Ece F 010423 TC SB

ERICAN CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH
ERICAN ONLINE EDUCATION
FCE
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B1) Writing: Underline the correct words in bold to complete the sentences.
1. Of course, people like to believe that winning money leads into/to disaster.
2. The idea that winning a lot of money causes/is caused by misery is actually
a myth.
3. Suddenly having a lot of money is just as likely to have positive effect on/to
you as a negative effect.
4. They measured how happy people are as a result from/of winning the
lottery.
5. Getting richer doesn’t actually effect/affect how happy you are.
6. But spending money on experiences usually results in/on longer-term
happiness.
B2) Writing Theory : Answer these questions about the expressions in B1.
1. Which expressions have a similar meaning to ‘causes’?

______________________________________________________.
2. Which expressions have a similar meaning to ‘caused by’?
______________________________________________________.
3. What is the difference between affect and effect?
______________________________________________________.
4. Look at sentences 4 and 6. In which sentence is result a verb and in
which is it a noun?
______________________________________________________.
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B3) Writing:
Complete the sentences with a preposition followed by your own idea.
1. Tiredness is usually caused __________________________________.
2. A sunny day always has a positive effect _______________________.
3. Too much exercise can result ________________________________.
4. Visiting a foreign country can lead ____________________________.
5. As a result ______ learning English, I __________________________.
B4) Reading – ‘Lotto Winner’
LOTTO WINNER
Before he won the lottery, Ihsan Khan used to work as a taxi driver and security
guard in the USA - first in Chicago and then in Washington. He would usually
send most of what he earned back to his family in Pakistan. ‘It was the worst job
in the world,’ Khan says now. And then, one night, he had a dream in which he
saw diamonds and also a number: 246 1725. He played that number on the
lottery for 10 years. Then one day, he struck lucky. Ihsan Khan won the jackpot
and found he had won $55 million. He immediately gave up his job as a taxi
driver and bought an expensive car and two luxury houses.
But then he did something surprising. Instead of living in the USA and spending
the money on luxuries, he went back to his hometown of Battagram and ran in
the election to become mayor. He saw it as a way to pay back some of what he’d
gained. Khan believes that it’s wrong to save money for yourself and that we
have a responsibility to help others who are not so well off as ourselves.
Although he was competing against a candidate whose family had been in local
politics for 35 years, Khan was elected mayor.
Then, just after he was elected, the region was hit by a huge earthquake which
killed 3,000 people in Battagram. Mayor Khan took the opportunity to use his
lottery money to help people directly. He spent $300,000 on medicine and on
repairs to homes, and he also gave money to build a new school.
But Khan isn’t fully satisfied with what he’s done and feels that simply giving
people money is never enough. He used to think he could use his money to fix
everything, but he no longer believes that. He has discovered that people are
often greedy, and they never seem satisfied with what they are given.
In 2008, he resigned as mayor and ran for election to the Pakistan parliament,
but this time he wasn’t a winner. The winning candidate received over 22,000
votes. Ihsan Khan only received 5,000. It seemed his luck had run out.
B5) Answer these questions about ‘Lotto Winner’.
1. What was Khan’s life like before his win?

________________________________________________.
2. What was his dream?
________________________________________________.
3. How much did he win?
________________________________________________.
4. What did he do then?

________________________________________________.
5. Then what happened?
________________________________________________.
6. Why wasn’t he satisfied?
________________________________________________.
7. What happened later?
_________________________________________________.
B6) Speaking: Discuss these questions about ‘Lotto Winner’ in pairs.
1. What sensible decisions do you think Ihsan made? What poor decisions did
he make?
______________________________________________________________.
2. Which moral or ‘message’ comes out of this story for you? Write it down
and compare your idea with other students.
___________________________________________________________.
B7) Pre-Listening: You are going to listen to an interview with Monica Sharpe,
a researcher into the psychology of money. How do you think she will
answer these questions?
1. Does winning lots of money make you behave badly?
____________________________________________________________.
2. Does having lots of money make you happy?

____________________________________________________________.
3. Does buying things make you happy?

____________________________________________________________.
B8) Listening: Now, listen to Monica and find her actual answers.
B9) Listening: Listen again and tick (√) the points Monica makes.
1. Most people who get a lot of money spend it all quickly.

2. We enjoy hearing stories about people who won the lottery and
then lost all their money.
3. Suddenly having lots of money usually has a negative effect on
you.
4. Most people feel much happier just after they win money.
5. In the long term, being rich doesn’t always make you happier.
6. It’s better to spend money on things you can own, like houses
and cars.
B10) Think about yourself now and how you have changed over the last 10
years.
Step One:
Make notes on how you have changed over the last 10 years in relation to these
topics:
free time family and relationships
attitude towards life money
daily routine
_____________________________________________________________.
____________________________________________________________.
Step Two:
Work in pairs and tell each other how you think you have changed.
e.g. I think I’ve become more serious over the last ten years. I used to spend a
lot of my free time with my friends and playing online games, but now I spend
more time with my family and studying.

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ERICAN CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH

ERICAN ONLINE EDUCATION

With your host, Teacher Eric

1. Which expressions have a similar meaning to ‘causes’?

1. Tiredness is usually caused __________________________________.

2. A sunny day always has a positive effect _______________________.

3. Too much exercise can result ________________________________.

4. Visiting a foreign country can lead ____________________________.

5. As a result learning English, I ____________________.

B4) Reading – ‘Lotto Winner’

B5) Answer these questions about ‘Lotto Winner’.

1. What was Khan’s life like before his win?

4. What did he do then?

B6) Speaking: Discuss these questions about ‘Lotto Winner’ in pairs.

2. Does having lots of money make you happy?

3. Does buying things make you happy?

1. Most people who get a lot of money spend it all quickly.

free time family and relationships

attitude towards life money

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