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1、Before Reading 1.Abraham Lincoln Story about Abraham Lincoln Discussions about the Story 2.CelebritiesRich People I KnowWhos Who3.Background Information4.Warm-up Questions Story about Abraham Lincoln IIDiscussions about the Story The theme of this unit is about values.What do values mean?And how is

2、the story related to the theme of the unit?Values mean a persons principles or standards of behavior and his judgement of what is importantin life.The story reveals that Abraham Lincoln regarded honesty as an important value.2.Whos WhoLook at the following pictures.Who are they?Whos Whonicknamed Sup

3、erman,Asias richest and most influential billionaireLi Ka-shingonce a poor immigrant,got his start selling plastic flowers in Hong Kong in the 1950sbusiness centered on the conglomerate Hutchinson Whampoa(telecom,port services,real estate),now spans 41 countries and accounts for 13%of Hong Kongs sto

4、ck market valuehas invested more than$7 billion in Chinese mainland and built 400 miles of roads and bridgesWhos Whohas given away over$500 million to support education and health care facilities in AsiaLi Ka-shing亲信不等于亲人。傲气不可有，傲骨不可无。quotations:Whos Whothe richest of the richBill Gateshas topped the

5、 Forbes 400 list for nine consecutive years since 1994 and is most likely to remain to be the richest in the world in the years to comeborn in 1955 in Seattle,Washington had been shy and awkward,rarely ventured out to parties even when studying at Harvard University Whos WhoBill GatesMS-DOS(Microsof

6、t Disk Operating System)and subsequent programs(including the Windows operating systems)made Microsoft the worlds largest producer of software for microcomputersfounded the Microsoft Corporation(1974),a computer software firm,with Paul AllenWhos WhoBill GatesThere are people who dont like capitalism

7、,and people who dont like PCs.But theres no one who likes the PC who doesnt like Microsoft.Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.quotations:Forbes Forbes is an American business magazine.It is noted for its lists of the richest men and women in business.In its November 27,

8、2000 edition it published one listing the 50richest 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 businesswoman on the list was Yang Lan of Sun Television,with 63 mil

9、lion dollars.IIGlobal Reading1.Part Division of the Text2.Scanning For Part 1For Part 2&33.Further UnderstandingPart Division of the TextParts Lines Main Ideas 1 2 3 11314444585The waiter was disappointed to find that the Richest Man in America led so simple a life.Being friendly,easy-going and neve

10、r flashy,Walton carries on like plain folks and never wants any special treatment.With the Wal-Mart team in mind,Walton devotes himself heart and soul to making the business a great success.ScanningScan Text A and underline all the names mentioned.Tell who these persons were and mark the words they

11、said.The quotations are chosen to serve certain purposes.What do you think they revolve around?1.2.3.Scanningam WaltonS_ie Beaulieu Jam _hnny Baker Jo_ founder of Wal-Mart,the discount king waiter at Sam Waltons birthday party night manager at the local Wal-Mart LL.7880“The reason for our success is

12、 our people and the way theyre treated and the way they feel about their company.They believe things are different here,but they deserve the credit.”L.19“He doesnt want any special treatment.”L.13“It was a real disappointment.”Scanningichard HobackR _ordon Garlington IIIG _Mayor of Bentonville,Arkan

13、saspastor of the local churchLL.2224“He is the same man who opened his dime store on the square and worked 18 hours a day for his dream.”LL.3132“He doesnt have a set place.At a church supper the other night,he and his wife were in back washing dishes.”Scanninghn MayhallJo _on GrempJim V_local barber

14、c o r p o r a t e affairs directorLL.4344“the only thing strange about Sam Walton is that he isnt strange.”LL.5054“He may be the richest by Forbes rankings,but he doesnt know whether he is or not-and he doesnt care.He doesnt spend much.He owns stock,but hes always left it in the company so it could

15、grow.But the real story in his mind is the success achieved by the 100,000 people who make up the Wal-Mart team.”Scanningerold F.ArendF _endrenJim H _retired president of Wal-Martcompany lawyerLL.7477“Hed say,That fellow worked hard,lets give him a little extra.I had to change my way of thinking whe

16、n I came aboard.”LL.8185“Ive never seen anyone yet who worked for him or was around him for any length of time who wasnt better off.And I dont mean just financially,although a lot of people are.Its just something about him-coming into contact with Sam Walton just makes you a better person.”2.Complet

17、e the summary.According to Jamie Beaulieus imagination,Sam Walton,the richest man in the world,should lead a lavish/luxurious life.What he saw,however,proved that he was wrong.It turned out that the billionaire,who acquired his wealth by starting with a little dime store that grew into a discount ch

