Тhe root of all evil?Unit 4

Lesson 1How 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…

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.

Terry, 24,Canadian,

TV producer

Caroline, 21, student from France

Russell,20, South African student

Alex, 15, at school in London

Olga, 18, student from Russia

1. Are they materialistic?

No

2. Were you materialistic when you were younger?

Yes -

3. What is important for materialistic people?

Designer labels

Terry, 24,Canadian,

TV producer

Caroline, 21, student from France

Russell,20, South African student

Alex, 15, at school in London

Olga, 18, student from Russia

1. Are they materialistic?

No yes no yes no

2. Were you materialistic when you were younger?

Yes Yes - yes

3. What is important for materialistic people?

Possessions,

sneakers Designer clothes

Designer labels

clothes Labels, possessions

Check your answers:

Task 2Match the words and their explanations.

• to be content with smth• to be into smth• to impress • possessions• trend• designer labels• competitive • to grow out of • to be materialistic • worldwide

• to be interested in smth• to admire• to be satisfied with smth• fashion• designer clothes• things• trying to be more successful

than others• everywhere in the world• to care only about money

and possessions• to stop doing smth as you

used to

Task 3Listen 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. – Не тот беден, у кого мало, а тот, кто много хочет. 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 4Match English and Russian proverbs.

1. Money begets money.2. Money often unmakes

the men who make it.3. Money to spare likes

good care.4. A friend in the market

is better than money in the chest.

5. Happiness before money

A. Не в деньгах счастье.B. Не имей сто рублей,

а имей сто друзей.C. Деньги к деньгам

идут.D. Деньги счёт любят. E. Деньги часто губят

тех, кто их наживает.

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.