Listen-this-way-4-(第三版)Unit-2

Unit2“Planting”MoneyLearningfocusTheformsofsomeexercisesinthisunitdeserveyourattention.Forexample,theflowcartinPartIB,thekeypointsummaryinPartIIAareallgoodpresentationsofsummariesthatputsomerelativelycomplexideasandrelationshipsinaverysimpleandclearway.ForadvancedEnglishlisteners,learningtochooseandusetherightwordsandwaystoorganizeandretainthereceivedinformationisjustasimportantasthetaskofachievingacorrectunderstandingoftheinformationitself.Worseoff愈加贫穷的；每况愈下的Betteroff经济状况好的Inherit继承Budgetn.预算/vt.把…编入预算Allowance零用钱Piggybank存钱罐Passbook银行存折Portfolio证券投资组合Annualreturn[会计]年利润Payback偿付Lottery彩票Iagree+reasonThat'sright/true,because...Yes,absolutely!Icouldn'tagreemore...That'sjustwhatIthink.You'vegotapointthere.Youaregoingtohearsomepeoplegivingtheiropinionsaboutwealthandpoverty.Whatwouldyoureplytothesepeople?Thefollowingexpressionsareforyourreferenceonly.Youaregoingtohearsomepeoplegivingtheiropinionsaboutwealthandpoverty.Whatwouldyoureplytothesepeople?Thefollowingexpressionsareforyourreferenceonly.Idon'tagreeorIpartlyagree+reasonWhatmakesyousaythat?Withallduerespect,I'dsaythat...That'snotquitethewayIseeit.Iseewhatyou'regettingat/youmean,but...There'salotinwhatyousay,but...Icouldn'tagreemorebut...Youaregoingtohearsomepeoplegivingtheiropinionsaboutwealthandpoverty.Whatwouldyoureplytothesepeople?Thefollowingexpressionsareforyourreferenceonly.AvoidinggivinganopinionIt'sdifficulttosay.Ireallydon'tknow.I'mafraid.Ithinkitalldepends.I'mnotreallysure.Isupposeitdependsonyourpointofview.BNarrator:Whatwouldyoureplytothesepeople?Man:Well,asIseeit,millionsofpeopleintheworldareworseoffthanus,butthere'snothingwecandoaboutit.Woman:I'dsaythatifyoudohaveplentyofmoney,there'snopointinspendingitonprivateeducationforyourchildren.Man:Itseemstomethattheonlywaytohelpthepoorintheworldistofindwaysofhelpingthemtohelpthemselves.…er…not…by…er…givingthemfreefood.Women:Ifyouaskme,taxesforrichpeopleshouldbereallyhigh—95%orsomething-sothateveryoneisatthesameeconomiclevel.BMan:Er…inmyviewit…it'sworthmakingalotofmoney…er…sothatyoucanleaveittoyourchildrenwhenyoudie.Man:Don'tyouagreethatifpeoplearestarvingorhavenowheretolive,it'sthedutyofbetter-offpeopletogivethemfoodandshelter?Woman:Look,let'sfaceit,there'sonlyonereasonwhypeopleworkandthat'stomakeasmuchmoneyaspossible.Man:Surely,aslongasyou'vegotenoughtoliveon,there'snopointinmakingmoreandmoremoney.Woman:Ifyou'reearningagoodsalary,surelyyoushouldsaveasmuchasyoucanforarainyday.Man:Imustsaythatonethingiscertain:moneydoesn'tbuyhappiness.CTheexerciseinthissectiongivesyousomepracticalexperienceinrecognizingaspeaker’stoneofvoice.Inreallifecommunication,agreatdealofwhatwecomprehendisnotinthelinguisticinformation.Veryoften,aspeaker'stoneofvoicerevealshisfeelingsaswellashisattitudes.Beforeyoulisten,readthoseadjectivesinthechartandmakesureyouunderstandtheirmeanings.Thesedialoguesaregoodexamplesofshowingthespeaker’sattitudesbytonedifferences.AnswersNarrator:You'llhearsomepeoplereactingtovariousopinions—decideiftheyareagreeingordisagreeingwiththeopinionsexpressed.Payattentiontothetoneofvoicetheyuse.1.Woman:Aren'tyougladyou'renotamillionaire?Man:Sure!2.Man:Don'tyouwishyoucouldaffordtospendourholidaysintheCaribbean?Woman:Mm,ye-es.3.Woman:It'snotworthsavingyourmoney,it'sbettertospendit.Man:Oh,sure!4.Man:It'sbettertobehappythanrich.Woman:Hmm.5.Woman:Well,basically,inajobthemostimportantthingishowmuchyouearn.Man:Oh,yes!6.Man:It'sreallyimportanttosavealittlemoneyeverymonth—youneverknowwhenyoumightneedit.Woman:Idon'tknowaboutthat!7.Man:Theonlywaytosurviveonatightbudgetistokeeparecordofallyourexpenses.Man:Idon'tknowaboutthat!8.Woman:Childrenthesedaysgetfartoomuchpocketmoney.Woman:Mmm!9.Woman:Inafamilyitshouldbethemotherthatcontrolsthebudget.Woman:Yes!10.Man:IfIinheritedalotofmoneyitwouldn'tchangemylifeatall.Man:Oh,yes!bankersNationalTeachChildrentoSaveDayobstaclePresentationssavemoneysavingshabitretailchanneltipsExerciseAfocusesonthemajorpointsofthematerialwhileExerciseBdwellsonsomespecificdetails.Rememberthatthefirststepinlisteningcomprehensionisalwaystograspthemajorpoints.BeforeyoudoexerciseB,youmayreadthephrasesinthetwocolumnstogetyourselfpreparedfortheincominginformation.Someusefulphraseslinkedwithsavings:a.disposableincomes可支配收入b.learntobudget学会预算c.monthlystatements月报表d.savingspassbooks储蓄存折Listentothereport.Supplythemissinginformation.NationalTeachChildrentoSaveDaySubjects:elementaryschoolchildrenacrossthecountryTime:Thursday,April17Sponsor:AmericanBankersAssociationEducationFoundationPurpose:teachingchildrenhowtosavemoneyWayofteaching:2500bankersmaking5000presentationsNowlistenagain.Thefollowingaresomeofthetipsforparentstofosterthesavingshabitintheirchildren.MatchcolumnA(purpose)withcolumnB(Howtodo).ColumnA1.Makingsavingsvisibleandreal2.Encouragingchildrentosaveasmuchastheycan3.Afirststeptowardlearningtobudget4.MakingsavingsandinvestingfunColumnBgivingchildrenplaymoneytoinvestinstockstheycantrackinlocalnewspapersgivingchildrenanallowanceandpartofitgoingintotheirown