2024年新概念英语NCE3_lesson07课件.pptVIP

Lesson7Mutilatedladies*WhydidJanecookJohnswallet?Hasiteverhappenedtoyou?Haveyoueverputyourtrousersinthewashingmachineandthenrememberedtherewasalargebanknoteinyourbackpocket?

Whenyourescuedyourtrousers,didyoufindthenotewaswhiterthanwhite?PeoplewholiveinBritainneedntdespairwhentheymakemistakeslikethis(andalotofpeopledo)!

Fortunatelyforthem,theBankofEnglandhasateamcalledMutilatedLadieswhichdealswithclaimsfrompeoplewhofedtheirmoneytoamachineortotheirdog.Dogs,itseems,lovetochewupmoney!

ArecentcaseconcernsJaneButlinwhosefiancé,John,runsasuccessfulfurniturebusiness.Johnhadaverygooddayandputhiswalletcontaining￡3,000intothemicrowaveovenforsafekeeping.

ThenheandJanewenthorse-riding.Whentheygothome,Janecookedtheirdinnerinthemicrowaveovenandwithoutrealizingit,cookedherfiancéswalletaswell.Imaginetheirdismaywhentheyfoundabeautifully-cookedwalletandnotesturnedtoash!

JohnwenttoseehisbankmanagerwhosenttheremainsofwalletandthemoneytothespecialdepartmentoftheBankofEnglandinNewcastle:theMutilatedLadies!TheyexaminedtheremainsandJohngotallhismoneyback.

‘Solongastheressomethingtoidentify,wewillgivepeopletheirmoneyback,’saidaspokeswomanfortheBank.‘Lastyear,wepaid￡1.5mon21,000claims.’*Damagedbanknotes.TheQueensheadappearsonEnglishbanknotes，and‘lady’referstothis.

Topicsfordiscussion1Tellusaboutanyexperienceyouhavehadwhereyoulostmoney.2Sharesomeofyourworriesaboutmoney.3Refertoyourexperienceandtalkaboutsuccessfulandunsuccessfulwaysofmakingmoney.

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