Money

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Think of an answer for these questions:
1) Do you know anyone who doesn't like money?
2) How greedy can you or anyone get?
3) How much money is enough for you to be happy?
4) Do you ever think of those who have very little or nothing?
5) How would you feel if you were young and long-term unemployed?

Well, you'll have a chance to talk about these things in class.


Vocabulary

You are going to revise quite a lot of vocabulary this week: money vocabulary, phrasal verbs and money expressions.

Do you know the meaning of the following expressions? If not, click and check.
 

You can download this PDF with money vocabulary exercises.

Reading

Read this BBC article about young people seeking employment and answer these questions:
  1. What is the news?
  2. What has the report by the Prince's Trust revealed?
  3. What is the government doing about it? 
  4. What is a neet?  What is the equivalent in your language?
  5. Make a list of 5+ words and expressions with a negative meaning, for example, words ending in -less, and provide a translation in your language.

Two videos

There are two interviews with two young people in the article that you've just read. Watch the interviews and take notes on the following:

Emma
  1. What happened to her as a result of stress?
  2. What happened to her after ten years?
  3. How did she manage to get back on track?
  4. What did the Prince's Trust do for her?

Michael
  1. How did he feel?
  2. What bad thing did he get into?
  3. How did the Prince's Trust help him?
  4. What is Michael doing now?
How did Emma and Michael manage to see the light at the end of the tunnel?

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