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2. The word counterfeit applies to anything fake. For example,
you can buy counterfeit Levi jeans, counterfeit music CDs, or
counterfeit computer software. Making counterfeit computer software
is a serious crime. People copy expensive software and then sell it for
less than it costs in the stores. Compare counterfeiting computer
software to counterfeiting money. Which one is more difficult? Which
one is a worse crime? Explain.
WINNING THE LOTTERY
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READING AND LISTENING
PRE-READING TASK
1. Look at the title of the article. It is based on a well-known
song from a 1950s' American musical.
T 2
Listen to one or two verses of the song. What don't the
singers of the song want to do? What do they want to do?
2. The article is about people who win huge amounts of
money in a lottery or on the football pools, and how this affects
their lives. Which of the following do you think are good
suggestions (√) or bad suggestions (X) for such people?
If you win a lot of money ...
... you should give up work. □
... you should buy a new house. □
... you mustn't let it change you. □
... it's a good idea to keep it a secret. □
... you should give money to everyone who asks for it. □
... you should go on a spending spree. □
What suggestions would you give to someone who has won a
lot of money?
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For more tasks on the topic see SUPPLEMENTARY TASKS: Block 4 (p. 35).
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3. The words in A are in the article. Match a word in A with
a definition in B.
A B
envy a sum of money you receive unexpectedly
to fantasize an aim, a reason for doing something
a jigsaw a feeling of discontent because someone has
something that you want
a windfall to spend money foolishly on small, useless
things
a purpose to imagine, to dream
to fritter away
money
a picture cut into pieces that you have to put
together again
READING
Read the article. The following sentences have been taken
out of the text. Where do you think they should go?
a. They were furious!
b. …we feel at home
c. It is tempting to move to a bigger house
d. …'nothing but misery'
e. …what the money would do to us!
f. …it seems fantastic!
g. …most of their money will be frittered away
h. …if you lent him some money.
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?
The National Lottery creates a millionaire every week in Britain.
Maybe this turns you green with envy, but what is it actually like to
wake up one day with 5 more money than you can imagine?
Nearly all of us have fantasized about winning the big prize in
The National Lottery. We dream about what we would do with the
money, but we rarely stop to think about (1) ___________.
For most of us, our way of life is closely linked to our economic
circumstances. The different parts of our lives fit together like a jigsaw:
work, home, friends, hobbies, and the local pub make our world. This 
       2. The word counterfeit applies to anything fake. For example,                3. The words in A are in the article. Match a word in A with
you can buy counterfeit Levi jeans, counterfeit music CDs, or                  a definition in B.
counterfeit computer software. Making counterfeit computer software
                                                                                        A                                     B
is a serious crime. People copy expensive software and then sell it for
                                                                                envy                 a sum of money you receive unexpectedly
less than it costs in the stores. Compare counterfeiting computer
                                                                                to fantasize         an aim, a reason for doing something
software to counterfeiting money. Which one is more difficult? Which
one is a worse crime? Explain.                                                  a jigsaw             a feeling of discontent because someone has
                                                                                                     something that you want
                                                                                a windfall           to spend money foolishly on small, useless
                         WINNING THE LOTTERY∗
                                                                                                     things
         READING AND LISTENING                                                  a purpose            to imagine, to dream
         PRE-READING TASK                                                       to fritter away      a picture cut into pieces that you have to put
                                                                                money                together again
      1. Look at the title of the article. It is based on a well-known
song from a 1950s' American musical.                                                  READING
      T 2 Listen to one or two verses of the song. What don't the                     Read the article. The following sentences have been taken
singers of the song want to do? What do they want to do?                       out of the text. Where do you think they should go?

      2. The article is about people who win huge amounts of                         a. They were furious!
money in a lottery or on the football pools, and how this affects                    b. …we feel at home
their lives. Which of the following do you think are good                            c. It is tempting to move to a bigger house
suggestions (√) or bad suggestions (X) for such people?                              d. …'nothing but misery'
         If you win a lot of money ...                                               e. …what the money would do to us!
                                                                                     f. …it seems fantastic!
         ... you should give up work.                                 □              g. …most of their money will be frittered away
         ... you should buy a new house.                              □              h. …if you lent him some money.

         ... you mustn't let it change you.                           □                      WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?
         ... it's a good idea to keep it a secret.                    □              The National Lottery creates a millionaire every week in Britain.
         ... you should give money to everyone who asks for it.       □        Maybe this turns you green with envy, but what is it actually like to
                                                                               wake up one day with 5 more money than you can imagine?
         ... you should go on a spending spree.                       □              Nearly all of us have fantasized about winning the big prize in
                                                                               The National Lottery. We dream about what we would do with the
       What suggestions would you give to someone who has won a                money, but we rarely stop to think about (1) ___________.
lot of money?                                                                        For most of us, our way of life is closely linked to our economic
                                                                               circumstances. The different parts of our lives fit together like a jigsaw:
                                                                               work, home, friends, hobbies, and the local pub make our world. This
   ∗
       For more tasks on the topic see SUPPLEMENTARY TASKS: Block 4 (p. 35).

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