Talking about money and finances

Throughout the set students get the chance to use vocabulary related to money and finance in various discussions.

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Lesson 1

Are you a saver or a spender?

Students learn a lot of vocabulary connected with money (e.g. charge, items, overspend, buy on impulse) as well the phrases with prepositions (e.g. spend money on, borrow money from, cut down on). They also have a lot of discussions (including a quiz about spending habits) and do listening comprehension tasks in an interactive video.

Lesson 2

Smart and poor financial decisions

Students learn finance vocabularyy (e.g. invest in, stocks, budget, lease), read a short text about 401(k), watch a video, discuss some questions about financial decisions and financial tips. Encourage students to use money vocabulary from Lesson 1 in ex. 1 (slide 3) and ex. 8 (slide 22).

Lesson 3

The rising cost of living

Before class, students revise numbers and learn some approximations to talk about prices. In class, they analyse a graph presenting average prices, practise expressing numbers, talk about the rising cost of living, and brainstorm ways to save some money. Encourage students to use the vocabulary from Lessons 1 and 2 in the extra activity (last page/slide 29).

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