(共22张PPT)
I tired three times to enter the university, failed.
I applied 11 jobs, all rejected.
I am not a smart guy.
…five years later, we became rich.
We believe the dreams. We never give up the dreams.
Activity two: Fast reading
Main idea:
(Try to figure out the main character of the story and what happened to him)
You may conclude like this:
It is a story about …who…., regardless of …/despite…/though…
2. Why did the Monty himself tell us his story not the author?
It is more c_____ and i______.
onvincing
nspiring
Activity three: Deep reading
Para. 1
1. What is the boy’s father? How about the boy’s high school career?
Para. 1
And why is his father’s job mentioned at the beginning of the story?
It explained why the boy’s career was continually interrupted.
To suggest that the boy’s family was ______ .
Compared with his father’s job, the boy’s dream seems _______.
Para. 2
What is the boy’s dream?
1.What can you infer about the boy’s attitude towards his dream from his description?
That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of someday owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great detail and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the location of all the buildings, the stables and the track. Then he drew a detailed floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a 200-acre dream ranch.
Quite sure about his dream.
Exactly know what his dream is
Has made up his mind to make the dream
come true
Has a strong desire for the dream
Para. 2
Para 3-5
1. Can you guess the feeling of the boy when he handed his papers in to his teacher?
excited
hopeful
Waiting to be praised
Eager to be encouraged by his teacher
nervous
proud
Para 3-5
What did the teacher think of the boy’s dream? What did he do on the boy’s paper?
Para 3-5
What did the boy do after seeing the score and the note? Can you imagine the feeling when he saw his score and the note on his paper? (Try to act out the dialogue between the boy and the teacher.)
Para 3-5
“The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what he should do…Finally, after a week…”
What do the underlined words mean?
He was _________ by his teacher.
He became ______ about his dream
He came across _________.
He nearly ___________
discouraged
confused
difficulties
gave up
Para 3-5
By saying ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.’, what did the boy mean?
He will keep his dream regardless of the opinion of his teacher.
He has made up his mind to keep his dream.
Para.6-7
1. What’s the boy’s name? Why his name wasn’t mentioned at the first?
Para.6-7
2.“ you are sitting in my 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch.” (para.6)
“ you are sitting in my house in the middle of my horse ranch.”
Compare these sentences, which is better? Why?
Para.6-7
“The best part of the story is that two years ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week.”
3. Why did Monty say it is the best part of the story? Do you agree with him?
Finally, the boy proved himself to the person that once looked down upon on him, feeling proud.
Activity four: Further thinking
What is the theme of the passage?
WHERE THERE IS A WILL,
THERE IS A WAY!!!
Dream is the beacon(灯塔),
which lights up your way when you get lost in the dark
Dream is the bay(海湾),
which gives you a warm hug after going through a storm.
Dream is the fruit,
which you won't get until you pay enough efforts.
Activity five
Speak out your dream aloud!