使自己保持做某事的动力 想象做某事 讲英语和 … 一样流利 是时候该做某事了 即使 从事 越 … 就越 … 处于 … 的状态 提高对 … 的兴趣 抓住机会做某事 推迟（做）某事 keep oneself motivated doing imagine doing speak English as fluently as… It is time for sth. / to do sth. even if / even though work on sth. The+ 比较级 + 主谓, the+ 比较级 + 主谓, in a / an … situation increase one’s interest in take every opportunity to do put off (doing) sth. / put it off

处于消失的危险中 分裂（成 …) 各种各样的 某人不可能做某事 还击 认识到 … 的重要性 ( 某人 ) 掌管，控制 锻炼身体，计算出， 解决，制定 ( 计划 ) be in danger of disappearing break up (into…) different varieties of a variety of It is impossible for sb. to do fight back (against …) recognize the importance of Sb. be in control (of sth.) work out

A Material World Warm-up & Reading

Warm-up Which words can go with money ? money need earn collect lend make borrow spend save

Warm-up Listen and match: EX BCA D Word to explain: earn a good salary be out of work give money to charity

Objectives By the end of this lesson, you’ll be able to: find the main idea & specific information of a text through reading; voice your opinion about money and happiness.

比尔. 盖茨沃伦. 巴菲特卡洛斯斯利姆劳伦斯埃里森 卡尔. 阿尔 布雷希特 英格瓦坎普拉 穆克什. 安巴尼 拉克. 希 米塔尔 西奥. 阿尔 布雷希特 阿曼. 西奥 奥特加 Before you start What ’s your impression of these people ?

Before you start Please use your imagination What kind of life do they live? Do they have any worries ? Would you like to be a millionaire ? Why ? Do you believe everyone wants to be a millionaire?

Charles Gray Charles Gray is a real person from the USA. Years ago he was a university professor and a millionaire.However, he grew disillusioned with( 对 … 感到失望 ) the wealthy and comfortable lifestyle he was leading and started to give all his money away.

Read to learn This text is about an ex-millionaire who was pleased to give the lifestyle of a rich man.

dormitory dormitory building wood stove furniture Words to learn

Read to learn EX.2 T or F or NI in search of happiness F NI T T NI F

Ex-millionaire Charles Gray (1) 16 years ago: He ________ a college professor, he _____ a huge six-bedroom house and $ 2 millions. Today: He ________ in a small dormitory room with ___________furniture. He ___ ___ _____ ______ with a few fruit trees. He _______ some vegetables and a few flowers. He ________ clothes and other things from charity shops. washad lives second-hand has a small garden grows gets Read and complete

Ex-millionaire Charles Gray(2) His attitude to the change: He __________ it. He ____ ______ ___ ____ ___ the lifestyles of a rich man. He ____ ______ ____ being a person who had _________ in a world where _________ people had _________. He ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ all his money to charities. He ______ ______ that there were ____ ____ ____ hungry people in the world. He decided to _______ _______ and discovered that having only a little money _______ ______ _ ________. appreciates was pleased to give up was tired of everythingmany nothing made the choice to give away was awarea lot of drop out makes you free Read and complete

Read & find 决心 空想 完成目标 关心 确保 不理睬，背弃 乐意 放弃 对厌烦了 捐赠，泄密 没迹象表明 be determined to do dream up achieve one’s goal be concerned about make sure that …. turn one’s back on be pleased to do sth. give up be tired of give away There are no signs that... of…

Read & find earn a lot of money /make much money drop out go back to … no way 意识到 挣很多钱 退出，辍学 回到 决不 that… of sth. be aware

1. be determined to do 2. achieve their goals 3. be concerned about 4. turn one’s back on 5. be tired of 6. give away 7. drop out 8. dream up a. give sb. sth. b. leave a lifestyle c. be worried about d. to decide e. get what they want f. have enough of sth g. pay no attention h. think of an idea decgfabhdecgfabh Find & match

1. You will have to practice a lot before you _________________ of winning the game. 2. She likes being herself and has never _______________________what other people think of her. 3. He has ______________working on numbers and wants to change his job. 4. Some poor girls _____________ of school because their families could not afford the expense. Fill in the blanks with the new phrases. achieve your goal been concerned about got tired of dropped out of Vocabulary

5. I want to ______________my winter clothes to the charities. 6. The students _________________ make greater progress next term. 7. He has always been kind to me. I can’t just _________________him when he is in trouble. 8. He was continually _______________ new plans to enlarge the business. give away are determined to turn my back on dreaming up Fill in the blanks with the new phrases. Vocabulary

Voice your opinion. How do you understand the sayings about money? 1. Money talks. 2. Money is not everything. 3. Money doesn’t grow on trees 4. Money makes the mare go. Extension

What is more important than money ? Discussion Money is the root of all evil. 金钱乃万恶之源。 love, happiness, friendship, life, time, youth

Homework 1.Read the text and memorize the new words. 2. Recite paragraph Do extra reading in the papers.