Unit 2: Spending Wisely
In this unit, pupils learn about ambition, salary, and managing money wisely. They read dialogues about budgeting, learn useful tips on spending, and study countable and uncountable nouns. They also read an excerpt from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
The pupils of 4 Venus learn why it is important to have an ambition. A good job gives a good salary to live a comfortable life:
Discuss what you want to be when you grow up.
flying school → pilot
university → various careers
Example: I want to be a pilot. I have to study in a flying school.
Jagjit is going to the department store to buy her brother a birthday present. She has a budget of RM50.00:
A new backpack costs at least RM100 — over her budget.
Her brother's favourite singer just released a new CD for RM40.00 — within her budget.
Idiom: 'A penny saved is a penny earned' — it is always good to save money.
It is always a good idea to have a budget when you plan to buy things.
Learning how to manage money is important. Useful tips:
Buy only the things you need.
Save to buy things you want.
Think before you buy.
Do not borrow money.
Save some money for a rainy day.
Do not buy things you cannot afford — save up and buy them later.
Pravin gets an allowance every month and budgets it wisely. He writes a paragraph using sequence words:
Firstly, he puts a small sum into his savings.
Secondly, he spends most of his money on needs such as books, stationery, and food.
Thirdly, he spends some on wants such as comics and game cards.
Sentence starter: 'As a pupil, I need ...'
Pupils rewrite a paragraph changing numbers to word form:
30 cakes → thirty cakes
43 tuna sandwiches → forty-three tuna sandwiches
45 strawberries → forty-five strawberries
52 party hats → fifty-two party hats
Countable nouns can be counted (singular/plural). Uncountable nouns cannot be counted.
| a, an, a few, several, many | used with countable nouns (cake, fox, kiss, brush, watch, sheep) | |
| a little, much | used with uncountable nouns (butter, honey, milk, flour, cream, water, oil, salt) | |
| some, plenty of, a lot of | used with both countable and uncountable nouns | |
| countable example | Pak Ali's cows are in the field. | |
| uncountable example | Please pass me the sugar and salt. | |
By Lewis Carroll, retold by J. C. Gorham. Alice sat on the bank by her sister till she was tired:
She looked at her sister's book but there were no pictures in it.
'What is the use of a book without pictures?' thought Alice.
The hot day made her feel quite dull.
Just then, a white rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her.
A budget is a plan for how to spend your money. The idiom 'A penny saved is a penny earned' reminds us that saving money is just as valuable as earning it. Always think before you buy, and never borrow money.
Countable nouns (cake, fox, brush) have singular and plural forms. Uncountable nouns (butter, milk, salt, water) cannot be counted and use 'a little' or 'much'. Words like 'some', 'plenty of', and 'a lot of' work with both.
📝 Kosa Kata
The idiom 'A penny saved is a penny earned' is often attributed to Benjamin Franklin. It teaches us that saving money is just as valuable as earning it. Even children can practise spending wisely by separating 'needs' (books, stationery, food) from 'wants' (comics, game cards)!
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