1. Unit 11: Rags to Riches

2. Oprah Winfrey went from rags to riches.
Oprah Winfey rose from poverty, abuse, and prejudice to become one of the most influential people on the planet. Her annual salary is $300 million per year.

3. Ursula Burns went from Rags to Riches
She is the first African-American woman CEO to head a Fortune 500 company. She grew in the poor areas of NYC and is now the head CEO of the Xerox company.

4. “Money can’t buy happiness”
Do you agree or disagree? Share with a partner.

5. Mastercard Ad Do you have a priceless thing?
Do you have a priceless thing?

6. Figure It Out (pg. 107-109 exercises 4)
How did the Buck family get rich?
What did they use to do before they got rich?
Why didn’t Mary Buck use to go to the movies?
Imagine you win the lottery. How will your life be different? What will you do? Name five things?
There is a saying, “Love of money is the root of all evil.” Do you agree? Why or why not?

7. Exercise 5
In groups, complete exercise 5 and write the definitions on the board.

8. Complete this sentence on your own…
If I won the lottery, I would____.

9. How to talk about past habits that have changed
For example:
“I used to eat 3 meals a day.” - habits
“I used to be very shy.” – emotions/personality
“I used to run 3 miles a day.” – routines
“She used to eat 3 meals a day.”
“She used to be very shy.”
NO SINGULAR –S for 3rd person

10. In groups
Compare habitual actions in the past and habitual actions in the present.
used to vs. use to (pg. 110)
Complete ex. 1 and 2

11. Rags to Riches Presentation
Students will get one of 5 stories from the article. You will summarize it for us:
The main idea
One or two examples of changes with ‘used to’
Conclusion
You can start doing your research inside class today, but you can do more research outside of class. You will prepare a short presentation (3-5 minutes) at the end of tomorrow’s class.

12. Practice with ‘Used To’
In an index card, students will write, “When I was a child, I used to…” I will put it in a pile. Everyone will draw one and we will try to guess who it applies to.
Discuss- Students can ask each other questions. Similarities? Differences? Life now?

13. 20 Questions Speaking Game
Teacher will stick an index card to each student’s back. These index cards will have names of celebrities who went from rags to riches. The student will ask a maximum of 20 questions to their peers to find out who he or she might be!

14. Listening for Unstressed ‘To’
Review information on page. 113 in your textbooks.
Understand what ought/have/etc. means
Teacher will read the script in exercise 5. Cross out/link if there is a lack of stress.
In your workbooks, try practicing exercise 7 with a partner.
You will hear this more than you produce, but I’d like to hear this in your presentations!

15. Homework:
Research and prepare for your Rags to Riches Presentation (at least 5 sentences):
Summarize the main idea
Add one or two examples of changes with ‘used to’
Conclusion
Exercise 3 on page 110.

16. Exit Tickets
Write 2 things you have learned about today’s grammar use on “used to”
Write 1 question you still have after today’s class