1、1,Unit 2,Text A A Life Full of Riches,2,Match the person with his name and identity.,B R _ Whos Who1,Whos Who,Person,1 2 3 4 5,Name A. Li Ka-Shing(Chairman of Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.) B. Ingvar Kamprad(Founder of IKEA) C. Samuel Moore Walton(Founder of Wal-Mart) D. Kushal Pal Singh(Indias largest rea

2、l estate developer) E. Warren Buffett(CEO of Berkshire Hathaway),3,A R _ Group discussion,Group Discussion,Imagine that you and three friends in your class have, as a group, just won RMB 10,000,000 in a lottery. Make a plan of how you personally think the money should be used. It could include:,Imme

3、diate personal needs Help for family and friends Ideas for investment Extravagances and luxuries Donations to charity,4,B R _ Warm-up Questions,Watch the video clip “Money Cant Buy Happiness”.,Warm-up Questions,True love, the moon.,1) What cannot be bought according to the woman?,Divorces, suicides

4、and murders.,2) What can also happen to wealthy people?,5,B R _ Warm-up Questions,6,Can Money Buy Happiness?,7,Type of the Text,Expository or narrative Because the essay is meant to explain something, that is, the authors view of life.,8,G R _ Part Division of the Text 1,Part Division of the Text,Pa

5、rts,Para(s).,Main Ideas,1,12,2,312,The writers encounter with a boy who raised the question “Are you poor?”,In search of an answer the writer finds that not having expensive possessions doesnt make him feel poor mainly because he enjoys life in many other ways.,9,G R _ Part Division of the Text 2,Pa

6、rts,Para(s).,Main Ideas,3,13,In conclusion, the writer thinks hes grown to understand more about himself because of the boys question.,10,Questions for Part I,1. What is the Salvation Army? What does a Salvation Army bell ringer do? 2. What did the boy ask the writer? What do you think made him rais

7、e such a question? 3. What does the writers answer mean? 4. Why did the boys mother scold him?,11,B R _ Salvation Army1,Salvation Army, a Christian charity and social services organization founded by William Booth and his wife Catherine Booth in London in 1865 got the name because of a popular sayin

8、g that “The Christian Mission is a volunteer army.” Nearly 33 million Americans receive help from it annually.,12,B R _ The Red Kettle Christmas Campaign1,The Red Kettle Christmas Campaign,13,B R _ Wal-Mart1,Wal-Mart,14,B R _ Wal-Mart2,The largest private employer and the largest grocery retailer in

9、 the United States,15,D R _ word _ confront,confront: vt.,The difficulties that confront us seem insuperable.,1) (of a problem, difficulty, etc.) face (sb.) threateningly,2) (of a person) face and deal with (a problem, difficulty, etc.),軍人必須面對危險和死亡。,A soldier has to confront danger and death.,Astron

10、auts have to confront the unknown.,我們所面對的困難似乎無法克服。,宇航員必須面對未知世界。,16,D R _ word _ be confronted with,be confronted with: be brought face to face,conclusions that can be confronted with experience,The prisoner was confronted with his accusers.,囚犯面對著他的原告。,可以經(jīng)驗(yàn)來證實(shí)的結(jié)論。,17,D R _ Sentence 3,How did the auth

11、or think of the question?,He thought it was difficult to answer.,“Well,” I stammered, trying to think, “I have more than some people, but not as much as other.”,What does the authors answer mean?,This means he is neither poor nor rich.,18,D R _ Sentence 4,What is “social no-no”?,Something that is so

12、cially inappropriate.,His mother scolded him for the social no-no .,Why did the mother scold her son?,Because the author looked poor, the question was socially inappropriate to ask.,G R _ True or False 1,True or False,1. The author has taken just two vacation trips in the past 35 years.,F,The author

13、 has taken just one vacation trip in the past 35 years.,( ),2. One of his main sources of enjoyment is to talk with many actor friends.,F,One of his main sources of enjoyment is to talk with many interesting writer friends.,( ),G R _ True or False 2,3. The author feels quite natural about not being

14、focused on material goods.,T,( ),4. Only a small part of people in the world would consider the authors lifestyle to be affluent.,F,Many people throughout the world would consider the authors lifestyle to be affluent.,( ),5. The author has a sense of belonging as he put on the Salvation Armys red ap

15、ron.,T,( ),G R _ Questions and Answers1,Questions and Answers,1. How does the author think of attaining the material things?,He thinks it is just a passing whim.,2. When does the author feel rich inside?,He feels rich inside when he writes a beautiful line of poetry, or fabricates a funny joke.,3. H

