Unit Two The Richest Man in America down Home Teaching Objectives 1. understand the main idea(despite his wealth. Sam Walton remains down-home and devoted to his team)and the structure of the text 2. appreciate the use of indirect description in portraying a person 3. grasp the key language points and grammatical structures in the text Book two English teaching plan of cuit
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 1 Unit Two The Richest Man in America Down Home Teaching Objectives – 1. understand the main idea (despite his wealth, Sam Walton remains down-home and devoted to his team) and the structure of the text; – 2. appreciate the use of indirect description in portraying a person: – 3. grasp the key language points and grammatical structures in the text;
Unit Two The richest Man in America Down Home Text Structure Parts Paragraphs Main ideas The waiter was disappointed to find that the One 1-13 Richest Man in America led so simple a life Being friendly, easy-going and never flashy Two14-44 Walton carries on like plain folks and never wants any special treatment With the Wal-Mart team in mind Walton Three 45-85 devotes himself heart and soul to making the business a great success Book two English teaching plan of cuit 2
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 2 Unit Two The Richest Man in America Down Home Text Structure Parts Paragraphs Main Ideas One 1—13 The waiter was disappointed to find that the Richest Man in America led so simple a life. Two 14---44 Being friendly, easy-going and never flashy, Walton carries on like plain folks and never wants any special treatment. Three 45--85 With the Wal-Mart team in mind, Walton devotes himself heart and soul to making the business a great success
Unit Two The richest Man in America Down Home Words and phrases Sam Walton, an American retailing executive, was born in 1918 in Oklahoma. After 17 years of operating franchise retail stores, he opened the first Wal-Mart Discount City in Arkansas, in 1962. Walt developed Wal-Mart into a chain of massive, centrally controlled stores that were typically sited in small towns and rural areas. The stores featured heavy discounting, smaller profit margins than usual coupled with higher-volume sales, and a customer-oriented staff Wal-Mart flourished went public in 1970 and by 199 1 had become a multibillion-dollar business and America' s largest retailer with 1, 700 stores. Walton, who stepped aside as ceo of the company in 1988 but remained active in its management, was by 1985 the wealthiest person in the United States. After his death, his widow Helen and four children are doing well on their own with a collective net worth of over s 100 billion, they are ranked 7 to 11 the Forbes Worlds Richest People in 2003 Book two English teaching plan of cuit
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 3 Unit Two The Richest Man in America Down Home Words and Phrases Sam Walton， an American retailing executive, was born in 1918 in Oklahoma. After 17 years of operating franchise retail stores, he opened the first Wal-Mart Discount City in Arkansas, in 1962. Walton developed Wal-Mart into a chain of massive, centrally controlled stores that were typically sited in small towns and rural areas. The stores featured heavy discounting, smaller profit margins than usual coupled with higher-volume sales, and a customer-oriented staff. Wal-Mart flourished, went public in 1970 and by 1991 had become a multibillion-dollar business and America’s largest retailer with 1,700 stores. Walton, who stepped aside as CEO of the company in 1988 but remained active in its management, was by 1985 the wealthiest person in the United States. After his death, his widow Helen and four children are doing well on their own. With a collective net worth of over $ 100 billion, they are ranked 7 to 11 the Forbes World’s Richest People in 2003
Unit Two The richest Man in America Down Home Words and phrases Rolls-Royce refers to any of the large, expensive, comfortable cars made by the british company Rolls-Royce. Many people recognize them by the small metal stature on the front of ever Rolls-Royce car. The company was formed in 1905-1906 by Charles Rolls and Henry royce and also produces aircraft engines. the rolls Royce company was bought by the german company Volkswagen in 1998. the name rolls Royce is also used informally to refer to the best product of a particular type Book two English teaching plan of cuit 4
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 4 Unit Two The Richest Man in America Down Home Words and Phrases Rolls-Royce refers to any of the large, expensive, comfortable cars made by the British company Rolls-Royce. Many people recognize them by the small metal stature on the front of every Rolls-Royce car. The company was formed in 1905—1906 by Charles Rolls and Henry Royce and also produces aircraft engines. The RollsRoyce company was bought by the German company Volkswagen in 1998. the name RollsRoyce is also used informally to refer to the best product of a particular type
Unit Two The richest Man in America Down Home Words and phrases Forbes is an american business magazine. It is noted for its lists of the richest men and women in business. In its november 27,2000 edition it published one listing the 50 richest businessmen and women in China, headed by rong Yiren of CITIC With 1.9 billion dollars. followed in second lace by Liu Yongxing of the Hope group with 1 billion dollars The richest business woman on the list was Yang Lan of Sun Television, with 63 million dollars Book two English teaching plan of cuit 5