18、ai,carried on in a very simple/frugal way.lavish/luxurious_ starting with a little dime store that grew into a discount chain_simple/frugal_Fill in the Table In part 2 and part 3,we can see a character sketch of the richest man in America.List some of his character traits and the details that reveal

19、 those traits.Character TraitsDetails free of self-importance friendly and easy-goingwaits in line like everyone else to buy shells at the local Wal-Marthas no reserved seat in church asks his employees to call him by his first nameFill in the Table In part 2 and part 3,we can see a character sketch

20、 of the richest man in America.List some of his character traits and the details that reveal those traits.Character TraitsDetails never flashyhard workingsteers clear of reporters,dreamers,and schemersmanages to keep himself off the front pageattends sales meetings,the executive pep rallygenerousset

21、 up a college scholarship fund and a disaster relief fundTHE RICHEST MAN IN AMERICA,DOWN HOME He put on a dinner jacket to serve as a waiter at the birthday party of The Richest Man in America.He imagined what surely awaited:a mansion,a“Rolls-Royce for every day of the week,”dogs with diamond collar

22、s,servants everywhere.Then he was off to the house,wheeling past the sleepy town square in Bentonville,a remote Arkansas town of 9,920,where Sam Walton started with a little dime store that grew into a$6 billion discount chain called Wal-Mart.He drove down a country road,turned at a mailbox marked“S

23、am and Helen Walton,”and jumped out at a house in the woods.THE RICHEST MAN IN AMERICA,DOWN HOME He put on a dinner jacket to serve as a waiter at the birthday party of The Richest Man in America.He imagined what surely awaited:a mansion,a“Rolls-Royce for every day of the week,”dogs with diamond col

24、lars,servants everywhere.Then he was off to the house,wheeling past the sleepy town square in Bentonville,a remote Arkansas town of 9,920,where Sam Walton started with a little dime store that grew into a$6 billion discount chain called Wal-Mart.He drove down a country road,turned at a mailbox marke

25、d“Sam and Helen Walton,”and jumped out at a house in the woods.He imagined what was waiting for him.Or:He imagined what he was surely to see.Paraphrase the sentence.He put on a dinner jacket to serve as a waiter at the birthday party of The Richest Man in America.He imagined what surely awaited:a ma

26、nsion,a“Rolls-Royce for every day of the week,”dogs with diamond collars,servants everywhere.Then he was off to the house,wheeling past the sleepy town square in Bentonville,a remote Arkansas town of 9,920,where Sam Walton started with a little dime store that grew into a$6 billion discount chain ca

27、lled Wal-Mart.He drove down a country road,turned at a mailbox marked“Sam and Helen Walton,”and jumped out at a house in the woods.THE RICHEST MAN IN AMERICA,DOWN HOMETHE RICHEST MAN IN AMERICA,DOWN HOME He put on a dinner jacket to serve as a waiter at the birthday party of The Richest Man in Ameri

28、ca.He imagined what surely awaited:a mansion,a“Rolls-Royce for every day of the week,”dogs with diamond collars,servants everywhere.Then he was off to the house,wheeling past the sleepy town square in Bentonville,a remote Arkansas town of 9,920,where Sam Walton started with a little dime store that

29、grew into a$6 billion discount chain called Wal-Mart.He drove down a country road,turned at a mailbox marked“Sam and Helen Walton,”and jumped out at a house in the woods.remote:adj.far away in space or timeThe supply of electricity to remote mountainous villages is one of the local development proje

30、cts in Yunnan province.Taming the deserts is no longer a dream of the remote future but a practical human endeavor.THE RICHEST MAN IN AMERICA,DOWN HOME He put on a dinner jacket to serve as a waiter at the birthday party of The Richest Man in America.He imagined what surely awaited:a mansion,a“Rolls

31、-Royce for every day of the week,”dogs with diamond collars,servants everywhere.Then he was off to the house,wheeling past the sleepy town square in Bentonville,a remote Arkansas town of 9,920,where Sam Walton started with a little dime store that grew into a$6 billion discount chain called Wal-Mart

32、.He drove down a country road,turned at a mailbox marked“Sam and Helen Walton,”and jumped out at a house in the woods.discount:n.amount of money which may be taken off the full priceTraditional retailers whove opened cyberstores may offer special discounts to online shoppers.Collocation:give/make/al

33、low a discounta cash discountat a discount打折扣低于正常价格现金折扣 “It was a real disappointment,”sighs waiter Jamie Beaulieu.Only in America can a billionaire carry on like plain folks and get away with it.And the 67-year-old discount king Sam Moore Walton still travels these windy back roads in his 1979 Ford

34、 pickup,red and white,bird dogs by his side,and,come shooting season,waits in line like everyone else to buy shells at the local Wal-Mart.It was nice,but no palace.The furniture appeared a little worn.An old pickup truck sat in the garage and a muddy bird dog ran about the yard.He never spotted any

