July 4th, 2012Novice Teacher’s

Training

In the “money” mood…

• How much money did you spend to get here?• What did you buy yesterday?• If you received a lot of money, what would

you do? List 3 things.• If you became very famous, how would you

feel or what would you do?• Are there things money can’t buy?

Match the verbs on the left with the phrases:

Practice Makes it Perfect

A ______________ (verb) To give or pay money for something

B _______________ (noun) Money that a person or bank lends you

C ________________ (verb) To have enough money to buy something

D ______________ (noun) A shopping center (US)

E _________________ (adj.) Having no money (informal)

F _______________ (noun) A small plastic card you use to buy things

G _________________ (verb) To get money by working

H ________________ (adj.) Wanting more money., etc. than you really need

I _______________ (verb) To spend a lot of money on sth. (informal)

J ________________ (noun) The money the bank lends you to buy a house

Ka- ChingWe live in a ___________ little worldThat teaches every little boy and girlTo ___________ as much as they can possibly,Then turn around and spend it foolishly.We’ve created us a ____________________ mess,We ______________ the money that we don’t

possess,Our religion is to go and ______________ it all,So it’s shopping every Sunday at the ______________

CHORUSAll we ever want is ore,A lot more that we had before.So take me to the nearest store.Can you hear it ring?It makes you want to sing. It’s such a beautiful thing – Ka-ching!Lots of diamond rings,The happiness it brings,You'll live like a king,With lots of money and things.

When you’re ___________ go and get a __________Take out another __________ on your home,Consolidate so you can ______________To go and spend some more when you get bored.

CHOORUS

Look at words 1-10 in the song and match them with their meaning: afford blow broke credit card earn greedy loan mall mortgage spend

What do you think the song is saying?1. Money always makes people happy.2. The world has become obsessed

with money.3. The singer would like to have more

money.

spend

loan

afford

mall

broke

Credit card

earn

greedy

blow

mortgage

greedy

earn

Credit cardspend

blowmall

broke loanmortgage

afford

1. What was Heidemarie’s job?

2. What possessions does she have now?

3. How did the experiment start?

4. Where has she lived since the experiment started?

5. Does she still work?

6. What does she do when she needs something?

7. What is she trying to show with this experiment?

8. What did she do with the money she earned from her book?

9. Do you agree with Heidemarie that all jobs are equally important?

10. Do you agree with Heidemarie that people judge you according to how much you earn?

German Grandmother Lives Money-free and Has Never Been Happier

Thank you for attention and remember:

References used for the seminar:• English Vocabulary Organizer with Key• English File Intermediate, SB, unit 2A• M. Mcarthy., F. O'Dell. English Idioms in Use• Misztal Mariusz. Tests in English. Thematic Vocabulary.• Learning English - Lesson Thirty Nine (Money):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_eFt5MyoT4• Heidemarie Schwermer:

http://livingwithoutmoney.org/about-the-film/about-heidemarie/ • Living Without Money – trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djzitB1xyoc • German Grandmother Lives Money-free and Has Never Been Happier,

By Sarah B. Weir, Mon, Jan 9, 2012: http://shine.yahoo.com/work-money/german-grandmother-lives-money-free-never-happier-173900934.html