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Outline1Warm-upactivity2Backgroundinformation3Textorganizationandcomprehension4Difficultsentenceanalysis5WordsandphrasesTeachingAimtounderstandthemainideaandstructureofthetexttoappreciatetheuseofindirectdescriptioninportrayingapersontograspthekeylanguagepointsandgrammaticalstructuresinthetext1.Warm-upactivity:

Whoarethey?Whatdoyouknowaboutthem?2.Backgroundinformation

FounderofWal-MartForbes-SamWalton-therichestmanintheUnitedStates-1985to1988.Birthplace:asmalltown-Oklahoma.Business:After17yearsofoperatingretailstoresopenedthefirstWal-MartDiscountCityinArkansas,in1962.Wal-mart:WaltondevelopedWal-Martintoachainofstores.Thestoresarefeaturedbyheavydiscountingandsmallerprofitmargins.By1991,SamhadbecomeAmerica’slargestretailerwith1,700stores.DimeStoreWal-Mart

HowSamWaltongotrich?WhatisSamWaltonlike?

3.

Textorganization

Scanthetextandmatchthemainideatotherelevantparagraphs.Paras1-4Paras5-13Paras14-22Beingfriendly,easy-goingandneverflashy,Waltoncarriesonlikeplainfolksandneverwantsanyspecialtreatment.ThewaiterwasdisappointedtofindthattheRichestManinAmericaledsosimplealife.WiththeWal-Martteaminmind,Waltondevoteshimselfheartandsoultomakingthebusinessagreatsuccess.Textcomprehension:

1.

Furtherunderstanding:Para1-4

awaiteratWalton’sbirthdaypartyWalton’slifeasharpcontrastTextAnalysis:

1.1SamWalton’sLife

SamWalton’slifeinpeople’simagination:anexpensiveRolls-Royce

aluxuriouspalace1.2SamWalton’sLifedrive1978Fordpickuptruckordinaryhouse,wornfurniture,noservants

SamWalton’sreallifeTaskone—fillintheblanks

whattheauthorimaginedtoseewhattheauthoractuallysaw

apalace

aRolls-Royce

dogswithdiamondcollars

servantseverywherenicehouse,notpalaceamuddybirddog

noservantsanoldpickuptruckCompletethesummaryofParas1-4AccordingtoJamieBeaulieu’simagination,SamWalton,therichestmanintheworld,shouldleada___________life.Whathesaw,however,provedthathewaswrong.Itturnedoutthatthebillionaire,whoacquiredhiswealthbystartingwithalittledimestorethatgrewintoadiscountchain,carriedoninavery____________way.luxurioussimple2.Furtherunderstanding:

Para5-13acharactersketchcharactertraits(values)thedetailsthatrevealthosetraits2.1CharacterTraitseasy-goingfriendlyfrugalneverflashyneverthrowhisweightaroundnotself-importantcarryonlikeplainfolksandnospecialtreatments.2.2SamWalton’slifestory:

inthechurchHedoesn'thaveasetplaceinthechurch.教堂中沒有預定的座位，和普通人坐在一起。Atachurchsupper,heandhiswifewereinbackwashingdishes.教堂舉行晚餐會，他和太太在后面洗盤子。2.3SamWalton’slifestory:

inthebarbershop1.For19years,heusedthesamebarber.

19年來只使用一個理發師。

2.Oneday,heforgottobringhismoney.

有一天理發竟然忘了帶錢。Tasktwo-fillintheblanksCharacterTraitsDetailsfreeofself-importancefriendlyandeasy-goingwaitsinlinelikeeveryoneelsetobuyshellsatthelocalWal-MarthasnoreservedseatinchurchaskshisemployeestocallhimbyhisfirstnameCharacterTraitsDetails

neverflashyhardworkingsteersclearofreporters,dreamers,andschemersmanagestokeephimselfoffthefrontpageattendssalesmeetings,theexecutivepeprallygeneroussetupacollegescholarshipfundandadisasterrelieffund3.Furtherunderstanding:Para14-22Discussion1.What'stheWal-Martwayoflife?2.What'sSamWalton’sdevotiontoWal-MartTeam?3.WhataboutWal-MartCultureinyouropinion?TextAnalysis:

3.1TheWal-MartwayoflifeWAL-MARTCheerGivemeaW!

