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Unit 7
Be wise with money
Reading
Warm up
Are you willing to spend 2,300 yen on a lucky cat?
make plans for using money
2
plan
Does your family make plans for using money?
Yes.
have a sense of money management
manage money well
budget
Warm up
3
Pre-reading
What
a plan about how to spend money
Why
How
When
While-reading
Read for general understanding
Q1: What type of article is it?
Q2: What are they talking about?
Q3: How does Simon’s
family manage money?
A conversation.
Family money management.
They make a budget
every year.
While-reading
Read for general understanding
How do they start the conversation?
How do they get down to the topic?
How do they move forward the topic of budget?
going shopping.
spending money.
making a budget.
By asking questions.
line 1-6
line 7-18
What’s in the budget?
Where does the other half go?
Do we save any money?
spend.....on
What type of article is it?
What are they mainly talking about?
Skim for main ideas
7
While-reading
Read for detailed understanding
shopping list
price
budget
a pair of sports shoes
a computer
cost a lot of money
spend money (line 1-6)
What do they plan to buy?
Are they expensive?
Do they have enough money?
Why or why not?
manage money well
make a budget every year
sth. cost money
sb. spend money on sth.
sb. pay money for sth.
expensive
happy/ relaxed
/ɪkˈspensɪv/ adj.
wonderful/ meaningful...
the things that
we choose to pay for
Daily needs
50%
Special things
30%
30
Special things
taking holidays
Can you give more examples ?
Daily needs
Special things
things we have to pay for
things we choose to pay for
Budget rule 1: Cover daily needs first.
Mum: There’s a new mall across the street. Let’s go shopping.
Simon: OK. Can I have a new pair of sports shoes?
Mum: Of course. And we also need a new computer.
Simon: That will cost a lot of money.
Mum: Don’t worry. Your dad and I manage money well. We make a budget every year.
Simon: What’s in the budget?
Mum: Well … we need to cover your education first. Then we have to pay for our flat, car, food and other daily needs every month. All these cost about 50 per cent of our budget.
Simon: Where does the other half go?
Mum: We spend about 30 per cent on special things.
Simon: Like what?
1. What comes first in Simon's family budget?
Simon’s education.
While-reading
Simon: Where does the other half go?
Mum: We spend about 30 per cent on special things.
Simon: Like what?
Mum: Like taking holidays. Holidays can be expensive.
Simon: Do we save any money?
Mum: Of course. We leave about 20 per cent in our bank account. It’s a good idea to save for a rainy day.
Simon: I see.
2. What is an example of a special thing in Simon's family?
Taking holidays.
While-reading
Simon: Where does the other half go?
Mum: We spend about 30 per cent on special things.
Simon: Like what?
Mum: Like taking holidays. Holidays can be expensive.
Simon: Do we save any money?
Mum: Of course. We leave about 20 per cent in our bank account. It’s a good idea to save for a rainy day.
Simon: I see.
3. What does Simon's mum mean by saying “to save for a rainy day”?
It is necessary to save some money for hard days.
While-reading
Simon needs a new pair of sports shoes.
Are they daily needs or special things? Why?
I think they are daily needs because ___________.
I think they are special things because ____________.
Discussion
CN¥1000
CN¥200
Which do you want to buy? Why?
(money you earn)
(money you spend)
Expense
We should spend ________ (more/less) than we earn.
Income
less
Budget rule 2: Live within your means (量入为出)!
manage 1700 yuan
not enough money for a pair of new shoes for his father
1499 yuan for a tablet
Learn and practise
Think: Does he spend money in a wise way?Why?
Can you give him some advice?
Here is some advice for Ma Jiye.
Money plays an important role in our life.He should ______________before spending money.
He can spend ______of the money on needs, like __________________.
He can spend ___________of the money on special things, like _________________.
At last, he should save ________of the money, because it is important to _________________.
Let’s pratise
Read again and fill
Simon’s family budget
taking holidays
_________________, (2) ______%
(3) _________________, (4) ______%
(5) _________________, (6) ______%
Special things
30
While-reading
Read again and fill
Simon’s family budget
bank account
_________________, (2) ______%
(3) _________________, (4) ______%
(5) _________________, (6) ______%
Special things
30
Savings
20
While-reading
Read again and fill
Simon’s family budget
education
_________________, (2) ______%
(3) _________________, (4) ______%
(5) _________________, (6) ______%
Special things
30
Savings
20
daily needs
Daily needs
50
flat
car
food
While-reading
bank account
/bæŋk/ n. /əˈkaʊnt/ n.
Daily needs
50%
Special things
30%
20
Savings
20%
Savings
let’s summarize
watch your spending and cover the needs first
invest in a good way to make more money.
examnie(检查) your money often and make a budget.
save for a rainy day.
how to be wise with money?
Homework
Must do:
Write a short article on “my family budget”and share it with your classmates.
Choose to do:
Learn more ways to manage money.
Thank you
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