Unit TwoUnit Two ValuesValuesUnit TwoUnit Two ValuesValues

The Richest Man in America, The Richest Man in America, Down HomeDown Home

Objectives

• to understand the main idea and structure of the text

• to appreciate the use of indirect description in portraying a person

• to grasp the key language points and grammatical structures in the text

Pre-reading tasks ---listening

Listen to the story and answer:

• What happened to Abraham Lincoln one day?

• Is the story related to the theme of the unit---Values? How?

Pre-reading tasks---listening

Suggested answer:

(He overcharged a customer and later he walked a long distance to return the money.)

(Yes. Abraham Lincoln regarded

honesty as an important value.)

Text Analysis1. Scan the text and decide on how

many parts it can be divided into.(Three parts. Notice the use of blank

lines/double space.)2. Scan the text again to underline

the names mentioned and tell who they are.

Text Analysis

Grasp the main idea.(see Ex1 on P40.)1. (Paras1-4) The waiter was _ to find that _

led so _ a life. 2. (Paras5-13)Walton carries on like plain

folks and never wants any _ treatment.

3. (Paras14-22) Walton devotes himself to making the business a

success.1. disappointed, the richest…, simple2. special

Language Study

• carry on : behave or conduct oneself in a specifi

c way– There’s nothing unusual about them. T

hey ~ just like everyone else.– He carries on as if he were a millionaire,

spending money left, right and centre.

Language study• get away with(L15): do without

being caught or punished- If you ~ doing something wrong or risky, you do not suffer any punishment or other bad consequences because of it.– Do you think you can ~ playing truant/drunk

driving/telling white lies/cheating on exams... ?

Language Study

• bird dogs (L11): dogs which hunt

birds

• folk (L14): people in generalThey got married and had kids and lived like other folks.

Language study• by/from all accounts(L25): according to wh

at everyone says– Michael Gordon/Yao Ming, is ~, a good basketba

ll player.– Last month China spent $1.25 million dollars in

viting Brazil football team to play in Guangzhou. It was a total failure/waste, by all accounts.

Language study• blend in/into (L26)

~ in ( with sth.); ~ into sth- If sb. ~s into a particular group or situation, they seem to belong there or are not noticeable, because their behavior is similar to that of the other people.- As a newly-appointed manager, he was not sure whether he could ~ in.- The painter ~ed in with the crowd at the art sale.

Language study

• reserve(L28): order or book; keep for a special use ~ a table/tickets- Some seats on the buses are ~d for the old.

Language study

• hold to (L45): keep to; remain loyal to ~ to a belief/habit/view/conviction/

choice- John ~s to his belief that you can succeed in due course as long as you work hard.

Language Study

• steer clear of (L48): keep away from

- Children are told to ~ trouble- -makers/fire/danger…

- Members of the club ~ contro-versial issues such as religion.

Language Study

• liable (L57): likely to (do sth.)

be ~ to do

- Do you think the gulf war is ~ to break out at the end of this month?

Language Study

• lay down ( L60): officially establish

- Don’t you know that the school authorities have issued a new booklet ~ing down regulations for students?

Language Study

• and the like ( L72): and other things of the same sort- Many students are keeping fit through _, _, _, and ~.( jogging, aerobics, weight training…)

Language Study

• cultivate (L72): develop

~ ideas/interests/ friendship/the mind/

a taste for music/ good habits

- We should make great efforts to ~ in us the habit of speaking English.

Language Study

• deserve (L80)~ the credit/a better salary/a reward/ /careful studying

The controversial issue is: does he ~ to be sent to prison for what he did to the bears at the zoo?

Language study

• Comprehension(L10): It was nice, but no palace.

The house was nice, but not luxurious.

• Comprehension(L14): Only in America can a billionaire carry on like plain folks and get away with it.

Language study

• Comprehension(L14): Only in America can a billionaire carry on like plain folks and get away with it.

It was only in America that a billionaire can live in the same way as ordinary people without being disturbed.……安稳地过着普通的日子。

Language study

• Comprehension(L36): it buried the Forbes list at the bottom of page 2.

The Forbes list was arranged at the bottom of page 2 in the Benton County Daily Democrat so that it could not be found easily.

A top American magazine in investing. Forbes Magazine is for the CEO as well as the individual investor who wants to keep abreast on the latest in trends, the economy, social and cultural issues. It is noted for its lists of the richest men and women in business.

Language study• Comprehension(L75): who was stunn

ed at such generosity after the stingy employer he left to join Wal-Mart

who, having left his stingy employer to join Wal-Mart, was shocked at such generosity by Walton

Grammatical

structures1. Only in America can a billionaire carry on l

ike plain folks and get away with it. (L14)No billionaire can…except in Am.

Ex: Only by adopting a cooperative attitude can both parties succeed in avoiding a war.

(see exercise on P46)

Grammatical structures2. the way they’re treated(L79): how

they’re treatedEx: The information highway will have

an unimaginable impact on ~ people communicate with each other.His classmates were disgusted at ~ he threw his weight around.

Post-reading task 1: use

synonyms/synonymous phrases 2-1

• Step 1: Explain the title in your own words;

• Step 2: Find out synonyms or synonymous phrases for “down-home”;

• Step 3: remember to vary your own writings by using synonyms or synonymous phrases.

Post-reading task 1: use

synonyms/synonymous phrases 2-2

1. down home: simple, informal2.Para 5(L14) carry on like plain folks

Para 6(L22) folksy waysPara 7 (L25) friendly, cheerful, a fine

neighbor who does his best to blend in, never flashy,

never throwing his weight around

Para 11(L38) not a front-page person

Post-reading task 2: use indirect description in portraying a person1. List some of Walton’s

character traits and details. (see Ex2 on P40)

2. How does the author reveal these traits? (Indirect description)

3. Methods of indirect description:anecdotes, examples, quotes, comparison and contrast, etc.

Are you a good

listener?Fill in the blanks with the words you lea

rned today.1. If you say that sth. is true ___ or ___,

you believe it is true because other people say so.( by all accounts, from all accounts)

Are you a good

listener?2. The parents don’t think the child __

a good beating even though he spoiled their well-planned weekend.(deserved)

3.A double room with a balcony overlooking the sea was __ for him.(reserved)

Are you a good

listener?• If you __ an attitude, image, or skill, yo

u try hard to develop it and make it stronger or better.

• (cultivate)• If you ___ someone or sth., you deliber

ately avoid him.• (steer clear of)

Are you a good listener?

• The Company Act ___ a set of minimum requirements.

• (lays down)• If someone or sth. __ sth, they should have

it or receive it because of their qualities or actions.

• (deserves)

Are you a good listener?

• They claimed that they knew how to play the system and ___ it.

(get away with)• The sports meet is __ to be

postponed until next week because of the bad weather.

(liable)

Remember to ---

• review the text• bring the listening book to the

class next Monday.

See you!