8TH GRADE. UNIT 3. MONEY

UNIT OBJECTIVES 

By the end of the unit Ss will

- By the end of the unit Ss will

be able to use the active vocabulary of the unit

be able to use the structure as + adjective as + noun to describe people or things

• be able to differentiate between the Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous tenses and use them in speech
• have practised reading and listening about the history and the role of money in the modern world, pocket money and ways to manage money properly
• be able to ask for and give information about the history of money, its role, pocket money problems and ways to manage money properly
• be able to describe how they spend their pocket money, to express their opinion on the role of money in life and how to manage money properly
  be able to write advice on different money matters

COMMUNICATIVE AREA


1) speaking about: the history of money, different money matters, advantages and disadvantages of lotteries, the rich and how they spend their money;

2) describing how one spends one's own pocket money;

3) discussing: the role of money in the modern world, how to manage money properly;

4) giving opinion on pocket money;

5) asking for and giving advice on different money matters.

VOCABULARY

afford, ATM (cash machine), banknotes, bargain, be in debt, be short of money, borrow, 

budget, charitable, charity, coins, consume, consumer society, consumerism, consumption, cost a fortune, credit cards, (crypto) currency, cut down on expenses, earn, exchange rate, fund, generous, get a loan, greedy, lend, make a fortune, make a living, make ends meet, owe, pay back, pay by credit card, pay cash, piggy bank, possess, possessions, pour money down the drain, purchase, raise money, record (v.), records, save up for, set aside, swap, 

take a break from the rat race, tighten one's belt, trade, wallet.

PRONUNCIATION



1) new vocabulary;

2) strong and weak forms of have.

GRAMMAR



1) as... as...;

2) poor - the poor;

3) Present Perfect vs Present Perfect Continuous.

LISTENING

1) five people: giving their opinion about the experiment, talking about pocket money;

2) five short conversations on different money matters;

3) four people giving their opinions on lotteries; 

4) four conversations about money matters.

READING 

1) information about: the history of money, Schwermer's experiment, lotteries, two special days in autumn, fundraising events, currencies of different countries, black Friday and Buy Nothing Day;

2) proverbs and sayings about money;

3) an article: 5 hacks to manage pocket money, about three rich people;

4) three letters to Agony Aunt;

5) Agony Aunt's advice.

SPEAKING



1) asking and answering questions about: the history of money, the role of money in the modern world, pocket money, managing one's pocket money, different money matters, lotteries;

2) discussing: the meaning of proverbs and sayings about money, statements about different groups of people.

WRITING



1)a letter to ask for advice;

2) Agony Aunt advice.