Arichandfulllife.ppt

A rich and full life 湖南省衡阳市铁一中学 廖 叁 21st Century 21st Century For Junior 2 Is your parent a successful player on the stock market (股市) ? Do you know who he is ? He is Warren Buffett, who is the world’s new richest billionaire. Pre-reading If you were the young Buffett, how would you have tried to make money? Studying investment Collecting and sellling rubbish Selling newspapers While reading Read the article and finish the following tasks. Task one: choose the best answers. 2. What does the story say shows Buffet had a talent for business? A He says he sold soda pop door-to-door B. He says he sold newspapers and rented out pinball machines to barber shops C. He says he worked as a rent collector. D. All of above. 1. Which of the following is NOT true? A. The youngest billionaire is Mark Zuckerberg. B. Li Ka-shing is 11th on the list. C. Bill Gates wasn’t a former wealthiest man. D. Buffett is the world’s richest man 3. What does the article say led to successes on the market? A. His love for Coca-Cola and burgers. The fact he bought his first shares at the age of 11 and earned just 5 dollars. C. He wears old clothes. D. He is a long-time friend of Bill Gates. 4. What does Gates think of Buffett? He is a normal man. He is very rich, but will not help the poor. He is a careful man. He seldom gives money to charities. Task two: Find information from the story to complete the chart. 11 8 Buffet’s life, according to the story Age From the chart, we can tell that the story says Buffett__________. Post-reading Activity 1. Can you learn anything from Buffett? Activity 2. If you had a billion dollars, what would you do with it and why? Notes 1. He lives in the same house he bought for $31,000 50 years ago. 红色部分为定语从句，修饰先行词house. 指人和物时，可用that 引导。当that 担任从句的宾语时可以省略。 如, 我喜欢我能跟着跳舞的音乐。 I like the music (that) I can dance to. 2. Forbes Magazine (福布斯)》杂志. 它是全球著名的出 版及媒体集团，福布斯集团(Forbes Inc.)首开美国商业新闻的先河。它成立于1917年，距今已有87年的历史。其旗舰刊物《Forbes(福布斯)》杂志，是美国最早的大型商业杂志，也是全球最为著名