Unit 8 Money and Banks

Unit 8 Money and Banks

Unit 8 Money and Banks Lead-in I. What are your opinions on money and banks? Decide whether you agree or disagree with the following statements.

Unit 8 Money and Banks Lead-in II. Work in pairs. Choose one statement from the table above. Then discuss with your partner the reasons why you agree or disagree. You may use the patterns in the boxes below. Example A: Do you agree that lack of money is the root of all evil? B: No, I don’t agree. A: Why? B: Because those who have lots of money can also be evil.

Unit 8 Money and Banks Text A Background Information Pound 英镑英国虽然是欧盟的成员国，但尚未加入欧元区，故仍然使用英镑。表示英镑的符号是￡。 1英镑≈10元。 TEXT A

Unit 8 Money and Banks Text A Translation Do you know anyone who has a lot of money but lives like a poor person? What do you think of this way of life? TEXT A

Unit 8 Money and Banks Text A Translation WILL POWER 1None of us had any idea what was going to happen when we arrived at the lawyer’s office. Dad had died two months earlier in his bed in the same two-bedroom house where we’d grown up. Apart from the house, we didn’t expect Dad to leave anything of value.

Unit 8 Money and Banks Text A Translation 2Dad was an insurancesalesman and we assumed he wasn’t successful because we could never afford a new toy and we always wore second-hand clothes. Dad used to find bits of wood and turn them into toy boats and dolls. Mum taught us to make and repair clothes. They had funny little sayings that they’d repeat whenever we complained about things: “Money’s silver, but a needle and thread is gold!”“Never throw away what you can repair.” We laughed, but having so little money was often annoying.

Unit 8 Money and Banks Text A Translation 3 So we walked into the lawyer’s office and sat down. The lawyer started reading. I was hardly paying attention, really, but then the numbers seemed to continue without end. “Wait, I’m sorry,” I said. “How much did you say he had?” The lawyer smiled, “Two million, seven hundred and eighty-one thousand, six hundred and fifty three pounds and eighteen pence.” We didn’t know what to say! Nearly three million pounds! How? Why? We had so many questions, so many feelings.

Unit 8 Money and Banks Text A Translation 4The lawyer continued reading. It seemed Dad had actuallyearned quite a good salary, but he just preferred to save it. And he had been good at investing money too. Of the 2.7 million pounds he was leaving, he had decided to give two million to a charity that looked after teenagers with problems. The rest was divided between me and my sisters.

Unit 8 Money and Banks Text A Translation 5For a moment, I felt deeply annoyed. Why had we lived like poor people? Why was he giving the money to other children? But then I thought, it’s stupid to think like that. I had a happy childhood and I’m very happy now. I remembered my parents reading us books they’d borrowed from the library and the hours we played cards together. It was fantastic what my parents had done. The love we had was far more important than money, but now maybe the money they saved can bring some love to others.

Unit 8 Money and Banks Text A Translation 6The only problem I have now is what to do with a quarter of a million pounds – when I honestly don’t really need anything!

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Unit 8 Money and Banks Text A I. Match each opinions with the corresponding proof.. a Ⅰ. Match the opinions with the proper proofs. c b

Unit 8 Money and Banks Text A II. Choose the best answer for each question or statement below. 1. I was surprised when she heard the figure in the will because . A. my father left nearly three million pounds but we hadlived likepoor people B. my father had decided to give two million to a charity C. of the nearly three million pounds, I got so little D. my mother did not get any money A

Unit 8 Money and Banks Text A 2. What can we infer from“Dad had died ... in the same two-bedroom house where we’d grown up.” (para. 1)? A. We had a deep love for the house. B. Dad and mum got married there. C. Dad had lived in the same house for a very long time. D. We expected the house to be of great value. C

Unit 8 Money and Banks Text A 3. Which of the following best interprets the saying “Money’s silver, but a needle and thread is gold.” (Para. 2)? A. Money isn’t as important as being able to mend things. B. Thread was so difficult to make that it was more expensive than silver. C. A needle was as expensive as gold. D. Gold was not expensive in the past. A

Unit 8 Money and Banks Text A 4. When the lawyer started reading, I was hardly paying attention because _______. A. the lawyer’s voice was not attractive B. I did not expect there to be anything important in the will C. I did not like long numbers D. I wanted to read the will myself B

Unit 8 Money and Banks Text A 5. My parents borrowed books from the library instead of buying them because . A. they could not afford new books B. we preferred the books borrowed from the library better than books newly bought C. it was more convenient to borrow books from the library than to buy new ones D. they believed it was unnecessary to buy anythingthat they could borrow B

Unit 8 Money and Banks Text A 6. What does the writer think of her parents in the end? A. They were fantastic. B. They were annoying. C. They were stupid. D. They were honest. A

Unit 8 Money and Banks Text A III. Check whether the following statements areTrue (T) or False (F). Correct the false ones. ( ) 1. Dad had died two months earlier. ( ) 2. Dad had never bought what he could borrow. ( ) 3. Of the 2.7 million pounds Dad was leaving, he had decided to give two million to me and my sisters. The rest was divided between teenagers with problems. T T F give two million to me and my sisters. The rest was divided between teenagers with problems→give two million to a charity that looked after teenagers with problems. The rest was divided between me and my sisters

Unit 8 Money and Banks Text A ( ) 4. I had a happy childhood though we had lived like poor people. ( )5. For us, the love we had was important, but money was more important. T F The love we had was far more important than money.

