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Unit5ThemoneygameSectionA5-2TextA:Spendorsave–Thestudent'sdilemmaReadingcomprehension①1.Becausewhenpoliticiansencouragepeopletospendmoneytogetoutoftherecession,theyalsoadvisepeopletosavemore.Similarly,whenbanksofferhigherinterestratestoincreasesavingstheysendcreditcardofferstoletpeoplespendmore.2.Peoplewhodon'tpaythecreditcardbillontimearecalledfailingconsumersintrouble,andthosewhopaythecreditcardbillarecalledvaluedcustomers.3.Becausetheyareregardedasthedefenderofmoralsandproperdeeds.Schoolsaretheplaceswherestudentslearnwhatisrightandwhatiswrong.Parentsaresupposedtohavetheresponsibilitiestowellbehavetheirchildren.Politiciansalwaystrytoimpresspeoplewiththeirhighmoralstandards.4.Becausethesepermissivemessagesareeverywherewelookandweareconstantlysurroundedbytheadvertisementthatencouragespeopletospend.5.Becauseeachadvertisementisdoingitsutmosttoinfluencepeople'sbuyingdecisionsandprovideinformationastowhattobuy,frombreakfastcerealtovacationcruises.6.Ononehand,peoplewanttobuymorethingsbecausetheyderivepleasurefromtreatingthemselves.Ontheotherhand,theytrytocontroltheirappetiteandavoidfallingintodebt.7.Theycangotofinancialliteracyclasses,consultwiththeschool'sfinancialaidofficeorseekinputfromparentsorotherrespectedadults.Theycanalsofindapartnertohelpthemstayontrack.Mostimportantly,whenhavingfinancialtroubles,theyshouldn'tfeelembarrassedtoaskforhelptoavoidmoreseriousfinancialproblems.8.Concerningmoneyissues,weshouldbesmartandeducated,notaffectedbythecontradictingmessagesfromourenvironment.Weshouldchooseasuitablewayoffinancialmanagementaccordingtoourownconditions.②1.–Commercialadvertisementstopersuadepeopletobuytheirproducts,suchas:•education-orientedadvertisementsthatprovidevariouscoursestoattractparentsandstudents;•foodandgroceryadvertisementstogiveon-saleinformationtotheircustomers;•healthtraining&maintenanceadvertisementsdesignedtotargetdifferentagegroupstopromotetheirfitnessservices;–Publicserviceadvertisementstostimulatethepublicinterestandpushthemtotakeactions.2.•Offerdiscountprices.•Sendgiveaways.•Usenewtechnologiessuchasonlineshopping•Comparewithothermerchandises.3.•IwillspendbecauselifeissoshortandIdon'twanttobethriftyorspendmoneycarefully,whichwilldrivemecrazy.IonlyknowIshouldenjoymylifewhileI'mstillyoungandhealthy.•Iwillsavebecausewiththeworseningeconomicsituationeverywhere,Idon'tknowwhatwouldhappentomeinthefuture.Toberesponsibleformyself,Ihavetosavesomemoneyforthefuture.4.•WhenIdon'thavemuchpocketmoneywithme.•WhenIwanttobuysomethinginexpensivebutIcan'taffordit.•WhenIdon'thavemoneytohangoutwithmyfriendsandclassmates.•WhenIseemanythingsIdon'tneedsurroundingme.5.•Recordhowmuchtheyhavespent.•Trytousecashinsteadofcreditcard.•Withdrawonlycertainamountofmoneyfrombank.•Neverborrowmoneyfromotherpeople.•Onlybuythingstheyneed.5-3TextA:LanguagefocusWordsinuse1.contradict2.paradox3.perspective4.explicit5.suspended6.derive7.defy8.retains9.manipulating10.tackleWordbuilding:Practice①1.browser2.messenger3.consume4.negotiation5.objection6.reaction7.constitution8.cultivation9.definition10.expansion11.concentrate12.civilize②1.concentrated2.messenger3.civilized4.Constitution5.browser6.objection7.expansion8.consume9.definition10.cultivation11.reaction12.negotiationBankedcloze1.dilemma2.explicit3.perspectives4.retain5.derive6.appetite7.option8.urgent9.suspend10.manipulatedExpressionsinuse1.referredto2.atoddswith3.putoff4.consultingwith5.dotheirutmost6.tookstockof7.ontrack8.takein5-4Structureanalysis&writingStructuredwriting:PracticeItisoftensaidthatwhateverwealthonemayhavewillbegonequicklyifthepersononlyspends.However,somepeoplethinkthepurposeoflifeistoenjoyeverymoment,sotheyspendalltheyhaveearned.EventhoughBryanandPeterareclosefriends,theirspendinghabitsareverydifferent.Bryanisverycarefulaboutusinghispocketmoney.Heonlyspendsmoneywhenit'snecessary.Forexample,whenhispocketmoneyisonly$50,hemayspend$20onnecessarystationeryforschoolwork.Hewilltrytodeposittheremaining$30inhissavingsaccount.Inhisopinion,thoughtheamountissmall,itwillhelphimforapossiblerainydaysincepeopleneverknowwhatcouldhappeninthefuture.UnlikeBryan,Peterusuallyspendsmoneyatwill.HeoftenpurchasesexpensiveelectronicproductssuchasaniPhoneandaniPad.Sometimes,hemightbuyhimselfanexpensivebrand-nameshirtorapairofexpensivebrand-nameshoes.DifferentfromBryan,heneverdepositsextramoneyinabankaftermeetinghisbasicneeds.Tohim,savingmoneyinabankissomethingverysillybecausehebelievesthathecanalwaysearnbigmoneyafterhegetsadecentjobinthefuture.Allinall,BryanandPeterareverydifferentinthewaytheyspendmoney.Spendingmoneywiselyandsavingextramoneyforfutureurgentneedsenablestudentstomanagetheirfinanceandfullyconcentrateontheirstudy.Theywillalsoderivegreatpleasurefromthewaytheyhandletheirmoney.5-5Translation①大发现年代，也被称为大勘探年代，是欧洲进行全球勘查的一个历史时期，始于15世纪初并一直持续到18世纪。这一时期通常被认为是中世纪和近代之间的桥梁，当时西方帝国主义刚兴起，欧洲各王国之间正在经济上互相竞争，他们想通过建立贸易路线和殖民地来寻找财富。在这一时期众多伟大的探险家中，最杰出的是克里斯托弗•哥伦布，因为他发现了新大陆。欧洲的海外扩张导致了殖民帝国的崛起，旧大陆与新大陆的接触也促成了两边的互相交换：大量的植物、动物、食物、文化等得到迁移。这代表了历史上生态、农业和文化在全球范围内最重大的活动之一。欧洲大勘探让绘制全球性的世界地图成为可能，从而使人们看到一个新的世界与古老