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THE VALUE OF MONEY
Lesson 1 Listening and Speaking
Opening page
What does the title mean
What do you think the theme of this unit is
The Value of Money
What do you think the man is holding in his hand
What do you think may happen to it
What does the story have to do with the theme of this unit
Opening page
In this unit, we will
read excerpts from the script of The Million Pound Bank Note.
listen to a news report and watch a film clip about people’s attitudes towards money.
write a scene for a play.
read more about how people feel about money and its impact.
The Value of Money
Learning objectives
After this lesson, you will be able to
grab some key information in the listening, such as the identity of the characters, the order of events and other details.
talk about your opinions on the money-related topic.
The Value of Money
Opening page
What do people have to buy in order to lead a good life
Food, clothes, a place to live in, medical care …
2. What can people not buy with money
Love, friendship, kindness …
Money is a good servant and a bad master.
— Francis Bacon
Quote
Money is quite useful as a help for us to get what we need.
If we let money rule our lives, we will suffer.
Recently, a cleaner by the name of Chen Liyan has made the headlines for her generous and honest act.
According to the news lead, 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
1. Listen to the news report and match the people with the correct information.
Listening
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
____ 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
2. Listen again and put these events in the correct order.
2
6
5
4
1
3
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While taking notes, set down:
Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Listening tip
Tapescript
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 5,000 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 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.]
5. Discuss your answers to the questions with
your partner and explain your reasoning.
Make inferences
Sometimes things are not said directly. However, you can make logical guesses on the basis of what the speakers say. To draw a conclusion, you need to understand the given information and use your background knowledge. Also, while listening, don't ignore the speakers's tone and intonation- these
can be important clues, too.
Task. 4
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
Example
A: What kind of person do you think Chen Liyan is
B: I think she must be an honest person because...
A: I bet she's really determined too. You can tell
this by how...
2. Did Chen return the money because she didn't
need it
Chen Liyan is generous and honest because she returned a large sum 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!"
1. What kind of person do you think Chen Liyan is
3. Is it common for people to do what Chen did
5. Why did Ma Dongbao tell Wang about Chen's family
He must have been very happy and relieved to have gotten his money back. We know this because he thanked Chen repeatedly and even offered her a reward.
He must have had great sympathy for Chen and her daughter and wanted to help them. We know this because he arranged help for them.
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."
4. How did Wang Zheng feel about the return of his money
6. How did the news reporter feel about Chen's actions
Group Discussion
Post-listening
1. Do you agree with Chen Liyan
What would you do if you were
in her situation
EXAMPLE
A: I think that Chen Liyan did the right thing
by returning the money and refusing to take
a single cent from Wang Zheng.
B: Well, I think that Chen Liyan was correct in returning the money, but she should have accepted the money Wang offered.
Group Discussion
2. When we help someone, should we
expect to get something in return
3. What do you think is the best way
to get money
4. Should we judge people
based on how much
money they have
Sample Conversation
A: I think that Chen Liyan did the right thing by returning the money and refusing to take a single cent from Wang Zheng.
B: Well, I think that Chen Liyan was correct in returning the money, but she should have accepted the money
Wang offered.
C: But people shouldn't expect payment for doing what is right!
B: She wasn't expecting payment, though. At the same time, she needed the money to help her daughter. She should have taken it.
Sample Conversation
A: I disagree. Honesty should be its own reward. Besides. there are other ways to get money.
B: For example
C: Well, like in the news story, there is fundraising.
B: So we disagree. There is one thing I think all of us can agree on, however.
C: What
B: That we shouldn't look down on people because they are poor.
A: That's right!
Pronunciation
1. Listen to the short conversation and mark the
intonation with ↗,↘or ↘↗symbols.
Owner: You know what It's a million-pound
bank note.
Waiter1: Really
Waiter2: Really!
Waiter3: Really !
2. Listen to the conversation. Underline the parts
that are stressed and mark the intonation. Then
talk about the implied meanings of the
responses with different intonations.
Listen again and repeat.
1 Henry: It is a nice suit.
Owner: Oh, it is perfect!
2 Henry: Well, that's very kind of you.
Owner: Kind, sir No, it's kind of you. You must
come whenever you want and have
whatever you like. Just having you sit
here is a great honour!
3 Henry: Well, to be honest, I have none.
Oliver: (happily) What luck! Brother, what luck!
Henry: Well, it may seem to lucky to you but
not to me! If this is your idea of some
kind of joke, I don't think it's very funny.
Now if you'll excuse me, I ought to be
on my way.
Roderick: Please don't go ...

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