1、Unit 10Lesson 1Would you like to be a millionaire?Why or why not? Li JiachengBill GatesWould you like to be a millionaire? Why or why not?A millionaire can live a comfortable life.To buy what you want ( a beautiful house, a nice car, )To do what you want to do ( study abroad, traveling around the wo
2、rld, .)To help the poorDisadvantages of being a millionaireTo worry about your safety( rob you of your money; kidnap you or your family; kill you, )Advantages of being a millionaireHow do people become a millionaire?Born into a rich familySuccessful businessWin the lotteryMarry a rich personInvent s
3、omething that everybody wants.If you were a millionaire, what would you want to do and what would you want to buy?Money talks. 金钱万能金钱万能Money makes the mare go. 有钱能使鬼推磨有钱能使鬼推磨Do you think so?Is money everything?全品高考网Charles Gray Charles Gray is a real person from the USA. Years ago he was a universit
4、y professor and a millionaire. However, he grew disillusioned with the wealthy and comfortable lifestyle he was leading and started to give all hismoney away. He decided it was unfair for somepeople to have so many of the worlds resources,when so many people in the world were living inpoverty. 全品高考网
5、Angus Deayton was a student at Oxford. He is a famous British TV personality who has appeared in many comedy shows. One of them was Mr Bean. He became the host of the popular satirical news quiz Have I Got News for You, which led to his success.Angus Deayton“Who wants to be a Millionaire? I dont,” s
6、ays Charles Gray.Why?全品高考网Listen and learn the new vocabulary.Read the article. Decide if the statements below are true (T), false (F) or there is no information (NI)1. Charles Gray was a rich businessman.2. He hasnt got a stove in his dormitory.3. He has got a vegetable garden.4. Charles gave his m
7、oney away to poor people.5. People thought he was drunk when he gave away small bank notes in the street.6. He was happier when he was rich.Read the text again, and answer the following questions.1. What was Charless life like in the past?2. Why didnt Charles want to be a rich man?3. How did he deal
8、 with his money ?4. How about his life now?5. How does he feel now? Good or bad?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 didnt Charles want to be a rich man? He was tired of being a person who has everyth
9、ing 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. How about his life now? He lives in a small caravan with only second-han
10、d 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. Match the verbs from the text with the correct meanings.1.to give away2.to drop out3.t
11、o give up4.to go backa) to returnb) to stop doing somethingc) to change or leave a lifestyled) to give someone something you dont needDo you think money makes you happy? Are there more important things in life?Voice your opinion全品高考网Language points1. determine vt. 确定；决定确定；决定 She determined to go tha
12、t very afternoon. The exam results could determine your career. That determined her against leaving home. My moms encouragement determined me to go on with my study. determined adj. 坚毅的，下定决心的坚毅的，下定决心的 I am determined to pay him100 dollars.全品高考网decide, determine, resolve, settle这些动词都这些动词都含含“决定决定”之意。之
13、意。decide: 侧重指经过思考、比较、讨论或询问之后侧重指经过思考、比较、讨论或询问之后 做出的决定。做出的决定。determine: 指经过深思熟虑，决心去做某事并坚指经过深思熟虑，决心去做某事并坚 持施行。持施行。resolve: 语气较强，强调以坚定不移的信念去做语气较强，强调以坚定不移的信念去做 或不做某事，暗含有远大抱负和坚强决心。或不做某事，暗含有远大抱负和坚强决心。settle: 指排除犹豫、怀疑和争论之后作出明确的指排除犹豫、怀疑和争论之后作出明确的 最终结论。最终结论。全品高考网2. concern vt. 关于；关系到关于；关系到 These problems conc
14、ern all of us. The news concerns your brother. The letter is chiefly concerned with export commodities. concern vt.使担心使担心;使不安使不安 (+about/for)The boys poor health concerned his parents. He is concerned for her safety. 3. turn ones back on 不理睬不理睬 拒绝拒绝Did you really turn your back on his invitation?I c
15、ant turn my back on him when he needs help.I wont ever forgive my older brother-he turned his back on me and refused to lend me any money when I lost my job.4. give away 分发，分发， 出卖，出卖， 送给人送给人Look through your old clothes and see if you have anything to give away. He is a man who can give away friends
16、 for money.give up 放弃，抛弃放弃，抛弃 give out分发分发 give rise to 引起，使发生，导致引起，使发生，导致 give in 屈服，让步，呈交屈服，让步，呈交 give off 发出发出(光等光等), 放出，散发放出，散发 give back 归还，送回，反射，恢复归还，送回，反射，恢复 5. drop out 退出；退学；脱离退出；退学；脱离 Ten runners started, but three soon dropped out.She dropped out of school to became a waitress. One of my
17、teeth has dropped out. drop off 减弱减弱(减少，掉落减少，掉落) drop in 顺便走访顺便走访(某人某人) drop by 顺便来访，非正式访问顺便来访，非正式访问 全品高考网Income Sources of College StudentsIncome sourcesAmerican students Chinese students Parents 50% 90% Part-time jobs 35% 5% Scholarships 15% 5%Writing全品高考网Write an article in about 120 words to show the main income sources of college students in U.S.A and China and the reasons.
