ESL etc



Athlete Salaries

Pre-discussion

1. How many of the top 10 highest-paid athletes in the world (including endorsements) do you think are American?

2. What sport(s) do you think the top 3 highest-paid atheletes play?

3. Who do you think is the highest-paid athlete in the world? Why?

4. Who do you think is the highest-paid athlete in your country? What sport do they play?

Post-discussion

1. Do you think athletes' salaries are fair? Why or why not?

2. Why do you think we are willing to pay so much to star athletes but so little to teachers?

3. Why do advertisers want athletes to recommend their products?

4. Which jobs do you think should be paid more? Which jobs do you think should be paid less? Why?

Top Athlete Salaries for 2004

including endorsements (advertisements)

from

Rank Name Pay ($mil) Country Of Birth Residence Sport

1 Tiger Woods 80.3 United States United States ______________

2 Michael Schumacher 80.0 Germany Switzerland ______________

3 Peyton Manning 42.0 United States United States ______________

4 Michael Jordan 35.0 United States United States ______________

5 Shaquille O'Neal 31.9 United States United States ______________

6 Kevin Garnett 29.7 United States United States ______________

7 Andre Agassi 28.2 United States United States ______________

8 David Beckham 28.0 Great Britain Spain ______________

9 Alex Rodriguez 26.2 United States United States ______________

10 Kobe Bryant 26.1 United States United States ______________

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