Text A Unit 8 Money and Banks 4 I. Complete the following sentences with words or phrases from the text and then put them in order. 1. We didn’t ________ anything of value since we had lived a poor life. 2. We were surprised to find out that Dad had left about 2.7 ________ pounds. 3. Dad had died and we were asked to listen to his will at the ________ office. 4. The problem is I don’t know what to ________the money! 5. Of the money, two million was donated to a ________ and the rest were divided between me and my sisters. Order: □-□-□-□-□ expect million lawyer’s do with charity 2 5 4 3 1

Text A Unit 8 Money and Banks II. Write a summary of the text, using the five sentences above. Make changes if necessary. Tip You may need to use however to make your summary more fluent.

Text A Unit 8 Money and Banks ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dad had died and we were asked to listen to his will at the lawyer's office. We didn't expect anything of value since we had lived a poor life. However, we were surprised to find out that Dad had left about 2.7 million pounds. Of the money, 2 million was donated to a charity and the rest was divided between me and my sister. The problem is I don't know what to do with the money!

Unit 8 Money and Banks Text A Words and Phrases I. Complete the following sentences below with correct prepositions. • 1. I arrived ______ work early this morning. • 2. There are many students ______ problems who need help. • 3. None ______ us will return to this terrible place. • 4. The old lady died peacefully ______ her bed, her head on a white pillow. • 5. We wanted to go out, but the rain seemed to continue ______ end. at with of in without

Unit 8 Money and Banks Text A Words and Phrases II. Complete the following sentences with the correctform of the given words. 1. The salesman was very ____________ (success), and he built his own business two years later. 2. The story he told were so ____________ (fun) that we all laughed. 3. I like her even though she can be ____________ (annoy) sometimes. 4. He could ____________ (hard) raise his arms for the lack of food. 5. As a____________ (teenage), I had a weekend job in a fruit market. successful funny annoying hardly teenager

Unit 8 Money and Banks Text A Words and Phrases III. Complete the following sentences with the words in the box below. Change the form if necassary. 1. The city ____________ millions of dollars in the museum since last year. 2. Jack is one of the best ____________ in the company. 3. What present do you ____________ from your parents for your birthday? 4. Being a doctor, John ____________ a good salary and he is satisdied with that. 5. He seems to be doing nothing, but ____________ he is waiting for his chance. except salesman earn actually invest has invested salesmen expect earns actually

Unit 8 Money and Banks Text A Words and Phrases III. Complete the following sentences with the phrases in the box below. Change the form if necessary. of valuepay attentionbits of for a momentgrow up 1. We found _____________ wood and built a small bridge with them. 2. Did the thieves steal anything _____________ from your house. 3. _____________ when I'm talking to you1 4. A child has the right to _____________ in a healthy and caring environment. 5. I was there _____________, and then I left. bits of of value Pay attention grow up for a moment

Unit 8 Money and Banks Text A Words and Phrases V. Translate the following sentences into English with the given words or phrases. 1. 妈妈找来一张纸，把它做成了一个扇子。(turn … into) Mum found a piece of paperand_______________ a fan. 2. 虽然我有一张信用卡，但我更喜欢使用借记卡。(prefer) I have a credit card, but I ________________ a debit card. 3. 在这种情况下，我们不应该抱怨这些事情。(complain about) In this case, _________________________________. turned it into prefer to use we shouldn't complain about these things

Unit 8 Money and Banks Text A 4. 这里的桔子曾经非常便宜，可现在却很贵。(used to) Oranges here ________________ very cheap, but now they are quite expensive. 5. 这笔钱将被分给四个儿子。(divided ... between) The money __________________________________. used to be will be divided between the four sons

Text A Unit 8 Money and Banks Grammar and Structure I. Complete the sentences below with the past perfect tense of the given words. 1. I did not have any money because I____________ (lose) my wallet. 2. By the time Alex finished his studies, he___________(be) in London for over eight years. 3. Tony knew Istanbul so well because he ___________(visit) the city several times. 4. When I showed up to take a look around, there were at least twenty other people who_____________ (arrive) before me. had lost had been had visited had arrived

Text A Unit 8 Money and Banks 5. She was the only one who understood the movie because she ______________ (read) the book. 6. Kristine _____________(not be) to an opera before last night. 7. We were not able to get a hotel room because we______________ (not book) in advance. 8. They felt bad about selling the house because they ______________(own) it for more than forty years. had read had not been had not booked had owned

Text A Unit 8 Money and Banks Grammar and Structure II. Study the patterns in the boxes below and then translate the following sentences. • … they’d repeat whenever we complained about things. • Whenever the mother appears, the child smiles. • 每当妈妈出现的时候，孩子就会笑。 • ③每当我不高兴时，吉姆就会唱歌给我听。 • Jim sings for me whenever I am unhappy. 1. whenever引导时间状语从句要点：whenever 意为“每当”，相当于every time。每当我们抱怨的时候，他们就会重复说……

