II.ListeningSkills
1.W:Howmuchmoneyistherentforanapartmentinthisneighborhood?
M:Yourrentshouldbeaboutaquarterofthat.
Q:Howmuchshouldbethewoman’srentbe?
2.M:Ipaid$3,500forthisdigitalcamera.Itwasonsaleata30$discount.
W:It’sarealbargain.
Q:Howmuchdidthecameracostoriginally?
3.M:What’stherateforaneconomycar?
W:Thedailyrateis$32,unlimitedmileage.
Q:Howmuchwillthemanpayifherentsthecarforaweek?
4.M:I’lltakethesesweaters.Howmuchdotheycost?
W:Theyare$180eachandfourmakesatotalof$720.Buttodayweareofferinga20%discount.
Q:Howmuchdoesthemanhavetopay?
5.W:Whatanoldcaryou’vegot!
M:Well,ithadrun12,000mileswhenIboughtitsecondhand.Andit’scovered3,080milessincethen.
Q:Howmanymileshasthecarrun?
1.B2.A3.A4.D5.B
III.ListeningIn
Task1:It’stimetobuy.
Mike:Hey,Robert,whereareyouoffto?
Robert:I’mgoingtotalktoabankeraboutaloan.
Mike:Youareshortofmoney?Ithoughtyouwerethesavingtype.
Robert:There’satimetosaveandatimetospend.
Mike:Iknowallaboutspending.What’stheloanfor?IhaveafewbucksIcould…
Robert:I’mconsideringgettingamortgagetobuysomeproperty.
Mike:Doyouthinkpropertyisagoodinvestment?Imean,it’salotofmoney.
Robert:Well,Mike,asyouknow,propertyvalueshavebeengoingthroughtheroof.IfIhadboughtanapartmenttwoyearsago,itsvaluewouldhavegoneupby30percenttoday.
Mike:AndfromwhatIknow,interestratesarelownow.
Robert:Exactly.Soundslikeagoodtimetobuy.
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Task2:CanIhavemychangeplease?
Tomwasdownonhisluckandfeltheneededafewdrinks.Hwwenttoabarandhadseveraldrinks.Whenhewasdone,hestoodupandwalkedtowardthedoor.Thebarmanshoutedafterhim,“Heymister,areyougoingtopayforthosedrinks?”
Tomturnedaroundandreplied,“Ihavealreadypaidyou,”andthenwalkedoutofthebar.AlmostimmediatelyhesawoneofhisfriendsRichardandtoldhimaboutthebarman,“Justgointhereanddrinkallyouwant,thengetupandleave.Whenthebarmanasksyoutopaythebill,justtellhimyouhavealreadypaid.”
Thissoundedeasyenough,soRichardwentinandhasseveraldrinks.Thebarmanwenttohimandsaid,“Beforeyoucamein,anothermanwashere.WhenIaskedhimtopayhisbill,hetoldmehe’dpaid,butIdon’trememberhimpayingme.”
Richardsaid,“Iwouldlovetostayandhearyourstory,butIdon’thavetime.CanIhavemychangeplease?”
1.A2.B3.D4.C5.C
Task3:Whynotjustprintmoney?
What’sthesolutiontoarecession,atimeoflittleeconomicactivity?Justprintmoney!Soundsreasonable,doesn’tit?Let’sseeifthiswillworkbyusinganexample.
Let’spretendthatallthestudentsinyourclassmakeuptheENTERpopulationofthecountry,andtheteacherrepresentsthegovernment.Let’salsopretendeachstudenthasexactly$1.00.
Sinceweareinarecession,let’shavetheteacher,whorepresentsthegovernment,printmoney.Heprints$1.00moreforeveryone.Noweveryonehas$1.00moretospend.Moremoneytospendsoundslikeagreatwaytogetusoutofrecession,sincemoremoneytospendmeansdemandforgoodsandservices.
Thenifthatworks,whydon’twegiveMOREmoneyaway?Howabout$100?Nowwehavelotsofmoneytospend.Sonomorerecession,right?
Notreally,becausewehaveonlylookedatonesideoftheproblem.Asmoreandmorepeoplereceivemoreandmoremoney,what’llhappen?
Sinceeveryonehasmoremoney,thestudentsallgoshoppingtospendthatextramoney.Thiscausesthedemandforgoodsandservicestorise,andpeoplewhosellgoodsandservicesraiseprice.Forexample,ifyoucouldbuyanewmusicCDat$10inthepast,nowthepricecouldbe$1,000!Thisiscalledinflation.
So,theoriginalreasonforprintingallthismoneywastohelpgetusofrecession,butwehaveonlyreplacedoneproblemwithanother.
