Lesson1AMaterialWorldBytheendofthislesson,youwillbeabletodescribeamillionaire’slifeinthepastandnow.identifyhisopinionofmoneyandhappiness.usehisopiniontopersuadeotherstogethappinessbygivingawaymoneytocharities.ObjectivesWhatdoyouknowaboutGrandet?

葛朗臺(tái)greedygenerouscruelkindMoneyiseverythingtoMr.Grandet.Heisconcernedaboutnothingbutgold.Hewantsgoldsobadlythathedreamsupmanywaysofgettingit.Heisdeterminedtokeepeverypennytohimselfandnevergivesawayanymoney.Noonecanchangehismind.Heisnotpleasedwithhislife.Heseldomsmiles.Theonlyenjoyablethingforhimistocountgoldcoins.Onlythendoeshefeelshappy.Canyouguessthemeaningofthewordsinred?vocabularyrevisionbeconcernedaboutdreamupbedeterminedtogiveawaybepleasedwith…enjoyablegreedybeworriedabouthasastrongwilltodobesatisfiedwith…h(huán)appyandpleasantimagine,invent,thinkofgivesb.sthwithoutaskingformoney.notgenerousprediction“WhowantstobeaMillionaire?Idon’t,”

saysCharlesGray,anex-millionaire.Doeshewanttobeamillionaire.Whyorwhynot?Ishearichman?Whowantstobeamillionaire?Idon’t,”saysCharlesGrayHedoesn’twanttobeamillionaire,becausehewasawarethereweremanyhungrypeopleandhewastiredofbeingapersonwhohadeverythinginaworldwheremanypeoplehadnothing.Hehasdiscoveredthathavingalittlemoneymakesyoufeelfree.Hefeelsmuchhappiernow.know;realizebetiredof1.nolongerinterested;2.haveaneedforrestParagraph1:Somearedeterminedtobeamillionaire.Paragraph2:Othersdon’t

wanttobeamillionaire.Paragraph3:CharlesGray’slife:inthepastandnowturntheirbacksontheirmillionsReadingforthemainideaofeachparagraph.turnone’sbackonsb.

A.paynoattentiontosb.orsth.

B.refusetohelp"Iwon'teverforgivemyolderbrother--heturnedhisbackonmeandrefusedtolendmeanymoneywhenIlostmyjob.Someturntheirbackontheirmillions.

ABParagraph4:Charles

enjoysthechangeofhislife.Paragraph5:Charleshas

givenawayallhismoney.Paragraph6:CharlesfeelshappierwithalittlemoneyReadingforthemainideaofeachparagraph.appreciate/bepleased

gobacktobeingrich?Noway!feellikeFatherChristmas

contrast:lifeinthepastandnow16yearsagonowhouseahugesix-bedroomhouse

money$2millionfeelinggiveawaymoneyto…$2thousandbuythingsincharityshops

asmalldormitoryroom;second-handfurnitureasmallgarden;afewtrees,flowers,growvegetableswasconcernedwastiredof…decidedtodropoutappreciate/pleased/happier/feellikeFatherChristmasfeelfreeCharityshopsareshopsthatsellsecond-handthingswhichpeopledon’twantoraretiredof,e.g.clothes,shoes,toys,furniture.Theprofitsgotocharity.

dropoutCharlesGraydecidedtodropoutfrombeingamillionaire.A.quitschoolbeforegraduation

B.quitfromagroup;stoptakingpartfurtherbackgroundknowledge

aboutthetextCharlesGrayisarealpersonfromtheUSA.AngusDeaytonisafamousBritishwriter,actorandTVpresenter.Rememberingamanforwhomlivingsimplywaslivingwell.

23-JULY-2006Graylivedonlessthan$100amonthfor20years.Hebelievedthatwouldbeeconomicallyfairandenvironmentallysustainable.WEB=theworld

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summaryofthepassageCharlesGrayusedtobeamillionaire.16yearsago,hewasawarethatthereweremanyhungrypeopleintheworld.Hewastiredofbeingapersonwhohadeverythinginaworldwheremanypeoplehadnothing.Hedecidedtodropout.HegaveawayallhismoneytocharitiesandtolocalpeoplelikeFatherChristmas.Thenhefeltfreeandhappywithlittlemoney.Hewouldnevergobacktobeingrich.1>Pairwork:Prepareatleast3questionsaboutCharles.2>Groupwork:OnestudentactsasthereporteraskingQs.TheotherthreeactasCharlesinturnansweringtheQs.AnInterviewoftheEx-millonairePost-reading:Mr.Grandetisalwaysupset.SupposeyouareCharlesGray,pleasegivehimsomeadviceonhowtobehappy.somekeywords:hardworking;happy;free;greedydropout;giveaway;beaware;bedeterminedtohappiness;value;love;charitymoney&happinessMakeCharityOurHabit.1person+1dollar/yuan+1month=1bigfamilyDeepinmyheart,Isensedtheurgetoact,todosomethingmore…Thisisamaterialworld,butmoneyisnoteverything.

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