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1 Are you saving money to buy something?
No, I’m not. But I have saved money to buy a beautiful dress. My mother think it is unnecessary to buy the dress for me, because I have too many dresses .But I like it very much, so I decided to earn money and buy the dress by myself. You know, I have 20 yuan pocket money every month. When I get a high score in the examination, I can get 10 yuan. I also help my mother do some housework to earn extra money. I have saved about one month.
2 About how much did you spend on presents last year?
Well, I’m not sure. I have never counted it. Let me see…About 100 hundred yuan. On my mother’s birthday, I sent her a warm scarf. I sent my father a pair of sports shoes on his birthday. I came to my best friend’s birthday party and I sent her a set of books about Harry Potter. When my mother, my father and my best friend received the present from me, they were all very happy and liked the presents very much.
3 About how much do you usually spend each day?
Well, from Monday to Thursday, I don’t spend any money. Because I have no time and I don’t need to buy anything. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, I often go shopping with my parents. We usually buy some clothes, food and stationary. But I don’t know how much we spend, because my parents always pay for them.
4 Are you good at saving money?
No, I am not. If I want to buy something, my parents don’t want me to buy. Then, I will save money to buy the thing I want. You know, I have 20 yuan pocket money every month. When I get a high score in the examination, I can get 10 yuan. I can also help my mother do some housework to earn extra money. But I don’t like to save money; I think it is too boring.
5 Do your parents give you pocket money?
Yes. I have 20 yuan pocket money every month. And I think it is good for children to recei
ve some pocket money from their parents. It can practice their ability of arranging money. But a limited a mount is preferred. You know, students are too young to control too much money by themselves. Maybe they will use the money to buy some magazines or comic books. If they read them on class, it will influence study. So I think it is not good for the parents to give their children too much money.
6 Have you ever found any money? If so, what did you do with it?
Yes, I have. When I found the money, I picked the money up and give the money to the police.
7 Have you ever given money to a beggar?
Yes, I have. I always give money to beggars. Because I think they must have some difficult problems, they are very poor, I sympathize them very much. So, I think we should help them. But now, most of them are story-tellers. They pretended to be poor and disabled. So I only help the person who is old and disabled. I think the young beggar can earn money by themselves. They have strength to find a job.
8 How important is money to you?
I think money is important to me. If we have no money, we can’t live in this world. We can use money to buy food, clothes, stationary, daily necessities; Money can help us live a better life. We also can use money to help poor people, for example, donate money to the charity. But, there are still something that money can’t buy. For example, money can’t buy the precious time, true love, real friendship. And money can’t give us a healthy body, happy and happiness family. And I think these are the most important in our life. In a word, money is important, but it is not the most important. We should be the master of money; we use money to live a happy life, not live for money.
9 How much do you have to spend to eat a good meal at a restaurant in your country?
It depends on the restaurant. I usually go to the restaurant with my parents, we spend about 100yuan. We usually eat fast food. Because when I have extra classes, I must eat out. Sometimes if you want to treat others and you must choose a good restaurant that ca
n be cost more.
10 If someone gives you a lot of money, what will you do with it?
It depends on how much money I have. If I have a lot of money, first, I will travel around the world to enrich my knowledge. Second, I will buy many beautiful clothes. Then, I will buy a big house and a fancy car for my family. I will help poor people, too. I will deposit the rest of the money into bank and I will continue to study. I must study hard and get enough knowledge. That is the most important task for me.
11 Some people say that "money makes the world go around." Do you agree? Why or why not?
No, I don’t agree. I think money is important to me. If we have no money, we can’t live in this world. We can use money to buy food, clothes, stationary, daily necessities; Money can help us live a better life. We also can use money to help poor people, for example, donate money to the charity. But, there is still something that money can’t buy. For examp
le, money can’t buy the precious time, true love, real friendship. And money can’t give us a healthy body, happy and happiness family. And I think these are the most important in our life. In a word, money is important, but it is not the most important. We should be the master of money, we use money to live a happy life, not live for money.
12 What is something that you have bought recently that cost a lot of money?