新标准大学英语（第三版）视听说教程4（智慧版） 课件B4U1 Money smarts

MoneysmartsAftercompletingthisunit,youwillbeabletotalkabouttheglobalandlocaleconomybasedonwhatyouhavelearnedlistenfortheprosandconsindecision-makinggiveapresentationaboutChina’sruralindustrialrevitalizationLearningobjectivesUNIT1InsideviewOutsideviewListeningacrossculturesTalkingaboutChinaExpansionandreviewUnit1MoneysmartsCharacterintroduction1Warmingup2Conversation13Conversation24EverydayEnglish5Actitout6CharacterintroductionJoeAndyJanetAstudentfromAnshanChina,majoringinEnglish.AstudentfromLondon,preparingforawebsite.AstudentfromLondon,preparingforawebsite.WarmingupJoe,Andy,andJanetarepreparingforastoryontheBankofEnglandMuseumfortheirwebsite.Workinpairs.LookatPhotoAandPhotoBanddiscussthefollowingquestions.Yes,we’realreadyhere.Basically,theBankofEnglandMuseumtellsthestoryoftheBankofEngland.AB1

WhomightAndybetalkingtoonthephoneinPhotoA?Whatmight

theybetalkingabout?AndymightbetalkingtosomeonefromtheBankofEnglandMuseumonthephone,discussingarrangementsfortheirupcomingmeeting,suchasconfirmingthetime,location,andagenda,oranyspecifictopicstheyplantocover.Warmingup2

WhocouldthemanwithatiebeinPhotoB?Whatcouldheandthe

othersbediscussing?ThemaninasuitinPhotoBmightbeaspokespersonorcuratorfromtheMuseum.TheycouldbediscussingtheMuseum’scollections,history,andpotentialcollaborationopportunitiesforthewebsitestory.Warmingup3

TheBankofEnglandisacentralbank.Whatarethefunctionsofa

centralbank?Thefunctionsofcentralbanks,liketheBankofEngland,includeregulatingthecountry’smonetarypolicy,overseeingthebankingsystemtomaintainfinancialstability,providingbankingservicestothegovernment,andofferingeconomicadviceandguidance.Warmingup4

DoyouthinkastoryontheBankofEnglandMuseumisagoodideafor

theirwebsite?Why?1)Yes,astoryontheBankofEnglandMuseumislikelyagoodideafortheirwebsite.Itprovideseducationalcontentaboutcentralbankinghistoryandoperations,appealingtoawideaudienceinterestedinfinanceandeconomics.Additionally,itoffersinsightsintotheculturalandhistoricalsignificanceofbankinginstitutions,enrichingthewebsite’scontentandattractingvisitorsseekinguniqueperspectivesonfinance.Warmingup2)Itdependsonwhetherthetopicalignswiththeprimaryinterestsofthewebsite’stypicalvisitors.Ifthetargetaudienceprefermorelight-heartedorrecreationalcontent,thestorymightnotengagethemeffectively.WarmingupConversation1Somethinghascomeup

meanssomesituationhasarisen;itusuallyreferstosomethinghappeningunexpectedly.TheCity,alsoknownastheSquareMile,referstoasmallareainthemiddleofLondon.It’sthehistoriccenterofLondonandalsothelocationoftheU.K.’sfinancialservicesindustry.AtourlocalusuallyreferstoalocalpubinBritishEnglish.Languageand

CultureConversation1

AndyandJanetarearrangingameetingfortheirBankofEnglandMuseumstory.WatchConversation1.Check(✓)thetruestatementsandcorrectthefalseones.11Theyhavetoreschedulethemeeting.

2Theyaregoingtohavethemeetingat2:00intheafternoon.√×They’regoingtohavethemeetingat2:30intheafternoon.Conversation1

3TheyaregoingtotalkabouttheCityofLondon.4AndythinksLondonisthemostimportantfinancialcityintheworld.√×AndythinksNewYorkisthemostimportantfinancialcityintheworld.Conversation1Workinpairs.ReadthefollowinglinesfromConversation1.Discusswhatthecoloredexpressionsmeaninthecontextoftheconversation.21

Andy:Oh,I’dbettertakethis.2

Andy:Canyouholdonforamoment,please?3

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Areweclearthisafternoon?4

Andy:WouldthatbeOKwithyou?Conversation11

Hemeanshewillanswerthephone.2

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occurswhenit’shardtogetinvestmentcapitalfrombanksbecausethebanksworrythattheborrowerswilldefault.Theresultisthatbusinessescancollapseonalargescaleandunemploymentinevitablyfollows.Themostrecentcreditcrunchoccurredin2008andbadlyaffectedtheworldeconomy.Languageand

CultureConversation2Thegoldstandardwasasysteminwhichacountry’scurrencywasdirectlytiedtothevalueofgold.

