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Unit 5 The Value of Money
Listening and Speaking
Money is a good servant and a bad master.
-Francis Bacon
金钱是善仆,也是恶主。
——弗朗西斯·培根
开篇页选取了弗朗西斯·培根的名言。这句话揭示了金钱的两重性:善用金钱,它可以为我们服务;当我们被金钱所迷惑,就会沦为它的奴隶。当今社会拜金主义现象依然存在,探讨对待金钱的正确态度,培养学生树立健康的金钱观,这便是本单元的主题意义所在。
Lead in
What can people buy with money?
What can people not buy with money?
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What can people not buy with money?
love
health
respect
family
knowledge
friendship
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Is money the basis of a happy life?
spiritual need
material need
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can not
Pre - listening
Recently, a cleaner by the name of Chen Liyan has made the headlines for her generous and honest act.
According to the news headline, what do you think the news will talk about?
What is her generous and honest act?
When and where did this happen?
Why did she do such an act?
Listening: 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: Activity 2
➤ Listen to the news report and summarize the event.
When
Where
What
Last Tuesday morning
At Taiyuan Railway Station
She found a small plastic bag with ______________ inside when she was __________________.
100, 000 yuan
sweeping the floor
Listening: Activity 3
Chen Liyan
(cleaner)
Liu Xia
(Chen’s daughter)
Wang Zheng
(owner of lost money)
Ma Dongbao
(Police officer)
➤ Listen again and find out the relationship among them.
took out a loan for her
set up a fundraising website for her
returned his money
neighbour
told him about Chen’s situation
Listening: Activity 4
➤ Listen again and put these events in the correct order.
____ 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.
Listening: Transcript
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.
Wang thanked Chen repeatedly and apologised for the inconvenience, even offering her 5,000yuan as a reward.
Listening: Transcript
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 important, but to people like Chen, it definitely isn’t everything. And that’s a great attitude to take.
Now, in other news, one city in ... [Fade out.]
Listening: Activity 5
➤ Listen again and decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
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.
When interviewed by the local paper yesterday, ...
100,000 yuan
He apologised for the inconvenience.
Ma told him about Chen’s daughter.
Post - listening
➤Discuss your answers to the questions and explain your reasoning.
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?
4. How did Wang Zheng feel about the return of his money?
5. Why did Ma Dongbao tell Wang about Chen’s family?
6. How did the news reporter feel about Chen’s actions?
Post - listening
If you suddenly got a large amount of money , what would you do with it?
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