Unit 7 Lesson 6 Money A fair medium of exchange 课件 2025-2026学年冀教版英语八年级下册

该初中英语课件围绕“货币的价值”主题，系统呈现货币从物物交换到贝壳、金属货币、纸币、金本位直至电子支付的发展历史，通过视频问答（如物物交换定义）和图片观察（中国刀币、交子）导入，以问题链（3000年前交易方式、贝壳变纸币原因）搭建从具体实例到历史脉络的学习支架。 其亮点在于融合语言能力与思维品质培养，While-reading环节通过流程图复述任务（提示连接词first、then）引导逻辑表达，Post-reading辩论活动提供句型库（如“I think...because...”）提升语言运用。分层作业与总结练习巩固知识，学生能提升综合语言能力与批判性思维，教师可直接使用多样化活动高效教学。

Where does money come from? Long ago, people traded things they had for things they needed, like swapping a toy for an apple. This is called bartering. Later, special shells or stones were used, but IT wasn't always easy. People make coins and paper bills and special factory call amit today, we also pay with phones or cards. That's an electronic payment is like invisible money that moves safely through the air, is much easier to pay when parents work. They are money to buy what our family needs. Unit 7 The value of money Money: A fair medium of exchange （冀教版 2024）八年级 下 1 Learning objectives 0 Lead in Pre-reading 2 While-reading Post-reading 4 Summary Assessment 6 Homework 1 3 5 7 By the end of the lesson, I will be able to... 1 2 3 learn about the history of money； finish the exercises with the information from the passage； understand the changes of money and its role in life. 00 Learning objectives Watch the video and answer the questions. Lead in 01 Watch and answer. trading things Q: What is bartering? It’s _____________ for other things. Q: What did people use after bartering? They used_____________________. shells stones coins paper money … Lead in 01 Look and say. coins paper money Q: Do you know any ancient Chinese coins? Q: Look at these coins. What do they look like? They look like knives. Q: Where and when did it appear? Lead in 01 Look and say. coins paper money Q: Do you know what the world’s first paper money was called? It’s called jiaozi. Q: Where and when did it appear? Q: Why do people use money? Think about the following questions. Look and say. Q: How did people buy things 3, 000 years ago without cash? Q: Why did shells change to paper? A. The functions of money. B. The development of money. C. The different forms of money. Pre-reading 02 Look and predict. Money: A fair medium of exchange Predict the content of the passage in Part 1 based on the title and pictures. What do you expect to read in this passage? And what topics might it cover? Skim and match. While-reading 03 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. 1 2 3 4 5 Skim the passage and find out the main ideas of each paragraph. c. Barter failed. China used shells. a. China used coins, then jiaozi. b. People need fair trade. e. Europe used metals, then paper money. d. Gold-backed money was safer. A. The functions of money. B. The development of money. C. The different forms of money. From ancient times to the 21st century Read and answer. While-reading 03 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. Q: Why did people stop using the barter system? A. It was too easy. B. It became complicated as the population grew. C. People didn’t like it. Q: What did Chinese people use as money 3,000 years ago? A. Shells B. Coins C. Paper money 1 2 Read and answer. While-reading 03 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. Q: What replaced shells as money in China? A. Gold and silver B. Copper and bronze C. Bank cards Q: When and where did the world’s first paper money appear? A. In Europe in 1023 B. In Chengdu, China in 1023 C. In Beijing in 1700 3 Read and answer. While-reading 03 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. Q：What did Europeans use for coins in ancient times? A. Shells B. Precious metals like gold and silver C. Copper Q: Why did paper money become popular in Europe? A. It was easier to carry and store. B. It was more beautiful. C. It was heavier. 5 Read and answer. While-reading 03 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. Q: What is “gold-backed” paper money? Money made of gold Paper money that can be exchanged for gold/silver in the bank A new type of coin Q: Why did people feel more secure with this money? It was colourful. It was connected to something valuable. It was light. Read the passage and fill in the blanks. Read and completed. While-reading 03 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. Bartering era: trading a cow for a horse About ______ years ago, the Chinese began to trade shells for products. 3000 Hundreds of years later, the Chinese began to use copper and bronze to ______ the shells. replace 14 Read the passage and fill in the blanks. Read and completed. While-reading 03 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. In ______, China introduced paper money called jiaozi. 1023 Europeans used ______ or ______ for their coins. gold silver In the early 19th century, "_____ _______" paper money was born. Around _____ ___________, paper money became popular in Europe because it was easy to carry around and store. the 17th century gold-backed 15 Read the chart and retell the passage. Read and retell. While-reading 03 About ______ years ago, the Chinese began to trade shells for products. 3000 Bartering era: trading a cow for a horse Hundreds of years later, the Chinese began to use copper and bronze to ______ the shells. replace Around _______________, paper money became popular in Europe because it was easy to carry around and store. the 17th century Europeans used ______ or ______ for their coins. gold silver In ______, China introduced paper money called jiaozi. 