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1、UNIT3MoneyMattersUnitGoals¨Talkaboutyourfinancialgoals¨Expressbuyer’sremorse¨Describeyourspendinghabits¨Discussreasonsforcharitablegiving¨WriteacompositionaboutthethemeLesson1Lead-inOn-the-StreetInterview:I’malittlebetteraboutsaving…A.Matcheachstatemen
2、twiththepersonwhosaidit.Youwilluseonenametwice.1.b2.c3.b4.aB.Completeeachsentencewiththecorrectname1.Joe2.Deepti3.Deepti4.Joe5.Deepti6.LisaVIDEOSCRIPTInterviewer:Sotellmealittlebitaboutyouandmoney—whetheryouaregoodatsaving,orcanyousaveforsomethingspeci
3、al.Doyoujustblowallyourmoneyassoonasyouhaveit?Deepti:Well,whenIwasgrowingupinIndia,myparentswere,youknow,veryopenandfreewithmoney.SoifIwantedsomething,theywouldsay,“OK,youcangoaheadandtakethis.”AndIthinkthatspoiledmealittlebit,becauseIwouldjust,whateve
4、rIwanted,I’dtakethemoneyandgobuyit,andIdidn’treallyrealizetheimportanceofsavingmoney.SowhenIgrewup,Iwastwenty-two,andIleftIndiatogotoSingapore,andIwasonmyown,andIhadascholarship,andmyfatherwould,onthephone,hewouldaskme,“So,howmuchmoneyhaveyousaved?”And
5、Iwaslike,“Whatareyoutalkingabout?I’mnotsavinganymoney.”Andhegotmarried,andhewantedmetostartsavingmoney.ItwasveryhardformetosavemoneybecauseIwouldgooutandwalkpastashopthathadclothesandgo,“Oh,Iwantthat,”andIwouldgoin,getit,andbereallyhappy.Itmademehappy,
6、youknow.But,IthinkafterayearorsowhenIrealizedthatIhadtotakecareofmyself,notonlynow,butlet’ssayayearfromnow,andayearfromnowImightnothavethemoneythatI’mgettingnow,soIhavetostartsavingsothatI’mnot,youknow,nothestreetswithoutanymoney.SoIstartedsaving,butIs
7、tillhadahardtimewithit.Mysisterisverygood.Sheisverystingywithmoney,youknow.AndwhenIwasinIndia,Iwouldtellher,“Ohcomeon,goon,spendthemoney.Youknow,ifyouwantsomething,gogetit.”Andshewouldalwaystellme,”Youshouldthinkaboutourparents.They’remakingallthismone
8、yforus,butweshouldn’tspenditjustlikethat.”IthinknowIamalittlebetteraboutsaving,butnotverygood.NotasgoodasIcouldbe.Joe:IthinkI’mverygoodathandlingmoney.IsavewhenIneedto;IspendwhenIwould31liketo.ItrytokeepcontrolofmyfundssothatIdon’tendup