UNIT 7
Does money talk?
Lead-in
Lead-in
Work in groups, discuss the following
questions and then share your answers
with the whole class.
Book 2 – Unit 7
Lead-in

Questions for groups 1 and 2:

1. Is money the most important thing in
your life? If not, what is it and why?

2. If you have a million dollars, what
would you do with it?
Lead-in

Questions for groups 3 and 4:

3. What qualities must a person have to make
big money?

4. If someone wants to borrow money from you,
would you lend him some? If not, what would
you say?
Matching Game
Work in pairs and try to do the matching.
Country
Chinese Translation
English Name and Symbol
1. China
a. 法郎
A. U.S. Dollar (U.S.＄)
2. The United States
b. 人民币元
B. Renminbi Yuan (RMB ¥/￥ )
3. The United Kingdom
c. 美元
C. French Franc (F.F.; Fr.Fc.; F.FR.)
4. Russia
d. 英镑
D. Japanese Yen (￥; J.￥)
5. Australia
e. 日元
E. Pound, Sterling (￡; ￡Stg.)
6. Germany
f. 马克
F. Euro (EUR)
7. France
g. 欧元
G. Deutsche Mark (DM.)
8. Japan
h. 埃及镑
H. Russian Ruble / Rouble (Rbs. Rbl. )
9. Egypt
i. 卢布
I. Egyptian Pound (￡E.; LF. )
10. European Economic j. 澳大利亚元
J. Australian Dollar (＄A.)
and Monetary Union
Listening Skills

Identifying Larger Numbers
Skills


在听力中，通常数字涉及的内容主要有：年代、
年龄、日期、时间、价格、数量、房号，电话号码、尺寸、大小等。通常
听力中不会有太大的数字，一般到千位、万位。如：3，500—three
thousand and five hundred; 12,000—twelve thousand。但如果在听力中
遇到较大的数字，要注意数字的正规写法，从个位数往前，每三位数一个
间隔，用逗号分开。特别要注意英汉在数字读法上的不同，英语中千
（thousand），百万（million），十亿（billion），无专门表示万，十万，
千万和亿的词。细心点可发现，这三个词正好符合中间逗号的位置。因此，
正确听写数字的方法为：
1、听到英语数字，特别是较大的，不能把它翻译为中文，否则速度较慢，
易出错。
2、听到什么数字，就写什么数字。听到千（thousand），百万
（million），十亿（billion）三词中的任何一个，即标上（，），每个逗
号后必须有三个数字，缺位数补零。
Listening Skills
For Example


2，803，054 ---- two million eight hundred three thousand and fifty
four
可以这样听写：
听
写
two
2
million
,
eight hundred three
803
thousand
,
fifty four
054
Brainstorming
A. Learn about the coins of the American and English
currency. Compare them with the Chinese coins.
American Coins
1 cent
5 cents
10 cents
25 cents
50 cents
1 dollar
General names
English Coins
Chinese Coins
penny
nickel
dime
quarter
half dollar
usu. paper
form
2 pence
5 pence
10 pence
20 pence
50 pence
1 pound
1 fen
5 fen
1 jiao
2 jiao
5 jiao
I yuan
Brainstorming
B. Here are some proverbs or idiomatic use concerning money ,
Now the whole class works together to translate them into
Chinese.
财大气粗；有钱就有势力；有钱能使鬼推磨。
金钱是万恶之源。
Money is the root of evil.
贪小失大；贪便宜，吃大亏；
Penny-wise and pound小事精明，大事糊涂。
foolish.
Money talks.
Save your pennies for a rainy
day.
A penny saved is a penny
earned.
Every coin has two
sides.
He turned up like a bad
penny.
She married money.
Book 2 – Unit 7
省着钱以做应急用。
省一文等于挣一文。
事物都有两面性。
冤家路窄。
她嫁给了有钱人。
Brainstorming
B. Now the whole class works together to translate the Chinese
sayings into English.
白手起家
攀比
挥金如土
节省开支
to start from scratch
to keep up with the Johns
赚大钱
节衣缩食
to make a fortune
to tighten one’s belt
有很多钱
负债累累
手头紧
to have money to burn
to be heavily in debt
to tight purse strings
Book 2 – Unit 7
to spend money like water
to squeeze one’s dollar
Brainstorming
C. Work with your group members to list as many things
that people can get and not get with money as possible.
Things that can be bought with money
Things that cannot be bought with money
A villa in the ideal district
A harmonious family and real love
A great meal in a luxurious restaurant
Appetite
A splendid car
Real comfort and friends
A tour all over the world
Enjoyment and happiness
Beautiful clothes and jewelry
Inner beauty and elegance
A large collection of books and paintings
Knowledge and competence
All kinds of gym equipment
Good health
Insurance
Safety
…
Book 2 – Unit 7
…
Discussing
Topic

1. Do you think a miser should spend his
money or not when he is still alive?

2. Do you think money can bring people
greater freedom? Why or Why not?
Discussing
Topic

3. Can money bring you the real meaningful
life? Why or why not?

4. How can society help poor people?
Fun Time
Now listen to a song about money, and fill in the
blanks with the missing words:
Money, Money, Money
bills I have
I work all night, I work all day, to pay the ______
to pay
Ain’t it sad
penny
And still there never seems to be a single ______
left for me
That’s too bad
In my dreams I have a plan
wealthy man
If I got me a __________
I wouldn’t have to work at all, I’ll fool around and
have a ball...
Fun Time
Money, money, money
funny
Must be ________
In the rich man’s world
Money, money, money
sunny
Always _______
In the rich man’s world
Aha-ahaaa
All the things I could do
If I had a little money
It’s a rich man’s world
Man like that is hard to find but I can’t get him
mind
off my ______
Ain’t it sad
Fun Time
fancy me
And if he happens to be free I bet he wouldn’t ____
That’s too bad
So I must leave, I’ll have to go
To las vegas or monaco
fortune in a game, my life will
And win a _______
never be the same...
Money, money, money
Must be funny
In the rich man’s world
Money, money money
Always sunny…
What do you think of the
lyrics of the song?
Is it too money-oriented?
Homework
1. Preview Unit 8
2. Do further listening and speaking part after class
3. Oral Assignment (Prepared for a short dialog )
Imagine you were walking on the street. A robber jumped
out with a knife in hand to order you to give him all your
money and the valuables. How would you react? What
would you do and say to save your valuables as well as
your life?
Book 2 – Unit 7
That is all.
See you next time!