1. Before they were famous
King

2. About your favorite star?
Talking ：
About your favorite star?

3. Matching：
model
waitress
bellman
carpenter

4. Before they were famous
Prediction：
Before they were famous

5. First Reading “They” and their “jobs” before being famous?
they (actor/actress)
jobs (before)
Dustin Hoffman
a waiter
Harrison Ford
a carpenter
Antonio Banderas
a model
Roseanne Barr
an assistant chef
Ewan McGregor
a street musician
Tom Hanks
a bellman
Michael Caine
a soldier

6. Divide the passage into 4 parts and match the main idea.
A. Many Hollywood stars made
a living from ordinary jobs
before becoming famous.
Part 1
( )
1-4
Part 2
( )
B. Tell a story about Dustin Hoffman before he was famous. 5
Part 3
( )
C. Even ordinary people may become famous.
6-7
Part 4
( )
D. Their early experience came in useful in their acting career. 8

7. Careful Reading
Dustin Hoffman

8. Read the dialogue between Hoffman and Sam Spiegel.
…when a nervous-looking waiter spilled coffee over him. "I'm sorry,"said the waiter, "I'm not really a waiter. Actually, I'm an actor." "No," replied Spiegel angrily,"from now on, you're a waiter."

9. From now on, you’re a waiter.
Actually, I’m an actor.
I will try hard to be a real actor in the future.
I’m an actor so there’s nothing wrong for me to spill the coffee.
From now on, you’re a waiter.
You will never be a real actor.
B. You should continue to work here as a waiter.

10. Dustin Hoffman went on to win two Oscars and to appear in huge Hollywood films.

11. Years later, Hoffman became famous and the two met again.
Dustin Hoffman
Sam Spiegel

12. 2. What does Caine think of his military service ? How do you know?
Careful Reading
When Tom Hanks worked as a bellman, how did he feel about his job? How do you know?
2. What does Caine think of his military service ? How do you know?

13. Both Hanks and Caine believe that their ________________ plays an important role in their acting career.
early experience
What we do today will help us in a way later in our life.
Whatever we’re doing now, we should take it seriously!

14. Speaking:
After reading the passage, what impressed me most is the story about ____________ . He/She is a famous _________. But before he/she became famous, he/she once worked as ____________. It was really an ordinary job and no one noticed him/her. However, he/she didn’t ___________. He/She took his/her job _________ because he/she believes that ____________________________.

15. Homework:
Surf the Internet for more famous people who have the similar experience.
Finish the passage neatly on your paper.
Thank you!