<<Unit 2>>
<<2A>>
<Introduction>
Some Quotes:
- Your wealth isn't your fault .
- The world does owe you a living.
- But you are wealthy only if people poorer than you say so.
- Money should buy freedom, not chains.
- Money can buy some happiness, but it ain't much.
- Besides, happiness is overrated.
- You need a purpose.
- Start with a dream rather than a purpose.
- If you are lucky enough to have an existential crises, then that is the point of your wealth.
https://qz.com/240261/what-i-want-to-say-to-the-richest-kids-in-the-world/
Rich Kid Syndrom
Questions to the text
- What is the definition of real happiness according to the text?
- What is your personal definition of real happiness? When are you happy?
- What causes the rich kid syndrome?
- Name four consequences.
- Name at least four possible cures.
<Song>
<Vocabulary>
Money
<Reading>
Spender or Saver?
In order to get out of debt and save money for the things we hold dear, many times we first have to take a step back and see what money actually means to us. How do we use money? Are we more of a Spender or a Saver? Then, we can see how best to approach our view of money and change it to work for us instead of against us.
You may be a spender if you…
- Purchase things on impulse like a new outfit, a dog, an expensive purse, or a house!
- Hide purchases in your trunk so your spouse won’t see them.
- Feel guilty about the money that you’ve spent.
- Try not to spend money but then see something and blow your budget.
- Don’t have a budget. Budget? No, that’s too constraining!
- Have a budget but try to figure out how to rearrange the money so you can purchase that item.
- Have credit card debt that rolls over from month to month.
- Feel crushed by the amount of debt you owe, but can’t stop spending.
- Buy things when you feel stressed.
- Don’t know how much money you have in your bank accounts.
- Don’t know how much money you owe or when the bills are due.
You may be a saver if you…
- Want to put your spouse on an allowance.
- Cringe at the thought of your spouse doing the grocery shopping.
- Buy only exactly what you need and nothing more.
- Know how much is in checking, savings, retirement, etc.
- Know exactly how much money you owe and when it will be paid off.
- Aware of the bill due dates.
- Don’t like “wasting” money.
Jeff's
Questions to the text 'The MIllionaire with a secret'
- What was his real first name?
- Why did his mother choose this name?
- Why couldn't he read at school?
- What was he good at?
- What was his business idea?
- Why did he lose almost all of his money?
- What was his secret?
- What incident changed his private life?
- Who did the paperwork for him in his business?
- What was his second business idea?
- What was the name of his autobiography?
<Grammar>
Have you ever ...?
Present Perfect – Present Simple
Theory
https://english.lingolia.com/de/grammatik/vergleich/simple-past-present-perfect-simple
https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/grammar/present_perfect_simple_past_gegenueberstellung.htm
https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/simpas-preper
Exercises
https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/uebungen/zeiten/simple_past_present_perfect.htm
https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/uebungen/zeiten/simple_past_present_perfect2.htm
https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/uebungen/zeiten/simple_past_present_perfect3.htm
https://www.english-4u.de/en/tenses-exercises/perfect-past-simple.htm
https://www.english-4u.de/en/tenses-exercises/perfect-past-simple2.htm
https://www.english-4u.de/en/tenses-exercises/perfect-past-simple3.htm
https://www.english-4u.de/en/tenses-exercises/perfect-past-simple4.htm
https://www.english-4u.de/en/tenses-exercises/perfect-past-simple5.htm
https://www.english-4u.de/en/tenses-exercises/perfect-past-simple6.htm
https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/simpas-preper/exercises
https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/simpas-preper/exercises?ex02
https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/simpas-preper/exercises?ex03
https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/simpas-preper/exercises?ex04
https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/simpas-preper/exercises?ex05
https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/simpas-preper/exercises?ex06
https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/simpas-preper/exercises?ex07
https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/simpas-preper/exercises?ex08
Tests
https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/simpas-preper/tests?test1
https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/simpas-preper/tests?test2
https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/simpas-preper/tests?test3
<Pronunciation>
Exercises
https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/pronunciation3/index.php
https://www.englishclub.com/pronunciation/minimal-pairs-o-oh.htm
http://www.tinyteflteacher.co.uk/teacher/pronunciation/sounds/maze-ou-o-u.pdf#zoom=75,0,0
<<2B>>
<Introduction>
Charity Work
Amazon
River Facts
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The Amazon River is located in South America. It runs through Guyana, Ecuador, Venezuela, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Peru.
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The length of the Amazon River is approximately 6400 kilometres (4000 miles).
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During the wet season, the Amazon River can reach over 190 kilometres (120 miles) in width.
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There are no bridges that cross the Amazon, mostly because there is no need, the majority of the Amazon River runs through rainforests rather than roads or cities.
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The largest city along the Amazon River is Manaus. Located in Brazil it is home to over 1.7 million people.
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There are over 3000 known species of fish that live in the Amazon River, with more constantly being discovered.
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Anacondas lurk in the shallow waters of the Amazon Basin, they are one of the largest snakes in the world and occasionally attack larger animals such as goats that get to close the water.
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The Amazon River is also home to the piranha, a meat eating type of fish! Being carnivores, piranhas are known to attack in groups, preying on livestock that strays into the water and possibly appearing in one or two of your own nightmares!
<Grammar>
Present Perfect – Present Perfect Continuous
Theory
https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/grammar/present_perfect_progressive_gegenueberstellung.htm
https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro
Exercises
https://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs7.htm
https://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs8.htm
https://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs9.htm
https://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs10htm
https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/uebungen/zeiten/present_perfect_oder_progressive.htm
https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/exercises
https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/exercises?ex02
https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/exercises?ex03
https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/exercises?ex04
https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/exercises?ex05
https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/exercises?ex06
https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/exercises?ex07
https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/exercises?ex08
https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/exercises?ex09
https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/exercises?ex10
https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/exercises?ex11
Tests
https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/tests?test1
https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/tests?test2
For or Since
Theory
https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/words/since_for.htm
https://www.cafe-lingua.de/englische-grammatik/verwendung-von-since-und-for.php
Exercises
https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/uebungen/knifflige_woerter/since_for.htm
https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/vocabulary/since-for
https://www.english-4u.de/en/tenses-exercises/for-since.htm
https://www.grammarbank.com/since-vs-for-exercises.html
https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-3647.php
Collection
https://agendaweb.org/grammar/for_since_already-exercises.html
<Vocabulary>
Strong Adjectives
Adjectives are words that describe the qualities of something. There are different kinds of adjectives in English. Adjectives can be gradable and non-gradable, which is called extreme adjectives.
Gradable adjectives mean different degrees or levels of the quality. We can use these adjectives with some adverbs ( like a bit, very, really, extremely, quite, etc.) to show the degrees of the quality.
Example: for “Difficult”, we can say a little bit difficult, rather difficult, very difficult, or extremely difficult
Non-gradable / Extreme / Strong adjectives do not have different degrees or levels of quality. We can also use these adjectives with some adverbs ( like absolutely, completely, really, mainly, etc.). Extreme adjectives( non-gradable adjectives) mean very + adjective.
Example: big –> huge ( means very big)
<Writing>