Underthissystem,authoritiesinparticipatingcountriesguaranteedthattheirpapermoneywasconvertibleintoaspecificamountofgold.InBritain,theeconomywentintodepressionin1929,andthegoldstandardcontradictedthepoliciesneededtorevivetheeconomy.Asaresult,theU.K.leftthegoldstandardin1931.Languageand

CultureConversation2Janet,Andy,andJoearemeetingwithTimPearsonfromtheBankofEnglandMuseum.WatchConversation2andchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.31WhyisTimPearsoncomingalongtoday?A.TointroducethemtopeopleattheMuseum.B.ToorganizeatouroftheMuseum.C.TodosomefilmingoftheMuseum.D.TotalkaboutthehistoryoftheMuseum.√Conversation22WhatisthepurposeoftheBankofEnglandMuseum?A.Toexplainthehistoryofpapermoney.B.Todemonstratehowmoneyworks.C.TotellthestoryoftheBankofEngland.D.ToactasastorehousefortheBankofEngland.√Conversation23WhatdoesTimPearsonsayaboutpaperreceiptsusedasmoney?A.Theywereoriginallyreceiptsforsilver.B.Theywereusedascurrencyfor200years.C.Theyreplacedthegoldinthe17thcentury.D.Theygraduallybecamebanknotes.√Conversation24WhatistherelationshipbetweentheBankofEnglandandtheU.K.government?A.TheBankmakesitsowndecisions.B.TheBankisgivensomeautonomy.C.TheBankisregulatedbythegovernment.D.TheBankgivesadvicetothePrimeMinister.√Conversation2Workinpairs.ReadthefollowinglinesfromConversation2anddiscusswhatthemissingexpressionscouldbe.4Janet:Sowhatdoestheworldofhighfinance1)

______________ourwebsite?Joe:Well,IthoughtwecoulddosomethingontheBankofEnglandMuseum–it’s2)

__________interesting.…Joe:I’vegotaplanoftheMuseum.Canwe3)

_________itwithyou?Conversation2Tim:Fine.Basically,theBankofEnglandMuseum4)

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oftheBankofEngland.…Janet:Andmovingthroughtothisroom,onthe5)

________________?Tim:That’sthestoryoftheearlyyearsattheBankfromwhenitwasfoundedin1694.Janet:

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__________________containsadescriptionofhowthemoderneconomyworks.…Conversation2NowwatchConversation2againandfillinthemissingexpressions.Discussiftheycanbeexpresseddifferently.Janet:Sowhatdoestheworldofhighfinance1)

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__________________containsadescriptionofhowthemoderneconomyworks.…tellsthestorytopright-handsideWhataboutthisroomherebelowEverydayEnglishCompletethefollowingconversationswiththecorrectcoloredexpressionsinthebox.5Hecan’tmakeitthismorning.Areweclearthisafternoon?Canwegothroughitwithyou?Sorry,nochance!Takeyourtime,Tim.We’dreallyliketoknow.EverydayEnglishHecan’tmakeit.Thisexpressionmeansthatthepersonreferredtoisunabletoattendorparticipateinaplannedevent,meeting,orappointment.EverydayEnglishAreweclear?Thisexpressionisusedforaskingwhethersomeoneisfreeorwhetherthereisapreviousarrangementintheworkdiary.EverydayEnglishgothroughThisphrasemeanstothoroughlyexamineordiscusssomethingtogetherwithsomeoneelse.EverydayEnglish

nochance!It’sacommonexpressionusedtoconveyalackofpossibilityoropportunityforsomethingtohappen.EverydayEnglishTakeyourtimeThisexpressionmeanstoproceedatarelaxedpace,oftenencouragingsomeonetocompleteataskormakeadecisionthoughtfully.EverydayEnglish1A:Hey,I’mjustcheckingtheschedule.___________tomorrowmorning?

B:Ibelieveso.Istheresomethingyou’dliketodiscuss?

A:Yeah,Iwantsometimeto__________thebudget.2A:HaveyouheardfromTim?Ishecomingtothemeetingthisafternoon?