35、servants.“It was a real disappointment,”sighs waiter Jamie Beaulieu.Only in America can a billionaire carry on like plain folks and get away with it.And the 67-year-old discount king Sam Moore Walton still travels these windy back roads in his 1979 Ford pickup,red and white,bird dogs by his side,and

36、,come shooting season,waits in line like everyone else to buy shells at the local Wal-Mart.It was nice,but no palace.The furniture appeared a little worn.An old pickup truck sat in the garage and a muddy bird dog ran about the yard.He never spotted any servants.1.Paraphrase the part.It is only in Am

37、erica that a billionaire can live in the same way as ordinary people.2.Translate the whole sentence into Chinese.只有在美国，一个亿万富翁才能像普通百姓一样，安稳地过着普普通通的日子。Note:In writing and formal speech,you can put only at the beginning of a sentence,followed by the word,word group,or clause it modifies,and then you put

38、 an auxiliary or be followed by the subject of the main clause.Examples:3.Only here was it safe to prepare and handle hot drinks.Only when the injured limb is fully mobile will the runner be encouraged to restrengthen it.“It was a real disappointment,”sighs waiter Jamie Beaulieu.Only in America can

39、a billionaire carry on like plain folks and get away with it.And the 67-year-old discount king Sam Moore Walton still travels these windy back roads in his 1979 Ford pickup,red and white,bird dogs by his side,and,come shooting season,waits in line like everyone else to buy shells at the local Wal-Ma

40、rt.It was nice,but no palace.The furniture appeared a little worn.An old pickup truck sat in the garage and a muddy bird dog ran about the yard.He never spotted any servants.“It was a real disappointment,”sighs waiter Jamie Beaulieu.Only in America can a billionaire carry on like plain folks and get

41、 away with it.And the 67-year-old discount king Sam Moore Walton still travels these windy back roads in his 1979 Ford pickup,red and white,bird dogs by his side,and,come shooting season,waits in line like everyone else to buy shells at the local Wal-Mart.It was nice,but no palace.The furniture appe

42、ared a little worn.An old pickup truck sat in the garage and a muddy bird dog ran about the yard.He never spotted any servants.carry on:1)behave or conduct oneself in a specific wayTheres nothing unusual about them.They carry on just like everybody else.He carries on as if he were a millionaire,spen

43、ding money left,right and centre.如果你们再那样胡闹下去，你们会给自己惹麻烦的。If you carry on in that way,you will get into trouble.“It was a real disappointment,”sighs waiter Jamie Beaulieu.Only in America can a billionaire carry on like plain folks and get away with it.And the 67-year-old discount king Sam Moore Walton

44、 still travels these windy back roads in his 1979 Ford pickup,red and white,bird dogs by his side,and,come shooting season,waits in line like everyone else to buy shells at the local Wal-Mart.It was nice,but no palace.The furniture appeared a little worn.An old pickup truck sat in the garage and a m

45、uddy bird dog ran about the yard.He never spotted any servants.carry on:2)continuecarry on with your workcarry on talkingWe must carry on till success in spite of the extremely difficult conditions.继续你的工作继续谈尽管条件极端困难，我们必须坚持下去，直到成功。“It was a real disappointment,”sighs waiter Jamie Beaulieu.Only in Ame

46、rica can a billionaire carry on like plain folks and get away with it.And the 67-year-old discount king Sam Moore Walton still travels these windy back roads in his 1979 Ford pickup,red and white,bird dogs by his side,and,come shooting season,waits in line like everyone else to buy shells at the loc

47、al Wal-Mart.It was nice,but no palace.The furniture appeared a little worn.An old pickup truck sat in the garage and a muddy bird dog ran about the yard.He never spotted any servants.folk:1.n.people in general(You can refer to people as folk or folks.)They got married and had kids and lived like oth

48、er folks.These are the folks from the local TV station.他们确实是些纯朴的乡下人。They are really simple country folks.2.adj.(esp.of music)in the traditional style of a country folk music/songs/art民间音乐/歌曲/艺术 “It was a real disappointment,”sighs waiter Jamie Beaulieu.Only in America can a billionaire carry on like

49、 plain folks and get away with it.And the 67-year-old discount king Sam Moore Walton still travels these windy back roads in his 1979 Ford pickup,red and white,bird dogs by his side,and,come shooting season,waits in line like everyone else to buy shells at the local Wal-Mart.It was nice,but no palac

50、e.The furniture appeared a little worn.An old pickup truck sat in the garage and a muddy bird dog ran about the yard.He never spotted any servants.get away with:do sth.wrong or risky without being caught or punishedHow did he get away with cheating?他是如何考试作弊而未被发现的？They claimed that they knew how to p

