Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Winning Money

Why does everyone wish to win a lot of money? Why do millions of people buy Lotto tickets each week? The answer is simple. Because everyone hopes to win a lot of money. After answering this simple question, there is another question that needs to be answered. What might happen to you if you won a lot of money all of a sudden? There are many answers to this question. Of course this will make you very happy. You will be able to buy anything you want. You will be able to pay off your debts in one go.

Even your boss at work will stop shouting at you and praise the work you do. You will be able to buy a very nice house and leave the one you currently live in because it is not suitable enough. You will be able to go on holiday and spend a lot of money staying in the best hotels. The list can go on and on for the things you will be able to do. At the same time, winning a lot of money can open the door for many people to make your life miserable.

You will have ALL your family members lining up outside your door expecting you to help them with their money problems. If you don’t do so, they will be angry with you and may never want to talk to you or see you again. If you go to a party or a family gathering in the future, they will look at you angrily. You will be public enemy number one.

You may get phone calls from your primary school old friends. Some of whom you have not seen for a very long time. They will ask to reunite with you because later on they are planning to ask you to give them money.

You will get phone calls from companies that will offer to invest your money for you. Because you don’t have any business background, you may end up losing ALL the money you won. When you lose a lot of money, you will feel sad. In other words, your money will make you sad and you will wish you haven’t won a cent.

On the other hand, there are things that can make you happy and they don’t cost money. You are healthy. You can walk and talk. You can use your skills to do things others can’t. You are better than others in so many ways. You are a smart person. Being rich does not mean that you are smart. You have goals for your future. If you don’t have work to go to in the morning and people to talk to during the day, life will become boring. Life will have no meaning.

Listen to your classmate and fill in the gaps: 
Why does everyone wish to ................a lot of money? Why ..............millions of people buy Lotto tickets each week? The answer is simple. Because everyone ................ to win a lot of money. After answering this ................question, there is another question that needs to be answered. What might happen ...............you if you won a lot of money all of a sudden? There are ................answers to this question. Of course this will make you very happy. You .................be able to buy anything you want. You will be able to pay off ..................debts in one go.

Even your boss at work will stop shouting at you and praise the ..................you do. You will be able to buy a very nice house and leave the one you currently .................in because it is not suitable enough. You will be able to go on holiday and spend a .....................of money staying in the best hotels. The ................can go on and on for the things you will be able to do. At the ..................time, winning a lot of money can open the door for many people to make your .................miserable.

You will have ALL your ...................members lining up outside your door expecting you to help them with their ..................problems. If you don’t do so, they will be angry with you .................may never want to talk to you or see you again. If you go to a party or a family gathering in the future, they will .................at you angrily. You will be public enemy number one.

You may ...................phone calls from your primary school old friends. Some of whom you ................not seen for a very long time. They ...............ask to reunite with you because later on they are planning to ask you to give ......................money.

You will ...................phone calls from companies that will offer to invest ...............money for you. Because you don’t have any ...............background, you may end up losing ALL the money you won. When you .....................a lot of money, you will ...................sad. In other words, your money will make you sad and you will ............you haven’t won a cent.

On the ...................hand, there are things that can make you happy and they don’t ................money. You are healthy. You can walk and talk. You can ....................your skills to do things others can’t. You are better than others in so many ways. You are a smart person. Being ................does not mean that you are smart. You have goals for your future. If you don’t .................work to go to in the morning and people to talk to during the day, life will become boring. Life will have .................meaning.

Answer these questions: 

  1. How important do you think money is in our lives? 
  2. How much money would you like to win one day? 
  3. Do you have realistic goals for your future? 
  4. How hard do you work at the moment to achieve your goals? 
  5. How much money would you give away if you won 20 million dollars? 
  6. Who will you give this money to? 
  7. Do you think people would use you if you had a lot of money? 
  8. What are some of the things you might buy if you won a lot of money? 
  9. What are some of the crimes that have been committed because of money? 
  10. Do you think rich people are happy?