1.T2.T3.F4.F5.F
IV.SpeakingOut
Model1Iwanttoblowitall.
John:Hey,Se-Jin,doyouwanttocomeshoppingwithme?MydadjustgavememymonthlyallowanceandIwanttoblowitall.
Se-Jin:Thatsoundsjustlikeyou,John!Whatdoyouwanttobuy?
John:Idon’tknow…SomemusicCDs,maybe.
Se-Jin:Ifyouspendallthatmoneyonthingsyoudon’tevenknowifyouwant,youwon’thaveanymoneyleftwhenyouneedit.
John:ButifIjustsavemymoney,thatdoesn’tssoundlikemuchfuneither.Besides,IneedsomenewCDs.
Se-Jin:Youalsoneedafinancialadvisor!
NowYourTurn
A:Hey,doyouwanttocomeshoppingwithme?Ijustgotsomemoneyfrommypart-timejob,andIwanttogetridofitrightaway.
B:That’syourstyle.Whatdoyouwanttobuy?
A:Idon’tknow…somefashionableclothes,maybe.
B:Ifyouwasteallyourmoneyonthingsyoudon’tevenknowifyouwant,you’llbeoutofmoneycompletelywhenyouneedit.
A:ButifIjustholdontomymoney…thatdoesn’tmakemuchsenseeither.Ireallyneedsomenewclothes.What’sthepointofsavinglotsofmoneywithoutfun?
B:AsIseeit,youneedapersontolookafteryourmoney.
Model2Canmoneybuyeverything?
Peter:I’mtryingtothinkofwaystobecomerich.IfIcouldgetmyhandsonalotofmoney,I’llbereallyhappy.
Jane:Doyoureallythinkso?I’mnotsosure.
Peter:Ofcourse,whywouldn’tI?I’dbeabletohaveanythingIwant.
Jane:Well,thereareplentyofpeoplewhohavealotofmoneybutaren’thappy.Whatdoyousaytothat?
Peter:ButifIbecameamillionaire,I’dbuywhateverIwanted.
Jane:Canyoubuytruelove?Canyoubuythemoon?
Peter:Maybenot,butIcanbuyahousewithalotofmodernconveniences.
Jane:Somanypeoplethinklikeyoudo,buylookatallthedivorces,suicidesandmurdersamongwealthypeople.Howdoyouexplainthat?
Peter:Maybethere’ssomethinginwhatyousaid.
NowYourTurn
A:IreallyhopeIcanmakeafortune.IfIhadalotofmoney,I’dbeashappyasaking.
B:Doyoureallybelieveso?Ihavemydoubtsaboutit.
A:Ofcourse,whywouldn’tI?IfIwereamillionaire,there’snothingIcouldn’tbuy.
B:Well,canyoubuthealth?Canyoubuttruefriendship?
B:Maybenot.ButIcanbutabighouseandcar,andmakemylifemorecomfortable.
A:Maybeyouhaveapointthere.Moneycanbringmaterialcomforts.Butdon’tforget,therearealsodivorcesandsuicidesamongwealthypeople.
B:Well,thereissometruthinwhatyousaid.Moneycannotbutrealhappiness.
Model3Iwonderifyoucouldgivemealoan.
John:Hey,Se-Jin,Iwasjustonmywaytofindyou.
Se-Jin:What’sup,John?
John:Se-Jin,I’mkindofbroke,andyouusuallyhaveabundletuckedaway.Iwonderifyoucouldgivemealoan.
Se-Jin:Dreamon!I’mhardupmyself.
John:Yousee,Iwanttobuysomenewstereoequipment,andI’mjustaboutahundredshort.
Se-Jin:Whynotsaveupforit?
John:Thestoreshaveallstuffonahugesalespromotionrightnow.Icouldsaveatleast30percent!
S-Jin:John,I’dlendyoumoneyifyouwereinajam.Butanewstereoisn’tanemergency.
John:ThenI’mafraidIhavetofindsomeonewhoismoreeasy-going.
NowYourTurn
A:Hi,Iwastryingtocatchupwithyou.
B:Whathappened?
A:Moneyhadburnedaholeinmypocket.Youusuallyhavesomesavings.Iwonderifyoucanlendmesomemoney?
B:You’redaydreaming.I’mshortofmoneymyself.
A:Look,Iwanttobuyadigitalcamera,andI’monlyshortof150bucks.
B:Whynotsavetowardsit?
A:Thecameraisonsalerightnow.Thiscansavemealmost25percent.
B:Well,I’dlendyouthemoneyifyouwereinrealredouble.Butanewcameraisn’turgent.
