Andrew Carnegie: Making a Fortune, Then Giving It Away

All levels48 minFamous PeopleLesson 6 of 6 · Outline

Aims

He built thousands of libraries with money made in mills where men worked twelve-hour shifts. Wealth, philanthropy and reputation, for C1 students.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. News10 min

    In the news: The story

    Read a 271-word news story: The libraries were paid for by the mills, and the mills were brutal

  1. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Words to know

    6 items

  2. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Two rooms, one fortune

    2 discussion questions

  3. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Dying rich

    3 discussion questions

  4. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Reputation and record

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

In a Tuton account these words become your student's vocabulary deck, so they come back in practice between lessons.

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