A Material World

Rachel

“I will give away all my money to the charity and leave no heritage(遗产 ) to my future generations……”

Bill Gates

“I don’t want to be a millionaire any longer……”

Aims of this lesson:A) Have a good understanding of this text.B) Learn some phrases and sentences.C) Voice your opinions about money and happiness.

Step One : 设疑自探 Read the passage as quickly as possi

ble and then find the answers to these questions by yourself.

Read the article. Decide if the statements below are true (T), false (F) or there is no information (NI)

1.He hasn’t got a stove in his dormitory.2.He has got a vegetable garden.3.Charles Gray was a rich businessman.4.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.

NIT

F

T

NIF

Step Two: 解疑合探 Discuss in your group to go through the text and find out the difficult phrases or sentences.

(全员参与，激情投入 )

展示与评价分工 :

Paragraph 展示同学 评价同学Para1

Para2~3

Para4

Para5

Para6

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王博王梦仙吕志恒程睿田野

Step3 质疑再探

Do you still have any questions

Step 4: 运用拓展1.Group Work: Read the language points on the blackboard loudly to make up some exercises. (Try to use the language points we’ve learnt in this text.)

2. Now, suppose you are the one who has been invited to Bill Gates’ charity party, would you like to give away all your money? Why or why not?