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rightnow.TakeyourtimeNochanceActitoutWorkinpairsandactouttheconversation.6Youruniversityhaslaunchedacampaigntohelpstudentsmanagetheirpersonalfinances.You’reavolunteerandhaveinvitedavisitingprofessorofeconomicsfromtheU.K.togiveatalkonthistopic.Calltoconfirmthescheduleandcontentofthetalk.RefertotheFunctionallanguageboxforsupport.YoucanalsouseexpressionsintheEverydayEnglishbox.ActitoutSetting:Makingaphonecalltoavisitingprofessor.Topic:Studentpersonalfinancemanagement.Identity:Youareavolunteerattheuniversitycampaign.TheotherpersonisavisitingprofessorofeconomicsfromtheU.K.Purpose:Toconfirmthescheduleofthetalk.Todiscussandconfirmthecontentofthetalk.Toensureeverythingispreparedfortheevent.ActitoutFunctionallanguageCheckingandchangingarrangements

•Arewestillonfortoday?•Somethingunexpectedhascomeup.•We’llhavetomakeanother

arrangementtomeet.•Sowhenwould(it)beconvenientfor

you?•CanIjustcheckmyschedule?•Canyouholdonforamoment,please?•Couldwemakeitat…ratherthan…?•WouldthatbeOKwithyou?Askingforfurtherinformation•Whatdoes…havetodowith…?•Whatabout…?•Whatistheconnectionbetween…

and…?•Howdoes…relateto…?ActitoutSampleconversationAstudentactingasavolunteer(A)iscallingtoconfirmthescheduleandcontentofthetalkwithavisitingprofessorofeconomicsfromtheU.K(B).A:Hello,ProfessorSmith.ThisisLiYuancallingfromtheStudentVolunteerCenterofForeignStudiesUniversity.IhopeI’mnotcatchingyouatabadtime?B:Hithere,LiYuan.No,notatall.ActitoutA:Well,we’rereallyexcitedaboutthecampaignouruniversityislaunching,whichistohelpstudentsmanagetheirpersonalfinances.We’dlovetohaveyouspeakatoneofourevents.Wouldyouliketocomeandgiveatalkonthistopic?B:Absolutely,I’dbehappytohelpout.Whendoyouplantoholdtheevent?A:WewereconsideringnextTuesdayafternoon.Wouldthatworkforyou?SampleconversationActitoutB:CanIjustcheckmyschedule?Canyouholdonforamoment,please?A:Ofcourse.Takeyourtime.B:Sorry,I’llhaveameetingonTuesdayafternoon.A:Sowhenwoulditbeconvenientforyou?B:I’mfreeonThursdayafternoon.Whattimewereyouthinking?A:Great!Wewerethinkingaround3:00p.m.Doesthatsuityou?SampleconversationActitoutB:Couldwemakeitat2:30ratherthan3:00?WouldthatbeOKwithyou?A:Sure!Now,asforthecontentofthetalk,weaimtocovertopicslikebudgeting,studentloans,andsavingstrategies.Wouldthatbeinlinewithyourexpertise?B:Absolutely,thoseareallcrucialtopics.I’llmakesuretotailormytalktocoverthoseareascomprehensively.Cometothinkofit,whataboutincludingasegmentonmentalhealthanditsimpactonfinancialdecisions?SampleconversationActitoutA:That’saninterestingsuggestion.Howdoesmentalhealthrelateto

