do you believe in american dreams

Do you believe in

American Dream

Dreamers: Zheng Qiuming,Huand Ting,

Wang Qianqian, Yu Liqing, Hua Yanhua

2010. 4. 14

you’ll hear :

I. What is American Dream?

II. Do you believe in American Dream?

III. Summary

*Work hard enough, and you’ll make it!

The dark days: Slavery

Dream: TO BE FREE

The grey days: racial segregation

Dream: TO BE EQUAL

Core value of the

American dream

Freedom

Equality

It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.Martin Lurther King

Austrian

Move to Americn

in 21

Mr. Universe

Mr. Olympia

Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger

Core value of the

American dream

Individualism

mobility

It is also a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.

Core values

Freedom/ Equality/ Individualism/ mobility

• If you work hard enough, you will get there.

• With enough hard work, you will make it.

• Everybody can succeed through hard work.

• Everybody have the potential to live happy, successful lives.

Britain's Got Talent

Susan Boyle

I dream a dream


B: I am reporter of Britain’s Got Talent. Let’s meet sb. here. Hello!

Susan: Hello, how are you doing?

B: I’m going well. What’s your name?

Susan: My name is Susan Boyle. I’m going to sing for you on

Britain’s Got Talent today.

B: A little nervous?

Susan: Yeah Sure!

B: That’s not surprising. Tell me more about yourself.

Susan: At the moment I have on my own with my cat called

Pebbles. I’ve never been married, never been kissed. Oh shame!

But it’s not and advert.

B: have you done this for many a year?

Susan：Since I was twelve

Susan: I have always wanted to perform in front of large

audience. I’m going to make that audience ROCK！


Simon: Hi, what’s your name, darling?

Susan: My name is Susan Boyle

Simon: OK, Susan where are you from?

Susan: I’m from Blackburn near Bathgate west Lothian

Simon: It’s a big town?

Susan: It’s a sort of a collection of , a collection of eh,

villages! had to think there

Simon: And how old are you Susan?

Susan: I’m 47 and that’s just one side of me


Simon: OK what’s the dream?

Susan: I’m trying to be a professional singer

Simon: And why hasn’t it worked out so far Susan?

Susan: I haven’t been giving the chance before. But

here’s hoping it will change?

Simon: Who would you like to be as successful as?

Susan: Elaine Paige

Piers: what are you going to sing today?

Susan: I’m going to sing I Dreamed A Dream from Les

Miserabies.

Piers: OK big song!


Simon: hello!

Piers: come back here, wait, wait!

Piers: Alright, thank you very much Susan. Without a doubt that is

the biggest surprise I have had in my three years on the show.

When you stood there with that cheeky grin and said “I want to be

like Elaine Paige” and everyone was laughing at you, no one is

laughing now! that was Stunning! An incredible performance.

Amazing! I’m reeling from shock. What about you, Amanda?

Amanda: I’m so thrilled because I know everybody was against

you, I honestly think we have all being very cynical and that’s the

biggest wake-up call ever, and I just want to say it was a complete

privilege. Listening to that!


Simon: Susan I knew the minute you walk out (laughter)

on the stage that we were going to hear something

extraordinary and I was right. Susan, you are a little tiger,

aren’t you?

Susan: I don’t know that.

Simon: You are ,OK, moment of truth. Piers, Yes or No?

Piers: the biggest YES I have ever given anybody

Simon: Amanda?

Amanda: yes, definitely.

Simon: Susan Boyle you can go back to your village

with your head held high. It’s three yeses.

you’ll hear :



III. Summary


Survey

-Do you have a dream?

-What is your dream?

-Do you believe in your dream?

Debate

I believe in American dream

- Believe in “American Dream” and

efforts will have returns

- No pain, no gain.

- knowledge and experience comes

from effort, and will help us to

succeed

*Live every day as if it was your last.

Debate

*Kill my boss? Do I dare live out the American dream?

I don’t believe in American dream

- Not all the people have the equal right

- The social environment in China is quite

different from that of America

- A little realism maybe a sensible choice

you’ll hear :



III. Summary


SummaryCore values: Freedom/ Equality/Individualism/ mobility

*With enough hard work, you can make it !

Believe

Hope, courage and the happiness

Equity, freedom and human value

Not Believe

Inequity and not enough freedom

This is China, not America.

Liu Xiang

Jumped over the

obstacles

Dare to dream

I Have A Dream

I have a dream, a song to sing

to help me cope with anything

If you see the wonder of a fairy tale

you can take the future even if you fail

I believe in angels

something good in everything I see

I believe in angels

when I know the time is right for me

I'll cross the stream I have a dream

END.

2010. 4. 14

do you believe in american dreams

Documents

slavery dream

susan boyle simon

racial segregation dream

talent simon

hard work

talent b

reporter of britains

professional singer