UNIT 4. MONEY AND BENEFITS
Lesson 1. Money Matters
What you'll learn:
Vocabulary: Money Matters
Grammar: Numbers
Speaking: Talk about your money spending habits
Writing: Make a poster on “Spending Money”

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LISTEN AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS! Read Listening Material
Read through the questions. Then listen to the passage and answer the following questions.

1. What is the passage mainly about?
   a) The age of retirement in Japan
   b) The feelings of the Japanese pensioners
   c) A new approach to the Japanese pensioners
   d) Governmental support for the Japanese pensioners
   e) Better working conditions for the Japanese pensioners
2. Which is NOT mentioned according to the passage?
   “The Second Lives” scheme is _________
   a) a project for the Japanese pensioners
   b) developed by university professors
   c) a design covering 100 years of life
   d) funded by Japanese government
   e) run by volunteers
3. Choose the correct answer according to the passage.
   “The Second Lives” scheme provides the Japanese pensioners with the opportunities of ___________
   1. housing
   2. salary rise
   3. new career
   4. free medical support
   5. flexible working hours
   a) 1, 2, 3
   b) 1, 2, 4
   c) 2, 3, 4
   d) 1, 3, 5
   e) 3, 4, 5
4. Choose the WRONG statement about Mr. Omar according to the passage.
   a) He is paid for his work
   b) He is a 71 year old pensioner
   c) He joined the project in Tokyo
   d) He felt lonely after the project
   e) He works at the local kindergarten
5. Which word in the passage is opposite in meaning to the word “part- time”
6. Write an answer to the question according to the passage.
   Why do elderly people feel anxious?

The number of people in the world over 60 is expected to double by 2050. Japan already has a “super ageing population”.

At the University of Tokyo, professor Hiroko Akiyama is working on how design 100 years of life.

With funding from the Japanese government, she developed the “second lives” scheme. It is a project for Japanese pensioners and gives opportunities of new careers, flexible work hours, specialized housing and ready- made communities to help them stay active.

71 year old retired Mr Omor felt lonely and isolated. He joined the project in Tokyo and now he is paid to work at the local kindergarten, where full time jobs can be split into shifts to give several pensioners part-time work.

The idea of working into your 70s or 80s is not popular everywhere but many elderly people feel anxious about giving up their careers and they want to be a part of society.

1. What is the passage mainly about? a) The age of retirement in Japan b) The feelings of the Japanese pensioners c) A new approach to the Japanese pensioners d) Governmental support for the Japanese pensioners e) Better working conditions for the Japanese pensioners
2. Which is NOT mentioned according to the passage? “The Second Lives” scheme is _________ a) a project for the Japanese pensioners b) developed by university professors c) a design covering 100 years of life d) funded by Japanese government e) run by volunteers
3. Choose the correct answer according to the passage. “The Second Lives” scheme provides the Japanese pensioners with the opportunities of ___________ 1. housing 2. salary rise 3. new career 4. free medical support 5. flexible working hours a) 1, 2, 3 b) 1, 2, 4 c) 2, 3, 4 d) 1, 3, 5 e) 3, 4, 5
4. Choose the WRONG statement about Mr. Omar according to the passage. a) He is paid for his work b) He is a 71 year old pensioner c) He joined the project in Tokyo d) He felt lonely after the project e) He works at the local kindergarten
5. Which word in the passage is opposite in meaning to the word “part- time”
   Answer: full time
6. Write an answer to the question according to the passage.
   Why do elderly people feel anxious?
   Answer: they stop their career/ they want to be a part of the society