北师大版高中英语必修四 unit10 lesson 1 a material world名师公开课优质课件.ppt

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to describe a millionaire’s life in the past and now. identify his opinion of money and happiness. use his opinion to persuade others to get happiness by giving away money to charities. What do you know about Grandet? 葛朗台 greedy generous cruel kind Money is everything to Mr. Grandet. He is concerned about nothing but gold. He wants gold so badly that he dreams up many ways of getting it. He is determined to keep every penny to himself and never gives away any money. No one can change his mind. He is not pleased with his life. He seldom smiles. The only enjoyable thing for him is to count gold coins. Only then does he feels happy. Can you guess the meaning of the words in red? vocabulary revision be concerned about dream up be determined to give away be pleased with… enjoyable greedy be worried about has a strong will to do be satisfied with… happy and pleasant imagine, invent, think of give sb. sth without asking for money. not generous “Who wants to be a Millionaire? I don’t,” says Charles Gray, an ex-millionaire. Does he want to be a millionaire. Why or why not? Is he a rich man? Who wants to be a millionaire? I don’t,” says Charles Gray He doesn’t want to be a millionaire, because he was aware there were many hungry people and he was tired of being a person who had everything in a world where many people had nothing. He has discovered that having a little money makes you feel free. He feels much happier now. know; realize be tired of 1.no longer interested; 2.have a need for rest Paragraph 1: Some are determined to be a millionaire. Paragraph 2: Others don’t want to be a millionaire. Paragraph 3: Charles Gray’s life: in the past and now turn their backs on their millions turn one’s back on sb. A. pay no attention to sb. or sth.B. refuse to help "I won't ever forgive my older brother--he turned his back on me and refused to lend me any money