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Pre-readingReading

Follow-up

Fun time

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Discuss the questions with a partner.Play the Game: Who wants to be a Millionaire?

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1.Have you ever watched the program? If so, what is it called in your country? Do you enjoy watching it? Why?

2.Why is the program so popular all over the world?

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Which “rule” is Which “rule” is false?false?

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a.a. Contestants answer questions, by choosing one Contestants answer questions, by choosing one of 4 possible answers.of 4 possible answers.

b.b. Questions get increasingly difficult until the Questions get increasingly difficult until the contestant gets an answer wrong, (and loses contestant gets an answer wrong, (and loses most of the money they have won), or decides to most of the money they have won), or decides to stop playing, and takes the money they have won stop playing, and takes the money they have won up to that point.up to that point.

c.c. If a contestant doesn’t know an answer, he/she If a contestant doesn’t know an answer, he/she can phone a friend or ask the audience if they can phone a friend or ask the audience if they know the answer.know the answer.

d.d. A friend of the contestant in the audience is A friend of the contestant in the audience is allowed to signal the answers.allowed to signal the answers.

e.e. If the contestant answers all the questions, he/she If the contestant answers all the questions, he/she wins a million. wins a million.

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1. If you are dishonest when you play a game or do an exam, then what are you doing? ￡ 100

A. stealing

B. cheating

C. drawing

D. joking

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2. If you make a noise with your throat, what is it called? ￡ 1000

A. a cough

B. a sneeze

C. a snore

D. a sniff

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3. If something is of poor quality, what is it? ￡ 10000

A. dirty

B. naughty

C. shabby

D. filthy

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4. If you think of a good plan, then what do you do? ￡ 100000

A. come up to a plan

B. come down to a plan

C. come down with a plan

D. come up with a plan

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5. If a dream holiday goes wrong, then it turns__________. ￡ 500000

A. rough

B. sour

C. over

D. stiff

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6. If you are completely in love with something, then what are you? ￡ 1 million

A. besotted

B. betrothed

C. berated

D. bemoaned

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Questions for Questions for Reading 1Reading 1

1.1. How many people were How many people were involved in the attempt to involved in the attempt to cheat on the program?cheat on the program?

2.2. What were their jobs?What were their jobs?

3.3. Were they sent to prison?Were they sent to prison?

4.4. Why were they caught?Why were they caught?

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*Three people, one couple and a college lecturer, were found guilty this week of attempting to cheat on the game show

Who Wants To Be A Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?Millionaire?

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Charles Ingram, husband, an army major, 39

Diana Ingram, wife, 39

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Tecwen WhittoTecwen Whittockck, head of business studies at Pontypridd further education college in Wales, 53

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*They were convicted, after the three came up with a scheme to defraud the quiz show of ￡ 1m.

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*As the army officer was in the hot seat on the show, the lecturer, who sat 1 meter behind him, coughed to steer him towards the right answers.*The major’s wife was the point of contact between the two.

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*The major was given a check for 1m, but it was stopped after the program’s makers became suspicious and contacted police.

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*The three were spared prison because the couple have young children.

However,…

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Order of Order of CourtCourt

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12 months

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FinedFined ￡ 15,000 ￡ 10,000Ordered Ordered to pay in to pay in costcost

￡ 10,000 ￡ 7,500

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Judge Judge Geoffrey RivGeoffrey Rivlinlin

I’m sure that all three of you were besotted with quiz programs, and ambitious to be successful on a major TV show.

I’m not at all sure it was sheer greed that motivated this offence.

It was this that caused you to wonder whether you could beat and – it has to said – cheat the system.

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On July 24, 2003 the British Army ordered Charles Ingram to resign his commission as a Major.

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Questions for Questions for Reading 1Reading 1

1.1. How many people were How many people were involved in the attempt to involved in the attempt to cheat on the program?cheat on the program?

2.2. What were their jobs?What were their jobs?

3.3. Were they sent to prison?Were they sent to prison?4.4. Why were they caught?Why were they caught?

(3 people)(3 people)

(No.)(No.)

(Because they went too far.)(Because they went too far.)

(Army officer, college (Army officer, college lecturer)lecturer)

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Questions for Questions for Reading 2Reading 2

1.1. How did they attempt to How did they attempt to

cheat on the program work?cheat on the program work?

2.2. Why didn’t they go to prison?Why didn’t they go to prison?

3.3. Why did they do it?Why did they do it?

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Questions for Questions for Reading 2Reading 21.1. How did they attempt to cheat How did they attempt to cheat

on the program work?on the program work?

2.2. Why didn’t they go to prison?Why didn’t they go to prison?

3.3. Why did they do it?Why did they do it?

Whittock coughed to signal tWhittock coughed to signal the correct answer to Major Ihe correct answer to Major Ingram.ngram.

The couple had very young chidren.The couple had very young chidren.

They were besotted with They were besotted with trying to win a quiz trying to win a quiz program.program.

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•He was of a crime.He was of a crime.•He was to pay He was to pay ￡ 100.100.•A suspended prison sentence A suspended prison sentence

means that the person will only means that the person will only go to prison if they commit go to prison if they commit another within a another within a fixed period? fixed period?

found guiltyconvicted

Vocabulary in Vocabulary in contextcontext

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ordered

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fined

crime

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Fun TimeFun Time

Could you find Major Charles Ingram anagrams?

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Join larger scam, harm Join larger scam, harm

An anagramanagram is a rearrangement of the letters of one word or phrase to form another word or phrase. For example, "orchestra" is a transposition of "carthorse".

Major Charles Ingram Major Charles Ingram

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Follow-upFollow-up•You are going to play You are going to play Who wants Who wants

to be a millionaire?to be a millionaire? In pairs In pairs write 5 grammar or vocabulary write 5 grammar or vocabulary questions. Write 4 possible questions. Write 4 possible answers to each question. Here is answers to each question. Here is an example:an example:

Which word doesn’t mean very Which word doesn’t mean very large?large?A.A. enormousenormous B.B. hugehugeC.C. vastvast D.D. tiny tiny

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•Put your questions in order, from Put your questions in order, from the easiest to the most difficult. the easiest to the most difficult. Ask one student from the class to Ask one student from the class to come to the front. Ask him/her come to the front. Ask him/her your questions. The first question your questions. The first question is worth is worth ￡ 100, the second 100, the second ￡ 1000, the third 1000, the third ￡ 10000, the 10000, the fourth fourth ￡ 100000, and the last, 100000, and the last, ￡ 1m.1m.

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•The student must answer your The student must answer your questions, and find out how much questions, and find out how much they can win. Remember that they can win. Remember that they can phone a classmate they can phone a classmate (once), and ask the class (once).(once), and ask the class (once).

•When they have finished, change When they have finished, change contestant and question master. contestant and question master. How many students win How many students win ￡￡ 1m? 1m? Ask your teacher for the money.Ask your teacher for the money.

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Have a Have a great fun!great fun!

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西安交通大学