《大学英语》课程教学资源（第二册课件，英文版）Unit 2 Values

Unit 2 values

Unit 2 Values

Pre-Reading Tasks 1. Answer the following questions What happened to abraham Lincoln one day? How is the story related to the theme of the unit-values?

Pre-Reading Tasks  1. Answer the following questions :  What happened to Abraham Lincoln one day?  How is the story related to the theme of the unit – values?

While-Reading t 1. The text can be divided into three parts Between each part, there is a blank line w Names mentioned in the text Jamie Beaulieu, waiter at Sam Walton's birthday party Jonnie Baker, night manager at the local Wal-Mart o Richard Hoback, Mayor of Bentonville, Arkansas e Gordon Garlington, pastor of the local church e John marshall. local barber Jim Von Gremp, corporate affairs director e Ferold F. Arend, retired president of Wal-Mart e Jim Hendren, company lawyer

While-Reading  1. The text can be divided into three parts. Between each part, there is a blank line.  Names mentioned in the text:  Jamie Beaulieu, waiter at Sam Walton’s birthday party  Jonnie Baker, night manager at the local Wal-Mart  Richard Hoback, Mayor of Bentonville, Arkansas  Gordon Garlington, pastor of the local church  John Marshall, local barber  Jim Von Gremp, corporate affairs director  Ferold F. Arend, retired president of Wal-Mart  Jim Hendren, company lawyer

Text Analysis The text begins with an anecdote: how waiter Jamie Beaulieu had anticipated a lavish mansion at the Waltons, only to find an ordinary-looking household. This kind of beginning lures readers to to on. There are other anecdotes, like how Sam Walton forgot his wallet and insisted on fetching it to pay the local barber, and how he lost 4 straight games after a Wal-Mart exployee asned him a question about price

Text Analysis  The text begins with an anecdote: how waiter Jamie Beaulieu had anticipated a lavish mansion at the Waltons, only to find an ordinary-looking household. This kind of beginning lures readers to to on. There are other anecdotes, like how Sam Walton forgot his wallet and insisted on fetching it to pay the local barber, and how he lost 4 straight games after a Wal-Mart exployee asned him a question about price

Text Analysis Sam Walton is a folksy guy, of which a lot of examples are given, examples of how generous an employer he is are also plentiful a Jamie Beaulieu's anticipation and the reality he later found out form a contrast. it reveals Sam Wolton's down-home characteristics When retired company president Ferold F Arend compared Sam Walton with his prevous employer, we appreciate further Sam Waltons generosity

Text Analysis  Sam Walton is a folksy guy, of which a lot of examples are given, examples of how generous an employer he is are also plentiful.  Jamie Beaulieu’s anticipation and the reality he later found out form a contrast. It reveals Sam Wolton’s down-home characteristics. When retired company president Ferold F. Arend compared Sam Walton with his previous employer, we appreciate further Sam Walton’s generosity

Language Points 1. Remote: far away in space or thime Examples: The supply of electricity to remote mountainous villages is one of the local development projects in Yunnan province 2. Discount: amount of money which may be taken off the full price Examples: Traditional retailers who've opened cyberstores may offer special discounts to online shoppers

Language Points  1. Remote: far away in space or thime  Examples: The supply of electricity to remote mountainous villages is one of the local development projects in Yunnan province.  2. Discount: amount of money which may be taken off the full price  Examples: Traditional retailers who’ve opened cyberstores may offer special discounts to online shoppers

Language Points 3. Only: In writing and formal speech, you can put"only " at the beginning of a sentence, followed by the word, word group, or clause it modifies, and then you put an auxiliary or be followed by the subject of the main clause . Examples: Only here was it safe to prepare and handle hot drinks

Language Points  3. Only: In writing and formal speech, you can put “only” at the beginning of a sentence, followed by the word, word group, or clause it modifies, and then you put an auxiliary or “be” followed by the subject of the main clause.  Examples: Only here was it safe to prepare and handle hot drinks

Language Points #4. Carry on behave or conduct oneself in a specific way EXample: There is nothing unusual about them. They carry on just like everybody else 5. Folk: people in general (you can refer to people as folk or folks EXample: they got married and had kids and lived like other folks

Language Points  4. Carry on: behave or conduct oneself in a specific way  Example: There is nothing unusual about them. They carry on just like everybody else.  5. Folk: people in general (you can refer to people as folk or folks)  Example: they got married and had kids and lived like other folks

Language Points #6. Get away with: do sth Wrong or risky without being caught or punished EXample: They claimed that they knew how to play the system and get away with it 7. Bird dogs: dog which hunts birds 8. Local: of or for a particular place e Example: The plane was to take off at 6 a m and land at 7 a. m. local time

Language Points  6. Get away with: do sth. Wrong or risky without being caught or punished  Example: They claimed that they knew how to play the system and get away with it.  7. Bird dogs: dog which hunts birds  8. Local: of or for a particular place  Example: The plane was to take off at 6 a.m. and land at 7 a.m. local time

Language Points +9. Treatment: the way you deal with sb Or behave towards them (followed by of Example: Like everyone else, I resent his cruel treatment of his old father 10. Cheerful: (of sb. happy in a lively, energetic way.(of sth )make you happy Example: they are both very cheerful in spite of their colds

Language Points  9. Treatment: the way you deal with sb. Or behave towards them (followed by of)  Example: Like everyone else, I resent his cruel treatment of his old father.  10. Cheerful: (of sb.) happy in a lively, energetic way. (of sth.) make you happy  Example: they are both very cheerful in spite of their colds