Open Lesson. 'Money and happiness. Саn money buy happiness or not?'

The theme:  Money and happiness

                    Саn money buy happiness or not?

Aims

   Grammar:     past simple, present simple, third conditional

Vocabulary:    useful words and phrases describing finance and money quantifies

 Speaking:    Students sup up their own opinion about money and happiness

Methods of teaching: critical thinking through the dialogue teaching, for and against   strategy

Visual Aids: Faked money, handout materials

Procedure

1. Training ‘I am happy because …’ Students stand making round in the middle of the classroom and make up their own sentences. Use the grammar present simple and present continuous.

Example: I am happy because I live in the country of peace and friendship.

1. Students are given the order to find the hidden faked money in the classroom: ‘The National Bank of Kazakhstan issued banknotes’. They are asked to find their second halves by the obverse and diverse sides of money and speak about the existing ones:

1. The origin of the word ‘tenge’
2. The new symbol for the Kazakhstani tenge.
3. Current coins are struck domestically
4. Description of  banknotes 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000

The tenge is the currency of  Kazakhstan.  It is divided into 100 tï?n . The ISO-4217 code is KZT.

Etymology is the study of the origin and meaning of the word.

The word tenge in the Kazakh and most other Turkic languages means a set of scales (cf the old Uzbek tenga or the Tajik borrowed term tanga). The origin of the word is the Turkic te?- which means being equal, balance. The name of the currency is related to the Russian word for money Russian: деньги / den'gi, which was borrowed from Turkic.

                                                              Symbol

The new symbol for the Kazakhstani tenge.

In autumn 2006, the National Bank of Kazakhstan organized a competition for the symbol of the Kazakhstan Tenge and received over 30,000 applications. On March 20, 2007, two days before the Nauryz holiday, the National Bank of Kazakhstan approved a graphical symbol for the Tenge: . On March 29, 2007, the Bank announced two designers from Almaty, Vadim Davydenko and Sanzhar Amirkhanov, as winners for the creation of the symbol of the Kazakhstan Tenge.  

Coins

While older coins were struck in Germany, current coins are struck domestically, by the Kazakhstan Mint in Oskemen.

2006 series

The National Bank of Kazakhstan issued banknotes of new series in 2006. They have the same values as the previously existed ones.

 Value: 200 tenge  Main colour: orange

Description

Obverse: Astana Bayterek monument, Kazakhstan flag, Kazakhstan coat of arms, handprint with a signature of Nursultan Nazarbayev, fragments of the national anthem, value in numerals and Kazakh words, issuing bank in Kazakh, inscription in Kazakh stating that counterfeiting banknotes is against the law

Reverse: Transport and Communication Ministry and a winged snow leopard on the bridge over River Ishim, outline map of Kazakhstan with Ministry of Defense and the steppes in the background, value in Russian, name of issuing in Kazakh, logo of issuing bank, inscription in Russian stating that counterfeiting banknotes is against the law.

Value: 500 tenge  Main colour: blue

Description

Obverse: Astana Bayterek monument, Kazakhstan flag, Kazakhstan coat of arms, handprint with a signature of Nursultan Nazarbayev, fragments of the national anthem, value in numerals and Kazakh words, issuing bank in Kazakh, inscription in Kazakh stating that counterfeiting banknotes is against the law

Reverse: Ministry of Finance and Akimat (City Hall) of Astana, outline map of Kazakhstan with gulls over the sea in background, value in Russian, name of issuing in Kazakh, logo of issuing bank, inscription in Russian stating that counterfeiting banknotes is against the law.

Value: 1000 tenge  Main colour: brown

Description

Obverse: Astana Bayterek monument, Kazakhstan flag, Kazakhstan coat of arms, handprint with a signature of Nursultan Nazarbayev, fragments of the national anthem, value in numerals and Kazakh words, issuing bank in Kazakh, inscription in Kazakh stating that counterfeiting banknotes is against the law.

Reverse: President Culture Center, outline map of Kazakhstan with mountains in background, value in Russian, name of issuing in Kazakh, logo of issuing bank, inscription in Russian stating that counterfeiting banknotes is against the law.

Value: 2000 tenge  Main colour: green

Description

Obverse: Astana Bayterek monument, Kazakhstan flag, Kazakhstan coat of arms, handprint with a signature of Nursultan Nazarbayev, fragments of the national anthem, value in numerals and Kazakh words, issuing bank in Kazakh, inscription in Kazakh stating that counterfeiting banknotes is against the law.

Reverse: Abai Opera House, outline map of Kazakhstan with mountain lake in background, value in Russian, name of issuing in Kazakh, logo of issuing bank, inscription in Russian stating that counterfeiting banknotes is against the law.

Value: 5000 tenge  Main colour: red

Description

Obverse: Astana Bayterek monument, Kazakhstan flag, Kazakhstan coat of arms, handprint with a signature of Nursultan Nazarbayev, fragments of the national anthem, value in numerals and Kazakh words, issuing bank in Kazakh, inscription in Kazakh stating that counterfeiting banknotes is against the law.

Reverse: Independence Monument and the Kazakhstan Hotel, outline map of Kazakhstan with mountains in background, value in Russian, name of issuing in Kazakh, logo of issuing bank, inscription in Russian stating that counterfeiting banknotes is against the law.

