READING AND SPEAKING Atale of two millionaires Who ate the richest people in your country? Where does their money come from? How do they spend their Match the verbs and mous. Many of them have to do with money i — ee rae nk at ‘pol FR poverty wer \ jeer een NL Treln | stocks anon rte | ne buy alee arrest | ragged clothes very morning, billionaire walked from his New York and bought a newspaper & ragged old man on the street (One moming the man ws Petrie Tearned that he was very ill in hospital. Immediately he paid nis hospital later, When the man died, paid for his Invest | a lotof money from someone ampurate_| alot of money something [Berwereeeclg] ing to read about two millionaires. One was eros. Fist read quickly about Milton Petrie, Can you remember any examples of his kindness? Now read quickly about Hetty Gres remember any examples of her stinginess? Work with a partner, Student A Read about Milton Petre. Student B Read about Hetty Green Answer the questions with your partner. 1. When were Milton and Hetty bom? 2. What were their parems like? How did Milton and Herty become so wealthy? 4, Who wore ragged clothes? 5. What was the stingiest thing Hetty did? 6 Why did Milton like making lot of money! 7. Who did they marry? 8. When did they die? How old were they? 9. Who left the most money? Who did they What do you think? vss these questions in small groups + How were Milton and Hetty’ childhoods cifferent™ + How dd ther clahoods affect them later? + Wy was Miton especially generous to police officer? 1 Why ai Hetty’ daughter buld a hospital? {What was the kindest ching Milton di? + Who had the happier fe? Mion or Hey? | 46 Unit 6 + The best in the worldcweo me ae ad it and some save it. _ a oa an a> fold man was just one of people that Milton Petrie with his money. set he read about personal in the newspaper, Petrie erous checks, especially families of police officers ighters injured at work sent checks to a mother five childven in a fie BS beautiful model, whose be: cut in a knife attack. It millions of dollars, but ad millions left. He said was lucky in business and ed to help those less ge than himself, “The nice the harder 1 work, the mey I make, and the ile I can help.” a Petrie died in 1994, 5 vas 92. His will was 120 g because he left $150 4383 people. His widow fourth and last wite generosity was a result of sy of his carly years, His poor but kindhearted was a Russian who became a police wt he never arrested Relwas too kind, He fen give out a parking Hetty Green ‘The Richest, Stingiest Woman in the World cenrietta (Hetty) Green ‘was a very spoiled, only child. She was born in Massachusetts in 1835. Her father was a millionaire businessman. Her mother was often ill, and so from the age of two her father took her with him to work and taught her about stocks and bonds. At the age of six she started reading the daily financial newspapers and she opened her oven bank account. Her father died when she was 21, and she inherited $7.5 milion, She went to New York and invested on Wall Street. Hetty saved every penny, eating in the cheapest restaurants for 15 cents, She became one of the richest and most hhated women in the world, She was called “The Witch of Wall Steet.” At 33, she married Edward Green, a multi- millionaire, and had two children, Ned and Sylvia. Hetty’ stinginess was legendary. She always argued about prices in stores, She walked to the local grocery store t0 buy broken cookies that were much cheaper, and to get a free bone for her much loved dog, Dewey. Once she lost a two-cent stamp and spent the whole night looking for it. She never bought clothes and always wore the same long, ragged black skirt. Worst of all, when her son, Ned, fell and injured his knee, she refused to pay for a doctor and spent hours looking for free medical help. In the end Ned's leg was amputated. ‘When she died in 1916 she left her children $100 million (worth $9.3 billion today). Her daughter bullt a hospital with her money. Elizabeth Wilson reports on one of each, Unit 6 + The best inthe world 47VOCABULARY AND PRONUNCIATION Synonyms 11 We often use synonyms in conversation because we don't want to repeat words. esa beautiful day today! Complete the conversations using an adjective of similar ‘meaning from the box. [iekof geneous great_erormows_moden_weaty 1. A “Mary's family is wery ich.” B “Well, knew her uncle was very wealthy ‘A “Look at all these new buildings! B “Yes, This city’s much more expected” ‘A “Wasnt that movie wonderfull” B “Yes, it was 7 [A “George doesn't have much money, but he's 96 thoughtful” B “Yes ei. He's one of the most thant people now” [A “Steve and Ehine's house is huge B "Yes, it’s absolutely f 6, A “Tm bored with ths lesson!” B “Tknow, I'm really _ ” Listen and check, Listen again, paying particular tention to the stress and intonation Practie the ‘conversations ith a partner. Unit 6 + The best in the world Antonyms 3. We can also use antonyms in conversation to avoid repeating words What an awful meal! Tow Te wasn't very good, was itt Match the following adjectives with their wo oppos in Exercise 1 intrested bored Sometimes it is more polite fo use not veryand an ‘opposite adjective. To is short Tom isn’ very tall His clothes aren't very dean, is clothes ave dirty Restate these sentences using not ver. Mark’ apartment is tiny. Paul and Sue are stingy. 5, This TV show is boring. Their children are rude Jol looks miserable. His sister is stupid. 5 Listen and check, Pay particular attention t0 the sess and intonation, Practice with your partnenook atthe map of Pleasantville and find these things: ‘park + woods + apond + apith + abill + abridge d these descriptions and add the places 3. Ask and answer questions with a partner about the other places. Use the prepositions from Exercise supermarket flower shop brary? Eastern Avene, across from ihe flower shop, ‘caffee shop (x2) hotel bank Where's the } { ‘It’s on the corner of Station Road and “The hotel ison Station Road, across vu NY Som the tain station. ‘The bank ison the cotner of Main Sirect and Hill Road. Its next the spoarmacy. Par up down over —mto(e) _outof actos tugh (2) MThe supermarketisberween thebakery = > OR TE sd the furniture store, You go dn the path, the pond, _the ridge, esis estoy in ont of fee the pure Then you ge the rod. Take the path “There are two coffee shops. The Big olt —— the park and pe rode: When foul sate fron Easern Avenue, behind the movie ‘he woods, jus follow the path __the steps and __the Seater and the Java ison Station Road, ‘museum, Takes about five minutes o ess. Bess om the Rowe hy oa Linen and check $e poeta oy kana eco ‘Complete the directions from the tennis court tothe museum with the prepositions in the box, Look at the map to help you. Unit 6 + The best in the world 49