episode 3 Philanthropy
- learning how to constrast two things
- looking at tag questions
philanthropy >help people voluntarily
Oseola McCarty
1.unlikely benefactor/ stunned/ academic world
Oseola is unlikely benefactor, so she stunned the academic world.
benefactor >後援者
stun >衝撃を与える
2.tucked away/ $250,000
McCarty tucked away $250,000.
tuck away >put away little by little
put away >蓄える
do laundry
3.fund/ scholarship/ help black high school students/ college
McCarty funded scholarship to help black high school students to go to college.
4.local businesses/ pledge/ scholarship fund
Directions
Talk about contrasts.
Direct Contrast: while, whereas
Unexpected Result:
Although, even though, in spite the fact that, despite the fact that: follow [subject + verb]
in spite of, despite, regardless of; follow noun phrase
Justin Lebo is teenager, while Oseola McCarty is an 86-year-pld woman.
Despite Ms. McCarty's tough life, she had a positive attitude toward her life.
having a positive attitude >optimistic
Despite Ms.McCarty's tough life, she was optimistic.
Despite her tough life, she never neglected donating all her money.
Did she save her money for 50 years?; direct question
Directions
Decide if each sentence is a question or coment.
Oseola McCarty saved her money for about 50 years, didn't she?
intonation goes down in the end >comment
She never went to high school, did she?
She doesn't have a children, does she?
The first recipient of her scholarship accepted the money, didn't she?
She's retired, isn't she?
People give more money today than they used to, don't they?
Wealthy philanthropists save a lot of money in Texax, don't they?