Text A Unit 8 Money and Banks Grammar and Structure • Never throw away what you can repair. • 绝不要把你能修好的东西扔掉。 • She certainly knows what is good for her. • 她当然不知道什么是对她好的。 • 我不知道你刚才说了什么。 • I don't know what you said just now. 2. what从句做动词宾语要点：what在从句中可充当宾语或主语。

Text A Unit 8 Money and Banks Grammar and Structure • I was hardly paying attention. • 我几乎没有在关注。 • ② It was raining hard when I left the office. • 当我离开办公室的时候，正下着大雨。 • ③ 那时一些学生正在踢足球。 • Some students were playing football at that time. 3. 过去进行时要点：由 was / were+现在分词构成，表示过去正在进行的动作。

Text A Unit 8 Money and Banks Grammar and Structure • I remembered my parents reading us books ... • 我记得爸爸妈妈读书给我们听…… • ② I still remember clearly you saying that to my sister. • 我依然清楚地记得你对我姐姐说过那事。 • 我记得他把门锁上了。 • I remember someone locking the door. 4. remember sb. doing sth. 要点：意为“记得某人做过某事”。

Text A Unit 8 Money and Banks Grammar and Structure • The only problem ... is what to do with a quarter of a million pounds ... • 唯一的问题是……怎么花这25万英镑…… • ② Perhaps the most difficult challenge is how to survive without food. • 也许最难的挑战就是怎样在没有食物的情况下生存。 • ③ 我的问题是什么时候离开这里。 • My problem is when to leave. 5. “疑问词+不定式”做表语要点：此结构中的疑问词均充当一定成分，且不定式符号 to不可省略。

Text Unit 8 Money and Banks Text A powern.力量，能力 It is not within my power to help her. 我没有能力帮助她. will power意志力 He's seriously ill, but he keeps on working with will power. 他病的很重，但仍然凭着意志力继续工作。 powerfuladj.强有力的 This is really a powerful engine. 这真是一台大功率的发动机。

Text Unit 8 Money and Banks Text A lawyer n.律师 law n.法律 Vera is studying law because she wants to become a lawyer. 维拉正在学习法律, 因为她想当律师。

Text Unit 8 Money and Banks Text A valuen.价值 The expert set a value of 10, 000 dollars on the painting. 专家给这幅画定价1万美元。 of value值钱的 Did the thief steal anything of value? 小偷偷走什么值钱的东西没有? valuableadj.贵重的，值钱的 Is the watch valuable? 这块表很值钱吗?

Text Unit 8 Money and Banks Text A insurancen.保险 She works in insurance. 她从事保险业工作。 insurev.保险，投保 The boss insured his life for 50000 pounds. 这个老板为自己投50000英镑的人寿保险。

Text Unit 8 Money and Banks Text A salesmann.售货员，推销员 The salesman showed her nearly all the hats in the shop. 这位售货员几乎把店里的帽子都拿给她看了。 sale n.卖, 出售, 销售 He got 100 dollars from the sale of his bike. 他将自行车卖掉, 得了100美元。。

Text Unit 8 Money and Banks Text A assumev.认为，设想 We must assume him to be honest until he is proved to be a liar. 尚未证实他是撒谎者, 就得假定他是诚实的。 assumptionn. 假定, 假设 It’s a wrong assumption that the price would fall. 认为价格会下降，这是个错误的假设。

Text Unit 8 Money and Banks Text A successfuladj.成功的 He was successful in his studies. 他在学业上很成功。 successn.成功 She is a success as an actress. 她是一名成功的演员。 succeedv.成功 If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. 若一次不成功, 要再接再厉。

Text Unit 8 Money and Banks Text A funny adj.好笑的，有趣的 It was the funniest thing I’ve ever heard. 这是我所听到过最有趣的事。 fun n.有趣的事 The kids had lots of fun at the fair today. 孩子们今天在游乐场玩得很高兴。

Text Unit 8 Money and Banks Text A sayingn.俗语 “There’s no smoke without fire”, as the saying goes. 常言道：“无风不起浪。” sayv.说

Text Unit 8 Money and Banks Text A whenever每当（相当于no matter when） Whenever / No matter when we meet him, we speak to him. 每次我们见到他, 我们都和他讲话。形近词： whatever =no matter what You can ask for whatever you want. 你可以要你想要的一切。 whichever =no matter which We'll eat at whichever restaurant has a free table. 哪个饭馆有空桌我们就在哪儿吃吧. however =no matter how However hard it may be, we should go on. 无论多难，我们都得继续。 wherever=no matter where

Text Unit 8 Money and Banks Text A apart from 除……之外 1. 相当于except for Apart from some spelling mistakes, the compositionis fairly good. 除了一些拼写错误, 这篇文章写得很不错。 2. 相当于as well as Apart from his earnings as a football player, he also runs a sports shop. 除了当足球运动员的收入之外，他还开了一家体育用品店。

Unit 8 Money and Banks