A:ThenI’mafraidI’llhavetotrysomeonewho’smoregenerous.
V.Let’sTalk
StoryofaMiser
Therewasamiserwholovedmoneymorethananythingelse.Justbeforehedied,hesaidtohiswife,“Now,listen.WhenIdie,Iwantyoutotakeallmymoneyandputitinthecasketwithme.Iwanttotakemymoneytotheafterlifewithme.”
Hemadeherpromisewithallherheartthatwhenhedies,shewouldpitallthemoneyinthecasketwithhim.Thenhedied.Hewaslaidinthecasket,hiswifewassittingtherewearingblack,andherfriendwassittingnexttoher.
Whentheyfinishedtheceremony,justbeforetheundertakersgotalreadytoclosethecasket,thewifesaid,“Waitaminute!”Shehadaboxwithher.Shecameoverwiththeboxandputitinthecasket.
Thentheundertakerslockedthecasketdown,andtheyrolleditaway.Hefriendsaid,“Girl,Iknowyouweren’tfoolenoughtoputallthatmoneyintherewithyourhusband!”
Shesaid,“Listen,I’maChristian.Ican’tgobackonmyword.IpromisehimthatIwouldputallthemoneyinthecasketwithhim.”
“Youmeanyoureallyputthatmoneyinthecasketwithhim!?”
“Isurelydid,”saidthewife.“Iwrotehimacheck.”
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VI.FurtheringListeningandSpeaking
Task1:GivingMoneytoaBeggar
Susan:Hey,Robert,yougavethatbeggarsomeofyourhard-earnedcash?
Robert:Iknow.Helookedasifheneededhelp.
Susan:Buyyou’realwayssocarefulwithyourmoney.
Robert:Yeah,Iguessso,butIliketohelpwhensomeone’sinneed.
Susan:Ijustwonderwhytheguydoesn’tgetajobandmakehisownliving.
Robert:It’sjustnotthatsimple,Susan.Somepeoplehaveahardtimeofitinlife.
Susan:Maybetheywastealltheirmoney.Ifyougivethemmoney,theywilljustgoonwastingit.
Robert:Lifehasbeengoodtome,Susan,andI’dliketosharesomeofmyluck.
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Task2:BuyingaMachine
AnAmericanmanufacturerisshowinghismachinefactorytoapotentialcustomer.Atnoon,whenthelunchbellrings,twothousandmenandwomenimmediatelystopworkingandleavethebuilding.
“Yourworkers,they’reescaping!”criesthevisitor.“You’vegottostopthem.”
“Don’tworry,they’llbeback,”saystheAmerican.Andindeed,anexactlyone0’clockthebellringsagain,andalltheworkersreturnfromtheirbreak.
Whenthetourisover,themanufacturerturnstohisguestandsays,“Well,now,whichofthesemachineswouldyouliketoorder?”
“Forgetthemachines,”saysthevisitor.“Howmuchdoyouwantforthatbell?”
1.T2.F3.F4.T5.T
Task3:AnIntroductiontoCreditCards
Creditcardsareplasticcardsissuedbyabankorotherfinancialinstitutionsallowingtheholdertobuygoodsandservicewithoutusingcash.ManyAmericandon’tliketocarrymuchcash.Forthemthecardsareconvenientandsafetouse.
Creditcardsaregainingpopularity,evenforbuyingsmallitems.Theyareacceptedalmosteverywhere,thoughnotatfastfoodrestaurants.
Creditcardsallowyoutopurchasethingsthatyoumaynotcurrentlyhavethemoneytobuy.Whenyouuseacreditcard,thecreditcardcompanythatissuedthecreditcardpaysthestore.Later,abillwillbemailedtoyoubyyourcreditcardcompanyfortheamountyoupurchased.Atthattime,youcaneitherpaythebillinfull,oronlypayaminimumamount,andwaittilllatertofinishpaying.Ifyouwaittilllater,youwillowethecreditcardcompanyinterestontheamountthatyoudonotpay.
1.D2.C3.B4.C5.A
Speaking
Canyouchangeatwenty-dollarbill?
Cashier:HowcanIhelpyou,Miss?
Jill:Couldyouchangea20forme?
Cashier:Sure.Howdoyouwantit?
Jill:CouldIhavetwo5’s,butnotenough1’s.Arequartersallrightwithyou?
Cashier:Well,Ihavesome5’s,butnotenough1’s.Arequartersallrightwithyou?
Jill:Oh,that’sevenbetter!Inthatcase,Iwon’thavetoworryaboutthesmallchangeforthelaundry.
Cashier:Hereyouare!
Jill:Thanksamillion!
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