16、ow did the author think of the girl before he took her to his apartment?,He thought the girl was so special that he could share life with.,G R _ Questions and Answers2,Questions and Answers,4. What is something that the author feels deeply connected to?,People helping people.,23,What does the author

17、 have?,G R _ Scanning,A. A high-end TV. B. Good health. C. A modest apartment. D. The gift of creativity. E. A 2003 car. F. Outdoors clothes. G. A life full of riches.,Scan and Match,Is the writer poor or not in terms of material possessions?,24,B R _ Personal Income Tax in the US1,a progressive tax

18、 on the taxable income from the federal government of the US personal income taxes from some state and municipal governments,individual,Personal Income Tax in the US,25,D R _ Sentence 5,Please paraphrase this sentence.,However, I have only occasionally felt the urge to go after the material things s

19、o many other people have.,Yet I feel nothing more than a passing whim to attain the material things so many other people have.,26,D R _ Sentence 6,What is the “can do” attitude?,That is self confidence.,And I love the “can do” attitude that follows.,How do you understand this sentence?,And I love th

20、e feeling of self confidence brought by brisk exercises.,27,D R _ word _ fabricate,fabricate: vt. make up (a story, a piece of information, etc.) in order to deceive people,Have you ever lied a little, or fabricated a story about yourself, to impress someone you meet the first time?,她缺席的借口顯然是瞎編的。,Th

21、e excuse for her absence was obviously fabricated.,你有沒有撒過小謊或編個故事，為了讓第一次見面的人留下印象？,28,D R _ word _ out of place,out of place: feeling uncomfortable or not suitable in a particular situation,Your jokes are out of place on such a solemn occasion.,在正式的舞會上，我感到局促不安，很不自在。,At the formal party I felt very awk

22、ward and out of place.,在這么一個嚴(yán)肅的場合，你開這樣的玩笑很不合適。,29,D R _ Sentence 7,What was their relationship after her visit?,Their relationship went sour. That is to say, they were no longer boyfriend and girlfriend.,Shortly after her visit, our relationship went straight south.,Why there was such a change in th

23、eir relationship?,Because the girl actually paid much attention to material things although she claimed that she was interested in what was on the inside, and after she went to the authors apartment, she found he was really poor.,30,D R _ Sentence 8,What is “a high-end TV”?,A TV that is expensive an

24、d of high quality.,There is a commercial on the radio that begins, “Everybody wants a high-end TV ” The pressure to purchase is real. It may be true that everybody wants a high-end TV. After all, nobody wants to be a nobody.,What can be inferred from this part about what role commercials can play in

25、 society?,Commercials can put people under pressure to purchase more than is really necessary.,31,D R _ Sentence 9,Why does the author think so?,Because December is the time for him to work for the Salvation Army as a bell ringer, which gives him a genuine sense of belonging and brings him happiness

26、 in helping others.,December is the time of year I feel wealthiest.,32,Part III,How has the boys question affected the writer?,33,D R _ Sentence 10,Over the past four years, Ive grown to understand more about myself because of a single question from a curious child.,The boys question has helped him

27、realize that, despite his lack of expensive possessions, he is rich in many other ways and should be thankful for that.,How has the boys question affected the author?,Translate this sentence into Chinese.,由于一個好奇的孩子提了一個簡單問題，我在過去的四年中對自己的了解進(jìn)了一步。,34,A R _ Useful Expressions 1,Useful Expressions,1. 面臨，遭遇

28、,be confronted with,2. 仰頭向上看,look up at,3. 填寫,fill out,4. 屬于,fall into,5. 僅僅，不多于，不強(qiáng)于,nothing more than,6. 轉(zhuǎn)瞬即逝的念頭,a passing whim,7. 磨損，損耗,wear and tear,35,A R _ Useful Expressions 2,in spite of,look forward to,well off,out of place,dated furniture,shortly after,go south,36,A R _ Useful Expressions 3

29、,15. 轉(zhuǎn)折點(diǎn),a turning point,16. 與形成對比,in contrast to,17. 對予以注意，致力于,focus on,18. 歸屬感,a sense of belonging,19. 遭遇困難,go through a rough time,20. 久不消逝的微笑,a lingering smile,21. 為感恩,be thankful for,22. 收入最低的檔次,the lowest income bracket,23. 創(chuàng)作才能,the gift of creativity,24. 對物質(zhì)財富的追求,the pursuit of possessions,3

30、7,A R _ Compound Dictation 2,Hes the most businessman in the world. Many have been written about how he has dominated the revolution in personal . But we know little about him as a person. Heres a anecdote which may show his personality: when Bill Gates was in the grade, his parents decided that he needed some ki