Lesson 3

Your Money

Lesson 39 Your MoneyHow much pocket money do you get from your parents each month?

What things do you like to spend money on ?

What can you do with 5 yuan?

How about buying a tree instead?

Why do people plant trees?

the Yellow River

The yellow River

The water is not clear, why?

soil erosion

The soil is too poor to grow crops.

What can prevent from soil erosion?

plant trees

What can people do to help stop soil erosion?

plant trees

green future

erosion surfaceerosion surface

water erosionwater erosion

rock erosionrock erosion

erosionerosion: : being worn away by being worn away by water, wind or sandwater, wind or sand..

Your 5 yuan can have so much effect?

Read the text

Yes

All this started with 5 yuan

1. With the money of selling trees ,

farmer can buy goods or services.

2. Planting trees can stop the air

pollution.

F

NI

True, False, No Information

Fast Reading

3. Now government has taken

measures to make everyone buy a

young tree with 5 yuan.

4. Five yuan is too little you can give

more money to plant more trees.

5. Yellow River is the longest river.F

NI

F

Read the newspaper article quickly and find the words that mean the following.

1.about2. about the relations of plants, animals and people to each other and to their environment.3. being worn away by water, wind or sand.4. very big 5. opinion6. a great amount of money7. of great value8.(of land)able to produce good crops9.made to believe 10. a perfect place

approximately

ecologicalerosion

massiveview

fortuneprecious

fertileconvinced

paradise

Main idea of each paragraph.

Listening

c. Everybody plays an important role in stopping Yellow River erosion.

a. A success of a tree-planting programme in Inner Mongolia.

b. You can use 5 yuan to buy a tree and create a green future.

e. The removal of sand is the main cause of Yellow River erosion

d. It is a huge job to control Yellow River erosion.

Para 1

Para 2

Para 3

Para 4

Para 5

1. Which river is being talked about in the text?

Read and answer the questions

The Yellow River

What’ s the problem with the Yellow River?

1. Every year, about

___ billion tons of

sand flows into the

Yellow River.

2. Over time, ____

________________

_________ , which

has caused serious

_______.

1.6

erosion

of soil has beenremoved

a lot

2. In which area has soil erosion almost destroyed farming land?

Shanxi Province

4. Why does the writer say 5 yuan

is important?

With 5 yuan, you can buy a tree to stop erosion.

5. Which example is given to show

that 5 yuan can help to develop a

local economy?

Jiuchengong Valley

Voice your opinion

Talk about the local

environment you live in. What

can you and your friends do to

improve it?

Vocabulary Practice

remove, approximately, erosion,

balance, puzzle, importance, contain,

economy

Read these words together

1. It is useful to know how to drive.

= To know how to drive is useful.

to know how to drive

2. The best way to learn a foreign

language is to make friends with a

foreigner.

3. I need to attend the meeting.

to make friends with a

foreigner

to attend the meeting

to learn a foreign

language

主语

定语表语

宾语

Grammar

4. I didn’t expect Mary to invite me to

her birthday party.

5. She listens to news every day so as to

find out what’s going on.

to invite me

find out what’s going on

6. I was disappointed to hear the news.to hear the newsto hear the news

宾语补足语

目的状语

原因状语

to

We use the infinitive with question

words (verb + question word +to do) after

certain verbs.

8. Have you decided what to wear to the

interview?

7. Could you tell me how to get to the

airport?

how to get to the

airport?

what to wear to the

interview?

10. I know who to turn to for help when

I’m in trouble.

11. Nobody told me where to buy the

ticket.

who to turn to for help

where to buy the

ticket.

9. I felt embarrassed when she started

shouting. I didn’t know whether to stay

or not, so I just stood there.

whether to stay

or not,

The negative form of the infinitive is not to do.1. She seemed not to notice me.

2. We turned down the music in order not to disturb the neighbors.

not to notice

in order not to disturb

not 放在不定式前面

Read these sentences from the text.

Underline the infinitives and discuss how

they are used.

1. The sand contains materials to keep

the natural balance of the area.

to keep used Attributive

2. …this has destroyed almost all the land,

and has forced many local farmers to

move to other areas.to move used as Object complement

3. It is a huge job to control Yellow

River erosion.to control used as Subject

5. So when you have 5 yuan in your

pocket next time, think twice about

how to use the money.

4. This helps to develop local economies.

to develop used as Object of “help”

how to use used as Object of the phrasal verb

6. On land with rich soil, local farmers

can grow crops to make a living.

