The Story of My Life

The Story of My Life George Alex, 2009Milton PetrieBeginning Milton Petrie was born on August 5, 1902 and died on November 6, 1994) He was a Russian American trader, investor and philanthropist. He made a fortune from a chain of retail stores and invested in real estate and stocks. be -­‐was/were make -­‐madeWealth At his death, he left $300–400 million to establish the Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation, which continued his philanthropy. leave -­‐left continue -­‐continuedFame He was well-­‐known in New York City as a philanthropist who gave money to universities and cultural institutions and also to many individuals. be -­‐was/were give -­‐gaveFamily He married his fourth wife, Carroll, in 1978. His children by earlier marriages were Bernard Petrie, Marianne Miller and Patricia Hugenberg and had several grandchildren be -­‐was/were marry -­‐married have -­‐hadPhilanthropy He was known for large contributions to educational and cultural institutions in New York. He also gave millions more to Medical Centers and Cancer Centers. be -­‐was/were give -­‐gavePhilanthropy He was also well-­‐known in New York for his gifts to ordinary people. He gave $20,000 a year to Marla Hanson, a model whose face was slashed in a knife attack.Philanthropy He was especially generous to police officers. He gave $20,000 a year to the widow of Anthony Venditti, a New York City police detective who was killed in a 1986 shootout. He also set up trust funds for the college education of the detective's children. be -­‐was/were give -­‐gave set -­‐setEnd Milton Petrie died in 1994, when he was 92. His will was 120 pages long because he left $150 million to 383 people. be -­‐was/were die -­‐died leave -­‐leftThe Past Simple Tense We use the Past Simple to talk about actions that happened in the past and are finished. He lived a long and happy life.The Past Simple Tense We form the Past Simple by: -ed (Regular Verbs) Second form (Irregular Verbs) marry -married have -hadQuestions & Negatives He lived a long and happy life. He DID not LIVE a long life. DID he LIVE a happy life?Questions & Negatives He gave money to many people. He DID not GIVE money. DID he GIVE money?TO BE -Past Tense I was You were He/she/it was We were You were They were I wasn’t You weren’t He/she/it wasn’t We weren’t You weren’t They weren’tTO BE -Past Tense Was I? Were you? Was he/she/it? Were we? Were you? Were they?Hetty Green -the witch of Wall Street Hetty Green was born on November 21, 1834 and died on July 3, 1916. She was an American businesswoman, the first American woman to make a great impact on Wall Street. She was also famous for her meanness and stinginess.Hetty Green When she was 2 years old, she was left with her grandfather and he looked after her. When she was 6, she started spending a lot of time with her father and reading financial newspapers.Hetty Green She opened her first bank account when she was 6. At 13 she was the family bookkeeper. At 15 she went to school in Boston.Hetty Green When her father died in 1864, she inherited $7.5 million and invested on Wall Street. At 33 she married a millionaire, Edward Green. They moved to London and had 2 children.Hetty Green She never turned on the heat, nor used hot water. She wore one old black dress and undergarments that she changed only when they wore out. She did not wash her hands and rode an old carriage. She ate mostly pies that cost fifteen cents. One tale claims that she spent a night looking around her home for a lost stamp worth two cents.Hetty Green Her son Ned broke his leg as a child, and Hetty tried to treat him in a charity hospital. When they recognized her, she went away and decided to treat the leg herself. The leg contracted gangrene and had to be amputated—he ended up with a cork prosthesis. Hetty Green In her old age she began to suffer from a bad hernia but refused to have an operation because it cost $150. She suffered many strokes and had to rely on a wheelchair.Hetty Green In her old age she began to suffer from a bad hernia but refused to have an operation because it cost $150. She suffered many strokes and had to rely on a wheelchair.Hetty Green Hetty Green died at age 81 in New York City. She was ranked the "World's Greatest Miser" in the Guinness Book of World Records. She left about $200 million ($3.8 billion in 2006 dollars), making her the richest woman in the world at the time. Her children spent their money more freely. Her son spent much of his inheritance living extravagantly and generously. Her daughter made donations of about $1,400,000 to 64 charities, including colleges, churches, and hospitals.What do YOU do with your money? www.georgealex.net based on Headway PreIntermediate, Oxford University Press