managingpersonalfinances?B:Mentalhealthcansignificantlyinfluencefinancialbehaviorsanddecision-making.Stressandanxiety,forexample,canleadtopoorfinancialchoicesoravoidanceoffinancialplanningaltogether.A:Fantastic!Thankyousomuch,ProfessorSmith.We’rereallylookingforwardtoyourtalk.SampleconversationActitoutB:Mypleasure.Ifthereareanychangesoradditionalrequirements,feelfreetoreachout.A:Certainly.Haveagreatday!B:Youtoo.Seeyouthen.A:Seeyou!SampleconversationViewingandunderstanding2Warmingup1Higher-orderthinking3Workinpairsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.Warmingup1Gift-givingiscommoninmostcultures.Whydoyouthinkpeoplegivegifts?2Youaregoingtowatchavideoaboutagifteconomy.Whatdoyouthinkthatmeans?ViewingandunderstandingGift-givingisawidespreadpracticewithdeepcultural,social,andpsychologicalsignificance.Herearesomekeyaspectstoconsider:Culturalsignificance:1.Occasions:Differentcultureshavespecificoccasionsforgift-giving,suchasbirthdays,weddings,holidaysandfestivals.UsefulInformationViewingandunderstanding2.Customsandetiquette:Eachculturehasitsownsetofrulesandetiquettewhenitcomestogivingandreceivinggifts.Forexample,inJapan,thepresentationandwrappingofthegiftareasimportantasthegiftitself.3.Symbolism:Giftsoftencarrysymbolicmeanings.Forinstance,inmanyAsiancultures,givingaclockasagiftisconsideredbadluckbecausethewordfor“clock”soundslikethewordfor“end”or“death”intheirlanguages.UsefulInformationViewingandunderstandingSocialandpsychologicalaspects:1.Strengtheningrelationships:Gift-givingisawaytostrengthenpersonalandsocialbonds.Itcanexpresslove,gratitude,friendship,andappreciation.2.Reciprocity:Theprincipleofreciprocityplaysasignificantroleingift-giving.Whensomeonereceivesagift,theyoftenfeelanobligationtoreturnthefavor,thusmaintainingsocialbalance.3.Emotionalimpact:Receivingathoughtfulgiftcanhaveapositiveemotionalimpact,makingtherecipientfeelvaluedandappreciated.UsefulInformationViewingandunderstandingTypesofgifts:1.Personalizedgifts:Thesearetailoredtotherecipient’stastesandpreferences,showingthatthegiverhasputthoughtandeffortintothegift.2.Practicalgifts:Theseareusefulitemsthattherecipientcanuseintheirdailylife,suchaskitchengadgets,tools,orclothing.3.Experientialgifts:Theseinvolveexperiencesratherthanphysicalitems,suchasconcerttickets,travelvouchers,orspatreatments.4.Handmadegifts:Thesecarryapersonaltouchandareoftencherishedforthetimeandeffortinvestedinmakingthem.UsefulInformationViewingandunderstandingModernTrends:1.Sustainablegifts:Withgrowingenvironmentalawareness,sustainableandeco-friendlygiftsarebecomingmorepopular.Theseincludeitemsmadefromrecycledmaterialsorgiftsthatpromoteasustainablelifestyle.2.Giftcards:Theseofferflexibility,allowingtherecipienttochoosewhattheywant.Theyareespeciallypopularforoccasionswherethegiverisunsureoftherecipient’spreferences.UsefulInformationViewingandunderstanding3.Subscriptionservices:Giftingsubscriptionstoserviceslikestreamingplatforms,magazines,ormonthlyboxes(e.g.,food,beautyproducts)isamoderntrend.UsefulInformationWarmingupGift-givingiscommoninmostculturesforseveralreasons.Firstly,itisawaytoshowappreciationandgratitude.Youcanexpressthanksforkindnessorsupport,orhonorafriendshipbysendingagift.Secondly,itmarksspecialoccasions,suchasbirthdaysorholidays,celebratingandsharingjoy.Additionally,givinggiftsstrengthenssocialbonds,fosteringasenseofclosenessandconnectionbetweenindividuals.1Gift-givingiscommoninmostcultures.Whydoyouthinkpeoplegivegifts?ReferenceanswersWarmingupIt’salsoameanstoexpresslove,affection,orapology,whichmightbedifficulttoconveythroughwordsalone.Lastly,it’sagestureofgenerosityandkindness,offeringsomethingofvaluetootherswithoutexpectinganythinginreturn.Gift-givingenhanceshumanrelationships,facilitatingsocialinteractionsandcommunity.ReferenceanswersWarmingupAgifteconomyisasystemwheregoodsandservicesaregivenwithouttheexpectationofimmediateordirectcompensation.Instead,itoperatesontheprinciplesofreciprocity,trust,andsocialconnections.Inagifteconomy,individualsgivefreely,oftenmotivatedbyadesiretocontributetothewell-beingofthecommunityratherthanseekingprofit.2Youaregoingtowatchavideoaboutagifteconomy.Whatdoyouthinkthatmeans?ReferenceanswersWarmingupIt’sasystemdeeplyrootedinsocialtiesandmutualsupport,wheresharingandgivingaretheprimarymeansofexchange.Gifteconomiescanbefoundinvariousforms,fromsmall,close-knitcommunitiestolargeronlinenetworks,andtheyplayasignificantroleinstrengtheningsocialcohesionandpromotingcollectivewelfare.ReferenceanswersScanthecode.WatchthevideoandcompletetheactivitiesonUcampus.Viewingandunderstandingconsign

