หน่วยการเรียนรู้ที่ 1

1. หน่วยการเรียนรู้ที่ 1 เรื่อง Consumption โดย... นางระพีพรรณ เจริญทัศนศิริ

2. Read people’s opinions about money and underline the ones you agree with. “Everything bad in the world happens because of money. Rich countries shouldn’t spend money on their armies, they should spend it on helping poorer countries.” Jane, New York.

3. Read people’s opinions about money and underline the ones you agree with. “I’ve been working all my life, so the government should give me money now that I’m old.” Eric, Berlin

4. Read people’s opinions about money and underline the ones you agree with. “People today are obsessed with money and possessions. People in the old days didn’t care about it so much.” Rita, Sao Paolo

5. Read people’s opinions about money and underline the ones you agree with. “People like actors and sportsmen earn too much money. They don’t give enough money to charity.” Julie, Paris

6. Read people’s opinions about money and underline the ones you agree with. “In the future, people won’t use money. Everything will be electronic payments.” Kenzi, Tokyo

7. Read people’s opinions about money and underline the ones you agree with. “I don’t buy anything on the Internet, because it isn’t safe. Anybody could discover your bank details.” Jim, Denver

8. Read people’s opinions about money and underline the ones you agree with. “IF MONEY DIDN’T EXIST, THE WORLD WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE IN, I MEAN, MONEY HAS BEEN THE MAIN CAUSE OF CRIME, SOCIAL DIFFERENCES, RACISM, ETC.” DIMITRI, MOSCOW

9. Read people’s opinions about money and underline the ones you agree with. “It’s impossible to have a good time without spending money. Staying at home is too boring. I prefer going to the mall or movies with my friends. Chris, Los Angeles

10. Read people’s opinions about money and underline the ones you agree with. “There are many rich people who Support artists in need.” Elisa, Santiago

11. Read people’s opinions about money and underline the ones you agree with. “It’s unbelievable how badly the wealth is distributed in my country. There are people eating from garbage cans and people who fly their own planes.” Isabel, Lima

12. Read people’s opinions about money and underline the ones you agree with. “They say that money doesn’t buy happiness, but rich people seem to enjoy life more than poor people.” Frank, London

13. Read people’s opinions about money and underline the ones you agree with. “If you don’t have money you don’t have access to education. Therefore, you can never get a good job.” Patty, Bangkok

14. Complete the sentences with thecorrect names. Jane Dimitri _____________ and ___________ think that crimes happen because of money. ____________ thinks that famous people receive too much money. ____________ think money makes life more interesting. ____________ says that money is more important now than in the past. ____________ believes that we will stop using coins and bills. _____________ claims that the government should give money to old people. Julie Chris Rita Kenzi Eric

15. Look at the sentences and decide if have, be, and doare being used as main (M)or auxiliary (A) verbs. Isable has a weekend job. We didn’t know the banks closed so early. Sam was really angry with the bank Gordon has made over $1,000,000 this year. How much money do you earn? The euro was introduced in 2002. Justine did a lot of work to buy her car. He’d never spent so much money before in his life. M A A A A A M A

16. Use the correct form of an auxiliary to complete each sentence. do How much money _______ you spend a week? Nick ______ never had a credit card. ______ William have a good job now? Louis ______ working overtime tomorrow. Sam was disappointed when he ______ not get the job he applied for. I’m bored—I’ve _______ working at the same company for twenty-five years. has Does is did been

17. Look at the words and phrasses betow and identify the corect term for each word in itatics. adjective adverb auxiliary verb gerund main verb modal verb noun preposition prep. I went to the mall and spent a lot of money. I don’t have a lot of possessions. Sissy didn’t pay for her French lessons. They were free. Kelly always wears very expensive clothes. People today are obsessed with money and possessions. Rich countries should help poor countries more. Money can make your life easier. Shopping can be addictive. a v main adv adj m v noun gerund

18. Now look at the definitions below and use one of the grammar terms from 1 to complete each one. A __________is a word that usually come before a noun or a pronoun and shows the relation to another part of the sentence. A _________ is a thing or a person or a place. We use _________ s to describe nouns. A ________ is used to talk about an action. We use ________ s to describe verbs. An ________ is used to modify the main verb. By making it negative. Changing tenses, etc. A ________ is used to change the meaning of the main verb. We can use the ________ in many different ways, including as a noun! preposition noun adjective verb adverb Auxiliary verb modal verb gerund

19. Look at the sentences. Are they talking about past (Pa). Present (Pr) or future (Fu)? Be careful! Harry’s going to the bank. I’d never seen so much money before in my life! We’re going shopping on the weekend. I’ve been working at this job for seven years. Bill spends about twenty dollars a day. In five years’ time. I’ll be earning over two hundred thousand dollars a year. If I hadn’t spent so much money at the club. I wouldn’t have had to walk home. Sally’s never had a credit card. I shouldn’t have spent so much money! I wish I had more money., because then I could buy a car. Francis found fifty pounds when he was walking down the street. The euro was launched in 2002. If I had more money. I’d go traveling this summer. Jessica’s got a rich boyfriend who buys her everything! pr pa fu pr pr fu pa pr pr pr pa pa fu pr

20. All the words below are connected with money. Are they nouns (n), verbs (v) or adjectives (adj)? Use a dictionary to help you. Some words may belong to more than one category. adj., v. bankrupt ____ bargain ____ bill ____ bonus ____ borrow ____ broke ____ cash ____ change ____ __ cheap ____ check ____ coin ____ credit card ____ currency ____ dear ____ debit card ____ debt ____ earn ____ economic ____ economical ____ economy ____ gamble ____ lend ____ loan ____ lose ____ mortgage ____ poor ____ rich ____ spend ____ wallet ____ waste ____ wealthy ____ win ____ n., v. n., v. n. v. v., adj. n., v. n., v. adj. n., v. n., v. n. n. adj. n. n. v. adj. adj. n. v. v. n., v. n. adj. adj. v n., v. adj. n. n., v. v

21. Complete the sentences with one of the words above. The dollar and the euro are both types of _________ As well as being bad for you health, smoking is also a __________ of money. Have you got _________ for a ten dollar bill? Amy and Tom bought their house with a _______ from the bank. David and Alice ___________________$15,000 a month! currency waste change loan Spend/earn/borrow

22. Complete the sentences with the correct preposition. in I’m really badly ______ debt. I owe the credit card company ten thousand dollars! Can we pay ______ a credit card? Joanne must be really rich. She paid for her Ferrari ____cash! Don’t spend all your money _____ clothes. Try and save something as well. Can you pay ______ the meal? I left my wallet at home. with in on for

23. Each of the pairs of words are frequently confused. Choose the correct word for each sentence. a) This car’s very economic/economical.It does fifty miles to the gallon. b) The government’s economic/economicalpolicy has been criticized in the past week. a) Can you borrow/lend me fifty dollars? b) Can I borrow/lend fifty dollars? a) Luigi’s really lucky. He earned/won a thousand dollars on the lottery. b) Sam earned/won two hundred dollars a week when he worked he worked over the summer.

24. Listen to the dialogue and answer the questions. How much does the salesman want to sell the car for? How much does the customer offer. How much does the customer pay. $ 15,000 $ 5,000 $ 10,000

25. Now listen again and complete the phrases. for How much are you selling it _________ ? (……) it’s a __________ at (……..) That’s really expensive. I’ll _______ you (……) Ma’am, I won’t accept anything ______ than (…) (…..) and that’s my final ________ Okay, it’s a ________ bargain give less offer deal