Bài giảng môn Tiếng Anh - Unit 8: Life stories

Welcome to our classCOMPETITORSHAREHOLDERDIVIDENDSHARECOMPANYAnother company which sells the same products and services as you. 2. Owner of shares in a business company.3. A part of a company’s profit paid to shareholders, usually once or twice a year.4. A part of the capital of a company.5. A group of people united for business or commercial purposes.Who is he?UNIT 8 LIFE STORIES8.2 Making moneyD. readingBring upMilitary schoolReal estateIncome taxSkyscraperFortuneVocabulary:	 	 To bring up: Gọi ra mặt trận Military school: Trường quân sự Real estate: Bất động sản Income tax: Thuế thu nhập	 Skyscraper: Nhà chọc trời Fortune: Sự giàu có, của cải, cơ đồ To make one’s fortune: Phát đạt, phát tài	 Prince Alwaleed was  in Beirut before returning to Saudi Arabia to attend ... brought upmilitary school He made his first  in the eighties investing in  in Saudi Arabia.fortunereal estateBy 1988 he was worth over $1billion. Luckily for him there is no  in Saudi Arabia!income taxHis latest project is to build the highest  in RiyadhskyscraperPRINCE ALWALEED BIN TALALPrince Alwaleed is a member of Royal family. He is also chairman of Kingdom holdings. This company has investments all over the world, totaling over $15 billion. It is a major shareholder in Disneyland Paris, where it hold a 25% stake. It also owns the Four Seasons hotel group, has 25% shareholding in Citicorp, owns 5% of Apple Computers, and in addition has stakes in many other companies such as TWA, Netscape, Daewoo, and Motorola. Prince Alwaleed is one of the most successful investors in the world. Chairman of his first company at the age of fourteen, Prince Alwaleed was brought up in Beirut before returning Saudi Arabia to attend military School. He studied at university in San Francisco and got his Masters from Syracuse University. He made his first fortune in the eighties investing in real estate in Saudi Arabia. He also worked as a local partner for Korean companies in the country. By 1988 he was worth over $1 billion. Luckily for him there in no income tax in Saudi Arabia!In 1991 he made the best investment of his life. He bought shares for $890 million in Citicorp, America’s largest bank at that time. That stake is now worth $5.5 billion. His latest project is to build the highest skyscraper in Riyadh. Riyadh is continuing to grow as the commercial capital of Saudi Arabia, and it looks as if the $350 m Kingdom Centre will be yet another profitable investment.TASK 1Choose the best answer to these questions.1. Kingdom Holdings a. is a subsidiary of Citicorp. b. has a stake in Citicorp. c. borrows money at 5 % from Citicorp.2. When he was fourteen he a. studied in San Francisco. b. ran his first company. c. bought shares in Disneyland Paris.3. In the eighties he a. invested in property in Saudi Arabia. b. worked in Korea. c. lost over $1 billion.4. His stake in Citicorp a. is worth $890 million. b. has increased by $890 million. c. cost $890 million.5. Kingdom Holdings.. a. owns a quarter of the shares in Disneyland Paris b. has a small stake in Disneyland Paris. c. is majority shareholder in Disneyland Paris. √ √ √ √ √ TASK 2Find these number in the text. What do they refer to?Look at these numbers carefullyFive14Twenty- fiveNineteen ninety- oneEight hundred and ninety millionOne billionFive point five billionThree hundred and fifty millionFind these number in the text. What do they refer to?Lucky number1752463891011Find this number in the text. What does it refer to?a. fivePrince Alwaleed’s percentage shareholding in Citicorp and Apple computersWhat he was worth in dollars by 1988Find this number in the text. What does it refer to?f. 1 billionYou're luckyFind this number in the text. What does it refer to?B. 14 His age when he ran his first companyFind this number in the text. What does it refer to?g. 5.5 billionWhat his stake in Citicorp is worth nowYou're luckyFind this number in the text. What does it refer to?d. nineteen ninety- oneThe year he bought his shares in Citicorp. Find this number in the text. What does it refer to?c. twenty- fiveHis stake in Disneyland Paris Find this number in the text. What does it refer to?h. 350 millionThe amount of his investment in the Kingdom CentreFind this number in the text. What does it refer to?e. 890 millionThe price he paid in dollars for the Citicorp sharesLucky numberCongratulations!Summarize the article using the suggested words Chairman investments 25% stake 5% shareholding investor run study real estate $1 billion $890 million $5.5 billion latest projectKingdom centreHOMEWORKLearn by heart new words.Practice retelling the passage Do exercises part B in your workbook.Thank you for your attention!