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Unit 5 The Value of Money
Listening and speaking
M3U5 THE VALUE OF MONEY
buy a dream house
trip around the world
Stay at home without worry about money
do anything you like
learn anything you like
lead a good life
satisfy material needs
satisfy spiritual needs
lead a happy life
What’s the value of money?
Although money is necessary, money is not everything!
What cannot people buy with money?
love
health
respect
family
knowledge
friendship
How should we treat money correctly?
金钱是善仆,也是恶主。
Money is a good servant and a bad master.
-- Francis Bacon
Money is quite useful as a help to us to get what we need.
If we let money rule our lives, we will suffer.
Activity 1: Listen to the news report and match the people with the correct information.
1. Chen Liyan
2. Wang Zheng
3. Ma Dongbao
4. Liu Xia
A. the owner of the lost money
B. a cleaner at Taiyuan railway station
C. a police officer living in Chen’s
apartment building
D. Chen’s 16-year-old daughter
Listening and Speaking
___ Chen Liyan found Wang Zheng’s money and returned it to him.
___ Chen gave an interview to the local newspaper.
___ Wang built a website to help raise funds for Liu Xia.
___ Ma Dongbao shared Chen’s story with Wang.
___ Chen spent all her savings and took out a large loan.
___ Wang offered Chen 5,000 yuan.
Activity 2: Listen again and put these events in the correct order.
1
2
3
6
5
4
Tip: Pay attention to the time and the order that they occurred in real life. (not the order they are mentioned in the news story)
last Tuesday morning
after getting back his lost money
after
after that
after hearing about Chen’s situation
yesterday
1. It was the first time Chen Liyan’s story was reported. ( )
2. Chen found 10,000 yuan in a small plastic bag in Taiyuan railway station. ( )
3. Wang Zheng apologised to Chen because he couldn’t offer her more money. ( )
4. Chen took out a large loan to cure her daughter. ( )
5. Wang set up a fundraising website for Chen’s daughter after Chen told him about her situation. ( )
Activity 3: Listen again and decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
F
F
F
F
T
on the headlines of the newspapers that
100,000
for the inconvenience.
Ma
Activity 4:
According to what you have heard, please try to summarize its main idea.
Chen,_________, found a bag within 100,000 yuan. She was determined to _______ it and finally found its _______ , Wangzheng. Wang offered her 5000yuan for her______________________, but she ________
Wang’s money. While Chen’s daughter, Liu, was ____________ and she had spent all _______ and even ________________ to treat Liu. Ma Dongbao, a
_____________, knew Chen’s _________ and shared them with Wang. Later, Wang set up ____________________ to pay for Liu’s bill.
Chen was __________ for her _________ and _________ act. Besides, as an old saying goes: “___________________________”, Chen was helped by others, too.
a fundraising website
seriously ill
refused
kindness and honesty
owner
return
a cleaner
one good turn deserves another
difficulties
police officer
taken out a loan
savings
honest
generous
rewarded
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1. What kind of person do you think Chen Liyan is?
2. Did Chen return the money because she didn’t need it?
3. Is it common for people to do what Chen did?
Chen Liyan is generous and honest because she returned a large sum of money to the owner.
No. She returned the money because it was the right thing to do. Evidence for this is that she refused to accept the reward money because she felt that it had not been earned.
It depends on the culture. In some countries it is quite common to return money that has been found. In other countries, people believe “Finders are keepers!”
Discussion
Activity 5:
4. How did Wang Zheng feel about the return of his money?
5. Why did Ma Dongbao tell Wang about Chen’s family?
He must have had great sympathy (同情)for Chen and her daughter and wanted to help them. We know this because he arranged help for them.
He must have been very happy and relieved(释然) to have gotten his money back. We know this because he thanked Chen repeatedly and even offered her a reward.
6. How did the news reporter feel about Chen’s actions?
The news reporter felt that it showed that money wasn’t the most important thing in life. We know this because the reporter told us that this is what Chen believes, and then said, “that’s a great attitude to take.”
Guess what happens in the film.
Viewing-Talking
Watch the film clip and check if you are correct.
Now discuss the questions.
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1 Why does the owner of the restaurant want Henry to sit somewhere else?
2 What does Henry order? Why is the waiter surprised?
3 Why does the owner think Henry hesitates to pay the bill?
4 Why does the owner think the bank note is probably real?
5 What happens in the end?
Check your answers.
1 Why does the owner of the restaurant want Henry to sit somewhere else?
2 What does Henry order? Why is the waiter surprised?
Since Henry is poorly dressed, the owner of the restaurant does not want him to sit in the middle of the room where everyone can see him.
Henry orders ham and eggs, a nice big juicy steak with all the trimmings, and a tall tankard of ale-twice.
The waiter is surprised that Henry eats so much food.
3 Why does the owner think Henry hesitates to pay the bill?
4 Why does the owner think the bank note is probably real?
5 What happens in the end?
The owner thinks Henry does not have the money to pay.
Because no one would get into trouble to forge a bill of such a high amount-it would be crazy.
All the people in the restaurant think Henry is an eccentric millionaire and the owner let him leave without having to pay the bill.
34 2 Listen to the news report and match the people with the correct information.
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35 3 Listen again and put these events in the correct order.
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36 4 Listen again and decide if the following statements are true(T) or false(F).
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