Unit_1_Big_Bucks_the_Easy_way.ppt

Unit one Big Bucks the Easy Way 3.Please talk about the advantages and disadvantages of doing part-time jobs for college students with your partner. (3 minutes) Minimum Wage The minimum wage is the smallest amount of money per hour that an employer may legally pay a worker. It is fixed by law, agreement, or other means. In the United States, minimum wage laws are made by the federal government and state and municipal governments. The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, established a minimum wage of 25 cents an hour. By 1991, the minimum wage reached $ 4.25 an hour. And by Sept. 1997, it had reached $ 5.15. IV. Language points A. the explanation of the active words B. the explanation of the difficult sentences 1.leisurely . a. unhurried 从容的,慢慢的 e.g. To our Surprise, one of the workers was working at a leisurely pace. Translation: Sue ran out of the room in tears, （她的丈夫迈着悠闲的步伐跟在后面） ____________________________________________. Note : 有的-ly结尾的词不是副词，而是形容词，常见的有：friendly, lovely, lonely, likely, ugly, deadly, cowardly, silly, comradely, brotherly, earthly, scholarly 等。 2. 有的-ly结尾的词既是副词又是形容词，常见的有：daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, early, manly, cleanly, deadly 等。 2 .pain. vt. cause pain to e.g. It pains me to see you living in such wretched conditions. The father is pained by his son’s bad conduct at school. Pattern: It pains sb. to… It pains sb. that… 3. delivery n. delivering (of letters, goods, etc.) e.g. We expect to take delivery of our new car this week. Translation: 你们送货还收费吗？ Do you charge for delivery? Useful Collocations: accept delivery 收货 make a delivery 送货 take delivery of … 提货 special /express delivery 特快专递 prompt delivery 迅速交货 on delivery 交货时 delivery to sb./a place 送货到某地 4 . inquire v. ask Collocations: inquire about sb. / sth.打听某人 / 某事 inquire after sb问候某人 inquire into sth.调查某事 5. pull up: vt. (cause to) come to a stop Collocations: pull in （火车）进站, （船）靠岸 pull out （火车）出站 pull over（车）停（路边） Pull in