(共22张PPT)
Unit 2 Success
Lesson 1
Money VS Success
What do you think is success Do you think being a millionaire means success Why or why not Use the phrases below to help you.
to make one happy to achieve one's goal
to live in a/an…way to give money to homeless people
to feel a kind of satisfaction to buy more things
to live comfortably to have no worries
What do you think is success
Do you think being a millionaire means success Why or why not
Phrases for reference:
Being a millionaire means that I have a lot of money and I can use it to live more comfortably and buy more things. This will help me do what I want to and have a successful family life.
Being a millionaire doesn’t mean successNo, we do need money in the material world, but sometimes there is something that money can’t bring us, such as, love, happiness, kindness, friendship, life, time, etc.
Money is not everything.
. …
Now let’s read a news report about an ex-millionaire and learn about his attitude towards success.
Read the title of the news report and guess why Jason Harley is an “ex-millionaire”.
Angela Johnson interviews ex-millionaire Jason Harley
Someone who used to be a millionaire
Read the news report based on an interview with Jason Harley, who used to be a millionaire.
Fast Reading: Main idea
What’s the text about
The text is about a ___________ called Jason Harley who was pleased to ___________ the lifestyle of a rich man.
millionaire
give up
Fast Reading: Match the main idea with each paragraph
Para 1
Para 2-5
Para 6
Different attitudes towards money
Jason’s life in the past and now
Happiness with little money
Read again. Underline the descriptions of Jason’s life in the past and now. Use a graphic organizer to illustrate your understanding.
Jason’ life 16 years ago Today
1) He was _________________. 2) He had ______________________ and a fortune of _________________. 1) He lives in ___________________ with ________________________.
2) He has a small _______ with a few __________.
3) He grows ________________ and _________________.
4) He gets _________ and a lots of other things from ____________.
a college professor
a huge six-bedroom house
$2 million
a small dormitory room
second-hand furniture
garden
fruit trees
some vegetables
a few flowers
his clothes
charity shops
Jason’s feelings In the past
Now
tired of being a rich person
felt guilty
appreciate his new life
feels happiness and a sense of success in life
a kind of satisfaction
Organise your understanding using the graphic.
Material life
Spiritual life
The past
The present
a college professor
a huge six-bedroom house
a fortune of two million dollars
a small dormitory with second-hand furniture
a small garden and a few fruit trees
gets his clothes and other things from charity shops
tired of being a rich person
felt guilty
appreciate his new life
feels happiness and a sense of success in life
a kind of satisfaction
Material life
Spiritual life
The past
The present
Less happiness
More happiness
More money
Less money
Read the quotes from Jason Harley. What can we infer from his words
We can infer that Jason appreciates the change he made. He feels happy to give up the lifestyle of a rich man. And he is pleased to help others.
Years ago, Jason was a college 1 ___________ with a big house. But knowing that many people were living in poor conditions, he felt 2 __________. Jason decided to 3 _______________ his fortune by giving his money to 4 ________ and helping homeless people to 5 __________ in life.
Complete the summary using the correct form of the words and phrases below.
dormitory, professor, guilty, appreciate, charity, symbol, get on, ultimate, drop out of, turn his back on
professor
guilty
charities
turn his back on
get on
Now Jason lives in a small 6 __________ room. He 7 __________ the change. For some people, getting rich is their 8 ___________ goal and a 9 __________ of success, but for Jason, deciding to 10 __________ this lifestyle made him feel free.
dormitory
appreciates
ultimate
symbol
drop out of
dormitory, professor, guilty, appreciate, charity, symbol, get on, ultimate, drop out of, turn his back on
Voice your opinion: How do you understand the sayings about money
Money talks.
Money makes the mare go.
Money is the root of all evil.
金钱乃万恶之源。
金钱万能
有钱能使鬼推磨。
Write an article on the topic “Success / Happiness is …”. Include:
1. your opinion on success / happiness;
2. state the reasons why you hold the opinion; you may give examples to support your ideas.