(3)a thrift store 2.Play the tape recorder for the students. 3.Check the answers 4.Language and culture notes (1)I try not to shop in department stores or malls except when things are on sale. (2)I cut coupons out of the newspaper. Conversation 2 1.Explain the new words and expressions (1)drag (2)economics (3)loan 5.Play the tape recorder for thestudents. 6.Check the answers 7.Language and culture notes (1)a monthly budget (2)the loan section Step Four Oral Practice 1.Give the students 10 minutes to make up similar conversations with the model 2.Ask some students to come to the front of the classroom to perform. Step Five Home Listening VI References 1.《大学英语听说》（学生用书），虞苏美，李慧琴主编，上海：上海外语教育出 版社，2006. 2.《大学英语听说》（教师用书），虞苏美，李慧琴主编，上海：上海外语教育出 版社，2006. 3.An Advanced English Grammar.薄冰主编.北京：高等教育出版社，1996 4.牛津高阶英汉双解词典（第六版）.牛津大学出版社，2004. Appendix: Benjamin:Hello,I'd like to open an account. (3) a thrift store 2. Play the tape recorder for the students. 3. Check the answers 4. Language and culture notes. (1) I try not to shop in department stores or malls except when things are on sale. (2) I cut coupons out of the newspaper. Conversation 2 1. Explain the new words and expressions (1) drag (2) economics (3) loan 5. Play the tape recorder for the students. 6. Check the answers 7. Language and culture notes. (1) a monthly budget (2) the loan section Step Four Oral Practice 1. Give the students 10 minutes to make up similar conversations with the model. 2. Ask some students to come to the front of the classroom to perform. Step Five Home Listening VI. References 1.《大学英语听说》（学生用书），虞苏美，李慧琴主编，上海：上海外语教育出 版社，2006. 2.《大学英语听说》（教师用书），虞苏美，李慧琴主编，上海：上海外语教育出 版社，2006. 3. An Advanced English Grammar. 薄冰 主编. 北京：高等教育出版社，1996. 4. 牛津高阶英汉双解词典（第六版）. 牛津大学出版社，2004. Appendix： Benjamin: Hello, I'd like to open an account