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Watchthevideoandcompletethefollowingsummary.ViewingandunderstandingInagifteconomy,giftsgivenwithout1)________________areusedtofosterasystemofsocialtiesandreciprocalobligations.Gifteconomieshaveexistedthroughout2)____________.Therearetwomaintypesofgifteconomies.Oneinvolvestradingitemswithoutpracticaluse,andtheotherinvolves3)__________.Bothtypesresemblebarterbutwithoutanypreconditionsorhaggling.explicitconditionshumanhistoryusefulitemsViewingandunderstandingTherulesforhowandwhentoexchangegiftsvarybetweencultures,andthereturncantakemanyforms.Thekeyistokeep4)___________going,withsomeonealwaysindebtedtosomeoneelse.Eveninsmallscalesocieties,gifteconomiesfunctionalongside5)______________forotherexchanges.Sodon’tworryifagiftcomeswithobligationsorinvolvessomesocialpayoff.Intoday’scommercializedworld,theideaof6)_________________throughreciprocitymayholdmorevaluethanyouthink.thegiftcycleamarketsystemstrengtheningbonds2

Watchthevideoagain.Check(√)thetruestatementsandcorrectthefalseones.1Agifteconomyisformedbyinterrelationsbetweenpeopleexchanginggifts.2Agiftwithoutpracticalusecanderiveimportancefromitsoriginalowner.Viewingandunderstanding√√3ChiefsinthePacificNorthwestareforbiddenfromgivinggiftstotheircommunities.4Inagifteconomy,thepoliteresponsetoreceivingagiftistoimmediatelyreturnagift.Viewingandunderstanding××ChiefsinthePacificNorthwestdistributelivestockandblanketstoaccumulatesocialwealthsuchasprestige.Repayingthegiftimmediatelymaybereadasendingthesocialrelationship.5IncommunalspaceslikeBurningMan,sellingthingsforfinancialgainisnotpermitted.6Gifteconomiesarebecomingmoreprevalentinartandtechnologyenvironments.Viewingandunderstanding√√Higher-orderThinkingWorkingroupsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.1Whatdoyouthinkarethepotentialadvantagesanddisadvantagesofagifteconomy?2Howmighttheadoptionofgifteconomyprinciplesindomainslikeartandtechnologyaffectpeople’sperceptionsandinteractionsinthosedomains?Whatcouldbesomebenefitsandchallenges?3Whatfuturedoyouseeforgifteconomypractices,particularlyinthecontextofglobalization?Higher-orderThinkingReferenceanswersTheadvantagesofagifteconomyincludestrengtheningsocialbondsandpromotingsocialinteractionwithincommunities.That’sallverywellbutsometimesyouneedcashtomakebusinesstransactions,andgifteconomiesaren’talwaysthemostefficientwaytodothat.Besides,therearedifficultiesinresourceallocation,aswellasthechallengeofsustainingsuchaneconomyinalarger,morediversesociety.1Whatdoyouthinkarethepotentialadvantagesanddisadvantagesofagifteconomy?Higher-orderThinkingReferenceanswersTheadoptionofgifteconomyprinciplesindomainslikeart,technology,andcommunity-buildingcanleadtogreatercreativity,innovation,andcollaboration.Butitmayalsochallengetraditionalconceptsofownershipandprofit,requiringindividualsandcommunitiestoconsiderethicalandpracticalmatters.2Howmighttheadoptionofgifteconomyprinciplesindomainslikeartandtechnologyaffectpeople’sperceptionsandinteractionsinthosedomains?Whatcouldbesomebenefitsandchallenges?Higher-orderThinkingReferenceanswersInanincreasinglyinterconnectedworld,gifteconomiesmayadapttosocialchangesandexpandthroughdigitalplatformsandglobalnetworks.Theymayalsoinfluencethedevelopmentofalternativeeconomicmodelsthatemphasizecollaborationandsustainability.3Whatfuturedoyouseeforgifteconomypractices,particularlyinthecontextofglobalization?Newsreport12PassageHigher-orderthinking3NewsreportVocabularyexpiration

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newsreport?A.Youhaveaccesstoawidervarietyoffoodproducts.B.Youcanplanyourconsumptionmoreeasily.C.Youhelptoprotecttheenvironment.D.Youkeepfoodpricesfromrising.√Newsreport3Howdostoressellingnear-expiredfoodensuresafetyandquality?A.Byconductingregularsafetyinspections.B.Bystoringthefoodatalowtemperature.C.Bychoosingsupplierswithagoodreputation.D.Bydisposingoffoodthedayitexpires.√PassageIthaca

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