(课件网) UNIT 5 THE VALUE OF MONEY Listening and Speaking Listening and Speaking Leading-in What’s the value of money Buy what we need Help people in need Stimulate（刺激） the economy Build houses Leading-in Money is a good servant and a bad master. — Francis Bacon Do you agree The saying means that money is quite useful as a help to us to get what we need. However, if we let money rule our lives it will make us miserable（悲惨）. Before you listen，discuss these questions in pairs. Activity 1 Discuss the good deed of returning lost money 1 What do people have to buy in order to lead a good life 2 What can people not buy with money 3 Is money the basis of a happy life Why or why not In order to lead a good life，people should be able to buy food，clothes，a place to live，and medical care. The old saying that “You can’t buy love” is certainly true. Money will not make people love you in a real way，nor will it build a happy family and strong friendships. Money is not the basis of a happy life，as many people are able to find joy in simple things of life，such as nature，their work，and their families. On the other hand，it can be quite hard to live without money，so realistically speaking，having enough money to meet the daily needs can help a person pay more attention to things that bring joy. 听力文本 Recently，a cleaner by the name of Chen Liyan has made the headlines for her generous and honest act. The 45-year-old Chen was sweeping the floor at Taiyuan railway station early last Tuesday morning when she found a small plastic bag near a chair and discovered 100，000 yuan inside. Chen was shocked but she was determined to return the money to its owner. When interviewed by the local paper yesterday，Chen said，“I would have felt bad if I had kept the money. After all，the owner might have needed it badly.” While working，Chen watched carefully for anyone who might have been the owner. She waited for over two hours，but having no luck，she went to the nearest police station to turn the money in. There，it was finally returned to its owner，Wang Zheng. Activity 2 听力文本 Wang thanked Chen repeatedly and apologised for the inconvenience，even offering her 5，000 yuan as a reward. To his surprise，however，Chen refused，believing that it would be wrong to accept money that she had not earned. But what is even more surprising，perhaps，is that Chen’s daughter，16-year-old Liu Xia is currently seriously ill. Chen had already spent the last of her savings on the ongoing treatments and has also taken out a large loan. Fortunately，Ma Dongbao，who works at the police station， stepped in. Living in the same apartment building as Chen’s family，Ma was well aware of Chen’s difficulties. When Wang was told about Chen’s situation，he decided to set up a fundraising website to pay for Liu’s hospital bills. Chen Liyan’s example shows a different way of thinking about money. Money is import ... ...
