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1、Life of millionaires,Unit 5,Around the topic,The following is an excerpt of a classic song from the famous American musical High Society (1956). Listen to the song and answer the following question: materialistic possession and true love, which is much more important to the singers? Who wants to be
2、a millionaire? I dont. Have flashy flunkies everywhere. I dont. Who wants the bother of a country estate? A country estate is something Id hate. Who wants to wallow in champagne? I dont. Who wants a supersonic plane? I dont. Who wants a private landing field, too? I dont. And I dont cos all I want i
3、s you.,Warm-up,Who wants to be a millionaire? I dont. Who wants uranium to spare? I dont. Who wants to journey on a gigantic yacht? Do I want a yacht? Oh, how I do not. Who wants a fancy foreign car? I dont. Who wants to tire of caviar? I dont. Who wants a marble swimming pool, too? I dont. And I do
4、nt cos all I want is you.,Listen to some sentences and note down the words related to “having a lot of money”. The first one has been done for you.,1.Its better to have a rich soul than to be rich. 2. Its wrong to assume that men of great wealth are always happy. 3.You cannot be healthy; you cannot
5、be happy; you cannot be prosperous; if you have a bad disposition.,4. Toms pretty well-off, but his brothers are even better-off. 5. They live a life of absolute luxury. 6. An affluent society is one in which lots of its members have plenty of money. 7. The riches that are in the heart cannot be sto
6、len. 8.Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.,9. Bills present prosperity is due to his hard work in the past. 10. The jewels that the rich woman was wearing last night must be worth a fortune. 11.It is said that the pirates buried their treasure on this island. 12. T
7、he lucky girl had a windfall of five million dollars from a distant relative.,13. She was born into a well-to-do family in Paris. 15218181468,Words meaning “ having a lot of money”,Adjectives: rich, prosperous, well-off, better-off, affluent, wealthy, well-to-do,Words meaning “ having a lot of money
8、”,Nouns: wealth luxury riches prosperity fortune treasure windfall,rich: having much money or property. Prosperous: Rich and successful Well-off: Having a lot of money, or enough money to have a good standard of living,Better-off: Having more money than someone else or than you had before Affluent：
9、Having plenty of money，nice houses, expensive things, etc; wealthy Wealthy: Having a lot of money, possessions,etc,Well-to-do: Rich and with a high social position Wealth: A large amount of money, property, etc. that a person or country owns Luxury: Very great comfort and pleasure, such as you get f
10、rom expensive food, beautiful houses, cars, etc,Riches: Expensive possessions and large amounts of money Prosperity: The condition of being prosperous; wealth Fortune: A very large amount of money,Treasure: A group of valuable things such as gold, silver, jewels, etc Windfall: An unexpected lucky gi
11、ft or prize, especially money,Around the topic,You are going to hear three stories about some rich people who do not spend their money wisely. Listen to the recording twice and note down the key events while listening. Then work in pairs and retell the stories to your partner.,Hetty Green,She may be
12、 the most miserly millionaire of all time. When her son fell ill, she wasted so much time trying to find a free medical clinic that he finally had to have his leg amputated.,Val Johnson,She spent the prize money foolishly and had five failed marriages during four years. Now shes penniless and alone.
13、,Alice Hopper,The prize money brought her nothing but misery. She quit her job and left her husband. Her son was killed while driving on the motorbike which his mother had bought for him. Her business failed. She now sings in a local Karaoke bar to earn money for groceries.,1. 脑子里充满智慧胜于手中攥满金钱。 2 那些认
14、为金钱万能的人很有可能为了金钱而做任何事情。 3 能真正衡量你财富的是当你一无所有时的个人价值。,4 直到最后一棵树被伐倒； 直到最后一条河被污染； 直到最后一条鱼被抓走； 只有那时你才发现金钱一无所用。 5 金钱不是生活中最重要的东西，但又像氧气一样是不可或缺的。,Pre-reading Tasks,Before you read, discuss the following questions in groups:,1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a millionaire?,2. It is said that
15、money is a good servant but a bad master. What does this saying mean? Do you agree with it?,Money is a good servant but a bad master. 要做金钱的主人，莫做金钱的奴隶。,The first kind of people is regular customer to banks. Holding the idea that only if with enough savings in hand, people can have the right to live d
16、ecently, these people deposit most income into banks. They think twice before using every penny and always believe that “thrift is not only a great virtue, but also a great revenue”. They are wrapped up in accumulating money all the day, but hardly have cheers in life.,The second kind of people are those whose figures always show up in different consumption places. Adhering to the motto “Enjoy the pleasure of life here and now”, these people spend all the money they earn eve
