1. Practical English (1): Advanced Instructor: Dr. Yi-Cheng Huang Course Code: A8027230 School of Electrical and Information Time: 13:30-16:20 Date: Dec. 06, 2007

2. Course Description of Today 1. Chapter 1, Unit 4: Big Money — What Does a Million Dollars Buy? 2. Self-Introduction 3. Roll Call

3. Vocabulary: Paragraph 1 and 2 1 quit: resign (if you quit your job, you resign from it); an informal use. 2 realize: to understand, to start to believe something is true 3 cost of living: the cost of the necessities of life, such as food, housing, clothes, transportation, etc. 4 soar: to reach a higher level than usual 5 dense: crowded together

4. Vocabulary: Paragraph 1 and 2 6 supply: a quantity of goods (vs. demand) 7 rent: if you rent something, you regularly pay its owner a sum of money in order to be able to have it and use it yourself. (for rent, for sale) 8 approximate: an approximate number, time or position is close to the correct number, time or position, but is not exact (vs exact) 9 property: land and building, real estate

6. Vocabulary: Paragraph 3 and 4 1 suburb: a residential area outside the centre of a large town or city (vs city centre) 2 complex: a group of buildings designed for a particular purpose, or one large building divided into several smaller area 3 inflation: a rise in prices and lowering of currency’s value 4 necessity: something that you must have in order to live properly or do something.

7. Vocabulary: Paragraph 5 and 6 1 salary: the money that someone is paid each month by their employer (vs. wage) 2 calculation: an act of doing math 3 mortgage: a long-term loan from a bank, for buying property 4 expense: the money that something costs you or that you need to spend in order to do something 5 life expectancy: the average age to which people can expect to live; expectation of life 6 appear: become visible

8. Assignment for Next Week Please Preview Chapter 2, Unit 4 (Big Money: Lottery Winners — Rich, but Happy?) Please Prepare Your 3 Minutes Personal Introduction (in English, of course!)