Unit 7 Money A fair medium of exchange-【绿卡初中创新题】2025-2026学年八年级下册英语上课课件(冀教版·新教材)河北专版

该初中英语课件围绕“货币的价值”主题，聚焦货币发展过程及相关语言知识。课堂导入通过“为什么使用货币”提问引出核心词“exchange”，Pre-reading结合词汇表、图片识别搭建学习支架，While-reading通过主旨选择、细节问答、时间排序等活动深化理解，Post-reading借助思维导图复述巩固，形成从导入到应用的完整知识脉络。 其亮点在于融合语言能力与文化意识培养，通过对比中国（贝壳、交子）与欧洲（贵金属硬币、金本位纸币）货币发展历程，结合连接词复述、词汇情境应用等活动，提升学生跨文化理解与逻辑思维品质。多样化练习（语法填空、阅读理解）及探究性作业（数字货币对比），助力学生语言运用能力提升，也为教师提供结构化教学方案，提高课堂效率。

Unit 7 The value of money 第 6 课 时 Understanding cultures Money: A fair medium of exchange 2 单词: population，standard，unit 句型：①A system, like trading a cow for a horse, is called a barter system. ②And it has been with us ever since. 1 能读懂文章掌握文中所涉及的单词，短语，句型；能通过阅读文章理解并掌握货币的发展过程；能根据课文对货币发展的介绍，理解历史的发展。 2 Learning Goals 3 Lead-in Why do people use money? People use money to things that they need. exchange exchange 4 population /̩pɒpju ̍leɪʃn/ n. 人口 standard /̍stændəd/ adj.（符合）标准的 n. 标准，规范 unit /̍juːnɪt/ n. 单位；单元 课 堂 学 习 Vocabulary Learn the vocabulary that you will meet in the passage. 1 barter v./n. 以物易物 People used to barter food for clothes long ago. medium of exchange 短语 交换媒介 Money is a common medium of exchange. complicated adj. 复杂的 Things became complicated when there were more people. precious metals 短语 贵金属 Gold and silver are precious metals. secure adj. 安全的；安心的 People felt more secure with gold-backed paper money. Pre-reading Pre-reading What are these? jiaozi shells a cow a coin When and where were they used? They were used as in the ancient time. money Can you find out the answer of these questions? Guess Yes or No. Pre-reading 1.How did money develop from ancient times to now? 2.What were the problems with the barter system? 3.What forms of money did people use in China and Europe? Read the passage quickly, choose its main idea and match main points of each paragraph. 2 While-reading From ancient times when a cow could be traded for a horse, to the 21st century when that same horse might easily be bought with a bank card, humans have always needed a way to buy and sell things at an agreed price. A system, like trading a cow for a horse, is called a barter system. It worked well for a long time. However, things became more complicated as the population rose. The daily life in such a world required a standard unit to measure the value of one thing against another. The era of money soon followed. And it has been with us ever since. Chinese people were the first to move from the bartering era to the money era. They began to trade shells for the products they wanted as early as 3,000 years ago. Hundreds of years later, the Chinese began to use copper and bronze to replace the shells. According to research, the world’s first paper money, jiaozi, appeared in Chengdu in 1023. In ancient Europe, around the 6th or 5th century BCE, money coins came into use. Unlike the Chinese, Europeans used precious metals such as gold and silver for their coins. Around the 17th century, paper money started to become more popular in Europe, because it was much easier to carry around and store. This system worked until the early 19th century when the Bank of England introduced “gold-backed” paper money. If someone had this paper money, they could exchange it for a certain amount of gold or silver in the bank. This made people feel more secure because the paper money was connected to something valuable. A. The functions of money. B. The development of money. C. The different forms of money. Para. 1 The “gold-backed” paper money. Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Humans have always needed a way to buy and sell things. The paper money The copper and bronze. The barter system Read Part 1(Para.1) carefully and answer the following questions. 3 While-reading They have always needed a way to buy and sell things at an agreed price. 1.What have humans always needed, according to the first paragraph? 2.What two ways of buying and selling are mentioned in the paragraph? Trading a cow for a horse (barter) and buying things with a bank card. Read part 2(para. 2-4) , then answer questions. 4 While-reading 5.Europeans used gold and silver for their ancient coins. ( T / F) 1. Chinese people began to trade ________ for products as early as 3,000 years ago. shells They used copper and bronze to replace the shells. 3. Why did paper money become popular in Europe in the 17th century? 2. What did the Chinese use to replace shells hundreds of years later? Because it was much easier to carry around and store. 4.The world’s first paper money appeared in Beijing in 1023. ( T / F) Read Part 3(Para.5) carefully and answer the following questions 5 While-reading 1. 同义句匹配 Find the sentence in Paragraph 5 which has the similar meaning: People felt safer because paper money was linked to valuable things. . This made people feel more secure because the paper money was connected to something valuable. 2.When did the Bank of England introduce “gold-backed” paper money? A. In the 17th century B. In the early 19th century C. In 1023 Read the passage again and fill in the blanks. 6 3000 replace 1023 gold the 17th century silver gold-backed While-reading Read the passage again and put the items under the right title in time order. 7 While-reading Around the 6th or 5th century BCE: Used gold or silver for coins About 3,000 years ago: Began to trade shells for products Around the 17th century: Paper money became popular Hundreds of years later: Used copper and bronze to replace shells In 1023: Introduced paper money called jiaozi In the early 19th century: “Gold-backed” paper money was born Retell the passage according to the mind map on the blackboard. 8 Post-reading You can use the linking words: first, then, finally, while, however, unlike... Around the 6th or 5th century BCE: Used gold or silver for coins About 3,000 years ago: Began to trade shells for products Around the 17th century: Paper money became popular Hundreds of years later: Used copper and bronze to replace shells In 1023: Introduced paper money called jiaozi In the early 19th century: “Gold-backed” paper money was born trade v. 