28-1-2026 Does winning the lottery make you happy?

TODAY:
  • Unit 3 Lesson 4:
  • text  Does winning the lottery make you happy?  (book pages 122/ 123)
  • Linking words; do ex 1 - 9
  • ESSAY: write a descriptive essay

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This lesson contains 30 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

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TODAY:
  • Unit 3 Lesson 4:
  • text  Does winning the lottery make you happy?  (book pages 122/ 123)
  • Linking words; do ex 1 - 9
  • ESSAY: write a descriptive essay

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Does winning the lottery make you happy?

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You are going to listen to Callie Rogers who was only 16 when she won on the lottery - making her the youngest ever winner.

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Slide 4 - Video

00:57
The first thing Callie spent money on was her car.
A
True
B
False

Slide 5 - Quiz

01:39
Callie's says that ...
A
people she didn't know approached her.
B
relatives came asking her for money.
C
she hardly cared if people liked her.

Slide 6 - Quiz

02:44
What is said about her relationship with her father?
A
He had asked her for some money.
B
She could get along well with him.
C
She often had a quarrel with him.

Slide 7 - Quiz

03:28
What has caused Callie to change her opinion about what is important in life? The fact that...
A
she has found a partner she loves.
B
she has not got that all money any more.
C
she has to care for a child with special needs.

Slide 8 - Quiz

04:25
What is Callie quite sure of?
A
That age 16 are much more grown-up these days.
B
That winning at a young age have a negative impact.
C
Her personality was the reason why she could not deal with money.

Slide 9 - Quiz

05:15
What does the National Lottery say about the situation?
That Callie ...
A
did not get good financial advice...
B
got financial advice but didn't follow it...
C
got good financial advice and followed some of it...

Slide 10 - Quiz

06:18
Callie felt ... by the media to .
A
depressed
B
pushed
C
supported

Slide 11 - Quiz

00:57
Callie would’ve preferred winning the lottery at a later age.
A
True
B
False

Slide 12 - Quiz

TODAY:
Does winning the lottery make you happy?  
(book pages 143/ 145)

  • do Ex 1 - 7

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LINKING WORDS

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TODAY:

(book pages 146)

  • do Ex. 9

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WRITE A DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY
Imagine you won the lottery and won 
 100, 000, 000 euro. What would you do? What would your life look like?
What are the pros and cons?   

Use descriptive language and linking words.

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WRITE A NARRATIVE ESSAY
1. Write a story about you winning the lottery.  (Look at how to write a narrative essay in the previous slides). Don't forget to  use linking words.

2. Write a story about Uncle Strooge becoming poor, instead of rolling in dollars.

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