1. Seabiscuit

2. Main theme of movie
Overcoming the odds
Persistence through hardship

3. Discuss
A friend in need is a friend indeed

4. Discuss Have you ever been to a horserace?
What do you believe will make a champion horse?
What helps a person overcome hardships and win?

5. Discuss Are you fond of animals? Do you have a pet?
Have you ever had a chance to ride a horse?
What do you know about horse races?

6. Discuss Where and what for are horse races held?
Is it a kind of sport or way people entertain themselves?
Is there any danger for a horse to take part in a horse race?

7. Complete these phrases while watching movie
If your dream was big enough,if you had a chance to follow it, there was…
This is not a finished line, my friends, this is the start of the race…
We never know how high we are until…
I’d like to propose a toast to the future--the sky is…
Be a human being or a horse you’ve got…

8. Vocab words Assembly line A land of opportunity To make a fortune
Horse power
Crash
Work force

9. To be unemployed
To have a new definition of home
To turn bad luck into good
To be broken
To feel restored
Tough time

10. To propose a toast to the future
Race
Horse race
racetrack
jockey
finish line
without imperfection
to break the track record

11. not to give up even if life beats something by the nose
to go to the lead
to scratch
to handle the distance
trainer
handicap
to give back the lead
to win/ to lose the race