Unit3 Dreams and Dreamers Reading.pptVIP

Getting Ready 1. Study the following pictures and tell in what ways they are related with “dreams”. As far as “dreams” are concerned, A. fish and submarines are closely related because __________________________. B. birds and planes are closely related because ___________________. C. the moon and space exploration are closely related because __________________________________________________________________. 2. Work in pairs and tell what “dreams” mean to you. What is your dream and what will you do to make your dream come true? Then write a few sentences about it. Your sentences may be like this: To me, “dreams” mean______________ because______________________________. My dream is to ______________________and I will _______________so as to make my dream come true. Fast-reading Skim the text and answer the following questions. What’s the dream of the boy in the story? Why did he get a large red “F” ? Did the boy realize his dream? Careful-reading Read the text carefully and complete each of the following sentences, then put them in the correct order according to the story. When he was a senior, Monty wrote ____________________ about his dream. Monty made his ______ come true. Monty turned in the paper, but got ______________. Monty’s dream was to own ______________. The teacher asked Monty to see him____________. 6) Monty made up his mind to ______ his dream. 7) The teacher promised to give Monty a better grade if he would ________the paper with a more realistic goal. 8) Monty asked his ________ for advice. The correct order is: _____________________________ 2. Decide whether each of the following statements is True (T) or False (F). Correct the false ones. ( ) 1) Monty Roberts once told me a story about one of his friends. ( ) 2) When Monty was a high school student, he often followed his father to move from here to there. ( ) 3) In his paper, Monty described his dream not only in words but also in pictures. ( )