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speak out Upper Intermediate
UNIT 2
Overview
Watch the video podcast. Whose opinions about money do you agree with most?
Read the text below about Val’s life in London. Then watch the video
podcast from 0:10-0:26 and ill in the missing words.
I like 1 ________ in London but it can be 2 ________ expensive. Today
I’m 3 ________ to people about money and 4 ________. Do
you 5 ________ money makes you happy?
Val
Look at the people below and read the things they say about money.
Then watch the video podcast from 0:27-1:31 and match the people to the statements.
A
Winston
B
Tracey
C
Nick
D
Glaucia
E
Elena
F
Florence
G
David
1 lack of money makes people unhappy
C
2 I think money can’t make you happy at the end of the day.
3 fundamentally, happiness doesn’t come from just having money
4 money can enhance happiness but happiness is about family, friends, …
5 money won’t give you happiness directly but I think it could give you a little help
6 it can enable you to do more things which could make you a happier person
7 money will probably contribute to my happiness
What things are more important than money? Look at the possible responses to the question in the
box below. Then watch the video podcast from 1:33-2:31 and tick (
✓
) the answers you hear. There are
FIVE extra words and phrases.
having a large family hearing your child laugh world peace
love contentment doing well at school a good job
feeling at ease with other people security
the environment health friends
a nurturing environment having a stable family
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Now use some of the phrases from the box to complete what the speakers say.
Elena
Nick
Tracey
1 Your family, your ________,
having good ________ and feeling
satisied with what you’re doing in
your life and I think money can’t
give you that.
2 ________; having a stable
family; feeling at ease with
yourself; ___________________
____________.
3 ________ is more important
than money. I think family is really
important and having, like, _____
___________________________
to grow up in.
Should weathy people be taxed more to support the poor? Watch the video podcast from 2:35-3:24
and write true (T) or false (F) next to each statement.
A
B
C
Winston
Nick
Elena
He thinks rich people should pay
more tax than poorer people. T
He thinks everyone should pay
the same tax.
She thinks poorer people need to
work harder.
D
E
David
Glaucia
He doesn’t think you should
deinitely tax the rich to help the
poor.
She thinks the difference between
the rich and the poor is too big.
Glossary: tax = an amount of money you must pay to the government according to your income that is
used to pay for public services; wealthy = rich
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UNIT 2
Choose the correct word in the brackets to complete the sentences below. Watch the video podcast
from 2:35-3:24 and check your answers.
1 Depending on how rich they are: I think the
(less / more) they should pay.
(richer / poorer) they
Winston
2 Yes,
(deinitely / undoubtedly). I’m a
(irm /strong)
believer in a progressive system of taxation.
Nick
3 I (think / believe) that some people just come from a
much more (disadvantaged / wealthy) background and they
need an extra push and some extra money to be able to get ahead.
Elena
4 I would (be / stop) (short / careful) at saying ‘Yes you
should tax the rich,’ though ‘to pay for the poor’.
David
Glossary: progressive tax system = a tax system where the richer you are, the more tax you pay ; crucial =
extremely important
The people in the pictures below talk about things that are more important to them than money.
Read what they say and complete their responses with the phrases from the box. Then watch the video
podcast from 1:35-2:31 again and check your answers.
much brighten makes important contentment enhance enjoy
Florence
David
Winston
I believe that health is 1 much
more 2 than money.
Being able to 3 your
particular set of circumstances:
feel 4 . If you’re a
family man, being able to spend
time with the family: money is
there, but it’s the family itself that
5 the difference.
I believe family is more important
than money. Family can 6
your life: your parents, your
siblings, your children. Hearing
your child laugh on a bad day will
7 your 8 : it does for
me.
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Write a short paragraph giving your opinion on money and happiness. Try to use some of the
language you’ve heard in the video podcasts.
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BBC LINK
Many of us believe that winning the lottery could solve a lot of our day-to-day
problems, but would it really make you happy?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8517946.stm
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