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Unit 2 Improving yourself
Developing ideas（文本解读）
First, understand the structure of the passage and master the financial concept of four jars;
Second, recognize the importance of financial management and make more responsible financial decisions;
Last, reflect on the value of financial management and express proper financial ideas and plans.
Learning objectives
Answer the following questions
1.What are the top three things students from this school spend their money on?
2.What else do you think students often spend their money on?
Lead-in
Lead-in
books and magazines
school supplies
clothes
electronic products, travelling, transport and so on.
Lead-in
Draw a chart to show your spending habits.
“valuable” :very useful
“values” :beliefs about what’s right and wrong or what’s important in our life
useful rules or beliefs on how you spend your precious things
Pre-reading
Prediction
Wordplay uses the sounds and meanings of similar words in an amusing or clever way, for example: I was trying to discover how lightning worked, and then it struck me! It can also be used to reinforce the meanings of themes: in the title The importance of Being Earnest, "Earnest" is an adjective as well as a character's name.
Learning to learn
Fast reading
Read the article quickly and match each part with its main idea.
Para 1 A. An example to make good use of money
Para 2 B. Raising the question
Para 3-8 C. Conclusion
Para 9 D. Four jars to teach teenagers how to spend money wisely
While- reading
Fast reading
Read the article quickly and match each part with its main idea.
Para 1 A. An example to make good use of money
Para 2 B. Raising the question
Para 3-8 C. Conclusion
Para 9 D. Four jars to teach teenagers how to spend
money wisely
Careful reading
Read the paragraph 1 and answer these two questions:
Q1: What question does the author raise?
Q2: What kind of teens do “some” and “others” refer to?
Careful reading
Read the paragraph 1 and answer these two questions:
Q1: What question does the author raise?
Q2: What kind of teens do “some” and “others” refer to?
What to do with their money?
“Some” refers to those who can’t make good use of money, and “others” refers to teens who can make good use of money.
Careful reading
Q: What were “Kare Bags” made for?
They are made for the homeless people.
“Kare Bags” equals to “Care Bags”.
Fill in the blanks
How
Para 1:More and more teens their parents’ credit cards.
Para 2:Khloe Thompson made and gave away “Kare Bags” including ,which were bought with her pocket money and .
Fill in the blanks
How
Para 1:More and more teens their parents’ credit cards.
maxed out
Para 2:Khloe Thompson made and gave away “Kare Bags” including ,which were bought with her pocket money and .
necessities
crowd funding
Read the paragraph 3 to 8
Careful reading
1.What’s Jerry Witkovsky’s method?
Jerry gave four jars to teach teenagers how to spend money wisely.
2.Why did Jerry give four jars to his grandchildren as their birthday presents?
We can find the answer in paragraph 4, “he is giving them the opportunity to learn lifelong values”.
Careful reading
Finish the mind map
Careful reading
Finish the mind map
your own happiness
the opportunity to buy
something you like.
Careful reading
Finish the mind map
the future
that special something you’ve seen in the stores.
Careful reading
Finish the mind map
build for the future
investing in yourself
Careful reading
Finish the mind map
kindness and helping
whatever cause you believe in
Careful reading
Careful reading
Reading the paragraph 9, please finish the choice question.
Which of the following is not the aims of four jars?
A. To inspire teenagers to evaluate money objectively.
B. To make teenagers understand the value of money.
C. To help teenagers to choose to use money wisely.
D. To make teenagers save money as much as possible.
Careful reading
Reading the paragraph 9, please finish the choice question.
Which of the following is not the aims of four jars?
A. To inspire teenagers to evaluate money objectively.
B. To make teenagers understand the value of money.
C. To help teenagers to choose to use money wisely.
D. To make teenagers save money as much as possible.
Think and share
1.The author uses the example to prove age is no barrier to making good use of money.
Think and share
2. Before reading the passage ,I spent money without any plan. From now on, I will learn to be a wise consumer.
Think and share
3. I’d like to put 40% of money in spending jar, 30% money in saving jar, 15% money in investing jar and 15% money in giving jar.
Think and share
4. I've learned that we should use the money we get wisely. I think what I need to improve is not to spend all my money in one go, but to spend it wisely
Please read the passage again and think about which jar you believe is the most important, you can organize your ideas by completing the notes.
Post-reading
Post-reading
The most important jar: Saving jar
Reasons : I've been saving some money from birthday gifts for college. It might not be a lot, but it teaches me the importance of looking ahead. To me, saving means preparing for the future.
Post-reading
The most important jar: Giving jar
Reasons :Helping at a local shelter showed me how small acts of kindness can make a big difference. It's not just about giving money, but about giving hope and help. That's why it's so valuable to me.
Post-reading
The most important jar: Investing jar
Reasons : I used some money to learn how to code online, which helped me do better in class and even earn a bit by making websites. Investing in skills can pay off in many ways, not just with money.
Money, in its essence, is a tool. It's a means to an end, not the end itself. The real wealth lies in the values we hold and the positive actions we take.
Assessment
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Need Important
I understand the structure of the article.
I can find out the detailed information in the article.
I can express my ideas fluently.
I can retell the aims of four jars.
Write a passage to introduce your jar that you’ve discussed with your partner in activity 4.
Homework
The values you embrace today shape the world you'll live in tomorrow.
kindness wisdom generosity
Unit 2 Improving yourself-Valuable values

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