新概念英语第三册 lesson10课件

Topic 1. Tell us about any experience you have had where you lost money . 2. Share some of your worries about money . 3. How would you like to pay ? Worries about money: 1)be fired /losing a job ---lead to depression 2) raise young children 3) assist aging parents 4)salary is cut by employer 5) prices of products increase Pay by cheque Pay in cash Pay be credit card Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies Mutilated bank notes Princess Elizabeth II (1926--）----Queen of the UK Elizabeth II in 2007 Elizabeth aged 3 Elizabeth aged 7 Coronation portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, June 1953 Has it ever happened to you? Have you ever put your trousers in the washing machine and then remembered there was a large bank note in your back pocket? When you rescued your trousers, did you find the note was whiter than white? a white day a black day a white elephant a black horse People who live in Britain needn't despair when they make mistakes like this (and a lot of people do)! Fortunately for them, the Bank of England has a team called Mutilated Ladies which deals with claims from people who fed their money to a machine or to their dog. Dogs, it seems, love to chew up money! A recent case concerns Jane Butlin whose fiancé, John, runs a successful furniture business. John had a very good day and put his wallet containing $3,000 into the microwave oven for safekeeping Then he and Jane went horse-riding. When they got home, Jane cooked their dinner in the microwave oven and without realizing it, cooked her fiancé's wallet as well. Imagine their dismay when they found a beautifully-cooked wallet and notes turned to ash! John went to see his bank manager who sent the remains of wallet and the money to the special department of the Bank of England in Newcastle: the Mutilate Ladies! They examined the remains and John got all his money back. 'So long as there's something to identify, we will give people their money back,' said a spokeswoman for the Bank. 'Last