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Unit 5 American business heroes. Step 1 lead-in discussion of text A 1. lead-in questions What are the major differences between the entrepreneur and the organization man as hero? Under what conditions did entrepreneurs come into being? What qualities did they possess?.
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Unit 5 American business heroes • Step 1 lead-in discussion of text A • 1. lead-in questions • What are the major differences between the entrepreneur and the organization man as hero? • Under what conditions did entrepreneurs come into being? • What qualities did they possess?
Step 2 read the text A and summarization • 1. Prepare for the vocabulary • Ask the students to read out the words loudly • Explain some of the words and phrases • Frontier theme • Ragged prevail • Trait acquire • Appeal to admire
2. after-reading question • What cultural values underline the American admiration for entrepreneur? • 3. Summarization • The passage mainly introduces two types American heroes: entrepreneur and the organization man, the reasons for their success and the differences between them
Step 3 exercises of text A • 1 Comprehension • Choose the right answer of the following multiple choices • 1) who are the entrepreneurs? • A frontier men • B creators of the industries • C organization men • D writers like Alger
2 Vocabulary • 1) the organization man is seen as a less perfect example of basic American values but still command great respect • A requires B calls forth • C reserves D asks for • 2) they ended as the heads of huge companies which earned enormous fortunes • A fame B support • C money D power
Step 4 read text B and make summarization • The Eskimo widow • This passage mainly consists of 17 paragraphs • 1. Firstly let the Ss read the words loudly • Eskimo legend • Alaska matted • Yawn salmon • Seal arctic zone