AMaterialWorld

A Material WorldTeaching Goals:1. To get Ss to learn the story of a millionaire named Charles Gray.2. To enable Ss to learn from Charles Gray s story the truly importance of money.3. To instruct them to understand that we have more important things than money.Teaching Procedures:Step 1. Revision1. Check up the homeworkRevise whats learned in Warming upStep 2. leading-in Ask the students -Would you like to be a millionaire? Why or why not? And say some background about the millionaire named Charles Gray. Step 3. Reading 1. Read the text quickly and answer the questions T , or F and no information. 2. Match the verbs from the text with the correct meanings.3 Deal with some long and difficult sentences. (1) A lot of people are determined to become a millionaire. 许多人一心想成为百万富翁。determined :adj. 有决心的；意志坚定的，坚决的be determined to do sth. 决心做某事 （表状态）我们已下定决心克服可能遇到的一切困难。We are determined to overcome all the difficulties which may be met.determine: vt. decide firmly 决定 fix precisely 确定determine to do sth. 下决心做某事（表示动作）determine on / upon sth.下决心做某事他决心为他的朋友洗清罪名。He determined to prove his friends innocence.=He determined on proving his friends innocence. determination ：n. (U) firmness of purpose; resolution 决心（做某事）；决意；坚决我们坚决实施这个计划。We are to carry out the plan with determination.他是一个意志坚强的人。He is a person of determination. (2) They spent half their time dreaming up ways of getting rich. 他们花了一半时间在梦想致富的办法。dream sth. up 想入非非dream sth. away 虚度（光阴）He dreamt his life away.他虚度一生。dream of/ about sth./doing sth. 梦见某事物/ 做某事；梦想，幻想某事物/ 做某事dreamer n.做梦的人；梦想家；白日做梦者Dont be a dreamer. Do what you should do.别白日做梦了，该做什么就做什么吧。dreamy adj.（指人）心不在焉的；不清楚的dreamily adv. 心不在焉地He walked across the road dreamily and was hit by a car.他过马路时心不在焉地，结果，被汽车撞到了。 (3) The rest of their time thinking about all the enjoyable things they would do once they got rich. 另一半的时间则在琢磨他们一旦富裕起来后要做的事情。The rest of .其余的（当接可数名词做主语是，其后谓语用复数形式；当接不可数名词做主语时，其后谓语用单数形式）The rest of the water was polluted.其余的水已经被污染了。The rest of the books were sent to the village schools.其余的书都送给了那所乡村学校。 (4) Some millionaires continue to be concerned about money when they become millionaires. 有些人成为百万富翁后仍然为钱而烦恼。concerned adj. worried 担心的；烦恼的；忧虑的be concerned about/for sth./that.We are all concerned for /about his safety.我们都为他的安全担忧。concern oneself with/in/about sth.忙于（某事）；关心（某事）There is no need to concern yourself with this matter.你不必管这事了。be concerned with sth. 与某事有关；涉及某事物The loss was concerned with the weather.损失与天气有关。be concerned in sth. 与某事有牵连；对某事负有责任He was concerned in the losses.他对损失负有责任。as far as sb./sth. is concerned 就某人或某事而言As far as the present situations are concerned, it is really difficult for you to join the company.就目前情况来看，你很难进入那家公司。 (5) But there are people who have turned their backs on their millions and found different ways to be happy in their lives. 但也有人对自己的百万资产置之不理，而去寻求不同的人生幸福。turn ones back on.to pay no attention, refuse不理睬；拒绝Though she is rather poor, she turns her back on his money.虽然她很穷，但她拒绝了他的钱。turn ones back to背向着.；转身Alice看见她妈妈过来是，马上转身过去。When she saw her mother coming, Alice turned her back to her mother at once. (6) I was a millionaire, but was aware there were a lot of hungry people in the world. 我当时是个百万富翁，但我意识到世界上还有很多挨饿的人。be aware of / that.to realise 知道，明白，察觉，意识到It happened without my being aware of it.事情在我不知不觉中发生了。He was not aware how much it meant to me.不知道那事对我有多重要。(7) Therefore he gave away all his money to charities.因此，他把自己所以的财产都捐献给了慈善机构。give away:to give sth to sb without asking for money赠送给；to tell sb. Sth. That you should keep secret 泄露（秘密）；to present 颁发He gave away ten computers to our school.他送了十台电脑给我们学校。(8) Charles Gray decided to drop out and has discovered that having only a little money makes you free.drop out to refuse to take part in 退出; to leave school 退学， 辍学由于交不起学费，很多农村的女孩都辍学了。Many country girls dropped out of school because their families could not afford the school expenses.Step 4.ExerciseFinish the EX5,6 and 7St