T: Welcome to this English class. Now, please look at the screen.

Show the following pictures on the screen.

T: We can see three kinds of currency on the screen. In which countries are they mainly used respectively?

S: The first note is Chinese RMB. The second is American Dollar, and the third is English Pound.

T: Good! Most of us are very familiar with those currencies. Now, look at the screen. I have some other pictures to show you.

Show the pictures of the Euro to the students.

T: Do you know these notes?

S: It's Euro.

T: Good, it's Euro. The Euro is the second biggest currency in the world besides the Dollar. So today we are going to learn about the Euro.

Step II Fast reading

T: Now, let's come to page 18. Read the passage quickly. After reading, answer these questions orally. Try to finish reading the passage in three minutes. Are you clear?

Then show the following questions on the screen, and give the students three minutes to read the passage. Three minutes later, ask some of the students to answer the questions.

1. On which date did the Euro start to circulate(流通) within the 12 European countries?

2. Who designed the notes?

3. What does his design like?

4. What are the 12 countries?