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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.
manage
pocket money
The girl is putting her_________ in a__________ .
2. What does she plan to do?
She plans to _______ her pocket money in the piggy bank to _____ her money well, so she can buy things she wants later.
spend
piggy bank
save
my wishes
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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。
小狗钱钱
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.
While-reading
Match the main idea of each part?
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Learn the way of saving money
Different opinions on pocket money
Learn to manage money and choose wishes
Decide to save for dreams
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.
Read Paragraph 1 and answer the questions.
1. What is one of the best ways to get money according to Money?
2. Put the steps of making a dream tin in the correct order.
A. Write yourdream on the tin.
B. Take a spare tin and turn it into a piggy bank.
C. Put all your money into the tin.
D. Prepare one tin for each of your dreams.
Correct order:______ _____ ______ ______
Using a dream tin.
1.”One of the best ways to get money is with a dream tin. You simply take a spare tin and turn it into a piggy bank. Then write your dream on the tin. You will need one tin for each of your dreams. It could be any size. When the tin is ready, put all the money that you have into it, said Money.”
B
A
C
D
Read the Part 2 and choose.
2 "But wouldn't it make more sense to get more pocket money? If I could double it, that would be amazing," I replied.
3 Money became serious. "You may not believe me, Kira. But ten times more money means ten times more problems. Because the more we get, the more we spend." This didn't make any sense. I'd surely go where there's ten times more pocket money. That's my dreamland.
1.What does Kira think about doubling her pocket money?
A. It would be amazing.
B. It brings problems.
C. It makes no sense.
2.Why does Money say more money means more problems?
A. People spend more when they get more.
B. More money makes people lazy.
C. Parents will take the money away.
Read the Part 3 and complete.
4 But Money went on. "Take a look at your parents. They have over 100 times your pocket money. But still they can't manage. It's not the number that matters; it's what you do with it. First, we need to learn how to deal with the money we already have. Then we will be able to have more. Now let's get back where we started - the dream tins. Why don't you simply make a start?"
5 "But when there are so many tins, I'll mix them up," I replied.
6 "That's why you chose the most important wishes from the list," explained Money.
1.What is the first thing we need to learn to do with our money?
2.Why does Money tell Kira to choose the most important wishes?
We need to learn how to deal with the money we already have.
Because if there are too many tins, she will mix them up. Choosing the most important ones helps avoid this problem.
Read the Part 4 and answer.
7 I took another look at my list. Right. My first wish was to go on a trip abroad. The second was to buy a laptop. The third was to help my parents budget their money. I could make dream tins for the first two and start saving. However, the third one seemed a bit difficult to do by myself.
8 "Exactly," Money read my thoughts. "So, you will only need two dream tins. Think you can manage that?"
9 "Okay, I'll give it a try... No, I mean, I'll do it," I promised.
What are Kira's wishes?
Her first wish was to go on a trip abroad.
The second was to buy a laptop.
The third was to help her parents budget their money.
Think and share.
1.Why did Kira find her third wish difficult to realise?
A. She didn't have enough money for it.
B. She couldn't do it by herself. It required more than just her own savings and effort.
C. Her parents didn't want her to do it.
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.
No, I won't try dream tins.
I prefer using savings apps on my phone. It's more convenient to track my money online.
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.
Activity 3
Choose three tags for the main idea of the story.
#wish list
#pocket money
#laptop
#trip abroad
#dream tin
#parents
#dreamland
#dog
#problems
It's the main topic of the story — the whole talk is about managing pocket money.
It shows how Kira chooses her most important goals to save for.
It's the key method taught in the story for saving money.
Complete the review with the words and expression from the passage.
4
money
laptop
manage
I had the pleasure of reading A Dog Called Money this week. I haven't finished it, but Money's idea is just amazing! I also got a tip where I write my 1._____. Then, I put my 2._____ into it.
At first, like Kira, I thought it would 3._____ to get more money. But Money says it won't make our problems go away. That surprised me. I never realised that it's not about the number, but what we 4._____ with money. Or it would just be like Kira's 5._____. They have over 100 times more money, but they still can't 6._____.
I hope Kira can realise her dreams of going on a 7._____and getting a laptop in the end. I also promise myself to 8._____ for my dream!
dream
pocket money
do
make sense
parents
manage
trip abroad
save
Post reading
What can you learn from the passage?
We can use dream tins to save for our wishes.
We should choose the most important goals first, instead of trying everything at once.
Learn to manage money we already have first.
We should start saving and take action.
……的最好办法之一是……
把……变成……
任何尺寸大小
解释得通;有道理
零花钱
多十倍的钱意味着多十倍的问题
我们得到的越多,花的也就越多
做……难道不是更好吗?
继续说
看看
但他们仍然搞不定。
关键不在于我们有多少钱
处理;应付;应对
弄错;弄乱;搞错
你为什么不直接开始呢?
最重要的
去国外旅行
买一台笔记本电脑
做好预算
前两个
似乎有点难
你能搞定它吗?
看穿了我的心思
没错
试试看
Exercise:
( )1. _____ you need, _____ you will know.
A.More; more B.The more; the more C. The more; more
( )2. I don’t know how _____ with this problem.
A.deal B.to deal with C. Dealing
( )3. Why don’t you _____ a start right now?
A.make B.making C. to make
( )4. She can finish the work _______.
A.by her B.by herself C. by she
( )5. The best way _____ English is to speak it every day.
A. learn B.to learn C. learning
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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