交易；交换；做买卖 n. 贸易；交易 trade A for B → 用 A 交换 B trade with sb. 与某人做交易 trade centre 贸易中心 trader n. 商人 例句：The two countries have a lot of trade with each other. 这两个国家之间有大量的贸易往来。 1. From ancient times when a cow could be traded for a horse. 从古代开始，一头牛可以换一匹马。 Language points 2. However, things became more complicated as the population rose. 然而，随着人口的增长，事情变得更加复杂。 population n. 人口；人口数量 不可数名词，表示整体。 the population of ……的人口 表示 “人口多 / 少” 用 large/small 例句：The population of China is over 1.4 billion. 中国人口超过14亿。 例句：The population of the city is large.这个城市的人口很多。 3. The daily life in such a world required a standard unit to measure the value of one thing against another. 在这样一个世界里，日常生活需要一个标准单位来衡量一件事物与另一件事物的价值。 require v. 需要；要求 require sth. 需要某物 require doing = require to be done 某事需要被做 require sb. to do sth. 要求某人做某事 例句：The room requires cleaning. =The room requires The room requires 这房间需要打扫。 standard n. 标准；规范 adj. 标准的；常规的 a standard unit 标准单位 living standards 生活水平 例句：We aim to maintain high standards of customer care. 我们的宗旨是始终以高标准为顾客服务。 例句：This is the standard answer to the question. 这是这个问题的标准答案。 4. This made people feel more secure because the paper money was connected to something valuable.这让人们感到更安全，因为纸币与有价值的东西联系在一起。 connect v. 连接；使有联系 connection n. 联系，关联 connected adj. 有联系的 connect A with/to B → 把 A 和 B 连接 be connected to 与…… 有关联 例句：The railway line connects Beijing with Shanghai. 这条铁路线连接北京和上海。 I.单项选择 Practice 1.She has a good ______ to learn English well. A. warmth B. standard C. wealth D. way 2.The small village has a large ______ of more than ten thousand. A. population B. value C. unit D. trade 3.There are ______ beautiful flowers in the garden. A. hundred B. five hundreds C. hundreds of D. five hundred of 4.This new railway will ______ our village ______ the city. A. trade; for B. connect; to C. pay; for D. agree; with 5.We can find ______ in the old box. It is very expensive. A. something valuable B. something cheap C. nothing new D. anything old D A C B  A  II.语法填空 For centuries, people used physical objects for payment. At first, they exchanged (交换) goods directly—a farmer might trade a bag of rice 1. a toolmaker’s tool. Later, shells, metals, and 2. (final) coins and paper money appeared. These physical payments needed people to carry cash and make deals face-to-face. Markets were 3. (live) places full of the sound of coins. The 20th century 4. (bring) a major change with banks and credit cards. People could now pay without cash. Then, online shopping made 5. (electricity) payments popular. You could buy a book or a plane ticket with a few clicks. However, people worried about the 6. (safe) of their personal information when paying online. for finally lively brought electronic safety Today, digital payments dominate our lives. Using cellphones, people scan QR codes (扫二维码) to pay for everything from supermarket shopping to bus rides. In China, mobile payments like Alipay and WeChat Pay become part of our daily life. Some countries are even 7. (develop) digital money. Payments are now fast, convenient, 8. can be completed (被完成) with just a touch. These changes show how technology makes payments 9. (fast) and more convenient. But they also make us think about privacy issues (隐私问题) and the value of money in 10. digital world. developing and faster a Ⅲ.阅读理解 A Smart Way to Save Tom is a 14-year-old boy. He loves playing basketball and his dream is to buy a pair of Kobe's basketball shoes. They cost 800 yuan. Tom gets 100 yuan pocket money every month from his parents. He usually spends most of it on snacks and drinks. So he never has enough money for the shoes. One day, his friend Lisa told him about her saving plan. Lisa saved 400 yuan in three months by making a plan. Tom thought, “If she can do it, I can do it too!” Tom started his plan in July. First, he decided to save 40 yuan every week. He put the money in a piggy bank. Second, he stopped buying snacks and drinks at school. He brought water from home. It was hard at first, but he stuck to it. Third, he found ways to earn extra money. He helped his uncle wash his car every weekend and got 30 yuan each time. He also sold some old toys and books. He got 60 yuan from them. By the end of August, Tom counted his money. He had 480 yuan from saving and 180 yuan from working and selling. He still needed 140 yuan. But he was not worried. He knew he could get more pocket money in September. His mother was proud of him. She said, “You learned to be responsible and patient.” Tom smiled. He knew that saving money was not just about buying shoes. It was about learning to achieve his goals step by step. 1．What is Tom’s dream? A．To play basketball well. B．To become a basketball player. C．To save 800 yuan in two months. D．To buy a pair of basketball shoes. 2．How much pocket money does Tom get every month? A．40 yuan. B．80 yuan. C．100 yuan. D．120 yuan. 3．Who inspired Tom to make a saving plan? A．His friend Lisa. B．His mother. C．His teacher. D．His uncle. D C A 4．How did Tom earn extra money? A．By working in a store on weekends. B．By doing housework and selling old things. C．By helping his classmates with homework. D．By asking his parents for more money. 5．What did Tom learn from his saving plan? A．Saving money is easy for everyone. B．He should ask parents for more money. C．He doesn’t need to save money anymore. D．Saving money is not just about buying things. B D 1. Write a short paragraph about the topic:“If you lived in ancient times, would you prefer barter or money? Why?”. (50~80 words) 2. Find information about the development of “ digital money” and compare traditional money with modern money. Homework 绿卡图书—走向成功的通行证 null 116274.555 $