Unit 10Unit 10

Money(1)

About money:

Money makes the mare go. ( 谚语 ) 有钱能使鬼推磨；金钱万能Money talks. 金钱万能Time is money. 一寸光阴一寸金

A proverb says, “….”As an old saying goes, ….

钱的不同表达方式

1. Now the cost of living is much higher than before.

2. How much postage do I need to send this package?

3.The tuition for my schooling is ￥ 1,240 a term.

4. John gave the waiter a fat tip.

生活费

邮资

学费

小费

Task 1: What can money buy?

Money can make you live a comfortable life.

What can’t money buy?

love, happiness , friendship, life, time, health

Money can buy a clock    but not_____.

Money can buy a book  but not______.

Money can buy medicine   but not______.

Money can buy a house  but not a home.

Money can buy a bed      but not______.sleep

time

knowledge

health

You see, money is not everything.

Teamwork B: the framework of the Unit

Money

1. A Material World

2. The Right Price

3. Your Money 4. Advertisements

Task 2 : Please focus on

Lesson 1 ( A Material World )

and Lesson 3 (Your Money), and try

to summarize the main idea of each

of them by your cooperative work.

Charles Gray _____ was once a milli

onaire didn’t like the lifestyle of millionai

re’s _________ he thought there were so

many poor people around him. He, theref

ore, gave ______ all his money to the po

or people and the charities but now enjo

ys his life a lot.

A Material World

who

because

away

Less money doesn’t mean less. Fi

ve yuan is not much but can buy a tre

e to help make soil stay on the land an

d stop Yellow River erosion, so the wri

ter suggests spending money more m

eaningfully. (36 words)

Your Money

Task 3

Voice your opinion!

Some people think money is the s

ource of happiness, others think t

hat it is the root of evil. What’s you

r opinion?

What on earth does money mean to a person? Some people think that money is the source of _________(happy). With money, one can buy ________ he enjoys. In their minds, money _____ bring comfort, security, etc. So they may go for money ____ any kind of means.

But there are still lots of others ____ think that money is the root of all evil. Money drives people to steal, to rob, and _________(break) the law. A lot of people became criminals ___ lost their lives when ________ (hunt) money.

In my opinion, money is a _______ (necessary) but should not be the focus of our lives. We can use it to buy things, ____ we can’t use it to buy everything.

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or

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but

Every coin has two sides.

事物都有两面性。

Money is neither good nor bad, but all depends on what use is made of it.

金钱本身无好坏，要看怎样利用它。

It is a huge job to control Yellow River erosion. Many people believe this kind of work is best done by government or international ____________ ( organize). You may agree ___ this point of view. If so, it is time for you _______ ( think) again. In fact, ____ is you who have the ____ important role in _______ (stop) Yellow River erosion. Did you know the importance of your 5 yuan? For a start, it can buy you a tree, _____ will help make soil stay on the land. On land _____ rich soil, local farmers can grow crops to make __ living. With the money they earn from their crops, farmers buy goods ___ services.

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Money is considered as the most important thing by some people in their life . They think 31 they have money, they can make their life more 32 (comfort). They can have luxurious houses to live in and beautiful clothes to wear. Money is 33 powerful that people try every possible means to get it. Some even cheat, steal or do various illegal things. The result is, of course, very clear: 34 has broken the law must 35 (pubish) sooner or later. In a way, 36 is true that money can bring us happiness. And we 37 (live) in poverty or starve to death if we had no money.

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would live

be punishedit

But money, after all, is not always powerful. T

here are many important things that we can n

ot buy no matter how much money we have

such as time and friendship. In fact rich peopl

e don’t live as happily as 38 who don’t ha

ve much money.

Money is something, 39 not everything.

Although it 40 (play) an important role in o

ur life, money itself can not give people real h

appiness.

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