沃尔玛(Wal-Mart)是由美国零售业的传奇色彩人物山姆沃.pptVIP

On the run On the run: continously active and moving about; try to avoid being captured. Eg: I have been on the run all day and I am exhausted. He is on the run from the public. Unit two values The Richest Man In American Down Home Teaching Procedure Part 1 Background information Part 2 warm-up Part 3 Text Organization Part 4 global reading Part 5 Language Study The discount king: Sam Moore Walton Sam not only makes you dream big but inspires you to follow your dreams How much do you know about Wal-Mart? 沃尔玛（Wal-Mart）是由美国零售业的传奇色彩人物山姆沃尔顿创建的。1951年，农民出身的山姆沃尔顿在美国中西部本顿威尔小镇盘下第一家杂货店，至1960年已在本顿威尔小镇周围地区开设了15家商店，年营业总额达到140万美元。当时正值折扣店连锁经营理念在美国零售业萌芽发展，山姆沃尔顿经过两年时间的考察调研，毅然从杂货店转向百货业，于1962年在阿肯色州罗杰斯城开办了第一家名为“Wal-Mart”（沃尔玛）百货商店，并打出了“售价最低”“保证满意”的企业经营理念和对顾客的承诺。 ? 从此以后，沃尔玛不断开店扩张，1990年成为美国第一大零售商。1991年沃尔玛在墨西哥城开业，开始进入海外市场后、先后进入波多黎各、加拿大、阿根廷、巴西、中国、德国、韩国和英国市场，经过短短的10年，2001年的年销售总额达2198.1亿美元，一跃成为世界最大的零售商和世界最大的企业。 ? 沃尔玛于1996年进入中国市场，至2005年底已在中国开设了52家大型连锁超市。 Warm-up activity Form groups of three or four to discuss the richest people you have known and tell each other what values these people hold dear. Possible answer for you: Great people are bright, creative and energetic, and share the following values: ?Integrity and honesty ?Passion for customers, partners, and technology ?Open and respectful with others and dedicated to making them better ?Willingness to take on big challenges and see them through Self critical, questioning and committed to personal excellence and self improvement ?Accountable for commitments, results, and quality to customers, shareholders, partners and employees. ? Invitation letters how to write formal invitations? see page 61 An informal invitation letter: Dear lucy, Trent and I are planning a dinner party on Saturday, June 14, at seven-thirty. We’d very much like to have you come. Such a long time has passed since we’ve all been together! Please let us know if you will be able to join us.