GivemeanA!

GivemeanL!

GivemeaSquiggly!

GivemeanM!

GivemeanA!

GivemeanR!

GivemeaT!

What'sthatspell?

Wal-Mart!

Who'snumberone?

TheCustomer!Always!3.2TheWal-MartwayoflifeTheWal-Martwayoflife:loyalty→忠誠hardwork→勤勉longhours→加班加點newideasfrombottom→集思廣義Japanese-style→日本式的管理treathispeoplewell→善待員工cutpricestothebone→降低價格，減少利潤3.3SamWalton’sdevotiontoWal-MartTeam.

onhismind

rewardsuccessandhardworkAdisasterrelieffundAtennisgameAscholarshipfundHisstoresandhispeople3.4Wal-MartCulture

Servicetoourcustomers服務顧客Respectfortheindividual尊重個人Strivingforexcellence

追求卓越

"AllAssociatesworkforthecustomerswhobuyourmerchandise.Infact,thecustomerscanfireeverybodyinourCompany.Andtheycandoitbysimplyspendingtheirmoneysomewhereelse.Thegreatestmeasureofoursuccessishowwellwepleasethecustomer,'OurBoss'.Let'sallsupportAggressiveHospitalityandhaveourcustomersleave100%satisfiedeveryday”

SamWalton

4.Difficultsentenceanalysis.Paraphrase:Thehousewasnice,butnotluxurious.Maybeheisintelligent,veryintelligent,butheisnoEinstein.也許他聰明,非常聰明,但他不是天才。Youmaydanceinyourunderwearinfrontofthemirror,butyouarenoMadonna.你也許可以穿著內衣在鏡子前跳舞，但你成不了麥當娜。Line10Itwasnice,butnopalace

Line14

OnlyinAmericacanabillionairecarryonlikeplainfolks…Paraphrase:ItisonlyinAmericathatabillionairecanliveinthesamewayasordinarypeople…翻譯：只有在美國，一個億萬富翁才能像普通百姓一樣，安穩地過著普普通通的日子。Only+強調部分+倒裝結構1)OnlyinthiswaycanwelearnEnglishwell.2)OnlythendidPeterrealizethathestillhadn’tphonedhismother.Exercises:UsingonlytorewritethesetwosentencesIdidn’trealizethevalueofmyparents’adviceuntilImyselfbecameamother.2.Marywasunabletocompletethereportbythedeadlineexceptbyworkingateveningsandweekends.WordstoDrillSteerclearofQualifyOptionCultivateDeserveRemoteGetawaywithByallaccountsBlendReserveHeadlineQuizontheFocusedWordsRemotea.Farawayintimeorspace

aremoteregion/village/farmhouse/mountains偏僻的地區/村子/農舍/山區inahouseremotefromanytownorvillageintheremotepast/future在遙遠的過去/未來remotecontrol遙控炸彈是遙控引爆的。Thebombwasexplodedbyremotecontrol.BacktothetextGetawaywith

dowithoutbeingcaughtIfyoucheatintheexamyou’llnevergetawaywithit.如果你考試作弊，就一定會受到懲罰。小孩打破了窗戶沒被逮著。Theboygotawaywithbreakingthewindow.Nobodygetsawaywithinsultinghimlikethat.那樣侮辱他沒有好下場/吃不了兜著走。Theyclaimedthattheyknewhowtostealthecodeandgetawaywithit.他們聲稱他們知道如何偷取密碼不被發現。BacktothetextBy/fromallaccounts

Mr.Smith,byallaccounts,isaprofessorpopularamongstudents\asuperbteacher.人人都說，史密斯教授很受學生歡迎/很棒的老師。我沒去過那兒，但人人都說那是個好地方。I’veneverbeentherebutitis,byallaccounts,alovelyplace.據說《飄》是本值得讀的書。GonewiththeWind,byallaccounts,isabookworthreading.byone’sownaccount