Value: 10 000 tenge  Main colour: purple

Description

Obverse: Astana Bayterek monument, Kazakhstan flag, Kazakhstan coat of arms, handprint with a signature of Nursultan Nazarbayev, fragments of the national anthem, value in numerals and Kazakh words, issuing bank in Kazakh, inscription in Kazakh stating that counterfeiting banknotes is against the law.

Reverse: Residence Akorda (presidential palace), outline map of Kazakhstan with canyons in the background, value in Russian, name of issuing in Kazakh, logo of issuing bank, inscription in Russian stating that counterfeiting banknotes is against the law

1. ‘If I were a billioniore …’ strategy

 Pair work. Students make circle round the classroom and them are given one word which they use this word in the sentences and answer the questions: do/travel/study/live/take a position/work/ run smb own business out/thank/buy/build/charity work

Example: If I were a billioniore I would have run out my own business.

1. Read and speaking the essay. In which paragraph (A-D) does the writer:

1. sum up his own opinion?
2. put forward arguments against the statement in the title?
3. put  forward arguments in favour of the statement?
4. rephrase the statement to show that he understands the main issue?

Can money buy happiness or not?

1. In most parts of the developed world, people are better off financially today than they were fifty years ago. But are they happier? Has more affluence led to more contentment? This is the question we need to answer.
2.  It is hard to deny that money is necessary in today’s world. It is very difficult to be happy if you don’t have enough money for essential things like food and clothing. For the poorest people in our society, more money would certainly improve their lives. To that extent, it’s true that money can buy happiness for some individuals. Even people who are not particularly poor, but are not rich either, often have concerns about money. It seems clear that extra money would remove these worries and the distress that they cause.
3.  On the other hand, money is not the main source of happiness for most people. They regard personal relationships as more important. For example if you are feeling miserable about friendship that has ended, money is irrelevant. What is more, if money really could buy happiness, the rich would be the happiest people in the world. Judging by the stories about them in magazines and on TV, they do not appear to be.
4. To sum up, I would say that money can improve the condition of people who do not have enough cash to live comfortably. However, money alone is not enough to bring happiness; you also need good relationships.

1. Complete the useful phrases from the essay.

1. It is hard to ______that…
2. To that ________, it’s true that …
3. It seems _________that …..
4. On the other _________, …..
5. What is _________, …….
6. To ______up, I _______say that…..

1. Work in pairs. Agree or disagree points.

1. Society often judges people according to how much money they have, so money equals status.
2. Rich people are not always happy.
3. You can’t be happy if you can’t even afford food and clothing.
4. Rich people often find it harder to make genuine friends.
5. Money is becoming more and more important in today’s society.
6. Relationships with people produce more happiness than money.
7. Having too much money can lead to boredom because there are no challenges in your life.
8. Worries about money are a cause of unhappiness.

1. Share your ideas. Watching the video “Can money buy happiness or not?” So what do you think? What is happiness?

What is the happiness? Hmmm... It's a difficult question and I'm definitely sure that happiness can't mean the same to all the people.

May be for elderly people who have lived a long life it's easier to find an answer for this question, but nevertheless I'll try to give my own understanding of this phenomenon.

Happiness is something that lives inside each of us, but not all the people are able to feel it. You can neither buy happiness, nor sell it; you can never win it in the lottery; the only way to be happy is to grow your happiness. Have you ever noticed that some people are always grumbling about their endless problems, dissatisfaction in life and even about the dull weather that annoys them? Such people see only dark sides in everything and it prevents them from being happy. But look at other people! At first sight they have nothing in life; they don't have stable jobs or their own apartments, but they are really happy; they meet every day with a smile, they laugh and receive pleasure from life. Isn't that great? I personally appreciate such people and I believe that happiness is to live your life, to enjoy every day of your life, to be glad to every minute and to receive with thanks everything that life offers you. And even when it gives you hardships and difficulties, it gives you strength to overcome them. Happiness means to live your life in such a way that when retired you have something to remember and to be proud of, some pleasant moments that will always evoke a smile.  I'm sure that I'm a happy person: I have many friends, loving parents, goals in my life, etc. As one of my friends says if you are not a handicapped person you are a really lucky and happy one. And I think that is true. I try to enjoy every day of my life and be happy all the time: to smile when I wake up because of the bright sun shining directly into my window, to feel happiness somewhere deep inside playing snowballs or swimming in the sea, to feel pleasure when I see a child happily laughing or when I look at a large rainbow after a downpour. So be happy!

 S1. Happiness is something everyone wants to have. You may be successful and have a lot of      money, but without happiness it will be meaningless.

 S2. Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. S3. Happiness is something that you are and it comes from the way you think. S4. Happiness is different from pleasure. Happiness has something to do with struggling and enduring and accomplishing.  S5. Happiness is not something you experience, it’s something you remember.  S6. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude.

1. Brainstorming. Make your own sentences using the pictures  

                                                               Lots of money

                                                           No money

Time and money

                                                                                 Credit card

                                                                     Leading money

                                                                 work as a bee

                                                                      the whole world

                                                                          hard-working

                                                                              Money’s course

                                                                            False/faked money

                                                        Love to people or love to money

                                                                          tenge

1. I have learnt … strategy
2. Assessment for and of learning.
3. Hometask

Writing an essay “Money can buy …”