are used to judge a person’s life achievements. If the decimal point is moved, a number will become either smaller or bigger. Here it shows thedifference in the amount of money Tony and the greatest industrialists had made. VI. Homework.1.Do the exercises on the text book.2.Write a composition of about 100 words on the following topic:My Chinese Dream.。

place that annoys other people 盘旋 徘徊 犹豫 Ex. A hawk hovered in the sky, waiting to swoop down on its prey. Ex. I heard the noise of a helicopter hovering overhead.
Have misgivings not be sure
Ex. 我对是否接受那项工作顾虑重重。 I have many misgivings about taking the job.
Fundamental basic
Ex. A knowledge of economics is fundamental to any understanding of this problem. There is a fundamental difference in attitude between these two politicians.
remoteness n.
Regardless of
without taking account of or worrying about Ex. I bought the book, regardless of the cost. Ex. The law requires equal treatment for all, regardless of race, religion or sex.
compromise with; ~ between reach/ come to/ arrive at a ~
find/ work out a ~
make a compromise OPP break a ~
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Beginning Remark●Maia, formerly a television producer, now spends her time as a writer.previously; in earlier timeseg. This elegant hotel was formerly a castle.This local school was formerly a hospital.●She explores digital reality and it’s consequences. Along the way, she compares the digitalworld to the “real” world.during an experience or process, during one’s lifeeg. We all have been studying very hard in our previous schooling days. Along the way, there have been both tears and joys.Paragraph 1●After too long on the Net, even a phone call can be a shock.Something you didn’t expect; a surprise; an emotional upseteg. It was a big shock when Connie said she was quitting her job.● A secretary’s clipped tone (quick and clear but not very friendly) seems more rejecting thanI’d imagined it would be.Refusing to give someone any love or attentioneg. Children feel ab andoned or rejected if they don’t see their parents regularly.Paragraph 2●I submit articles and edit them via email.offer, present somethingeg. All the applications must be submitted by Monday.Paragraph 4●We start to feel an aversion to outside forms of socializing.Aversion: hatred; a strong dislike of something or someoneHave an aversion toeg. I have an aversion to homework / housework.Most people have a natural aversion to anything associated with death or dying. Paragraph 5●What first seemed like a luxury, crawling from bed to computer, not worrying about hair, andclothes and face, has become a form of escape, a lack of discipline. 自律；自我约束Self-control, self-disciplineeg. I don’t know if I have enough self-discipline to work full-time and go to night school.●Once you start replacing real human contact with cyber-interaction, coming back out of thecave can be quite difficult.eg. They replaced the permanent staff with part-timers.Paragraph 6●I find myself shyer, more cautious, more anxious. Or, conversely, when suddenly confrontedwith real live humans, I get overexcited, speak too much, interrupt.Face; be faced with something;Be confronted with a problem or difficultyeg. I’m confronted with many difficulties.Paragraph 7●At times, I turn on the television and just leave it to talk away in the background.sometimeseg. Life is hard at times.●The voices of the programs are comforting, but then I’m jarred by the commercials.to make someone feel annoyed or shockedjar oneg. The screaming was starting to jar on my nerves.Their laughter jarred and confused me.●I find myself sucked in by soap operas, or needing to keep up with the latest news and theweather.to continue to read and learn about a particular subject, so that you always know about the most recent facts, products etc.eg. keep up with the latest technical developments / fashion / what is going on / life●They are of no possible use to me.The are useless to me.It is very important. = It is of great importance.Paragraph 8●I find myself attacking everyone in sight.inside the area that you can seeeg. I glanced around me quickly. There was no one in sight.I went home and ate everything in sight.Since my dormitory was in sight, I told him he could go.Peace is now in sight.Out of sighteg. He waved until she was out of sight.Out of sight, out of mind.●I’m bad-tempered, and easily angered.ill-tempered; quick-tempered; irritableeven-tempered (calm and does not easily become angry)good-tempered (pleasant, kind, and not easily made angry)hot-tempered (having a tendency to become angry easily)short-tempered (tending to become angry very quickly) (气来得很快)She gets short-tempered when she’s tired.sweet-tempered (having a character that is kind and gentle)●I find everyone on my mailing list insensitive, believing that they’ve forgotten that there arepeople actually reading their wounding remarks.Insensitive: unfeeling, uncaring, inconsiderateeg. She is totally insensitive to Jack’s feelings.Wounding remarks: hurting words, upsetting commentseg. He made some very wounding remarks.●I don’t realize that I’m projecting until after I’ve been embarrassed by someone who politelypoints out that I’ve attacked her for agreeing with me.to imagine that someone else is feeling the same emotions as youeg. You’re projecting again: I’m not angry with you, it’s you who are angry with me!你又疑心生暗鬼了，我没生你的气，是你在生我的气。

Enhance Your Language Awareness(I)Working with Words and Expressions2. (1) exclaimed (2) arrange (3) aroused (4) resembles(5) volunteered (6) appreciate (7) requires (8) cracked(9) miracle (10) victims (11) precious (12) delicate(13) expected (14) interviewed3. (1) take over (2) get through (3) no way (4) Leave off (5) put…together (6) in touch with (7) No sooner…than (8) in advance (9) looking forward to (10) arrange for (11) in contrast (12) took on (13) made sure (14) move in (15) in the hands of (16) go with (17) in poverty(II)Increasing Your Word Power1. (1) commission (2) smashed (3) smash (4) volunteered(5) spill (6) crash (7) contrast (8) commission(9) spilt (10) volunteer (11) contrasts (12) crashed2. (1) e (2) e (3) a (4) a (5) c (6) d3. (1) happy (2) impulsive (3) carelessness (4) calmness (5) firm(6) illness (7) awareness (8) weakness (9) submissive(III)GrammarTask 2:No Mistakehas lived → has been livingenjoyed → enjoysNo Mistakehave tried → triedNo MistakeNo MistakeNo Mistakevisit → have been visitinghas been liking → likesgot → had I gotb roke → had brokenNo MistakeNo Mistakehad suffered → was sufferingNo Mistakereceived → have been receivingNo Mistakehas insisted on → insistedNo MistakeNo Mistake(IV)Cloze(1) chilly (2) sooner (3) than (4) exclaimed (5) fabric(6) delicate (7) joints (8) that (9) miracle (10) sacrificed(11) precious (12) loving(V)Translation1. Translate the sentences1)Let’s get in touch as soon as we know the results of the test / exam.2)The music aroused an intense feeling of homesickness in him.3)You’ve been working all morning— you deserve a rest now.4)I had no sooner lain down than the telephone rang. / No sooner had I lain downthan the telephone rang.5)My doctor says I’m too tired and has advised me not to take on any more work.6)Jenny volunteered to clear up after the gathering.7)The subject of the talk is announced a week in advance, but the name of thespeaker is not.8)Your performance in the exam did not reach the required standard —in otherwords, you failed.9)She was so ill that she had to leave off work.10)There is no way to tell what is going to happen. The case is in the hands of thejudge, and all we could do is to wait.2. Translate the paragraph当人们变得很老时，像祖父母或曾父母那样，他们有时不再能够照顾自己。