This unit introduces money and its functions in economies. Students will learn new vocabulary related to economics and present on the history and importance of principal coins from around the world. They will explore how money is used, how it can grow in value, and how demand impacts prices. The document also provides examples of adjectives and articles, explaining how they modify and describe nouns.
2. Objective:
To recognize the function of money in our
economy and word economy and how it
helps us in a social development.
Learning objective(s):
Understand and use the new vocabulary words
in the context of readings related to economy to
improve their oral production.
Biblical principle:
Proverbs 16:16. (NKJV)
How much better to get wisdom than gold,
to get insight rather than silver!
UNIT 7
SHOW ME THE
MONEY
4. Show me the Money?
Students will show an oral presentation
about World principal coins. They will
explain history and importance of each coin.
They can use power point presentations,
pictures and videos and show it to the class.
Group: Pairs.
Due date: October 15th and October 16th,
2015
5. Questions
-Before there was money, what
did people use to buy or trade?
-How can you make your money
grow?
-What collectibles can increase in
value?
-What happens to the price of a
product when there is a big
demand for it?
-In what ways is a dollar valuable?
6. An adjective is a word that
describes or modifies a noun
or a pronoun. And that an
adjective can answer
questions such as, How
many?, Which one?, What
kind?, What color?, or How
big?
7. Example 1:
Plans will take two weeks
• Which describes another word? two
• Which word does two describes? weeks
• What question does two answer about weeks? How
many?
8. Example 2:
Jay rode huge waves.
• Which describes another word in the sentence? huge
• Which word does huge describes? wawes
• What question does huge answer about weeks? How
big?
9. Example 3:
The hungry dog ate fast
• Which word describes another word?
• Which word does hungry describe?
• What question does hungry answer about dog? What
kind? How many?
10. Example 4:
A week has _________ days.
• Which word best describes days in the sentence?
• What question does _______ answer about days?
11. A, an, and the are called
articles. An article is a word
that modifies a noun or
pronoun. Often an adjective
separates an article from the
noun or pronoun it modifies.
12. Example 1:
The new boy ate lunch with us.
• What is the article in the sentence? The.
• What does the word modify? boy.
• What word separates The and boy? new.
13. Example 2:
She has a big heart.
• What is the article in the sentence? a
• What word does a modify? heart.
• What word separates a and heart? big.
14. The is a definite article. The indicates a specific
noun or pronoun. A and an are indefinite
articles. A or an indicates a noun or pronoun
that nonspecific. An is used when the word that
follows it begins with a vowel sound.
15. Example 1:
Dan wants the red bike.
Dan wants a red bike.
• Is the first sentence about a specific red bike or a
nonspecific red bike? A specific red bike.
• Is the second sentence about a specific red bike or a
nonspecific red bike? A nonspecific red bike.
16. Example 1:
Do you want to see the movie?
Do you want to see a movie?
• Is the first sentence about a specific movie or a
nonspecific movie?
• Is the second sentence about a specific movie or a
nonspecific movie?
17. This, that these and those can function as
adjectives or as pronouns. This, that, these, or
those is an adjective when it modifies a noun.
This, that, these, or those is a pronoun when it
takes the place of a noun.
18. Example 1:
I want this piece. I want this.
• Is the first sentence, does this function as an adjective or
pronoun? As an adjective.
• What word does this modify? Piece.
• Is the second sentence, does this function as an adjective
or pronoun? As an pronoun.
• What word or words does this take the place of? This
piece.
19. Example 1:
She wants that piece. she wants that.
• Is the first sentence, does that function as an adjective or
pronoun? As an adjective.
• What word does that modify? Piece.
• Is the second sentence, does that function as an
adjective or pronoun?
• What word or words does that replace?