1. 北师大版
高中一年级(下)
Unit 10

2. 37 A Material World

3. Would you like to be a millionaire? Why or why not?

4. What can money buy?
Money can make you live a comfortable life

5. What can’t money buy?
love, happiness , friendship, life, time, health

6. “Who wants to be a Millionaire? I don’t” says Charles Gray
Why?

7. Listen to the cassette and answer the question
So many people had nothing
A little money
makes you free

8. Read the article. Decide if the statements below are true (T), false (F) or there is no information (NI) F
Charles Gray was a rich businessman.
He hasn’t got a TV in his caravan.
He has got a vegetable garden. NI T

9. T NI F 4. Charles gave his money away to poor people.
5. People thought he was crazy when he gave away small bank notes in the street.
6. He was happier when he was rich. NI F

10. Questions 1. What was Charles’ life like in the past?
He was a college professor with a huge six-bedroom houses and a fortune of $2 million.
2. Why didn’t Charles want to be a rich man?
He was tired of being a person who has everything in a world where many people had nothing.

11. 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.

12. 4.How about his life now?
He lives in a small caravan with only second-hand furniture. A small garden outside with a few fruit trees. Charles grows some vegetables and a few lowers. He gets his daily goods from charity shops.
5. How does he feel now? good or bad?
He is much happier now.

13. Discussion
How do you treat the thing?

14. Correct mistakes seems
Becoming a millionaire seem to be a lot of people’ s dreams.
Having
2. Have a little money makes you free
and happy.
his
3. The mean man turns back on his old
friends as soon as he is successful. ∧

15. 4. There are certainly no signs that
Charles used to a rich man. be ∧
5. I bought a three -
house in New York at last year.
bedroom
being
6. I would not go back to be poor for
anything.
7. How I wish I would own a
fortune $3 one day. of ∧

16. turn one’s back to 转身 1. turn one’s back on 不理睬 拒绝
Did you really turn your back on his invitation?
turn your back on
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.
turned his back to
教师转过身，发现一个男孩正在做鬼脸。

17. 2. give away 分发， 出卖， 送给人
He is a man who can give away friends for money.
give away
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.
give away
把你的旧衣服翻一翻，看看有没有可以送人的。

18. 3. feel like 想要
I was so angry that I felt like throwing something at him.
felt like
我很生气，以至于想用什么东西砸他。
I feel like going to bed, I’m tired.
feel like
我想上床休息，我累了。

19. 4. drop out 退出
Ten runners started, but three soon dropped out.
dropped out
开始的时候有十名选手，很快就有三人退出了。

20. 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

21. Discussion Voice your opinion
Do you think money makes you happy? Are there more important things in life?

22. Grammar

23. Complete this interview with Paul McGinty, a millionaire
Complete this interview with Paul McGinty, a millionaire. Choose the correct word from the brackets.
Journalist: How (1) ______(much/many)
houses have you got?
Mr McGinty: Well, I haven’t got (2) _____
(much/many). I’ve only got (3)
_______ (a few/a little) – one
in Monaco, one in Paris, and
one in New York.
many
many
a few

24. things in the world that you haven’t got?
Journalist: Are there (4) _____ (some/any)
things in the world that you
haven’t got?
Mr McGinty: Actually, there are (5)_____
(no/some) things I haven’t got.
I need (6) ______ (some/any)
furniture for my Scottish castle.
It’s difficult to find.
any
some
some

25. Journalist: How (7) ______(many/much)
money have you got exactly?
much
Mr McGinty: Well, that’s a difficult
question. I’m a busy man.
I’ve got (8)____ (no/some)
time to count it. no

26. Put all, both, none or neither in the gaps.
I’m not very careful with money. I spend (1) ___ of it very fast and save (2) _____of it. (3) ______ my parents get angry with me, especially my dad. And now (4) ______ of my parents give me presents of money. But I’m a very happy person. (5) ____ my friends like me and (6) ____ of them say I’m mean.
all
none
Both
neither
All
none

27. Fill in the gaps with another, the other, other or the second.
Some people are mean, ______ people are generous.
My friend Susan never saves money, but _______ friend of mine, Mark, never spends a penny.
There are two things I never buy. One is ketchup, ________ is cigarettes.
other
another
the other

28. 4. These chocolates are delicious. I think I’ll buy ______ box.
another
5. I’ve made only three New year’s
resolutions: the first is to learn more,
__________ is to take up a sport and
the third is to go to the theatre.
6. He’s very rude and he never thinks
about _____ people
the second
other

29. 7. The restaurant was full so we had
to look for _______ one.
8. The tennis final wasn’t exciting –
Agassi was great, but I can’t even
remember the name of _________
player.
another
the other

30. exercise

31. 1.First, it is important to recognize what kind of person you are and which special qualities make you different from___.
A. everyone else B. the other
C. someone else D. the rest
A. everyone else
2. We haven’t enough books for ____; some of you will have to share.
A. somebody B. anybody
C. everybody D. nobody
C. everybody

32. 3. I had to buy ___ these books because I didn’t know which one was the best.
A. both B. none C. neither D. all
D. all
4. –Victor certainly cares too much about himself.
--- Yes. He’s never interested in what ___is doing.
no one else B. anyone else
C. someone else D. nobody else
B. anyone else

33. 5. She doesn’t know anyone here, She has got ____to talk to.
A. anyone B. someone
C. everyone D. no one
D. no one
6. Cars do cause us some health problem –
in fact far more serious ____than mobile
phones do.
A. one B. ones C. it D. those
B. ones

34. Homework
Imagine what was in Charles Gray’s previous home and is in his caravan, using the vocation above to help you.

35. Thank you