A MILLIONAIRES ele V-TUW.N PERSONAL QUALITIES 1 A Read about the qualities people need to do their jobs. Which jobs do you think they are talking about? GG winning is the most important thing for me. I've always been competitive, so love my job.| think m a good leader. Its important that all the players know what they're doing and its my job totell them. The decisions I make are important for the whole team, so cant be indecisive.) GG: have classes of 80 to 100 children so I have to be hard-working. Ido my best, because education is so important for the children. You need to be a good communicator in my job, so that you can get the children interested in what they have to learn. Often, we don't have very many resources, swe also need to be creative and be able to think outside the box.) GG'ma risk taker, so starting my own business wasn‘ difficult for me. I've always been very motivated and ambitious. I start work at 4:30am. every day. I dont enjoy sleep, You can afford to be lazy if you want to make money. 99) B Match the words and phrases in bold above with the definitions 1-9. 1 work with a lot of effort have problems making a decision think differently or in a new way want to be more successful than others ‘want to be successful or powerful ‘want to achieve somethng because it’s interesting or exciting person who does things which are dangerous person who has the qualities to manage a group of people 9 person who can express ideas or feelings clearly to others C Which qualities do you think you have? Work in pairs and compare your answers. [> page 151 VOCABULARYBANK 2 A Which of the personal qualities discussed in Exercise 1 do you think are qualities you need to become a millionaire? B Are the statements 1-6 about illionaires true (T) or false (F)? 1. Most millionaires are born rich 2 Millionaires think that money is more important than love or marriage. 3 They work more than sixty hours a week 4 They don't like to work when they're on holiday. 5 They do well at school and usually go to university. 6 They like spending money on designer goods. C Read the article and check your answers. D Work in pairs. Do you agree with the article? Do any of the facts surprise you? Why? © must/have to/should ) Fast speech: have to © personal qualities; confusing words Hl od . See “You dont have to be born rich to be _ amillionaire 1 Soyou want to be a milionaire, but have you got what it takes? To find out what millionaires are really like and what ‘motivates them, the BBC programme ‘Mind of a Millionaire did a survey. Psychologists looked at self-made millionaires to try and understand what qualities are needed to make a milion. So, whatis really important toa milionaire? 2 the answer, not surprisingly. is money. money and more money. Money is more Important than love or marriage, And if you givea milionaire money, they won't Spend they'linvest it to make more ‘money. But you don'thave to be bom rich to bea millionaire. Most millionaires come from relatively poor backgrounds. And, you don't have to work hard at school either. Alotof successful entrepreneurs were lazy at school and didn't get good resuits. However, you must have a lear jidea of what you want to da {get rich) ‘and you realy ought to start early Alot of milionaires left school eary, 0 start their own businesses.vat 3 A Underline words or phrases in the article that match meanings 1-6 1 their family didnt have much money (paragraph 2) 2 they never stop thinking about work (paragraph 3) 3 having enough time for work and forthe things you enjoy (paragraph 3) 4 work long hours (paragraph 3) 5 find something for a good price (paragraph 5) 6 do what you want without worrying about what other people think (paragraph 5) BB Work in pairs. Choose two or three of the expressions. Use them to make sentences about yourself, or people you know. GRAMMAR MUST/HAVE TO/SHOULD (OBLIGATION) 4 A Match the words in bold in sentences 1-6 with the meanings 3 iryou want to be amilionaire, not only do you have to work hard, but you should enjoy your work. And you shouldn't take too many holidays. Most milionaires work ‘more than sixty hours a week. Half stay incontact with the office while they're on holiday and fourteen percent of them refuse to switch off Having a good work-life balance is fine for people who conly want to be moderately successful, bout ifyou're realy ambitious, you have to putin the hours. 4 What are millionaires like as people? The survey found that they are competitive, they ike taking risks, and they are aggressive and self-confident. They'l|do anything they can to get what they want 5 Miionaires can break all sorts of rules. The only thing they mustn't do is break the law. Surprisingly, most milionaires are Careful spenders, They prefer Gap to Gucci, Many of them choose not to spend money on expensive designer clothes = they would rather find a bargain on the high street And they don't spend lots of ‘money on expensive meals in restaurants either. They prefer to eat at home, However, they do lke to drive Mercedes and go on atleast three expensive holidays a year. One last thing: millionaires don't care what other peopie think of them, So, you want tobe amilionaire, you shouldnt worry ‘about what other people think of you. Just do your own thing, )-e). One meaning matches with two sentences. You don't have to be born rich to be a millionaire. IF you want to be a millionaire, you have to work hard. You must have a clear idea of what you want todo. You should enjoy your work. You shouldn't take too many holidays. You mustn't worry about what other people think of you a) It’s a good idea. b) It’s not necessary. You don't need to be/do this. ©) It's necessary. You have no choice. 4) I's important that you don't do this e) It’s not a good idea. B 4A Fast sPEEcH: have to Listen to the pronunciation of hhave to /hefta/ in fast speech. Listen and repeat the sentences. [> page 134 LANGUAGEBANK 5 A Make sentences with the prompts. Use the positive or negative form of the word in brackets. 1. postmen / get up early in the morning (have) Postmen have to get up early in the morning. 2. window cleaners / be afraid of heights (must) 3. nurses / be patient and care about other people (should) 4 businessmen often / travel a lot (have) 5 politicians / do their job because they want fame (should) 6 teachers / enjoy working with children (must) 7 doctors / train for several years before they can work (have) 8 teachers / work in the school during the holidays (have) 9 police officers / good communicators / be (have) [> page 151 VOCABULARYBANK B Work in pairs. Think about three different jobs. Make sentences to describe what qualities are/aren’t important for these jobs. Read your sentences to your partner. Can they guess which job ‘A: These people have to be motivated. They should be good communicators, especially when talking to children. And they have tobe very patient, Teachers?