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Т he root of all evil? Unit 4. Lesson 1 How materialistic are you?. The aim of the lesson is - to understand how materialistic young people are, - to realize if it is good or bad, -to learn new words and to practice them in speech. If I had 1 mln roubles I would….
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Тhe root of all evil?Unit 4 Lesson 1 How materialistic are you?
The aim of the lesson is-to understand how materialistic young people are,- to realize if it is good or bad,-to learn new words and to practice them in speech
materialisticdesigner labels – designer clothespossessions – thingsto be content – to be satisfiedcompetitive – competitionsneakers – training shoes Read and translate the words:
Task 1 Several young people on the streets of London were asked if they thought teenagers today were materialistic. Listen to the interviews and complete the table.
Task 2 Match the words and their explanations.
Task 3 Listen to the interviews again, take notes, and then complete the following reporting statements. Terry believes that music … Terry used to have … Caroline just wants to feel … Caroline thinks that teenagers need to have … Russell says that we live in … where … Russell thinks that when people get older … Alex always … Alex says that teenagers want to … Olga really doesn’t like the way … Olga is happy … but she wouldn’t buy something …
Now, a surprise for you. Watch a fragment of the cartoon.- Do you think that the king has always had a golden touch?- What will happen next?
What is the moral of the tale? Was the King materialistic? He is not poor that has little, but he that desires much.– Нетотбеден, укогомало, атот, ктомногохочет.Довольство – лучшее богатство.
… was not content with his …… was impressed by …… possessions …… was content with … Give a summary of the tale using the new words:
Task 4 Match English and Russian proverbs.
Keys: 1-c 2-e 3-d 4-b 5-a
So, my friends, can we say that money is • the root of all evil? Home task: to write an essay “How materialistic are teenagers today?” using the words of the lesson and proverbs.(130-150 words)
Thank you for your work, I hope that you have learned something useful from the lesson.