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BeforeReading（15mins）

Warm-upQuestions2

EnglishSong—Money,Money,Money2

Who’sWho3

ADebate…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..3

BackgroundInformation……………………………………………………………………………………4

GlobalReading（25mins）

PartDivisionoftheText5

FurtherUnderstanding5

DetailedReading（160mins）7

AfterReading（80mins）

UsefulExpressions16

CompoundDictation16

SentenceTranslation17

Groupdiscussion17

WritingPractice—Startinganessaywithananecdote18

TalkaboutthePictures18

ProverbsandQuotations18

SupplementaryReading（80mins）

CultureNotes20

LanguageStudy20

ComprehensionTask24

BeforeReading

Ⅰ.Warm-upQuestions

1.Doyouthinkrichpeoplemustbehappierthanpoorpeople?

Why?

2.Watchthevideoclip“MoneyCan’tBuyHappiness”.

1）Whatcannotbeboughtaccordingtothewoman?

（=Truelove,themoon）

2）Whatcanalsohappentowealthypeople?

（=Divorces,suicidesandmurders.）

3.Doyouthinkapoorpersoncanhavealifefullofriches?

How?

4.Howwouldyoushowyourvalueifyouwererichenough?

Ⅱ.EnglishSong—Money,Money,Money

Iworkallnight,Iworkallday,topaythe______（=bills）Ihavetopay

Ain’titsad

Andstillthereneverseemstobea______（=single）pennyleftforme

That’stoobad

Inmy______（=dreams）Ihaveaplan

IfIgotmea______（=wealthy）man

Iwouldn’thavetoworkatall,I’d______（=fool）aroundandhaveaball

Money,money,money

Mustbefunny

Intherichman’sworld

Money,money,money

Alwayssunny

Intherichman’sworld

Aha-ahaaa

AllthethingsIcoulddo

IfIhadalittlemoney

It’sarichman’sworld

AmanlikethatishardtofindbutIcan’tgethim______（=off）mymind

Ain’titsad

Andifhehappenstobe______（=free）Ibethewouldn’tfancyme

That'stoobad

SoImust______（=leave）,I’llhavetogo

ToLasVegasorMonaco

Andwina______（=fortune）inagame,mylifewillneverbethe______（=same）

Money,money,money

Mustbefunny

Intherichman’sworld

Money,money,money

Alwayssunny

Intherichman’sworld

Aha-ahaaa

AllthethingsIcoulddo

IfIhadalittlemoney

It’sarichman'sworld

Ⅲ.Who’sWho

Matchthepersonwithhisnameandidentity.

Person

12345

Name

A.LiKa-Shing

B.IngvarKamprad

C.SamuelMooreWalton

D.KushalPalSingh

E.WarrenBuffett

Identity

a.oneofthemostsuccessfulinvestorsintheworld,primaryshareholderandCEOofBerkshireHathaway

b.ChairmanofHutchisonWhampoaLimited（HWL）andCheungKongHoldings;theworld’slargestoperatorofcontainerterminalsandtheworld'slargesthealthandbeautyretailer

c.ChairmanoftheBoard,DLFUniversalLimited,India’slargestrealestatedeveloper

d.aSwedishentrepreneur;thefounderofthehomefurnishingretailchainIKEA

e.anAmericanbusinessmanandentrepreneur;founderoftheAmericanretailerWal-Mart

Ⅳ.ADebate

Who’smoreimportanttotheworld?

VS

Directions:

1.Beforeclass,studentsareaskedtocollectrelevantmaterialsofparticipationincharityworkbyBillGatesorMotherTeresa.

2.Inclass,studentsformtwocampstodebatethefollowingissue:

MotherTeresahasnomoney,butshetookcareofthepoorinCalcuttauntilherdeath.BillGatesgavealotofmoneytocharity,butheseldomworksinthe“frontline”withthepoor.DoestheworldneedmorelovelikeMotherTeresa’sormoremoneylikeBillGates’?

Ⅴ.BackgroundInformation

1.SalvationArmy

☆aChristiancharityandsocialservicesorganization

☆foundedbyWilliamBoothandhiswifeCatherineBoothinLondonin1865

☆gotthenamebecauseofapopularsayingthat“TheChristianMissionisavolunteerarmy.”

☆Nearly33millionAmericansreceivehelpfromitannually

2.TheRedKettleChristmasCampaign

Volunteersputaredkettleataprominentplaceofpublicgatheringandringabelltourgepassers-bytodropmoneyintothekettleinthespiritofChristmas.

3.Wal-Mart

Founder

SamuelMooreWalton（SamWalton）

Foundingtime

1962

Characteristics

ThelargestprivateemployerandthelargestgroceryretailerintheUnitedStates

Guidingphilosophyofthefounder

Tooffercustomersawideselectionofgoodsatadiscountedprice

4.PersonalIncomeTaxintheUS:

aprogressivetaxonthetaxableincomefromthefederalgovernmentoftheUS

individual

personalincometaxesfromsomestateandmunicipalgovernments

GlobalReading

Ⅰ.PartDivisionoftheText

Part

Paragraph（s）

MainIdeas

1

1~2

Thewriter’sencounterwithaboywhoraisedthequestion“Areyoupoor?

”

2

3~12

Insearchofananswerthewriterfindsthatnothavingexpensivepossessionsdoesn’tmakehimfeelpoormainlybecauseheenjoyslifeinmanyotherways.

3

13

Inconclusion,thewriterthinkshe’sgrowntounderstandmoreabouthimselfbecauseoftheboy’squestion.

