致用英语 第三册 Unit5

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.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

17、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 every month buying stuffs from a sudden impulse. credit cards are their best friends. taking “on my credit card!” as pet phr

18、ase, they buy goods much more than they can afford without noticing the fact that they have to pay all that back someday. consequently, most of these people are knee deep in debts and live as so-called moonlight clan or cardslaves.,the third kind of people are those who make a detailed budget to hel

19、p them divide their income into reasonable parts for uses. on the basis of the amount of money they earn every month, they make a small list of different amount of money that they are going to use in different ways, like money for daily life, for savings, for emergencies, for occasional trips, maybe

20、, or for investment. they can live with everything in perfect order. they can take a good control of money and use it as a kind of tool that makes their lives more satisfying.,the passage talks about sorrows of the millionaire. we can infer that _ can enjoy their lives more fully than _,the passage

21、talks about sorrows of the millionaire. we can infer that ordinary people can enjoy their lives more fully than millionaires.,the passage structure,part 1: introduce the topic: the millionaire class is perhaps the most neglected in the community. part 2: compare life of ordinary people with that of

22、millionaires in several aspects.,products they could buy and markets they could visit life enjoyments increase in their income societys attitude towards them,products they could buy,all kinds of products are available for ordinary (even poor) people to buy manufacturers consider millionaires custom

23、not worth having,markets they could visit,ordinary (even poor) people have properly organized and busy markets where they can buy many things at very cheap prices millionaires may search in vain for markets where luxury goods can be purchased wholesale.,life enjoyments,to some extent, ordinary (even

24、 poor) people can enjoy their lives more fully than millionaires. in many things， millionaires cannot enjoy themselves more than many poor men do.,increase in their income,increased income brings ordinary (even poor) people increased happiness and comfort. accumulating more money doesnt make million

25、aires any happier.,societys attitude towards them,society sympathies with ordinary (even poor) people and help them. society holds the opinion that millionaires should be ashamed of rolling in wealth while others are starving.,reading comprehension words a trainers stable lad often rides a better ho

26、rse; the first-class carriage is shared by office boys taking their young ladies out for the evening; 因为一名军乐队的指挥穿得比他讲究，驯马师的马童常骑更骏的马；头等车厢向来由服侍年轻太太小姐们晚间去兜风的勤杂人员共享；,10.of what use is it to be able to pay for a peacocks brain sandwich? to be able to pay for a peacocks brain sandwich is of use ,everybody

27、 who goes down to brighton for sunday rides in the pullman car; and of what use is it to be able to pay for a peacocks brain sandwich when there is nothing to be had but ham or beef? 去brighton度周日的人都得乘坐pullman列车；在只供应火腿和牛肉时，纵使他富得买得起夹孔雀脑的三明治，也只好徒唤奈何！,do sb an injustice : 1)judge sb unfairly冤枉某人 in sayi

28、ng this you do her an injustice 2) (fig) do not show sbs true merit不能体现某人的真正水平/才华 his latest novel does him an injustice.,reading comprehension words 修辞性疑问 question asked only for dramatic effect and not to seek an answer. （为加强肯定或否定的意思， 以疑问形式来表达，而不期望得到回答的反问。,eg, who cares ?=nobody cares. who knows ?

29、=nobody knows.,22. in the event of sth: if sth happens万一；倘若 eg, 万一发生事故 in the event of an accident 一旦他故去，汤姆就会继承这笔钱。 in the event of his death, tom will inherit the money.,paraphrase,is it a luxury to have more money to take care of, more begging letters to read, and to be cut off from those deliciou

30、s alnaschar dreams in which the poor man, sitting down to consider what he will do in the always possible event of some unknown relative leaving him a fortune, forgets his own situation of being poor?,paraphrase,for millionaires, it is absolutely not comfortable to have more money to take care of or

31、 more begging letters to read. a poor can enjoy the delicious alnaschar dreams in which he gets a windfall from a distant relative and wonders happily how to use the unexpected money. however, millionaires are denied such sweet dreams and have no such pleasures.,spring up : appear, develop, grow, et

32、c quickly or suddenly 迅速地或突然地出现、发展、生长等 全镇各处正在快速盖起新房子。 new houses are springing up all over the town. 我突然起了疑心。 doubts have begun to spring up in my mind.,reading comprehension words recover 重新获得 e.g. 1. when she regained consciousness, she was lying on the floor. 2. the doctors dont know if he will e

33、ver regain the use of his legs.,reading comprehension words but no hand is stretched out to the millionaire, except to beg.,many different organisations are founded to help all kinds of comparatively happy people, from newly-freed prisoners who are happy for their regained freedom to poor children w

34、ho are happy for a plentiful and delicious meal .but no hand is stretched out to help the millionaires, except to beg.,in all our dealing with him lies implicit the delusion that he has nothing to complain of, and that he ought to be ashamed of rolling in wealth whilst others are starving. we wrongl

35、y assume that a millionaire has nothing to complain of. we believe that he should be ashamed of rolling in so much money while poor people dont even have enough to eat.,after-reading tasks discussion,1. what does the writer want to tell us? what is his tone? 2. many people believe that life would de

36、finitely be great if they were rich. however, research shows once youve achieved a minimum level of financial well-being, accumulating more money doesnt make you any happier. whats your opinion?,the writer aims to satirise rich peoples luxurious and extravagant lifestyle. he wants to tell us even th

37、ough the millionaires have more money than ordinary people, they do not enjoy more happiness. the tone of the text is witty and satirical.,the pros and cons: arguments for and against sth. 赞成或反对的论据 lets add up the pros and cons. 咱们把正反两方面的意见总结一下吧。,language in use,for, as a causal conjunction, is used

38、 to introduce a clause which provides evidence and further explanation for the statement in the main clause.,1. as a causal conjunction, for cannot be used at the beginning of a sentence. 2. as a causal conjunction, for is seldom used in notbutstructure. 3. as a causal conjunction, for is rarely use

39、d to answer a question introduced by why. 4. a for-clause cannot be a mere repetition of what has been already stated, but always includes some new piece of information.,as a causal conjunction, for has a more restricted use than because. the clause introduced by because tells us why a certain actio

40、n was performed, while a for-clause does not often tell us the reason, but merely presents a piece of additional information which helps to explain it. to give reasons in spoken english, we most often use because (often spoken as cos). in formal or literary written english, for is often used to indi

41、cate reasons.,language in use grammar development,language in use grammar development,complete the following sentences using for or because. if both are possible, choose a better one. she is often angry at her son _his performance in school is always below average. i sent him the letter, but it came back _i addressed it wrong. she couldnt go to school for a few weeks _ of an illness, but shell be able to catch up with her lessons quickly. you look all the better _ your holiday. th