Unit 4 American Dream.ppt

1、Unit 4 American DreamTony Trivisonnos American Dream,Teaching Objectives,1. Understand the main idea and structure of the text: 2. Learn to describe a person by his or her characteristic features, together with supporting details which demonstrate the feature; 3. Grasp the key language points and gr

2、ammatical structures; 4. Do other activities related.,American Dream is the hope that in the United States of America, anyone can become rich or famous if they work hard and try their very best. Many migrants, people who come to America from other countries, come to America because they hope for a b

3、etter life. America is attractive to migrants, because often there is more freedom to become rich or famous than the country that they leave. With American Dream is also meant to live free and equal with all other people in the USA.,American Dream(美国梦),work out,算出；弄懂；想出；解决；产生结果 phrasal verb 1 (DEVEL

4、OP) to happen or develop in a particular way:How is the new monitoring procedure working out? 2. to be the result of a calculation:These figures work out differently each time I add them.In fact the trip worked out cheaper than wed expected. 3. (EXERCISE) to exercise in order to improve the strength

5、 or appearance of your body:Tom works out in the gym two or three times a week.workout noun Ca vigorous/light workout,assume,verb to think or accept that sth is true but without having proof of it: V (that) It is reasonable to assume (that) the economy will continue to improve. Let us assume for a m

6、oment that the plan succeeds. I hope to go to college next year, always assuming (that) I pass my exams. She would, he assumed, be home at the usual time. VN that It is generally assumed that stress is caused by too much work. VN Dont always assume the worst (= that sth bad has happened). In this ex

7、ample we have assumed a unit price of $10. VN to inf I had assumed him to be a Belgian.,VN (formal) to take or begin to have power or responsibility: The court assumed responsibility for the girls welfare. Rebel forces have assumed control of the capital.VN (formal) to begin to have a particular qua

8、lity or appearanceSynonym: TAKE ONThis matter has assumed considerable importance. In the story the god assumes the form of an eagle.VN (formal) to pretend to have a particular feeling or qualitySynonym: PUT ONHe assumed an air of concern.,总结：Turn Phrasal Verbs:,Turn in Turn out Turn away Turn down,Confusable Words兼有两种形式的副词：,Clean/cleanly Clear/clearly Close/closely Dead/deadly Direct/directly Easy/easily Fair/fairly,Firm/firmly High/highly Loud/loudly Pretty/prettily Right/rightly Sharp/sharply Slow/slowly Sure/surely,Writing Strategy-how