Ⅱ.FurtherUnderstanding

ForPart1

TableCompletion

Aboutthequestiontheauthorwasasked

Whoaskedthequestion?

Aboy.

Whatwasthequestion?

Areyoupoor?

Whatwastheauthor’sreply?

Well,Ihavemorethansomepeople,butnotasmuchasothers.

Whatdidthemotherdoafterthequestionwasasked?

Shescoldedherson.

ForPart2

ScanandMatch

（略）

TrueorFalse

1.Theauthorhastakenjusttwovacationtripsinthepast35years.（F）

（=Theauthorhastakenjustonevacationtripsinthepast35years.）

2.Oneofhismainsourcesofenjoymentistotalkwithmanyactorfriends.（F）

（=Oneofhismainsourcesofenjoymentistotalkwithmanyinterestingwriterfriends.）

3.Theauthorfeelsquitenaturalaboutnotbeingfocusedonmaterialgoods.（T）

4.Onlyasmallpartofpeopleintheworldwouldconsidertheauthor’slifestyletobeaffluent.（F）

（=Manypeoplethroughouttheworldwouldconsidertheauthor’slifestyletobeaffluent.）

5.TheauthorhasasenseofbelongingasheputontheSalvationArmy’sredapron.（T）

QuestionsandAnswers

1.Howdoestheauthorthinkofattainingthematerialthings?

（=Hethinksitisjustapassingwhim.）

2.Whendoestheauthorfeelrichinside?

（=Hefeelsrichinsidewhenhewritesabeautifullineofpoetry,orfabricateafunnyjoke.）

3.Howdidtheauthorthinkofthegirlbeforehetookhertohisapartment?

（=Hethoughtthegirlwassospecialthathecouldsharelifewith.）

4.Whatissomethingthattheauthorfeelsdeeplyconnectedto?

（=Peoplehelpingpeople.）

ForPart3

BlankFilling

1.Theauthorhascometounderstandmoreabout________（himself）becauseofthequestionoverthe________（four）yearsfrom________（2003）to_________（2007）.

2.Heismostthankfulforhis________（tangible）and_______（intangible）goodfortune.

DetailedReading

Ⅰ.DifficultSentences

1.（LL.1~2）ItwasearlyDecember2003,myfirstseasonasaSalvationArmybellringer,whenIwasconfrontedwiththequestion.

1.WhatdoesaSalvationArmybellringerdo?

（=Toringthebellandaskpeopletodonatemoneytohelpthepoor.）

2.TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.

（=首次面对这个问题，是在2003年12月初我第一次为救世军摇铃募捐的时候。

）

2.（LL.5~6）Icanstillseetheconfusionandcuriosityinhiseyesasheasked,“Areyoupoor?

”

1.Whydidtheboyasksuchaquestion?

（=Becausehewasconfusedandcurious.）

2.HowmuchdidtheboyknowabouttheSalvationArmybellringer?

（=Obviouslyheknewnothingaboutthat.）

3.（LL.7~8）“Well,”Istammered,tryingtothink,“Ihavemorethansomepeople,butnotasmuchasother.”

1.Howdidtheauthorthinkofthequestion?

（=Hethoughtitwasdifficulttoanswer.）

2.Whatdoestheauthor’sanswermean?

（=Thismeansheisneitherpoornorrich.）

4.（LL.8~9）Hismotherscoldedhimforthesocialno-no...

1.Whatis“socialno-no”?

（=Somethingthatissociallyinappropriate.）

2.Whydidthemotherscoldherson?

（=Becausetheauthorlookedpoor,thequestionwassociallyinappropriatetoask.）

5.（LL.13~14）YetIfeelnothingmorethanapassingwhimtoattainthematerialthingssomanyotherpeoplehave.

1.Whatdomanyotherpeoplehave?

（=Thematerialthings.）

2.Pleaseparaphrasethissentence.

（=However,Ihaveonlyoccasionallyfelttheurgetogoafterthematerialthingssomanyotherpeoplehave.）

6.（LL.19~20）AndIlovethe“cando”attitudethatfollows.

1.Whatisthe“cando”attitude?

（=Thatisselfconfidence.）

2.Howdoyouunderstandthissentence?

（=AndIlovethefeelingofselfconfidencebroughtbybriskexercises.）

7.（L.31）Shortlyafterhervisit,ourrelationshipwentstraightsouth.

1.Whatwastheirrelationshipafterhervisit?

（=Theirrelationshipwentsour.Thatistosay,theywerenolongerboyfriendandgirlfriend.）

2.Whytherewassuchachangeintheirrelationship?

（=Becausethegirlactuallypaidmuchattentiontomaterialthingsalthoughsheclaimedthatshewasinterestedinwhatwasontheinside,andaftershewenttotheauthor’sapartment,shefoundhewasreallypoor.）

8.（LL.35~38）Thereisacommercialontheradiothatbegins,“Everybodywantsahigh-endTV…”Thepressuretopurchaseisreal.Itmaybetruethateverybodywantsahigh-endTV.Afterall,nobodywantstobeanobody.

1.Whatis“ahigh-endTV”?

（=ATVthatisexpensiveandofhighquality.）

2.Whatcanbeinferredfromthispartaboutwhatrolecommercialscanplayinsociety?

（=Commercialscanputpeopleunderpressuretopurchasemorethanisreallynecessary.）

9.（L.49）DecemberisthetimeofyearIfeelwealthiest.

Whydoestheauthorthinkso?

（=BecauseDecemberisthetimeforhimtoworkfortheSalvationArmyasabellringer,whichgiveshimagenuinesenseofbelongingandbringshimhappinessinhelpingothers.）

10.（LL.50~51）Overthe