1 Look at the quotations. Then discuss the questions below in pairs or small groups.
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‘Money has never made man happy, nor will it.
1
‘Money is the root of all evil.’
( well-known saying )
The more of it one has, the more one wants.’
_____ (Benjamin Franklin, US inventor )
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4
‘Money talks.’
‘Money makes the world go round.’
( song )
1
Which of the quotations above have these meanings?
A
All bad things in the world come from money.
B
Nothing important happens without money.
C
With money you can get people to do what you want.
2
Which pair of quotations gives a positive view of money, and which two are negative?
3
How true do you think the quotations are?
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Discuss
2 Read the newspaper headlines. Then discuss what the stories might be about in pairs or small groups.
2
1
High bonus payments ‘necessary’, says bank boss
SHARE PRICES HIT 9-YEAR LOW
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MINISTER WELCOMES
3
Rich–poor divide getting wider, says new report
LATEST ECONOMIC FORECAST
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Practice
3 Read the first paragraph of one of the news stories. Then match it with its headline in Activity 2.
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In a speech yesterday, the chief of one of the country’s biggest banks said he believed the high bonuses paid to senior bank staff were not excessive. ‘If we want to attract highly experienced and qualified employees,’ he said, ‘we need to be able to offer them a competitive income. Otherwise, they will take their talents elsewhere.’ He added that the introduction of a limit on bonuses paid to top bankers would not improve the position of poorer people in society.
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Practice
4 Replace the underlined parts of the sentences with words from the text. (The sentences are in the same order as the words in the text.)
1
All the workers were given extra payments when company profits went up. _____
2
I don’t mind paying a reasonable amount, but this is too much. _____
3
All companies need to be able to be equal to or better than others. _____
4
You’d better take your bag with you. If not, someone might take it. _____
5
This is just one of her many special abilities. _____
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If customers can’t get what they want, they’ll go to another place. _____
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