unit 10lesson 1

1、 A Material WorldLesson 1 $ What is money?$ What is the significance of money?$ What is your attitude towards money? When money speaks, the truth keeps silent means that money can buy power. If you are powerful enough you can keep the truth from being told. You can make people afraid to say what is

2、true or you can pay some people to lie. I think that both of these proverbs are true, but I also think that some peoplesome people do not care very much about money and they are do not care very much about money and they are not afraid of powernot afraid of power. sp they are not true for everyone.

3、- HarveyHarvey, my American friend Prereading:Would you like to be a millionaire? Why or why not?If I had one million I am confronting a problem: I dont know how to narrate my opinion. It took me one days ponder over. I could tell you my opinion. If I had one million, I would use 50,000 to build a h

4、ouse, this house must let me design and I would get married with my girl friend. Then the other money, I would do some business with my wife. Although this money cant do big business, I believe I do small business first and raise money. I would found a company and become a businessman because job is

5、 important for a man. When I had over one million, I would go to trip with my wife and son. At the same time, I would give away 10,000 to help people. I would build some schools so that I can help the no money to school people. Let them go to school happily every day like me. If I had one million, I

6、 would keep half of it in the bank and spend half of it in learning cooking all over the world. First, I like to eat different food. Second, I like to do some cooking heart and soul. Many times when I was happy or unhappy I would do some cooking lovely or madly. When I had time I would do some cooki

7、ng for my family. I like to see them eat food which is cooked by myself. When I had learned the cooking all over the world I would use the half of one million to found a big restaurant so I could not only show my ability but also make a living by cooking.I know I had the ability to make the restaura

8、nt better and better. And I would attract more and more people to have dinner in my restaurant. At that time, I would have more and more money. Now lets go to see what Charles Gray says.Fast reading: Read the passage as quickly as possible and try to find the statements below are true(T), false(F) o

9、r 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.( )( )( )FNITFast reading: Read the passage as quickly as possible and try to find the statements below are true(T), false(F) or there is no information(NI).4.

10、 Charles gave his money 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.( )( )( )TNIFFast reading:Match the verbs from the text with the correct meanings.to give awayto drop outto give upto go backTo returnTo sto

11、p doing somethingTo change or leave a lifestyleTo give someone something you dont need1.A lot of people are determined to become a millionaire.许多人一心想成为百万富翁。许多人一心想成为百万富翁。be determined to do sth. 决心做某事决心做某事 （表状态）（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 me

12、t.determined :adj. 有决心的；意志坚定的，坚决的determine:vt. decide firmly 决定决定 fix precisely 确定确定determine to do sth. 下决心做某事（表示动作）determine on / upon sth.下决心做某事He determined to prove his friends innocence.=He determined on proving his friends innocence.他决心为他的朋友洗清罪名。determination ：n. (U) firmness of purpose; reso

13、lution 决心（做某事）；决意；坚决We are to carry out the plan with determination.He is a person of determination. 我们坚决实施这个计划。他是一个意志坚强的人。2. They spent half their time dreaming up ways of getting rich.dream sth. up 想入非非dream sth. away 虚度（光阴）He dreamt his life away.他虚度一生。他们花了一半时间在梦想致富的办法。dreamer n.做梦的人；梦想家；白日做梦者Don

14、t 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He failed in all his examination, for he was dreamy while having classes. 他考试不及格，因为他上课时总是心不在焉的。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。另一半的时间则在琢磨他们一旦富裕起来后要做的事情。3.T

15、he rest of their time thinking about all the enjoyable things they would do once they got rich.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。有些人成为百万富翁后仍然为钱而烦恼。4.Some mill

16、ionaires continue to be concerned about money when they become millionaires.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

17、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

18、.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。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