Modul 2: Story 21 Cash or cheque
Video 01 Presentation 1
Video 02 Presentation 2
Video 03 Presentation 3
Audio 01 The story
Cash or cheque
Martin was an old man. He was a mean man. He had no friends. His whole life,
he never spent his money. He saved a lot of money, but he was too greedy. He
never helped anyone else and he never bought gifts for his family.
Martin got very ill. He knew he would die so he called his doctor, his lawyer, and
his priest to be with him.
“You are the only people I trust,” Martin said. “You have helped me all my life.”
The doctor held Martin’s hand. The lawyer smiled down at him. The priest said a prayer.
Martin said, “People say you cannot take money with you when you die. But, I
want you to put these envelopes into my grave when they bury me.” Then, he
gave his doctor, his lawyer, and his priest envelopes full of money. Each
envelope had £50,000 in it. They were very surprised.
After Martin’s funeral, the doctor, the lawyer, and the priest were talking about
the money. The doctor said, “I must tell you something. I want to go on holiday
so I only put £40,000 in with Martin.”
The priest talked next. “I must also tell you something. We are doing repairs on
the church, so I only put in £25,000. I feel terrible about it.”
The lawyer got very angry. He said, “You are both terrible people! I put all of the
£50,000 in with Martin. I even added £10,000 extra!”
The doctor asked, “Why did you give that greedy man your money?”
The lawyer answered, “He was a good man. He came to me for advice for many years.
So, I wrote him a cheque for £60,000.”
Video 04 Part A
Audio 02 Questions Part A
1. Was Martin a toddler?
2. Was he warm-hearted?
3. Did he have any friends?
4. Did he ever spend his money in his whole life?
5. Did he save a lot of money?
6. Was he a generous old man?
7. Did he ever help anyone else?
8. Did he ever buy gifts for his family?
9. Did Martin catch a cold?
10. Did he know he would die?
11. Did he call his business partners to be with him?
12. Did Martin want the three men to put envelopes in his grave?
13. Did each envelope contain £50,000?
14. Did the three men follow his instruction?
Video 05 Part B
Audio 03 Questions Part B
1. Who saved a lot of money?
2. Who held Martin’s hand?
3. Who smiled down at him?
4. Who spent Martin’s money on church repairs?
5. Who said that the other two were terrible people?
6. Who said that Martin was a greedy man?
7. Who wrote him a cheque?
Video 06 Part C
Audio 04 Questions Part C
1. Was Martin a teenager or an old man?
2. Was he mean or warm-hearted?
3. Did he have lots of friends or no friends?
4. Did he squander his money or did he save his money?
5. Was he generous or greedy?
6. Did Martin have a headache or get very sick?
7. Did Martin want envelopes or documents in his grave?
8. Did the doctor want to go on holiday or did he want to move abroad?
9. Did the priest spend Martin’s money on the church or on his house?
Video 07 Part D
Audio 05 Questions Part D
1. What was Martin like?
2. How much money did he save?
3. How often did he buy gifts for his family?
4. Who did Martin trust?
5. How much money did each envelope contain
6. What did the three people talk about after the funeral?
7. What did the doctor spend Martin’s money on?
8. Why did the priest feel terrible?
9. Where did the lawyer put the cheque?
Video 08 Part E
Audio 06 Questions Part E
Ask me …
1.
a. If Martin was a kind and generous man.
b. what he was like.
2.
a. If Martin saved a little extra money.
b. how much money he saved.
3.
a. If Martin caught a cold.
b. what the matter was.
4.
a. If he knew he would die.
b. what he knew.
5.
a. If Martin trusted only 3 people.
b. how many people he trusted.
6.
a. If Martin wanted 3 envelopes full of money in his grave.
b. what he wanted in his grave.
7.
a. If the three people talked about Martin’s life after the funeral.
b. what they talked about after the funeral.
8.
a. if the priest felt terrible.
b. how he felt.
9.
a. If Martin used to go to the lawyer for a chat for many years.
b. why Martin used to go to the lawyer for many years.
Video 09 Part F
Audio 07 Questions Part F
Audio 08 Variations
The story
Martin was an old, mean man who saved a lot of money but never helped
anybody. One day, Martin got ill, so he called his doctor, his lawyer and his
priest. Martin said they were his only friends and asked them to put 3 envelopes
into his grave. He gave them the envelopes which contained £50,000 each and
soon died. After the funeral, the three people met and talked about the money.
The doctor said his envelope contained only £40,000 because he wanted to go
on holiday. The priest said his envelope contained only £25,000 because he was
doing repairs on the church. The lawyer said the doctor and the priest were
terrible people because his envelope contained an extra £10,000 so he put
£60,000 in it. However, the £60,000 wasn’t in cash; it was on a cheque.
The lawyer’s story
Martin was an old, mean man who saved a lot of money but never helped
anybody. One day, Martin got ill, so he called the doctor, the priest and me.
Martin said we were his only friends and asked us to put 3 envelopes into his
grave. He gave us the envelopes which contained £50,000 each and soon
died. After the funeral, we met and talked about the money. The doctor said his
envelope contained only £40,000 because he wanted to go on holiday. The
priest said his envelope contained only £25,000 because he was doing repairs on
the church. I was mad and said the doctor and the priest were terrible people
because my envelope contained an extra £10,000 so I put £60,000 in it.
However, the £60,000 wasn’t in cash; it was on a cheque.