before they were famous. dustin hoffman a waiter in a restaurant before they were famous

Before They Were Famous

Dustin Hoffman

a waiter in a restaurant

Before They Were Famous

Dustin Hoffman’s story

Dustin Hoffman spilled coffee over a producer Sam Spiegel ____________.by accident

From now on, you are

a waiter.

Life tip 1:

We shouldn't judge a person by his__________appearance

Para ( ) 1---4

What?

They made a living from ordinary jobs before they were famous.

actor\actress early job

Harrison Ford

Antonio Banderas

Roseanne Barr

Ewan McGregor

a carpenter

a model for mail-order catalogues

an assistant chef

a street musician

Para 5

chefuseful?

mail-order catalogues

Their early experience came in useful in their acting career.

by giving _________examples

Para 6-7

helpfulbeneficial

attitudes benefits

Tom Hanks

Michael

be satisfied with

hate

prepare …for …

heroes …ordinary guys

a soldier

a bellman

（门童）

Life tip 2:

No matter whether we ___ _______ _____

our present situation or not , we should _______________ (充分利用 ) each ordinary day because we may _____ ______ our life experiences later in our life.

make full use of benefit from

are satisfied with

What does the word “sensation ”mean in the sentence he or she might be the next Hollywood sensation?

A.a feeling or sense

B.a person causing great surprise

C. an actor

D. an experience

Para ( 8 )

Reading tip1:Guess the meaning of words through the content

What can’t be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. Every ordinary person who has a dream is likely to achieve his dream.

B.We should show respect to people around us no matter what they are.

C.Open our eyes, we can find famous Hollywood actors everywhere.

Reading tip2:Read between lines and beyond lines.

The author writes the passage in order to____

A. introduce some famous Hollywood actors to readers

B. tell stories of how actors achieved their dreams

C. persuade people to be content with their ordinary jobs

D. tell what we experienced in the past influences what

we are today.

Before They Were Famous

Reading tip3:Writers always want to express ideas through telling stories.

Work in four to share one of your past experiences which benefit you .

speaking

你校正在进行“英语读书周”活动，该活动要求学生摘录名言佳句 (quote) 并相互交流。以下是某同学摘录的子 ： Experiences are the best teachers” 请按下列要求用英语写一篇 100-120 个词的短文： 1. 针对摘录句中的观点谈谈你的看法 ; 2. 举例说明理由 . 3 尽量用到本课学到的短语与句型

Homework

In the English Reading Week, one of my classmates recommended a quote to us, which goes like this, “Experiences are the best teachers " I can't agree more with this view.________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Take…, for example. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Therefore, I firmly believe Experiences are the best teachers.

Thanks !