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2. Reading Equality of opportunity and Competition

3. skimming Paragraphs1—2 Equality of opportunity & Competition Paragraphs 3—5

4. Think about the answers to these questions. The reading will answer them. 1 Whatdo Americans see much of life as ? 2 What’sthe price to be paid for equality of opportunity? 3 Who is the winner? Who is the loser?

5. What do Americans see much of life as ?2 What’s the price to be paid for equality of opportunity?3 Who is the winner? Who is the loser? Americans see much of life as a race for success. The price to be paid for equality of opportunity is competition. Winners are people who like to compete and are more successful than others. Losers are those who do not like to compete and are not successful when they try.

6. Scanning True ( T ) or false ( F )? 1 People in America have an equal opportunity to compete for success. ( ) 2 Americans who were born of humblest parents have the chance to win success, but those who were born into a wealthy do not. ( ) 3 Americans regard life as a race, so there should be an equal opportunity for them to compete for the success in life. ( ) F F T

7. Scanning 4In a recent opinion poll （民意测验）, less than half of American people disagreed with this statement: “ It’s not healthy for young people to refuse to believe that winning in competition is important.” ( ) 5 The pressure to compete makes Americans high-spirited but it also places a constant emotional strain （紧张）on them. ( ) 6 Older people in the United States can have as much honor and respect as they have in other, less competitive societies. ( ) F T F

8. Choose the best answer. D 1 People in the U.S.A. believe that _________ A everyone has an equal chance for success B the race for success is fair C everyone is equal in getting the chance for success D every individual should be given an equal chance for success. 2 In America, every individual, wealthy or poor, wishes to have the equality of opportunity and competition in order to _________ A improve his condition of life B fix the condition of labor for his whole life C become wealthier than everyone else D have the duty to try A

9. Choose the best answer D 3 The “losers” are those who ________ A like to compete by dishonest means B like to compete and win the competition C match their energy and intelligence in competition against that of their neighbors D hate to compete and fail in competition 4 A retired American does not fit into the mainstream of American life because he _________ A feels useless and unwanted in the society B is free from the pressure of competition C is not given so much respect and honor D feels a constant emotional strain B

10. Choose the best answer C 5 Which statement is true? _________ A Americans like races much more than other sports. B When retired , American enjoy much honor and respect. C American regard much of life as a race for success. D Americans like less competitive society.

11. Intensive reading Paragraph 1 When American say they believe in equality of opportunity they mean that everyone is equal ？ everyone should be equal？ each individual should be equal？ each individual should have an equal chance for success？

12. Key sentences: a race for success Americans see much of life as_______________. Equality means that everyone should have an equal chance_________________________. to enter the race and win

13. Difficult sentence translation Equality of opportunity may be thought of as an ethical rule.(道德规范) It helps to ensure that the race for success is a fair one and that a person does not win just because he or she was born into a wealthy family.

14. Paragraph 2 • A free society is one in which even the humblest man should have an equal chance to improve/better his condition and get successful. Question According to President Abraham Lincoln what is a free society like?

15. Paragraph 3 competition • There is ,however, a price to be paid for this equality of opportunity :__________. • If much of life is seen as a race, then a person must _____the • race in order to succeed, a person must ____________others. • If every person has an equal chance to succeed in the United States, then it’s every person’s duty to _____. • Americans ______ their energy and intelligence ________that of their neighbors in a competitive contest for success. run compete with try match against

16. Paragraph 4 • The pressure of competition in the life of an American begin in _________and continue until____________________. • Learning to compete successfully is part of _________in the United States. childhood retirement from work growing up

17. Group Discussion As a student can you be free from the pressure of competition? • Do you like competition? And why?

18. Paragraph 5 • Effects of the pressure to compete The pressure to compete causes an American man to be_________, but it also places a constant _____________ on him. energetic emotional strain Question What kind of people can fit into the mainstream (主流)in America?

19. Sum up • have equal opportunity to win the race of life • learn to face inequality • study hard and improve ourselves to adjust to the rat competition

20. Extra-class work • Read the text again. Write a summary of the passage (about 100 words) or express your own opinion about equality of opportunity and competition on your exercise book B. • Finish Exercise Ⅲ—Ⅴ on page 150 of your textbook.

21. Now, it’s time for me torelax! Thank you and Goodbye!