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Unit
On the Money
Understanding ideas
2026新外研版九上
A dog called Money
Learning Objectives
By the end of the lesson, you will be able to...
掌握核心词汇:moneybox, pocket money, spend, save, wish, manage, budget;
能结合图片用目标词汇描述存钱、心愿行为;快速定位细节,梳理小狗 Money 的理财建议;
树立理性消费、合理储蓄的财商观念,学会规划零花钱,分清愿望主次,明白金钱管理比金钱数量更重要。
1. What is the girl doing?
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
moneybox
pocket money
The girl is putting her pocket money in a moneybox.
2. Why is she doing this?
Because she wants to save money for her wishes. She wants to spend the money on ice cream, a cap and a schoolbag.
spend
wish
save
my wishes
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Pre-reading
1. Have you ever read the book A dog called Money?
2. Who are the two main characters in this story?
Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.
小狗钱钱
a little girl Kira
her dog Money
Pre-reading
3. What do you know about the dog Money if you have read this book?
The dog knows a lot about money. It can teach Kira how to manage pocket money well.
Pre-reading
What does the title mean?
博多・舍费尔(Bodo Schäfer),德国知名理财大师,这本书是全球经典儿童财商启蒙童话,英文版本主角名为 Kira(吉娅),女孩吉娅捡到会理财的Money小狗钱钱,在它指引下学会存钱、赚钱,树立正确金钱观。
Pre-reading
What is the main idea of the passage?
A. How to make a dream tin.
B. A dog helps Kira save for her dream.
C. Kira wants to more pocket money.
Enjoy the text video
While-reading
What are they doing in the pictures?
In the first picture, Money is helping Kira write down her wishes.
In the second picture, Kira is telling Money one of her most important wishes – to buy a laptop.
Activity 2
Read the passage and find out how Money the dog helps Kira manage her money.
Money helps Kira manage her money by asking her to make "dream tins" and save money for her most important wishes.
While-reading
Match the main idea of each part?
Learn the way of saving money
Different opinions on pocket money
Learn to manage money and choose wishes
Decide to save for dreams
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Read Paragraph 1 and answer the questions.
1. What is one of the best ways to get money according to Money?
2. How do you create a dream tin?
Using a dream tin.
Take a spare tin, turn it into a moneybox and write your dream on it.
Read Paragraph 2-4 and answer the questions.
She prefers having more pocket money.
1. Which does Kira prefer: a dream tin or more pocket money?
2. Does Money agree with Kira? Why or why not?
No. He believes more money means more problems. Because the more we get, the more we spend.
3. What does Money think is the key to managing money?
The key is not how much money we have, but how we use it.
Read Paragraph 5-9 and answer the questions.
1. What's Kira's worry about the tins?
She worries she will mix them up.
2. What is Money's solution?
Money suggests she choose the most important wishes from the list.
Activity 3
Choose three tags for the main idea of the story.
#wish list
#managing money
#laptop
#trip abroad
#dream tin
#parents
#dreamland
#dog
#problems
Do you use social media? We often use “#” (hashtags) to highlight the key words.
Activity 4
Complete the review with the words and expression from the passage.
1. better
2. parents
3. manage
4. use
5. laptop
6. dreams
7. (pocket) money
Activity 4
Retell the story and what you have learnt.
Think and share.
1. Do you agree that “ten times more money means ten times more problems”? Why or why not?
Yes, I do. Because if people have more money, they may want to buy more things and spend more. Then it can be harder to manage their money.
Think and share.
2 Will you try dream tins for yourself? Why or why not?
Yes, I will. Because dream tins can help me save money for important things and use my money in a better way.
Work in groups
What do you think of Money’s idea of ? Do you know any other ways of managing money in our daily life?
I think Money’s idea is very helpful. Other ways to manage money are as follows:
Keep a record: Write down how much we get and how much we spend every day.
Open a bank account: Put the lucky money into the bank to keep it safe and get interest.
Think before buying: Ask ourselves “Do we really need it or just want it?” before buying things.
Homework
1. Retell the story in your own words.
2. Share what you have learnt from A dog called Money.
Must do
Choose to do
Try to retell the story with the help of the mind map.
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