Lecture four

1. Lecture four The Richest Man in America Zhan Juhong

2. Tasks Today • Unit 2 Text A • Vocabulary skills • Assignments

3. Background information • Sam Walton • Wal-Mart • Rolls-Royce • Forbes

4. Sam Walton /5frAntFaiz/

6. Sam Walton • If judged by appearance, Sam Walton was a very ordinary man. • He rose in the Depression years, and served in the army during World War II. • From humble beginnings, he built the world's most admired retail organization.

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11. Names in the Text Sam Walton Jamie Beaulieu Jim Hendren Gordon Garlington III Johnny Baker Jim Von Gremp Ferold F. Arend John Mayhall owner of Wal-Mart company lawyer the barber retired president waiter corporate affairs director night manager pastor of local church

12. DownHome • simple • informal • rural • southern U.S.

13. Synonymsfor“down-home” (Para. 5): carry on like plain folks folksy ways friendly, cheerful, a fine neighbor does his best to blend in, never flashy, never throwing his weight around (Para.6): (Para. 7): (Para. 11): not afront-pageperson

14. Comprehension & Structure • What was the waiter’s imagination about Sam Walton’s life? What was the reality? • What are Sam Walton’s character traits regarding his life style? • What are Sam Walton’s character traits regarding his work style? Despite his wealth, Sam Walton remains down- home and devoted to his team.

15. Part I Para 1-4 Imagination reality • mansion • Rolls-Royce • dogs with diamond collars • servants everywhere • no palace, worn furniture • an old pickup truck • a muddy bird dog • not spotted any servants The waiter was disappointed to find that the Richest Man in America led so simple a life.

16. Part II Para 5-13 • free of self-importance • friendly and easy-going Being friendly and easy-going, Walton carries on like plain folks and never wants any special treatment.

17. free of self-importance • waits in line like everyone else to buy shells at the localWal-Mart • has no reserved seat in church • forgot his money in the Barber’s one day and went home for his wallet immediately

18. friendly and easy-going • asks his employees to call him by his first name • chats about national news, • reads in his chair… in the Barber’s

19. Part III Paras 14-22 • never flashy • hard working • generous

20. never flashy • a rich man on the run, • steering clear of reporters, dreamers and schemers • a man who cares only about the success achieved by his people

21. hard-working • sales meetings or the executive pep rally • the tennis game story

22. generous • set up a college scholarship fund and a disaster relief fund • believed in cultivating ideas and rewarding success

23. Key Structures • Only in America can a billionaire carry on like plain folks and get away with it.(L14) • …, come shooting season, waits…(L17) • No matter how big a time he had on Saturday night,…(L27) • John Mayhall finds him waiting…(L33)

24. But just how long Walton can hold firm to his folksy habits with celebrity hunters keeping following him wherever he goes is anyone’s guess. (L45) …who was stunned at such generosity after the stingy employer he left to join Wal-Mart…(L75)

25. The reason for our success is our people and the way they’re treated and the way they feel about their company.(L78) I’ve never seen anyone yet who worked for him or was around him for any length of time who wasn’t better off. (L81)

26. Useful Expression

27. Useful Expression

28. Key Words discount; account; count 1.These goods will be sold at a 2. He has been asked to for his conduct. 3. I've never been there but it is, by all, a lovely place. 4. Knowledge without common sense for little. (价值） discount account accounts counts

29. local; native locals • The tend to be suspicious of strangers. • My language is Chinese. • Following the national news we have the news and weather. • The kangaroo is a of Australia. native local native

30. reverse；reserve; deserve reversed • He the coin and examined it carefully • He still his opinion on some points. • Their situations are now as employee has become employer. • These seats are for special guests. • The article careful study. • They to be sent to prison. reserved reversed reserved deserves deserve

31. blend in; blend into sth.; blend in with sth • The sea and the sky seemed to blendinto each another. • The curtains blend in perfectly with the furniture. • Melt the butter and then blend in the flour.

32. steer clear of • Steer clear of the rocks ahead. • Children are told to steer clear of troublemakers.

33. liable; reliable liable 1. It’s to snow heavily tomorrow. 2. I am not for other people's debts. 3. The news comes from a source. 4. He won't let you down; he's. liable reliable reliable

34. lay down • You can't lay down hard and fast rules. 规则不能定得太严太死. 2. The general told the troops to lay down their arms. 将军命令部队放下武器。 3. I lay down not so much to sleep as to think. 我躺下来与其说是要睡觉，倒不如说是要思考。

35. qualify; quality; qualification; • Eighteen-year-olds qualifyto vote. • Our team has qualified for the semi-final. • Residence in the area qualifies you for membership. • Thequality of service in this restaurant has improved a lot. • She had many good qualitiesdespite her apparent rudeness. • He's got all the rightqualificationsbut is temperamentally unsuitable.

36. admit to 1.I have to admit to a dislike for modern music. 我得承认, 我不喜欢现代音乐。 2.George would never admit to being wrong. 乔治从不认错. 3.Did he admit to taking it? 他承认是他拿的吗？ 4.Do you admit to taking these books without telling anybody? 你承认没有告诉任何人就拿走了这些书吗？

37. Homework • 背诵 paras19－22 • 2. 自学Unit 5； • 掌握2，5单元的所有词汇 • 3.《奠基篇》Unit 4

38. Thank you!