7. Visitors from all over the world now

come to admire this great

achievement.

to make a living used as Adverbial of

purpose

to admire used as Adverbial of

purpose

1. amuse (v.) = cause to laugh;

cause to spend time pleasantly

使发笑；使快乐；打发，消磨（时光） amusing (adj.) amused (adj.)

amusement (n.) (c.n.) 消遣，娱乐活动 (u.c.n.) 欢乐，快乐，发笑我以集邮为乐。I find amusement in collecting stamps.

这个城市的娱乐活动不多。There are not many amusements in this city.

2. do with / deal with 处理，对付人们打算怎样处理污染？How do people plan to deal with pollution?

What do people plan to do with pollution?

deal 是不及物动词，后面加介词 with 才能接宾语do 是及物动词，后面可以直接接宾语。所以在特殊疑问句中， do with 与 what 连

用， deal with 与 how 连用。do with 利用，忍受，需要

3. appeal to sb = make sb pleased ; attract sb

(v.) 使喜欢，吸引，投合（心意、兴趣）你喜欢这个主意吗？

Does this idea appeal to you?

卡通对年幼的儿童尤其有吸引力。

The cartoon especially appeals to young children.

appeal (n.) = strong request for something ; attraction 呼吁；吸引力

The cartoon is a special appeal to young children.

人们正在呼吁为在地震中失去家园的人提供帮助。An appeal is being made for help for those who

lost their homes in the earthquake.

appeal for / to sb to do sth 呼吁某人做某事appealing (adj.) = attractive, charming;

causing sb to feel pity

4. to be exact = exactly speaking 确切地说to tell the truth 说实话 to be honest 老实说

generally speaking = to be general

通常来说，一般来说frankly speaking = to be frank 坦白说5. contain (v.)

1) 含有，装有，载有 海水含有盐分。 Sea water contains salt.

盘子里装有各种各样的水果。 The plate contains a variety of fruits.

2) 容纳，折合 这瓶子的容量是 2 加仑。 This bottle contains two gallons.

一英尺等于 12 英寸。 A foot contains 12 inches.

★ contain 与 include 的区别：contain 多指一个“容器”中包含别的事物（它的主语和宾语通常不是同一种事物，宾语处在主语

的包容包容之中，如： His composition contains no mistakes. ）

include “ 包括”，指事物的集体中含有不同的种类 （它的主语和宾语通常是一样的事物，只是宾语是属于主语范围内范围内的，如： 13 people died in the accident, including a famous singer. ）

6. balance (n.) 平衡 keep a balance between A and B

keep / lose one’s balance 保持 / 失去平衡 in balance 处于平衡之中 out of balance 失去平衡

7. remove (v.) 移开，挪走请把桌上的花瓶拿开。Please remove the vase from the table.

remove 是从原处移走，移到别处； move 只是移动，不一定从原处8. agree with … 同意… / 与…相一致，相符

合9. point of view 观点， opinion 意见、主

张， idea 主意、想法， view 看法、见解

10. if so 如果这样， so 代替前面的内容 I hope / guess / think / believe so.

11. sb / sth play a … role (part) in …

与犯罪活动作斗争，人人有责。 Everyone plays a part in fighting against

crime.

她在保护大自然方面起了重要作用。 She has played an important role in

protecting the nature.

12. for a start = as a first point 首先我不买——首先这个价钱我就付不起。I’m not buying it --- I can’t afford it for a start.

13. economy (n.)

economic (adj.) 经济上的，经济学的economical (adj.) 节约的，经济的14. puzzle 使迷惑、为难 confuse 弄乱，使糊涂 puzzle (n.) puzzling (adj.) puzzled (adj.)

The puzzling game puzzles me = makes me puzzled.

15. behave (v.) behaviour (n.)

她像朋友一样（待我） , 而不像是我的老师。 She behaves (towards me) more like a friend

than a teacher.

他对妻子的态度很粗鲁。 He behaves rudely towards his wife.

behave oneself = show good manners 行为良好16. advance (v.) 取得进展，改进一个月过去了，工作没有任何进展。A month passed and the work hasn’t advanced.

Voice your opinion

How to use the money in a reasonable way?

Voice your opinion

a charity

forest plantation

the disabled Hope Project

beggar home for the agedOrphanage( 孤儿院 )

hospital

Homework

Do you have a plan for the use of your

money? Write about what you do with

the money.

2. Who has an important role to play in stopping Yellow River erosion? The government, international organizations or every one of us?

the most

Why?

Because … …Why?

develop the economy

rich landgrow crops buy goodsgood service

improve the people’s lives

经济

Thank you ！