大一U2 group discussion and exercise.ppt

Group discussion in p55 In small group，discuss the following 1. It was reported that Bill Gates, one of the world’s richest men, announced not long ago that he would donate almost all his money to charity and leave only a tiny fraction of his fortune to his children. How does the news strike you? 2. what do you think is the most important thing in life? Health, wealth, or whatever? Explain and give a report within 6 mins. donation donate * The hospital receives a good deal of money in donations. 他们对慈善事业慷慨捐助。 They made a generous donation to charity. Collocation: a blood donation 献血 make/give a donation 捐赠 promise a donation 允诺捐助 S R _ Culture Notes 1 Forbes Forbes is an American business magazine. It is noted for its lists of the richest men and women in business. S R _ Culture Notes 1 Samuel Moore Walton Life time March 29, 1918~April 5, 1992 Identity founder of the American retailer Wal-Mart The first Wal-Mart opened on July 2, 1962 in?Arkansas Pioneering practice and recipes for success 1) The shelves were consistently stocked with a wide range of goods at low prices 2) The store stayed open later than most other stores. 3) He practiced discount merchandising to pass on savings to his customers and drive up his sales volume. Exercise in p41 Vocabulary 1) abrupt 2) emotional 3) bless 4) wear and tear 5) dated 6）consequences 7）seemingly 8) in contrast to 9) Curiosity 10) genuine 11) primarily 12) sentiments 2. 1) When you are confronted with more than one problem, try to solve the easiest one first. 2) Water is vital to the existence of all forms of life. 3) There is still some confusion among the students about what to do after class to follow up on the subject. 4) As a person of simple living habits, he needs nothing more than a job and an apartment to be happy. 5) It tickled him to think that she’d come to as his advice. 3. 1) a lingering, fabricating, sentiments 2) fill ou