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UNIT 7
To Spend or to Save
Writing (3a-3c)
How do you manage your pocket money?
SECTION B
In this part, you will
read Meimei's monthly plan for her pocket money and get how she uses her pocket money.
think about how you spend your pocket money.
analyze how the plan is structured and remember the key phrases and sentence patterns.
write a plan for your pocket money this month.
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1. How often do you get pocket money?
2. How do you usually divide your pocket money?
3. Have you ever run out of money before? What did
you spend your money on?
Let's read Meimei's monthly plan for her pocket money.
Read and answer the questions.
(1) How much pocket money did Meimei get this month?
(2) Her pocket money is sorted into three parts. What are they?
(3) What’s the structure of the passage?
Fast Reading
Meimei got 160 yuan this month.
Needs: necessary daily costs
Wants: things she wishes to buy
Savings: money kept for long-term expensive goals
Needs Every month there are things I have to pay for, such as gel pen refills, notebooks, and bus fare. I spend about 15 yuan on notebooks and refills, and another 30 yuan on bus fare. My parents buy clothes for me, so I don't spend any money on them.
Wants This month I want to buy a skateboard which will cost 50 yuan. And my mum's birthday
is coming, so I need to spend 30 yuan on a birthday present for her. I also want to see a film after my final exam, and that will cost 20 yuan.
Savings I want to buy a new bicycle for myself, but I cannot afford it because I will only have 15 yuan left at the end of the month. I have to save some money for it every month.
A plan can help me to manage my money. Sometimes I want to buy some things for my friends and family. With a plan, I can save money for the things I want but cannot afford now. I got 160 yuan from my parents this month. Here is a plan for my pocket money.
Introduction
Body
1. Read Para. 1 and answer the questions.
(1) Why does the writer need a money plan?
Careful reading
With a plan, she can save money for the things she wants but cannot afford now.
(2) How much pocket money did the writer get this month?
She got 160 yuan.
Paragraph 3
(1) Meimei wants to buy a skateboard, _________________________
___________ and a film ticket.
(2) It will cost ________ yuan in total to buy all the things she wants.
Paragraph 4
(1) After paying for needs and wants, Meimei will have ________ yuan
left this month.
(2) She has to ________ money month by month to buy a new bicycle.
a birthday present for
her mum
100
15
save
Paragraph 2
(1) Meimei spends 15 yuan on notebooks and gel pen refills, and ______
yuan on bus fare.
(2) She doesn’t spend money on clothes because ____________________
_____________________.
30
her parents bought
clothes for her
2. Read Para. 2 - Para. 4. Fill in the blanks.
3. Complete the table.
160
bus fare
30
a skateboard
50
a birthday present for mum
30
a film ticket
20
15
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A plan can help me to manage my money. Sometimes I want to buy some things for my friends and family. With a plan, I can save money for the things I want but cannot afford now. I got 160 yuan from my parents this month. Here is a plan for my pocket money.
Needs Every month there are things I have to pay for, such as gel pen refills, notebooks, and bus fare. I spend about 15 yuan on notebooks and refills, and another 30 yuan on bus fare. My parents buy clothes for me, so I don't spend any money on them.
Wants This month I want to buy a skateboard which will cost 50 yuan. And my mum's birthday
is coming, so I need to spend 30 yuan on a birthday present for her. I also want to see a film after my final exam, and that will cost 20 yuan.
Savings I want to buy a new bicycle for myself, but I cannot afford it because I will only have 15 yuan left at the end of the month. I have to save some money for it every month.
4. Pay attention to the key expressions.
save money for sth. 为某物存钱
支付……的费用
中性笔芯
公交费
spend ... on sth.
在某物上花费(多少钱)
need to do sth. 需要做某事
一个生日礼物
我的期末考试
月底时
3b
Complete a similar table for your pocket money.
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3c
Write a plan for your pocket money this month. You can use your notes in 3b to help you.
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Part 1 Introduction
Part 2 Body
A plan can help me to manage my money.
Sometimes I want to buy ... for ...
With a plan, I can ...
I got ... yuan from ... this month.
Here is a plan for my pocket money.
Needs
Every month there are things I have to pay for, such as ...
I spend about ... on ..., and another ... yuan on ...
Wants
This month I want to buy ... which will cost ... yuan.
I also want to ..., and that will cost ... yuan.
Savings
I want to buy ..., but I cannot afford it because I will only have ... yuan left at the end of the month.
I have to save some money for it this month.
A plan can help me to manage my money. With a plan, I can save money for the things I want but cannot afford now. I got 150 yuan from my parents this month. Here is a plan for my pocket money.
Needs Every month there are things I have to pay for, such as stationery and drinks at school. I spend about 40 yuan on new pens and notebooks, and another 30 yuan on daily drinks and snacks.
Wants This month I want to buy a new storybook which will cost 25 yuan. My friend Mary’s birthday is coming. I want to buy a small gift for her, and that will cost 20 yuan.
Savings I want to buy a pair of new trainers, but I cannot afford them because they are too expensive. I have to save some money for it every month. This month I will have 35 yuan left. With this plan, I can use my pocket money wisely.
Does the plan clearly follow the structure (Introduction→Body: needs, wants, savings)?
Does the writer use correct tenses (e.g., simple present tense)?
Does it list a reasonable pocket money budget?
Does the writing use proper sentence types?
Are there any mistakes in spelling or punctuation (标点符号)?
Share your plan with other members in your group. Then, check each other's writing by using the checklist (评价表).
1. Can you understand Meimei's monthly plan for
her pocket money?
2. Can you analyze how the plan is structured? Can
you use it as a model for your own writing?
3. Can you write a plan for your pocket money this
month?
Polish your writing.
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