News Exercise #55

Taiwan’s most unusual philanthropist? BBC News

Questions:

1) Can you catch the opening paragraph?
____ ____ philanthropists ____ ____. A few ____ ____ ____ ____ is how Chen Shu-chu ____ ____ ____. She ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____, ____ ____ ____ ____, but no matter how much she earns ____  ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ ____ ____ ____. With the rest, she helps other people.
2) What are her thoughts on ‘money’?
3) The reporter said that the tragedies (in her life) inspired her to help the less fortunate. What tragedies occurred in her life? (0:35)
4) How much money has she donated so far, and to what organisations?
5) How do some people react to her charity? (1:23-1:26)
6) How did she inspire others to also donate money?
7) What was Ms Chen’s final statement in the report?

1) Can you catch the opening paragraph?
Not all philanthropists are rich. A few coins at a time is how Chen Shu-chu earns her living. She works up to eighteen hours a day, six days a week, but no matter how much she earns she spends no more than $3 a day on herself. With the rest, she helps other people.

2)Money is only useful if you give it to people who need it.

3) Poverty is something Ms Chen has struggled with almost all her life. She quit school to help support her family after her mother died during a difficult childbirth. Her brother dies a few years later, also because her family couldn’t afford proper medical care. But instead of getting angry the tragedies inspired her to help the less fortunate.

4) She has donated $350,000 to a local school, hospital, and children’s homes like this one.

5) Her generosity is frequently met with shock.

6) She received an award of $50,000 from The Philippines. She gave all of it to a hospital. That action inspired many other people to donate.

7) I hope I can do this forever. Everyone can do it. It’s not just me. If you want to do it, you must do it right away. After all, you can’t take the money with you when you leave this world.