Unit 1 The American Dream,Objectives,Part I Video Starter,Part II Text A,Part III Text B,Part V Additional Theme-Related Activities, Exercises, Exercises,Outline,Part IV Writing,From studying this unit, the students are expected to learn about the origin and reality of the American dream; master certain useful sentence structures (e.g. absolute construction, the more the more ) as well as the words and expressions that are the focuses of the exercises following Text A; understand how to build words using the prefix out- ; gain ease talking about the American dream.,Objectives,Part I Video Starter,To begin, well watch a video clip and try to grasp its message. Getting to know the words and expressions in the box below first may be helpful.,Part I Video Starter,Video Clip,【Script】,Ask the students the following questions after listening and watching if you have enough time:,1. What does the instructor say you are most probably chasing at the beginning of the English program? 2. What is the global ideal of the Beijing Olympic Games?,A dream. Maybe, it is a renewed one or the same one we are still chasing.,_ _,One World, One Dream, in spite of the differences in colors, languages and races.,_ _,3. What is the global dream? 4. What is the national dream? 5. What do you learn about the American Dream?,It is a dream that reflects human aspirations for unity, harmony, peace, friendship and progress. Peoples all over the world are cherishing it because we all live on the same planet.,_ _ _,It is a dream deeply rooted in the cultures, values and beliefs of the nation.,_ _,It is a national ethos of the United States in which freedom includes a promise of the possibility of prosperity and success.,_ _,6. What is the idea of the American Dream? 7. What message is the instructor trying to give us?,It is rooted in the second sentence of the United States Declaration of Independence which states that “all men are created equal” and that they are “endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights” including “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.”,To have a better understanding of the American Dream by exploring the different perspectives on it.,_ _ _ _,_ _,Now that the students have fully understood the Video Starter, you can ask some of them to dub the video, if time permits. Correct their errors in pronunciation and intonation.,Hello Class, I am glad that we are gathering here again to start one more journey of learning English as a foreign language. I can tell at the moment that everybody is armed with a new textbook and its corresponding1 syllabus2. And with a dream? A renewed3 one or the same one you are still chasing? In speaking of dreams, you may recall the global4 ideal of the Beijing Olympic Games. Im sure youll say: “One World, One Dream”, in spite of the differences in colors, languages and races. This is a global dream which reflects human aspirations5 for unity, harmony6, peace, friendship and progress. Peoples all over the world are cherishing it because we all live on the same planet.,Video script:,In addition to the global one, there is a national dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the cultures, values and beliefs of the nation. Does the American Dream ring a bell7? It is a national ethos8 of the United States in which freedom includes a promise of the possibility of prosperity9 and success. The idea of the American Dream is rooted in the second sentence of the United States Declaration of Independence which states that “all men are created equal” and that they are “endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable10 Rights” including “Life, Liberty11 and the Pursuit of Happiness.” In the first unit of the English program, we are going to explore the different perspectives on the American Dream so that we can have a better understanding of what it is all about.,1.corresponding: related to or connected with sth. 对应的 2. syllabus: 教学大纲 3. renew: to change sth. old 更新 4. global: including or affecting the whole world 全球的,e.g.,Investment in the public transportation will bring a corresponding improvement in services.,e.g.,the English/maths syllabus,e.g.,I forgot to renew my membership.,e.g.,a global disaster/problem,5. aspiration: the wish to achieve sth. 愿望 6. harmony: a situation in which people liv