Money Conversation Questions
Warm-up Task:
Many countries have their own versions of dollars. What other currencies are used around the world? List as many as
you can.
Discussion Questions:
1. Which do you enjoy more: earning money or spending money?
2. How do you feel after spending a large amount of money?
3. Do you save enough money? What savings goals do you have?
4. How do you prefer to pay for purchases? With cash, a credit card, or some other payment method? Why?
5. What was the first job or task you ever received money for? How much were you paid?
6. Can you recall (without looking) who and what are on your country's banknotes and coins? Why are they famous or
important?
7. Have you seen another country's money? Which countries have beautiful notes or coins?
8. How often do you think about money? Is money a stressful part of life?
9. What does 'money doesn't grow on trees' mean? Do you agree?
10. Of the things you have bought in your life, which do you remember most happily?
11. Is there something you regret buying? Why?
12. Did you receive an allowance from your parents when you were a child? What did you usually do with it?
13. What would you tell someone if they asked how much you get paid?
14. Do you have any cryptocurrency such as bitcoin? Where
can you use that kind of money?
15. If a young person wanted to know what career they
should pursue to make as much money as possible, what
would you recommend they do?
16. Do you and your friends lend money to each other? How
much are you willing to lend or borrow?
17. When you are walking around a big city, where on your
body is a safe place to keep money? Is it safe in a
handbag?
18. Imagine you have won ten million dollars. Who will you tell? What will you do with the money?
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Listening skills practice: Shopping for clothes – transcript
Transcript for Shopping for clothes.
Shop assistant: Can I help you?
Customer: Yes, have you got this T-shirt in other colours?
Shop assistant: We’ve got it in white, black, red and purple. What size do you want?
Customer: Medium.
Shop assistant: OK, in medium we’ve got black and red.
Customer: And in purple?
Shop assistant: No, just black and red.
Customer: OK, red. Can I try it on?
Shop assistant: Yes, of course. The changing rooms are over there.
(pause)
Shop assistant: Is it OK?
Customer: Yes, I’ll take it.
Shop assistant: That’s £10.95. Would you like to pay by credit card or with cash?
Customer: Cash please. Here’s twenty.
Shop assistant: OK, thanks, that’s nine pounds, 5p change and here’s your receipt.
Customer: Thanks. Bye.
Listening skills practice: Shopping for clothes – answers
Answers to Shopping for clothes – exercises
Preparation
cash
checkout
credit card
changing rooms
receipt
T-shirt
1. Check your understanding: Shop assistant or Customer
1. Shop assistant
5. Customer
2. Customer
6. Customer
3. Shop assistant
7. Shop assistant
4. Shop assistant
2. Check your understanding: activity type answer guide
1. Medium
4. Yes
2. No
5. 10.95
3. Red
6. Cash
Listening skills practice: Shopping for clothes – exercises
Listen to the conversation between a customer and a shop assistant and do the exercises to improve your
listening skills.
Preparation
Do this exercise before you listen. Write the correct word in the boxes below the picture.
cash
credit card
receipt
checkout
changing rooms
T-shirt
1. Check your understanding: shop assistant or customer
Do this exercise while you listen. Circle Shop assistant or Customer for these sentences.
Shop assistant
Is it OK?
Customer
Shop assistant
And in purple?
Customer
Shop assistant
Would you like to pay with credit card or with cash?
Customer
Shop assistant
Can I help you?
Customer
Shop assistant
Yes, have you got this T-shirt in other colours?
Customer
Shop assistant
Can I try it on?
Customer
Shop assistant
What size do you want?
Customer
2. Check your understanding: gap fill
Do this exercise while you listen.
1.
What size T-shirt does the customer want? _______________
2.
Does the shop have a medium size purple T-shirt? _______________
3.
What colour T-shirt does the customer try on? _______________
4.
Does the customer buy the red T-shirt? _______________
5.
How much does it cost? _______________
6.
Does the customer pay by credit card or with cash? _______________
Discussion
What was the last item of clothing you bought? Where and when did you buy it?
Are you happy with it?
Vocabulary Box
Write any new words you have learnt in this lesson.
Listening skills practice: Ordering food in a café – answers
Answers to Ordering food in a café – exercises
Preparation
Main courses
Desserts
Drinks
Four cheeses pizza
Ice cream
Orange juice
Cheese burger
Banana cake
Apple juice
Seafood salad with bread
Chocolate cake
Cola
Water
1. Check your understanding: multiple choice
1. double cheese burger
2. banana cake
3. apple juice
2. Check your understanding: ordering
1. What would you like?
2. A cheese burger or double cheese burger?
3. Anything else?
4. Would you like a drink?
5. What’s your table number?
Listening skills practice: Ordering food in a café – transcript
Transcript for Ordering food in a café
Café worker:
Next, please! What would you like?
Andi:
Can I have a burger, please?
Café worker:
A cheese burger or double cheese burger?
Andi:
Double cheese burger, please.
Café worker:
Anything else?
Andi:
Yeah, I’d like some banana cake.
Café worker:
Would you like a drink?
Andi:
Yes, can I have an apple juice, please?
Café worker:
OK, so that’s one double cheese burger, one banana cake and an apple juice. What’s
your table number?
Andi:
Table 3. How much is that?
Café worker:
That’s £8.37, please.
Andi:
Here you are.
Café worker:
Thank you ... that’s £10.00 ... and £1.63 change. Next, please ...
Listening skills practice: Ordering food in a café – exercises
Listen to the conversation in a café and do the exercises to practise and improve your listening skills.
Preparation
Do this exercise before you listen. Write the words in the correct group.
Banana cake
Cola
Ice cream
Water
Apple tart
Apple juice
Four cheeses pizza
Cheese burger
Chicken curry and rice
Orange juice
Chocolate cake
Seafood salad with
bread
Main courses
Desserts
Drinks
1. Check your understanding: multiple choice
Do this exercise while you listen. Circle the best answer to complete these sentences.
1.
For his main course, Andi chooses a normal cheese burger / a double cheese burger / a burger
with chips.
2.
For dessert, Andi chooses ice cream / chocolate cake / banana cake
3.
To drink, Andi chooses apple juice / fizzy water / still water .
.
2. Check your understanding: ordering
Write a number (1-5) to put the questions in the order you hear them.
………….
Anything else?
………….
A cheese burger or double cheese burger?
………….
What would you like?
………….
Would you like a drink?
………….
What’s your table number?
Discussion
Do you like fast food? Why or why not?
What’s your favourite restaurant? What food and drink do you like to have there?
Vocabulary Box
Write any new words you have learnt in this lesson.
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