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Lesson 33

Break the bank - money vocabulary

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1. If you won a lot of money, would you ...

1) spend it on yourself?

2) spend it on family and friends?

3) give it away to a good clause?

4) put it in a bank and not tell anyone about it?

Is it possible to have too much money? Why/Why not?

2. We are going to listen to the song called "Ka-Ching". But at first let's study some vocabulary.



Listen to the song and complete the gaps with the given words.



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What do you think the song is saying?

• Money always makes people happy.

• The world has become obsessed with money.

• The singer would like to have more money.

3. Put these words into two columns.

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Can you add any more words or phrases to the table?

4. Think of one thing that ...

1) is a waste of money/good value for money.

2) you'd like to do but you don't have enough time to do.

3) you do to use your time wisely.

4) you spend a lot of money on.

5) you would do today if you had lots of money to spare.

6) you'd like to invest money or time in.

5. Money vocabulary.

a) Complete with the verbs in the correct tense.

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b) Complete the PREPOSITION column.

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c) Match the words and definitions.

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6. Do these exercises to practice the vocabulary.





7. Listening.

a) “Study shows money makes us worry”. Before we listen to this text decide if the statements are True or False.

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|a. |Almost 110,000 took part in a BBC study on money. |T / F |

|b. |The BBC research was the biggest ever on the psychology of money. |T / F |

|c. |The research says 40% of us worry about money all the time. |T / F |

|d. |The researchers said men are more generous than women with money. |T / F |

|e. |The article says we look for new ways to buy things on impulse. |T / F |

|f. |The research questions why milk is always at the back of the store. |T / F |

|g. |The study found impulse buying is not so good on our wallets. |T / F |

|h. |Impulse buyers are 3 times likelier to go bankrupt. |T/F |

b) Listen to the text. Check your previous answers.

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|2. |How many people participated in the study? Over 109000 people |

|3. |How many of us always worry about spending money? Over 40% of us |

|4. |What percentage of people feel guilty about buying themselves things? 30% |

|5. |What are women more likely to suffer from? Money problems |

|6. |What are shops continually looking at getting us to do? Buy things on impulse |

|7. |What question do the researchers have about candies and chocolate? Why they are always by the checkout in supermarkets. |

|8. |What two everyday necessities are mentioned? Bread and milk |

|9. |What is impulse buying bad for? Our finances |

|10. |What thing are impulse buyers three times more likely to do? Go bankrupt |

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8. Numbers.

a) Write the numbers. Then listen and repeat.(Track 2)

• fifteen

• fifty

• a hundred

• seven hundred and fifty

• one thousand five hundred

• seventy-five thousand

• a million

• seven and a half million

• seven hundred and fifty thousand.

b) Complete the numbers. Then listen and check.(Track 3)

• £2.50 two _____ fifty

• $8.99 eight _____ _____

• €3.20 Three _____ _____

• 50% fifty _____ cent

• 0.5 nought _____ five

• 3.9 _____ _____ _____

• 1/2 a _____

• ⅓ a _____

• 1/4 a _____

• 3/4 three _____

• 6 1/2 six _____ a half

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c) Practice saying these numbers.

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9. Role play. Choose 2 of these roles and give a 2 min talk to support your views.[pic]

Thank you for the lesson!

Home task.

1. Video. Watch the video and answer the questions.



1) What ‘magic’ is she referring to?

• Shoes

• Women

• Credit cards

• Stores

2) Her ___ is made by Gucci

• Bloomwood

• Dress

• Bag

• Belt

3) Her heart goes like a warm butter when she sees ___

• Warm toast

• A guy

• A store

• Someone cute

4) Where does she get a job?

• At a bookshop

• At a store

• At a savings bank

• At a magazine

5) Which language does she claim to speak?

• Prada

• Finnish

• French

• Shopping

2. Complete the sentences with the correct words.

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3. Do these exercises to practice money vocabulary.



4. Read the article and answer the questions.

a) What was Heidemarie's job?

b) What possessions does she have now?

c) How did the experiment start?

d) Where has she lived since the experiment started?

e) Does she still work?

f) What does she do when she needs something?

g) What is she trying to show with her experiment?

h) What did she do with the money she earned from her book?

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Do you agree with Heidemarie that ... ?

• all jobs are equally important

• most people don't like their jobs

• people judge you according to how much you earn

What do you think of Heidemarie? Would you like to have her as a friend?

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