1. Step 1. Warming up: A song
Forbes magazine
Oprah）
(美国著名黑人脱口秀主持人)
Queen

2. Step 1. Warming up: A song Buy cover Smiling close name city prepare
Billionaire
I wanna be a billionaire so freaking bad
1)_______all of the things I never had
Uh, I wanna be on the 2)_________of Forbes magazine
3)_________ next to Oprah and the Queen
Oh every time I 4)__________ my eyes
I see my 5)________in shining lights
A different 6)______ every night oh
I swear the world better 8)__________
For when I'm a billionaire
Buy
cover
Smiling
close
name
city
prepare

3. Step 1. Warming up: A song
The song vividly(生动地)describes those who are determined to become rich (a millionaire or even billionaire). They spend half their time dreaming up ways of getting rich, and the rest of their time thinking about all the enjoyable things they would do once they got rich.

4. “Who wants to be a Millionaire? I don’t,” says Charles Gray.
Discussion in groups
Would you like to be a millionaire? Why or why not?
“Who wants to be a Millionaire? I don’t,” says Charles Gray.

5. Step 2
Fast Reading
1. Read and match the main idea with each paragraph
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
Para. 6
people’s determination to be a millionaire
the reason why he changed his life
c. living condition
d. donating his money
e. enjoying the change
f. different attitudes

6. Step3 Read and answer the following questions. Careful Reading
Who was Charles Gray?
2.Why didn’t Charles want to be a rich man?
3. How did he deal with his money?
4.What kind of life does he live now?
Is he happy?

7. Who was Charles Gray?
He was a college professor with a huge six bedroom and 2 million dollars.
2.Why didn’t Charles want to be a rich man?
He was tired of being a person who had everything in a world where many people had nothing.
3. How did he deal with his money?
He gave away all his money to charities. When he had two thousand dollars left, he gave away small bank notes in the streets of local poor areas.
4.What kind of life does he live now? Is he happy?
He lives a simple life.Yes, he is satisfied with his life and feels much happier.

8. contrast: Gray’s life in the past and now 16 years ago
Can you fill in the chart?
contrast: Gray’s life in the past and now
16 years ago
now
a small dormitory room
second-hand furniture
a large six-bed room
A small garden with a few trees
flowers, vegetables
house
$2million
money
give away money to…
$ 2 thousand
was concerned about…
was tired of…
decided to drop out
pleased ,happier, feel free
feelings

9. Money talks .
Money makes the mare /world go .
金钱万能
有钱能使鬼推磨.
Do you think so?

10. Step 4 Debate
Is money everything?

11. Step 4Role Play An interview with an ex-millionaire Work in pairs
One acts as a reporter, the other acts as the ex-millionaire.

12. Step4 Role Play
Make up an interview(Practise in pairs with the following keys words to help you)
In the past:
be concerned about; professor;
a six-bedroom house; pleased to do;
be tired of; make the choice to
Now:
a small dormitory;
second-hand furniture; happy
In the future: won’t miss