more practice. a debbie went shopping with her mother last saturday afternoon. listen to her story...
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More practice
A Debbie went shopping with her mother last Saturday afternoon. Listen to her story and give short answers to the questions below.
1. What do Debbie and her mother usually do on
Saturday afternoon?
2. What did the message on the black T-shirts
say?
3. What did they find in the shop?
They do the family shopping.
Don’t shop!
Nothing but empty shelves.
4 What did the people in the black T-shirts want
others to do?
_________________________.
5 Do you think Debbie’s mum will consider their
idea?
______________.
Stop shopping for a day.
Yes.
B1 read the article and then work in pairs. S1 asks the questions and S2 gives the answers.
1. S1 What do the bankers teach students
on the 26th of April?
To teach students how to handle their money.
2. S1 According to the bankers, what is the
key to a better life?
3. S1 What spending habits do most
American children have?
Education and money management skills are the key to a better life.
They do not have any saving and they spend money as fast as they can.
4. S1 Bankers teach students three things.
What are they?
Bankers teach students how to
make smart decisions about money,
how to balance their expenses
against their income and how to
invest and save money.
5. What does “ A penny saved is a penny earned.” mean?
If you save money
today, you will have
more to spend later.
B2Here are some of the tips and skills that the
bankers shared with the students. Discuss them in groups of four and make sure you understand all the points. Then discuss your own spending habits.
Useful expressions
Do you get pocket money from your
parents?
How do you spend your money?
Do you save?
How do you save your money?
What will you do with your savings?
Do you invest your money?
Do you agree that we should learn to
save money when we are young?
Why?
How much do you think we should save
for each yuan we have?
B3 Based on your answers to the questions in B2, write a paragraph about your own
spending habits and see if you can do better in the future.
I get about 200 yuan each month as pocket money. I used to spend most of it in a few days, on magazines and sweets. But I realized that I was wasting money, so I decided to start saving. When I get my pocket money on the first day of each month, I go straight to the bank and put half of it in my account. I keep the rest at home and I usually spend it having fun with my friends.
B3 Based on your answers to the questions in B2, write a paragraph about your own
spending habits and see if you can do better in the future.
If I have any money left at the end of the month I put it in my piggy bank. It is already getting quite heavy! I am not sure what I will do with my saving in the future, though. I need to make a clear plan, and use it for something important.
Useful expressions
1. 照例2. 遇见3. 即将做某事4. 买得起某物5. 以防万一6. 长大
as usual
come across
be about to do sth.
can afford sth.
in case
grow up
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1. be aware of 发觉；发现
2. devote ... to ... 把……用于……
3. be filled with 充满了；充斥着
4. wait in a queue 排队等候
5. at eye level 与视线齐平
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6. bend down 弯下身子；弯腰 7. stretch up 向上伸手 8. have the patience to do sth.
有耐心做某事 9. be likely to do sth. 有可能做某事 10. trick sb. into doing sth. 诱使某人做某事
11. ban ... from ...
禁止……出现在……
12. be harmful to 对……有害 13. in one’s view
依某人看；某人认为 14. as usual 像往常一样；照例 15. come across ( 偶然 ) 遇见；碰见 16. be about to do sth.
即将做某事；正要做某事
17. can afford sth. 买得起某物 18. in case 以防；以防万一 19. grow up 长大 20. instant noodles 方便面 21. balance ... against ...
比较（两个相对的事物）
一、用所给单词的适当形式填空。1. Some food is ________ (harm) to our health.
2. Some bad men tricked children into ______
(steal) things.
3. Grandbuy is usually ______ (fill) with people
at weekends.
4. Nurses should have the patience _____ (take)
care of the sick people.
harmful
stealing
filled
to take
二、根据汉语意思完成句子。
1. 我们应该排队等候上车。
We should ____ ____ ____ ____ to get on the
bus.
2. 她把她的空闲时间都用在帮助老人上了。
She ________ her free time ____ helping old
people.
wait in a queue
devoted to
3. 依我看，你最好还是不要买不需要的东西。
____ ____ ____, you’d better not buy what you
don’t need.
4. 电影明星已经被禁止出现在药物的广告上。
Film stars have been _______ ________
commercials selling medicine.
In my view
banned from
5. 这个周末我们有可能去海边。We ____ ____ ____ ____ to the seaside this
weekend.
6. 我正要出去，电话响了。When I ____ ____ ____ ____ out, the telephone
rang.
are likely to go
was about to go
7. 我买不起这么贵的车。
I ______ ______ such an expensive car.
8. 比较了优点和缺点后，我认为还是值得买的。
After ________ the advantages ________ the
disadvantages, I think it is worth buying.
an’t afford
balancing against