1023 16 ( )1. The barter system became complicated as people increased. ( ) 2. Chinese people used shells as money long ago. ( ) 3. Jiaozi appeared in Chengdu in 1203. ( ) 4. Europeans made coins with gold and silver. ( ) 5. Gold-backed paper money made people less safe. Read the sentences and judge true or false. T While-reading 03 T F T F Read and Judge. in 1023 feel more secure Read the passage again and fill in the blanks. Long long ago, people used ______ system to trade. Later it became _____________. Chinese first used ______ as money, then used _________________ coins. In 1023, the first paper money ______ appeared in Chengdu. In ancient Europe, people used ______________ coins. In the 17th century, _____________ became popular. Later people used _____________ paper money, it made people feel _______. While-reading 03 Read and fill in the blanks. barter complicated shells copper and bronze jiaozi gold and silver paper money gold-backed secure 18 Read the text and retell the story to your partner. While-reading 03 Read and retell. You can use the linking words: first, then, finally, while, however, unlike... Long long ago: barter system → too complicated China: shells → metal coins → jiaozi Europe: gold & silver coins → paper money Later: gold-backed paper money → safer Tips: First, people used the barter system…. 19 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. Read and take notes. Post-reading 04 traded for 交换 barter system 物物交换制度 more complicated 更复杂 measure the value 衡量价值 the era of money 货币时代 move from...to... 从…… 过渡到…… trade shells for 用贝壳交换 copper and bronze 铜和青铜 as the population rose 随着人口增长 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. Read and take notes. Post-reading 04 came into use 开始使用 precious metals 贵金属 gold and silver 金和银 carry around 随身携带 gold-backed paper money 金本位纸币 feel more secure 感到更安全 connected to 与…… 关联 exchange...for... 用…… 兑换…… Look at the pictures of different forms of money and discuss the questions in Part 2. • What historical changes has money experienced? • What was the driving force behind such changes? • What do you think is the future of money? Look and discuss. Post-reading 04 22 Match the name of the currency with its picture in Part 3. Read and match. Post-reading 04 Euro American dollar Rouble RMB Canadian dollar 23 Read and debate. Post-reading 04 Q: Which form of money is the best? barter / shells / coins / paper money / electronic payment Sentence Structure I think ______ is the best because it’s ______.It’s better than ______ because ______.In my opinion, ______ is better than ______.The problem with ______ is that it’s ______.I disagree. ______ is not good because ______.I agree with you, but I think ______ is also a good choice. Words Bank Forms of money barter, shells, coins, paper money, electronic payment Adjectives easy (to carry/use), safe, convenient, fast, cheap, hard (to carry/use), heavy, slow, not safe Conjunction because, but, however, also, I think / I believe / In my opinion, I agree / I disagree Show time Talk clearly (内容清晰) Pronunciation(发音标准) Body language(使用肢体语言) Fluently(流利的) Reasonable(理由合理) Grade and share: Post-reading 04 Read and enjoy. One, two, three, four, five, let’s count the coins I’ve saved tonight! Six, seven, eight, nine, ten, can’t wait to save some more again! One, two, three, four, five, let’s count the coins we’ve saved tonight! Can’t wait to save some more again! How did you get so much? I made sure not to spend too much! Money doesn’t grow on trees. So we need to spend it carefully! Money doesn’t grow on trees! The words we have learned 一、根据首字母或汉语提示补全单词。 Money is a fair m__________ of exchange. (媒介) People used s__________ as money about 3,000 years ago. (贝壳) The world’s first paper money a__________ in Chengdu in 1023. (出现) Europeans used p__________ metals like gold and silver for coins. (珍贵的) Gold-backed paper money made people feel more s__________. (安全的) Summary 05 edium hells ppeared recious ecure The phrases we have learned ​二、英汉互译 barter system ____________________________________ gold-backed paper money ____________________________________ 作为交换媒介 ____________________________________ 被用于交易 ____________________________________ 更容易携带和储存 ____________________________________ 随着人口增长 ____________________________________ 一种标准单位 ____________________________________ Summary 05 物物交换制度 金本位纸币 / 以黄金为支撑的纸币 as a medium of exchange be used for trading be much easier to carry around and store as the population rose a standard unit The sentences we have learned ​​三、句子翻译 人类一直需要一种按约定价格买卖东西的方式。 _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________中国人是最早从物物交换时代过渡到货币时代的。 _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________欧洲人不像中国人，他们用金银等贵重金属铸造钱币。 _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________人们可以用这种纸币兑换银行里一定数量的黄金或白银。。 _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ Summary 05 Humans have always needed a way to buy and sell things at an agreed price. The Chinese people were the first to move from the bartering era to the money era. Unlike the Chinese, Europeans used precious metals such as gold and silver for their coins. If someone had this paper money, they could exchange it for a certain amount of gold or silver in the bank. 四、用短文内的单词或短语完成句子 Humans have always needed a way to buy and sell things at an __________ price. The __________ era began after the barter system became too complicated. Copper and bronze were used to __________ the shells as money in China. Paper money became popular in Europe because it was __________ to carry and store. Gold-backed paper money made people feel more __________ about the value of money. The sentences we have learned Summary 05 agreed money replace much easier secure Assessment 06 Self-assessment I can learn about the history of money. I can finish the exercises with the information from the passage. I can understand the changes of money and its role in life. Basic (基础) Improving(提升) Extend (拓展) Homework 07 背诵本课核心词汇，并能准确默写课文中描述货币发展的 3 个关键时间短语。 用英语写出 4 条关于货币发展的细节描述，每句使用本课所学的相关表达。 制作一张 “My Favourite Form of Money” 小卡片，配上简单图画并用英文标注它的特点和优势。 Lavf59.14.100 $