Lesson 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble

Language points Children always appreciate small gifts of money. Appreciate-vt. 赏识, 重视 ; 鉴赏, 欣赏 --appreciate English poetry 欣赏英诗 感谢，感激： --I really appreciate your help. 我真的很感激你的帮助. With some children, small sums go a long way.

If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes. Exchange- 兑换，汇兑通过交换获得： --At that time the British pound exchanged for $2.80. 那时一英镑可以兑换 2.80 美元 Rattle-v. 发出卡嗒卡嗒声 --A train rattled along the track. 火车喀嚓喀嚓地在铁轨上疾驶

Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box. Thrifty-adj. 节约的 --a thrifty housewife 一个勤俭持家的主妇 Manage to- 设法完成 ; 达成 --We finally managed to get there in time. 最后我们及时赶到了。 Fill up-v. 填补, 装满 --Please fill up the glass with wine.

For most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate. Pay the price for 为 … 付款 --Who paid the price for this shirt? Very few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given him have found their way there. Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.

On his way to the sweet shop, he dropped his fifty pence and it bounced along the pavement and then disappeared down a drain. Bounce-v.( 使 ) 反跳, 弹起 Pavement-n. 人行道 Drain-n. 排水沟 George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover( 下水道井盖）.

A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck. stick- v. 被难住：被固定、卡住、塞住或阻住 --She has been stuck in traffic for an hour. 她被卡在交通阻塞中达一个小时 The fire brigade was called and two firefighters freed George using a special type of grease. Fire brigade-n. 消防队 Fire fighter-n. 救火队员 Grease-n. 油脂

George was not too upset by his experience because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about his troubles and rewarded him with a large box of chocolate. Reward-vt. 酬劳, 奖赏 --His efforts were rewarded by success. 他的努力获得了成功。

Questions 1. What do children always appreciate? 2. Who gives them pocket money? 3. Which other people are a source of extra money? 4. What do children often spend money on? 5. What do they do with their if they don’t spend it? 6. What can we call children who fill up a money box? 7. What’s the small price to pay for a bar of chocolate? 8. What about your nephew, George’s, money box? 9. What else do you give him apart from fifty pence pieces? 10. How much did you give him yesterday?

11. What did you advise to do with it? 12. What happened to the fifty pence after George dropped it? 13. Where was George going at the time this happened? 14. What did George try to do? 15. What happened to his right arm? 16. How did a lady try to free his arm? 17. Did she succeed? 18. Who was called? 19. Howe did they free his arm? 20. How did the lady in the sweet shop reward George?

Story-retelling 1. George bought himself fifty pence of trouble 2. On his way—sweet shop—dropped his fifty pence 3. Bounced—disappeared—drain 4. George took off—jacket—rolled sleeves—pushed— drain cover 5. Could not find—could not get the arm 6. Crowd gathered—lady—soap—butter 7. But George—stuck 8. Fire brigade—two fire fighters freed George—grease 9. George—not too upset because—lady—sweet shop— trouble 10. rewarded--chocolate

Key to exercises on Page 73 1—5 C D A B B 6—10 D A C A C 11—12 B B

Topics for discussion Should parents give children pocket money? What sort of person are you: one who spends or saves? Why?