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Lesson 1 A Material World. $ What is money? $ What is the significance of money? $ What is your attitude towards money?. If I had one million~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!. Is money everything?. Money talks. 金钱万能 Money makes the mare go. 有钱能使鬼推磨。. Do you think so?. Right. What money can’t buy?.
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Lesson 1 A Material World
$ What is money? $ What is the significance of money? $ What is your attitude towards money? If I had one million~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!
Money talks. 金钱万能 Money makes the mare go. 有钱能使鬼推磨。 Do you think so?
Right What money can’t buy? love, happiness, friendship, life, time, youth Money is the root of all evil. 金钱乃万恶之源。 Should we be like him?
Pre-reading: Would you like to be a millionaire? Why or why not?
How do people become millionaires? Born into a rich family. Win the lottery(彩票). Marry a rich person. Be a successful businessman. Invent something that everybody wants. Become a sports/ film/ music star.
What can money buy? Money can buy too many things.
● What kind of life do they live? ● Do they have any worries? ● Do they all feel happy?
Charles Gray He looks like a poor man. But he is a famous ex-millionaire.
Charles’ Daily life • a small dormitory • some second-hand furniture • lives an ordinary and simple life
“Who wants to be a Millionaire? I don’t,” says Charles Gray. Why?
Read the article. Decide if the statements below are true (T), false (F) or there is no information (NI). • Charles Gray was a rich • businessman. • He hasn’t got a stove in his dormitory. • He has got a vegetable garden. F NI T
4. Charles gave his money away to poor people. 5. People thought he was drunk when he gave away small bank notes in the street. 6. He was happier when he was rich. T NI F
What are a lot of people determined to do about money? a：Theyways of getting rich. up dream b：They think about all the things they would do once they got rich. enjoyable Some people are . greedy
What are some millionaires determined to do? a：They money when they become millionaires. are concerned about hardworking b：They are still to get all that money and they never lose it. make sure to Other people are too careful with their money.
What’s Charles’ attitude towards his money? Careful Reading
Compare Charles’ life in the past and at present. professor college 2 million huge small second-hand small other charity shops
Post-reading out dropped 1. Some poor girls of school in the past. 2. I want to my second-hand books to some students in poor areas. 3. The students make greater progress next term. 4. We shouldn’t on some beggars in the street. 5. He eating the same food these days. give away are determined to turn our backs is tired of
Discussion 1: From what Charles did and say, what do you think of Charles? He is very kind, merciful and generous.
Discussion 2: People often think that money talks. What do you think of that? Can money bring us everything? No, we do need money in the material world, but sometimes there is something that money can’t bring us. Such as, happiness, kindness, help etc. Money is not everything.
1. turn one’s back on 不理睬; 拒绝 Did you really turn your back on his invitation? 你真的拒绝了他的邀请吗？ turn one’s back to 转身 The teacher turned his back to his students and found a boy making face. 老师转过身,发现一个男孩正在做鬼脸。
2. give away 分发, 出卖, 送给人 He is a man who can give away friends for money. 他是一个能为钱出卖朋友的人。 Look through your old clothes and see if you have anything to give away. 把你的旧衣服翻一翻，看看有没有可以送人的。
3. feel like 想要 I was so angry that I felt like throwing something at him. 我很生气,以至于想用什么东西砸他。 I feel like going to bed, I’m tired.我想上床休息，我累了。
4. drop out 退出 Ten runners started, but three soon dropped out. 开始的时候有十名选手,很快就有三人退出了。
Match the verbs from the text with the correct meanings. • to return • to stop doing something • to change or leave a • lifestyle • d) to give someone • something you don’t • need • to give away • to drop out • to give up • to go back
Discussion Do you think money makes you happy? Are there more important things in life?
Exercises • I don’t think we’ve met before. You’re taking me for ______ • A. some other B. someone else C. other person D. one other • 2. We’ve been looking at house but haven’t found ____ we like yet. A. one B. ones C. it D. them
3. We ask John and Jerry, but ___ of them could offer a satisfactory explanation. A. either B. none C. both D. neither
4. Playing tricks on others is ____ we should never do. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing 5. She doesn’t know anyone here, she has got ____ to talk to. A. anyone B. someone C. everyone D. noone
6. I will never know what was on his mind at the time, nor will ______. A. anyone B. anyone else C. no one D. no one else 7. There’s __ cooking oil in the house. Would you go to the corner and get __? A. little; some B. little; any C. a little; some D. a little ; any
8. Many people have helped with canned food, however, the food bank needs ____ for the poor. A. more B. much C. many D. most
9. Some of the wheat is from Canada. What about _____? A. another B. the other C. others D. the rest
10. --What kind of food would you like to eat? --____ but Japanese. --How about Korean, then? A. Anything B. Something C. Everything D. Nothing
Homework Imagine what was in Charles Gray’s previous home and is in his dormitory, using the vocabulary above to help you.