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 5 Unit Two The Richest Man in America Down Home Words and Phrases Forbes is an American business magazine. It is noted for its lists of the richest men and women in business. In its November 27,2000 edition it published one listing the 50 richest businessmen and women in China, headed by Rong Yiren of CITIC with 1.9 billion dollars, followed in second place by Liu Yongxing of the Hope Group with 1 billion dollars. The richest business woman on the list was Yang Lan of Sun Television, with 63 million dollars
Unit Two The richest Man in America Down Home Words and phrases Names Apart from their surname or last name, most British and American children are given two personal names by their parents, a first name and a middle name. These names are sometimes called Christian names or given names. Some people have only one given name, a few have three or more. Friends and members of a family who are of similar age usually call one another by their first names In some families young people now also call their aunts and uncles and even their parents by their first names. Outside the family, the expression be on first name terms suggests that the people concerned have a friendly, informal relationship. When writing their names americans commonly give their first name their middle initia and their last name, e.g. George M. Cohan. Both given names are d used in full only on formal occasions, e.g. when people get marrie Book two English teaching plan of cuit
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 6 Unit Two The Richest Man in America Down Home Words and Phrases Names Apart from their surname or last name, most British and American children are given two personal names by their parents, a first name and a middle name. These names are sometimes called Christian names or given names. Some people have only one given name, a few have three or more. Friends and members of a family who are of similar age usually call one another by their first names. In some families young people now also call their aunts and uncles and even their parents by their first names. Outside the family, the expression be on first name terms suggests that the people concerned have a friendly, informal relationship. When writing their names Americans commonly give their first name, their middle initial and their last name, e.g. George M. Cohan. Both given names are used in full only on formal occasions, e.g. when people get married
Unit Two The richest Man in America Down Home Words and phrases · remote ad a) far away in space or time偏僻的,偏远的;久远的 (~ from sth】 The farmhouse is remote from any other buildings. ix 家农舍附近没有别的房屋 in the remote past/future在遥远的过去/将来 a remote drean/goal遥远的梦想/目标 ) very small细微的;微小的 There is still a remote chance that they will find her aive.他们仍然有一线希望能把她活着找到 Book two English teaching plan of cuit 7
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 7 Unit Two The Richest Man in America Down Home Words and Phrases • remote adj. a) far away in space or time 偏僻的，偏远的；久远的 【～from sth】 – The farmhouse is remote from any other buildings. 这 家农舍附近没有别的房屋。 – in the remote past/future 在遥远的过去/将来 – a remote dream/goal 遥远的梦想/目标 b) very small 细微的；微小的 – There is still a remote chance that they will find her alive. 他们仍然有一线希望能把她活着找到
Unit Two The richest Man in America Down Home Words and phrases discount n amount of money which may be taken off the full price Do I get a discount if I buy a whole case of wine? 如果我买一整箱酒能否打折呢? This fashion shop offers 50% discount for all of its goods.这个时装店所有商品打五折销售。 Ex: At the end of a season the fashion stores usually offer great for some of their goods. (B) A)counts B)counting C)accounts D)discounts Book two English teaching plan of cuit
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 8 Unit Two The Richest Man in America Down Home Words and Phrases • discount n. amount of money which may be taken off the full price – Do I get a discount if I buy a whole case of wine? – 如果我买一整箱酒能否打折呢？. – This fashion shop offers 50% discount for all of its goods. 这个时装店所有商品打五折销售。 Ex: At the end of a season the fashion stores usually offer great ______ for some of their goods. ( ) – A) counts B) counting C) accounts D) discounts B
Unit Two The richest Man in America Down Home Words and phrases carry on. behave in a wild or improper way, conduct; continue举止随便;进行;继续 If you carry on like this, you'l make yourself ill 如果你这样胡闹下去,非闹出病来不可。 The baker has carried on business here for years 这个面包师傅在这里做生意已经好多年了 At any rate, we should carry on with our research 无论如何,我们必须坚持研究 Book two English teaching plan of cuit 9
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 9 Unit Two The Richest Man in America Down Home Words and Phrases • carry on. behave in a wild or improper way; conduct; continue 举止随便；进行；继续 – If you carry on like this, you’ll make yourself ill. – 如果你这样胡闹下去，非闹出病来不可。 – The baker has carried on business here for years. – 这个面包师傅在这里做生意已经好多年了。 – At any rate, we should carry on with our research. – 无论如何，我们必须坚持研究
Unit Two The richest Man in America Down Home Words and phrases get away with do sth )without being caught or punished做(某事)而未被发觉或未受惩罚 You can't get away with being late every morning 你每天早上迟到,总要受到批评的。 If you cheat in the exam you'll never get away with it 考试作弊必予追究。 EX: Brian cheated in the last math exam, so he thought he could it again this time, but he was wrong. (C) A)get over with B)get through C) get away with D)get rid of Book two English teaching plan of cuit 10
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 10 Unit Two The Richest Man in America Down Home Words and Phrases • get away with do (sth.) without being caught or punished 做（某事）而未被发觉或未受惩罚 – You can’t get away with being late every morning. – 你每天早上迟到，总要受到批评的。 – If you cheat in the exam you'll never get away with it. – 考试作弊必予追究。 Ex: Brian cheated in the last math exam, so he thought he could ___ it again this time, but he was wrong. ( ) – A) get over with B) get through C) get away with D) get rid of C
