B2.1 Unit 3: Finance and Money

Aims

1. Watch, discuss and learn language from a news story about inequality among New Zealand children.

2. Listen for specific information when people talk about the cost of living in a foreign country.

3. Compare and discuss the cost of living in various countries using fewer and less.  

4. (PPT lesson) Watch and learn vocabulary and grammar from a video about being money-wise.

5. Scan for key words in a reading about financial services.

6. Write a formal letter asking for more information.

7. Plan, create and present a monthly household expenditure table.

8. Watch and discuss a Ted Talk about UBI or the Universal Basic Income.

Some vocab to learn

9. EF Class - Community Project. Develop at discussing pros and cons.

Phrasal verbs review




Review of grammar from Unit 1-3

Used to etc

Reporting verbs

Clauses of contrast and purpose

Countable and uncountable nouns

Quantity and articles

Listening - P30

Vocab:

disposable income
frugal (adj)
language barrier


Grammar:

Find examples of comparative language in the transcripts 

Group Discussion - P31

draw up a list of basic needs
Discuss what makes the cost of living more or less affordable
discuss how we can make society fairer

Language Builder - P32

Important: at a good price / bargain / discount, on sale / for sale, in debt

Grammar 1 - P33: Fewer and Less (Count and non-count nouns or noun senses)

1. Would you use fewer or less?

people

time

times

cost

costs

security
financial problems

Reading P 34-35

Let's do the reading HW:

Answers:

C)

1. A

2. B

3. A

4. C

5. A

6. C

7. B

8. B

F)

1. B

2. C

3. B

4. C

5. A

6. A

7. B

8. C

9. A

Review of general language we've been learning:

Adjective - noun collocations

Language Builder - P37: Phrasal verbs (money and banking)

close down

give away

cut back (on)

go on

pay back

save up

sign up

take on

write off

Listening vocab:

well off (adj)

Grammar 2 - P38: Clauses of concession: although, despite etc...

Your friend calls you in the middle of the night. She's upset and wants a long chat with you. However you have a big exam in the morning. What do you say?

You're at your favourite restaurant. You get on well with the owner. But today the food was poorly presented and tasteless. What do you say?

Task - P 39

Work in pairs to sort out the best family expenditure plan.