A nation of Immigration Although the United States has been shaped by successive waves of immigrants, Americans have often viewed immigrants as a problem established Americans often look down on new immigrants. The cultural habits of immigrants are frequently targets of criticism, especially when the new arrivals come from different country than those in the established community. Despite such tensions, economic needs have al forced Americans to seek immigrants as laborers and settlers, and economic opportunities have beckoned foreigners. The vast majority of immigrants to the United States have come in search of jobs and the chance to create a better life for themselves and their families. In all of American history, less than 10precent of immigrants have come for political or religious reasons Although immigrants are expected to absorb the beliefs and standards of the dominant society, most immigrants groups try to maintain their own cultural heritage, language and religious practices Traditionally the United States has been described as a melting pot a place where the previous identities of each immigrants group are melted down to create an integrated, uniform society. 3 Discussion Can you think of something other than a city that symbolizes the American future While-reading Text Analysis People tend to worship things printed in black and white. Yet we would like to cultivate in our students the ability to think critically. They should understand that not everything they read is true. At the same time they need to able to, and they should be able to, justify their disbelief In a word, students must realize that there are always different perspectives Key words 1 debt---n eg: if I pay all my debts, I will have no money left I will always be in debt to you for your help run into debt陷入债务中 in debt to sb欠债 be in debt 2 characteristic---n eg: A characteristic of the camel is its ability to live for a long time without A prominent characteristic of language is that the relation between a inguistic sign and its meaning is arbitraryA nation of Immigration: Although the United States has been shaped by successive waves of immigrants, Americans have often viewed immigrants as a problem. established Americans often look down on new immigrants. The cultural habits of immigrants are frequently targets of criticism, especially when the new arrivals come from different country than those in the established community. Despite such tensions, economic needs have always forced Americans to seek immigrants as laborers and settlers, and economic opportunities have beckoned foreigners. The vast majority of immigrants to the United States have come in search of jobs and the chance to create a better life for themselves and their families. In all of American history, less than 10precent of immigrants have come for political or religious reasons. Although immigrants are expected to absorb the beliefs and standards of the dominant society, most immigrants groups try to maintain their own cultural heritage, language and religious practices. Traditionally the United States has been described as a melting pot ,a place where the previous identities of each immigrants group are melted down to create an integrated, uniform society. 3 Discussion :Can you think of something other than a city that symbolizes the American future ? While-reading Text Analysis People tend to worship things printed in black and white. Yet we would like to cultivate in our students the ability to think critically. They should understand that not everything they read is true. At the same time they need to able to, and they should be able to , justify their disbelief In a word, students must realize that there are always different perspectives. Key words 1 debt---n eg: if I pay all my debts, I will have no money left I will always be in debt to you for your help run into debt 陷入债务中 in debt to sb 欠债 be in debt 2 characteristic---n ---adj eg: A characteristic of the camel is its ability to live for a long time without water A prominent characteristic of language is that the relation between a linguistic sign and its meaning is arbitrary