51、lay the system and get away with it.Eric has been getting away with tax fraud for years.“It was a real disappointment,”sighs waiter Jamie Beaulieu.Only in America can a billionaire carry on like plain folks and get away with it.And the 67-year-old discount king Sam Moore Walton still travels these w

52、indy back roads in his 1979 Ford pickup,red and white,bird dogs by his side,and,come shooting season,waits in line like everyone else to buy shells at the local Wal-Mart.It was nice,but no palace.The furniture appeared a little worn.An old pickup truck sat in the garage and a muddy bird dog ran abou

53、t the yard.He never spotted any servants.local:adj.of or for a particular placeThe plane is to take off at 6 a.m.and land at 4:30 p.m.local time.Three-quarters of the investment needed to host the Olympics would be borne by central and local government.“He doesnt want any special treatment,”says nig

54、ht manager Johnny Baker,who struggles to call the boss byhis first name as a recent corporate memo commands.Few here think of his billions;they call him“Mr.Sam”and accept his folksy ways.“Hes the same man who opened his dime store on the square and worked 18 hours a day for his dream,”says Mayor Ric

55、hard By all accounts,hes friendly,cheerful,a fine neighbor who does his best to blend in,never flashy,never throwing his weight around.Hoback.“He doesnt want any special treatment,”says night manager Johnny Baker,who struggles to call the boss byhis first name as a recent corporate memo commands.Few

56、 here think of his billions;they call him“Mr.Sam”and accept his folksy ways.“Hes the same man who opened his dime store on the square and worked 18 hours a day for his dream,”says Mayor Richard By all accounts,hes friendly,cheerful,a fine neighbor who does his best to blend in,never flashy,never thr

57、owing his weight around.Hoback.“He doesnt want any special treatment,”says night manager Johnny Baker,who struggles to call the boss byhis first name as a recent corporate memo commands.Few here think of his billions;they call him“Mr.Sam”and accept his folksy ways.“Hes the same man who opened his di

58、me store on the square and worked 18 hours a day for his dream,”says Mayor Richard By all accounts,hes friendly,cheerful,a fine neighbor who does his best to blend in,never flashy,never throwing his weight around.Hoback.treatment:n.the way you deal with sb.or behave towards them(followed by of)Like

59、everyone else,I resent his cruel treatment of his old father.The old woman suffered from bad treatment at the hands of her sons.None of them were willing to take care of her.“He doesnt want any special treatment,”says night manager Johnny Baker,who struggles to call the boss byhis first name as a re

60、cent corporate memo commands.Few here think of his billions;they call him“Mr.Sam”and accept his folksy ways.“Hes the same man who opened his dime store on the square and worked 18 hours a day for his dream,”says Mayor Richard By all accounts,hes friendly,cheerful,a fine neighbor who does his best to

61、 blend in,never flashy,never throwing his weight around.Hoback.by/from all accounts:according to what everyone saysTom,by all accounts,is a superb pianist.根据大家的说法，汤姆是个很棒的钢琴家。The Chinese football team will play the Koreans tonight.It should be a match worth watching by all accounts.Collocation:accord

62、ing to/by sb.s own account据某人自己说 “He doesnt want any special treatment,”says night manager Johnny Baker,who struggles to call the boss byhis first name as a recent corporate memo commands.Few here think of his billions;they call him“Mr.Sam”and accept his folksy ways.“Hes the same man who opened his

63、dime store on the square and worked 18 hours a day for his dream,”says Mayor Richard By all accounts,hes friendly,cheerful,a fine neighbor who does his best to blend in,never flashy,never throwing his weight around.Hoback.cheerful:adj.(of sb.)happy in a lively,energetic way;(of sth.)making you feel

64、happyOne of the reasons why she is successful is that she is able to remain cheerful in a crisis.The kindergarten is bright and cheerful,with plenty of toys.You could never be unhappy in such a cheerful house.在这么舒适的房子里，你绝对不会不愉快。他乐意负起责任，我们都很受鼓舞。His cheerful acceptance of responsibility encouraged us

65、all.“He doesnt want any special treatment,”says night manager Johnny Baker,who struggles to call the boss byhis first name as a recent corporate memo commands.Few here think of his billions;they call him“Mr.Sam”and accept his folksy ways.“Hes the same man who opened his dime store on the square and

66、worked 18 hours a day for his dream,”says Mayor Richard By all accounts,hes friendly,cheerful,a fine neighbor who does his best to blend in,never flashy,never throwing his weight around.Hoback.blend in/into:If sb.blends into a particular group or situation,or if they blend in,they seem to belong there or are not noticeable,because their behavior is similar to that of the other people involved.What he said reinforced my determination to blend in with my surroundings.As a newly-appointed manager,h