據某人自己所說Backtothetextmoreonaccountof

因為；由于Wedelayedourdepartureonaccountofthebadweather.因為天氣原因我們推遲了行程。

onsb.’saccount

為了某人的緣故Don’tchangeyourplansonmyaccount.不要因為我改變你的計劃。onnoaccount/notonanyaccount

決不可以Don’tleaveyourbabyaloneathomeonanyaccount.不管怎樣也不可以把小孩單獨留在家。BacktothetextBlendv.

mixtogetherthoroughlyAsanewly-appointedmanager,hewasnotsurewhetherhecouldblendin.作為新任命的經理，他不確定是否能協調好海天儼然一色Theseaandtheskyseemedtoblendintoeachother.這個新辦公樓與周圍環境不配Thenewofficebuildingdoesn’tblendinwithitssurroundings.Thepainterblendedinwiththecrowdattheartsale.在畫展上，畫家與人們融在一起Thosecottagesblendperfectlywiththelandscape這些村舍與景色渾然一體BacktothetextIfsb.blendsintoaparticulargrouporsituation,ofiftheyblendin,theyseemtobelongthereorarenotnoticeable,becausetheirbehaviorissimilartothatoftheotherpeopleinvolved.reservev.這些座位是為特別嘉賓留的。Theseseatsarereservedforspecialguests.這個歌手很受歡迎，你最好預定演出票。Thesingerisverypopular.You’dbetterreserveticketsforhisshow.我想以布萊克名字預訂一張六人的桌子。I’dliketoreserveatableforsixinthenameofMr.Black.Collocation:Reserve…for…Makeareservationfor…BacktothetextHead＋lines＝headlinesHeadacheHead-hunterHeadmanHeadmasterHeadlightHeadphonesHeadquarters

頭痛收集敵人首級作為戰利品的部落人；獵頭公司首領；酋長中小學校長車前燈，頭燈（頭戴式）耳機總部BacktothetextSteerclearof

keepawayfromIprefertosteerclearoftownduringtherush-hour.我情愿高峰時間遠離市區。盡量避免麻煩。Trytosteerclearoftrouble.Childrenaretoldtosteerclearofstrangers.人們告訴孩子避開陌生人。BacktothetextQualifyv.

qualifyas…

qualify…for…

qualify…todo

Hequalifiedasadoctorlastyear.他去年獲得了醫生的資格。Thetrainingcoursewillqualifyyouforabetterjob.本培訓課程將使你能勝任更好的工作。Yourpassportqualifiesyoutoreceivefreemedicaltreatment.你的護照使你可以得到免費醫療。贏了這場比賽我們隊就能進半決賽。Thesuccessofthismatchqualifiedourteamforthesemi-final.BacktothetextmoreHeiswellqualifiedforthejob.aqualifieddoctorAheartconditiondisqualifiedhimformilitaryservice.心臟病使他不符合服兵役的條件。Hewasdisqualifiedfromthecompetitionforusingdrugs.他因使用違禁藥被取消比賽資格。

qualified

adj.

qualification

n.資格，資歷；學位，文憑，證書disqualify

vi/t淘汰BacktothetextOptionn.

Thefreedomtochoosewhatyoudo;sththatyoucanchoosetohaveordo

Ihavelittleoptioninthismatter.在這個問題上我沒什么選擇。Hediditbecausehehadnootheroption.沒有其他選擇,他只能做了那件事。Hehastheoptionofenteringgraduateschoolorstartingherprofessionalcareer.他可以選擇上研究生或者開始職業生涯。Optionala.thatmaybechosenornot,asonewishesOptionalcourses選修課程Backtothetextmore比較choice－alternative－option

Thedecisiontoleavehomehasbeenadifficultchoiceformetomake.離開家對我來說一直是個難做的決定.Thereisavegetarianalternativeonthemenueveryday.每天的菜單上另有素食餐點.Medicalevidences