installment, the bank might repossess his car 2) Which bill should he pay first? Perhaps the rent is the first payment he should pay, otherwise he might be homeless 3) How could he have avoided this situation? He could save half of the loan (i.e. $150) if he shared an apartment with another person. By making fewer calls he could save some money(e.g $10)on the phone bill Generally speaking $2oo should be enough for food, so he can save $200 on food expend itures. Since he has to make both ends meet, he shouldnt spend so much on transportation, he can cut it down to $100, saving $20. In this way, he can save $380 in total IlL. In-Class Reading I. Pre-reading on page 122 Directions: Working in pairs, discuss the following question. Do you bud get your money? If not, Why not? If so, How? I bud get my money, because I think money is important, especially for student We get the money from our parents. They work hard to support us, so we should learn to save money and not to waste anything. Thats why usually i budget my money. First, I put aside the money for food and books, because they are the most important part. Then I can use the rest of the money for entertainment, clothing transportation and so on. Second, if I havent enough money left at the end of the month, I'lI cut down on my daily expenses such as snacks, tapes, drinks and so on I usually think carefully before I buy anything so as to avoid wasting S 2 i don t usually budget my money. I know it's a good idea to bud get my money but I just don t know how. What's more I am not used to arrang ing money matters by myself. I think it's troublesome to write down what you have bought each time. I can ask for money from my parents anyway. So i don' t budget my money now. Perhaps later on I will have to 2. Passage Reading: Time Spent Agonizing over Money Language points 1) to have to do with to have much/something/little/nothing/ anything to do with和.发生关系,和有关 与很有关,与有一些关系,与.没有关系,与.没有关系) Tom said he d t want to have anything to do with the new boy It has nothing to do with you what I want to do I had nothing to do with the party. I was home last night 2) to affect: to cause some result or change in; influence The amount of rain affects the growth of crops The entire country was affected by droughtinstallment, the bank might repossess his car. 2) Which bill should he pay first? Perhaps the rent is the first payment he should pay, otherwise he might be homeless. 3) How could he have avoided this situation? He could save half of the loan (i.e. $150) if he shared an apartment with another person. By making fewer calls he could save some money (e.g.$10) on the phone bill. Generally speaking $2oo should be enough for food, so he can save $200 on food expenditures. Since he has to make both ends meet, he shouldn’t spend so much on transportation, he can cut it down to $100, saving $20. In this way, he can save $380 in total. III. In-Class Reading 1．Pre-reading on page 122 Directions: Working in pairs, discuss the following question. Do you budget your money? If not, Why not? If so, How? Sample 1 I budget my money, because I think money is important, especially for students, We get the money from our parents. They work hard to support us, so we should learn to save money and not to waste anything. That’s why usually I budget my money. First, I put aside the money for food and books, because they are the most important part. Then I can use the rest of the money for entertainment, clothing, transportation and so on. Second, if I haven’t enough money left at the end of the month, I’ll cut down on my daily expenses such as snacks, tapes, drinks and so on. I usually think carefully before I buy anything so as to avoid wasting money. Sample 2 I don’t usually budget my money. I know it’s a good idea to budget my money, but I just don’t know how. What’s more I am not used to arranging money matters by myself. I think it’s troublesome to write down what you have bought each time. I can ask for money from my parents anyway. So I don’t budget my money now. Perhaps later on I will have to. 2．Passage Reading : Time Spent Agonizing over Money Language points 1）to have …to do with to have much/something/little/nothing /anything to do with 和…发生关系，和…有关 （与…很有关，与…有一些关系，与…没有关系，与…没有关系） ⚫ Tom said he didn’t want to have anything to do with the new boy. ⚫ It has nothing to do with you what I want to do. ⚫ I had nothing to do with the party. I was home last night. 2）to affect:: to cause some result or change in; influence ⚫ The amount of rain affects the growth of crops. ⚫ The entire country was affected by drought