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DEBATE CLUB: jeudi 27 mai 2021 - How Important is it to Save for a Rainy Day?

Society has made it easy to borrow money: higher purchase, leasing cars, holidays abroad. Has the pandemic changed that? Do you think people are more or less likely to save now? Hear what everyone thinks at tonight’s Debate Club!

Society has made it easy to borrow money: higher purchase, leasing cars, holidays abroad. Has the pandemic changed that? Do you think people are more or less likely to save now? Hear what everyone thinks at tonight’s Debate Club!



VENEZ NOUS REJOINDRE POUR PARLER DE CE THÈME ! 

C'est l'occasion rêvée pour pratiquer votre anglais dans une ambiance détendue. Animées par des professeurs qualifiés de langue maternelle anglaise, les séances de conversation du Debate Club sont conviviales, engageantes et efficaces !


 

 

DATE / LEVELS

  • Thursday, May 27th, 2021
  • Faux Début. to Pre Int II


TIME / VENUE

  • From 19h00 to 20h30
  • Aix and Marseille


TEACHERS

  • Liz Naddeo (Aix)
  • Elizabeth Pohly (Marseille)
 
 

QUESTIONS FOR DEBATE

How important is it to save for a rainy day?
What do we mean by the expression “save for a rainy day”?
Who likes to save money?
Is it important to save money?
Should we set ourselves a target each month?
Should we save in case of sudden job loss or illness?
Is having no money a cause of depression?
What different ways can we save money?
We can get anything we want with finance or a credit card. Is this a wise choice?
Are people getting more and more into debt?
What kind of things do we need to save for?
What things can go wrong in life where we may need money?
Are credit cards a good thing?
Given the current pandemic, do you think people will be more careful in the future?
Do you think people are spending more due to the pandemic?
Do you think people would have saved more if they had known what was coming?


 

VOCABULARY

borrow (v)
broke
credit card
debt
depression
emergency fund
finance
financial difficulty
hardship
homelessness
jobless
lend (v)
less likely
loan
loan shark
more likely
rainy day
rob Peter to pay Paul
save (v)
savings
spend (v)
spenders
sudden illness
target
wise choice





SEARCH THE WEB FOR IDEAS!

Find articles and/or videos on the web and come prepared to share the information you have found with the others.

SUGGESTED SEARCH WORDS FOR THIS SUBJECT

how to save money
save or spend
saving for a rainy day



SUGGESTED WEBSITES FOR MATERIALS

www.bbc.news.com
www.businessinsider.com
www.times.co.uk
https://www.bbc.co.uk/

https://www.youtube.com/?gl=GB
www.guardian.co.uk
www.independent.co.uk
www.nytimes.com


KEY PHRASES

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