Lesson 1 A Material World

1. GUIDE: guess the meanings of sayings

Money talks.

Money makes the mare(驴) go.

Money is the root of all evil(罪恶).

Money is not everything, but without money, everything is nothing.

2. THINK: If you get much money, what would you buy?

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3. DICUSS: Is money every thing?

Money can't buy ______________________________________________________

• Money can buy a house, but not___HOME____

• Money can buy a bed , but not _______

• Money can buy a clock, but not_______

• Money can buy a book, but not_________

• Give all your money to me. Let me suffer from the anguish(痛苦) for you

4. PRESENT and COMMENT

Task 1 Listen to the passage and match the main idea with each paragraph

Para1 a. The reason why he changed his life

Para2 b. Different attitudes about money

Para3 c. Enjoying the change

Para4 d. Determined to be a millionaire

Para5 e. Giving away his money

Para6 f. Living conditions

Task 2 Fast reading

Decide if the sentences below are true (T), false (F) or there is no information (NI), if it is false, please correct it.

①Charles Gray was a rich businessman.

②Now he has some new furniture.

③He hasn't got a stove in his dormitory.

④He has got a vegetable garden.

⑤Charles gave his money away to poor people.

⑥People thought he was drunk when he gave away small bank notes in the street.

Task 3 Careful reading: try to get detailed information and fill in the blanks

Contrast(对比): life in the past and now

16 years ago now House Money Feeling