UNIT4“Everypennycounts.”

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Lookatthepictures.RankthefollowingitemsfromwhatyouspendtheMOSTmoneyontowhatyouspendtheLEASTmoneyon.

Listenandrepeat.A

1.They________somemoneytouseforavacation.2._____________oursmallflat,Robert’shouseseemedlikeapalace.3.I________thatitwillcostaround$100.4.Johnnycan’t_______tobuyanewcar.5.Ihavealittlemoneysavedinmysocialinsuranceaccounttouseina(n)___________.6.Kellyhasalotof________thismonth.Shedoesn’thaveenoughmoneytogotothemovies.7.Marthamadea(n)________forherfamily.Ithasalistofallthethingstheycanspendmoneyoneachweek.8.You________moremoneythanIdoeverymonth.LANGUAGENOTECompletethesentenceswithwordsorexpressionsfromExerciseA.Bsocialinsurance:社会保险。其主要项目包括：养老保险（endowmentinsurance）、医疗保险（medicalinsurance）、失业保险（unemploymentinsurance）、工伤保险（work-relatedinjuryinsurance）、生育保险（maternityinsurance）。comparedto此处意思是“与……相比”。compare...to...可表示“把……比作……”，例如：Thewritercomparesthegirlhelovestoarose.CULTURALNOTEsetasideComparedtoestimateaffordemergencyexpensesbudgetearn

Man: So,areyougoinganywherethissummer?Woman: No.Ijustdidmy(1)_________,anditlookslikeIwon’thaveenough money.Man: Really?Woman: Yes.Ihad(2)_________somemoneyforavacation,butthenIhadan emergency.Man: A(n)(3)___________?Whathappened?Woman: MycarbrokedownandIhadtospendalottofixit.Man: I’msorrytohearthat.Woman: Howaboutyou?Man: ThisyearI’mtakingmyfamilytoDisneyland.Igota(n)(4)_________at work,soIam(5)_________moremoneynow.Woman:Luckyyou!Listenandcompletetheconversation.C参考译文budgetsetasideemergencyraiseearning

男: 那么，这个夏天你打算去哪里呢？女: 哪儿也不去。我刚做了预算，我的钱已经不多了。男: 真的吗？女: 是的。我本来为度假留出一部分钱，但是后来我遇到了一个 紧急情况。男： 紧急情况？发生什么了？女: 我的车坏了，我不得不花一大笔钱修车。男: 真遗憾。女: 你是怎么打算