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Unit 2 Values The Richest Man in America, Down Home Class Organization Teaching Objectives The aim of this class is to let the students: Have a general idea of some cultural information, such as dime store, Wal-mart Get to know the folksy lifestyle of the richest person Sam Walton and summarize the values that we should treasure nowadays Learn some new language points and structures Teaching Contents List some rich people you know and discuss what values these people hold dear. nicknamed Superman, Asia’s richest and most influential billionaire once a poor immigrant, got his start selling plastic flowers in Hong Kong in the 1950s He has carried out many charitable causes on philanthropy the president and general manager of Wahaha Group of Hangzhou quotations: 做光明正大的中国人，为中国人创造财富。 Values these people hold dear selfless caring have compassion for human sufferings respect knowledge and value talents Warm-up Questions If you should become the richest man or woman in China, what kind of life do you think you would live? Tips: live an ordinary life just as before; travel around the world; be a philanthropist ; Can you find out synonyms or synonymous phrases for “down home” in the text? Tips: carry on like plain folks; folksy ways; friendly, cheerful, never flashy, never throwing his weight around; not a frontperson; Cultural Information Sam Moore Walton Names in America Wal-Mart Dime store Sam Moore Walton He was born in 1918 in Oklahoma He opened the first Wal-Mart Discount City in Arkansas, in 1962 In 1988, he made it as CEO of the company and by 1985 he became the wealthiest person in the United States Names in America Wal-Mart any of a very large chain of shops in US, selling a wide range of goods at low prices. The first Wal-Mart discount City was opened in 1962 by Sam Walton, went public in 1970, and by 1991 became a multibillion-dollar business and America’s largest retail with 1700 stores. Dime S