雅思学习：Homeless Man in Credit Card Honesty

（单词翻译:单击）

A homeless man in New York has repaid the trust paid in him by a woman who gave him her credit card. Jay Valentine, 32, was standing¹ on a Manhattan street asking for small change when Merrie Harris, 45, lent him her Platinum² AmEx card. Onlookers³ were shocked to see the woman hand it over and walk off. Valentine said he bought deodorant⁴, body wash, a pack of cigarettes and bottled water, all costing about $25. A short time later, he went back to the restaurant where Ms Harris was eating to return the card to her. For his efforts, he was awarded the title of Most Honest Homeless Man in the City. Valentine also received an offer from a New York-based airline to apply to be a flight attendant and $5,000 from an anonymous⁵ Texan.

Ms Harris, an advertising⁶ executive, was also applauded for her act of generosity⁷ and trust. She told reporters she never doubted Mr Valentine would do anything dishonest with her card, saying: "What he did was no surprise to me.” She asked: “Are we only supposed to trust people we know?” Valentine said he never thought about abusing Harris’ trust in him: "I wasn't tempted⁸ at all. She trusted me, and I didn't want to violate that trust," he said. He added: "It sets a good example that people in need – like me - can and should be trusted." What is now in question is the security procedures of the store Valentine shopped in. Staff obviously did not check his signature or look at the photo id on the AmEx card.

WARM-UPS

1. HONESTY: Walk around the class and talk to other students about honesty. Change partners often. Sit with your first partner(s) and share your findings.
2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.

homeless / credit card / small change / lending money / honest / flight attendant / applauded / generosity / trust / doubt / a good example / security / signature

Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.
3. TRUST: What trustworthy things have you done? Complete this table and show it to your partner(s). Change partners and share what you wrote. Change and share again.

Trust with…	Trustworthy act
Parent
Best friend
Teacher
Stranger
Neighbour
Myself

4. DISHONESTY: Students A strongly believe dishonesty is something that will disappear from humans one day; Students B strongly believe the opposite.  Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
5. TRUSTWORTHY: Who’s the most? Rank these and share your rankings with your partner. Put the most trustworthy at the top. Change partners and share your rankings again.

Best friend Teacher Doctor Country leader

Biggest hero Police officer Sales assistant Parent

6. GENEROUS: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word ‘generous’. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.

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