Do you use conversation questions to promote interaction in the classroom?
In this post, we will explore various topics related to money, including investing, passive income, start-ups so your ESL students get used to discussing them.
Let’s start by defining what money is
- Money is a medium of exchange that is widely accepted in payment for goods and services.
- Money serves as a common denominator for all transactions and is a unit of account for measuring the value of goods and services.
- Money can take many forms, such as physical currency, coins, and digital currency.
- Money is issued and controlled by a government or central authority, and its value is determined by supply and demand in the economy.
- Money is essential for facilitating trade and commerce, and it is used to store and transfer wealth.
Whether you’re a teacher looking for lesson ideas or a student looking to improve your English skills, this post is for you.
Questions about Money
These are some very good questions if you want to talk about Money
- How do you keep track of your expenses?
- How do you budget your money?
- How do you save money?
- Have you ever had to make sacrifices to save money?
- Do you think it’s important to save money?
- How do you feel about credit cards?
- How do you typically pay for things, cash or card?
- Do you think it’s important to be financially independent?
- How do you think people can become financially stable?
- What’s the most expensive thing you’ve ever bought?
- Do you think twice before buying something expensive?
- Have you ever had a problem with overspending?
- Have you ever had to deal with unexpected expenses?
- Have you ever had to deal with a financial crisis?
- How do you feel about debt?
- How do you feel about taxes?
- How do you feel about inflation?
- How do you invest your money?
- How do you feel about the stock market?
- Have you ever invested in the stock market?
- How do you feel about cryptocurrency?
- How do you feel about savings accounts?
- How do you feel about mortgages?
- Do you think it’s better to rent or buy a house?
- How do you feel about student loans?
- Have you ever had to borrow money from a friend or family member?
- How do you feel about car loans?
- How do you feel about credit scores?
- How do you feel about retirement planning?
- How do you feel about insurance?
- How do you feel about the cost of living?
- Do you think it’s important to have a financial plan for the future?
- Do you think it’s important to have a retirement plan?
- How do you feel about the current state of the economy?
- How do you feel about the minimum wage?
- How do you feel about government spending?
- How do you feel about charity and donating money?
- How do you feel about the concept of money in general?
- Do you think it’s important to have multiple streams of income?
Common Expressions to Talk about Money
These are some expressions that English language learners can use to discuss money-related matters
Certainly! Here are some common expressions related to money that you can teach English language learners:
- Break the bank: To spend or cost a lot of money.
- Cost an arm and a leg: To be very expensive.
- Make ends meet: To have enough money to cover basic expenses.
- Save for a rainy day: To save money for unexpected expenses or emergencies.
- Cash cow: Something that generates a lot of money consistently.
- Put money aside: To save money for future use.
- Live within one’s means: To spend only what one can afford based on their income.
- Money talks: The idea that having money can influence people or situations.
- In the red: To be in debt; to owe money.
- Rags to riches: A story of someone who starts with very little money and becomes wealthy.
