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课件网) 新北师大版高中英语选择性必修一Unit2 Success Lesson 1 Money VS Success Before reading What do you think is success Do you think being a millionaire means success Why or why not to make one happy to achieve ones goal to live in a/an … way to buy more things to live comfortably to have no worries to give money to homeless people to feel a kind of satisfaction 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 success. … Now let’s read a news report about an ex-millionaire and learn about his attitude towards success. While reading Read and finish the tasks as quickly as possible. Task 1 Read the news report and find out Jason Harley’s attitude towards money. Jason thinks that money doesn’t give people a feeling of satisfaction or success. He feels that only having a little money makes him free, and he doesn’t want to go back to being rich. He believes that the sense of achievement comes from helping others and finding the meaning in life. Read again. Underline the descriptions of Jason’s life in the past and now. Task 2 past Today Jason Harley’s life in the past and now Sixteen years ago Today lives in a huge six-bedroom house Own a fortune of two million dollars lives in a small dormitory room with only second-hand furniture, a small garden with a few fruit trees, some vegetables and a few flowers Give all his money away to charities. And whenever he had more than two thousand dollars, he would give away small bank notes to homeless people. Task 3 Use a graphic organiser to illustrate your understanding. Jason’s change of life Jason Harley was a college professor with a huge six-bedroom house and a fortune of two million dollars 16 years ago. Then he gave away all his money to charities. Today he lives in a small dormitory room with only second-hand furniture. But he appreciates this change. And this brought him happiness. Describe Jason’s change of life based on your graphic organiser. Task 4 1. How did Jason feel when he was rich Why 2. Why did he give away all his money to charities 3. How did he feel after he gave away all his money to charities Why He felt it was a kind of satisfaction that he had never felt before. He was much happier, because he had discovered that having only a little money makes him free and he is living according to his values. He was tired of being regarded as living a successful life and felt very guilty, because he had everything while many people had nothing. He knew millions of people died of hunger every year and there were places with no schools and no teachers. Many people could never go to school. They didn’t have the chances to learn and to get on in life. He hoped his money could help the poor people to get something they need. Read again. Answer ... ...
