A novice teacher's training document provides questions about money for teachers to ask students, including how much money they have spent, what they would do with more money, and whether there are things money can't buy. It also matches verbs with phrases related to money. A song lyrics document matches words related to spending, like credit card, loan, and afford, with their meanings. A biography of Heidemarie Schwermer documents that she used to work but now lives without money and possessions to show that jobs are equally important and people should not judge others based on what they earn.

1. July 4th, 2012
Novice Teacher’s Training

2. 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?

3. Match the verbs on the left with the
phrases:

4. Practice Makes it Perfect

5. 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
Ka- Ching spend
A ______________ (verb) To give or pay money for something
greedy
We live in a ___________ little world
That teaches every little boy and girl
loan
B _______________ (noun) Money that a person or bank lends you
earn
To ___________ as much as they can possibly,
Then turn around and spend it foolishly. afford
C ________________ (verb) To have enough money to buy something
Credit card
We’ve created us a ____________________ mess,
spend
We ______________ the money that we don’t possess, mall
D ______________ (noun) A shopping center (US)
blow
Our religion is to go and ______________ it all,
mall
So it’s shopping every Sunday at the ______________ broke
E _________________ (adj.) Having no money (informal)
CHORUS Credit card
F _______________ (noun) A small plastic card you use to buy things
All we ever want is ore,
A lot more that we had before. earn
G _________________ (verb) To get money by working
So take me to the nearest store.
Can you hear it ring? greedy
H ________________ (adj.)
Wanting more money., etc. than you
really need
It makes you want to sing.
It’s such a beautiful thing – Ka-ching! blow
I _______________ (verb) To spend a lot of money on sth. (informal)
Lots of diamond rings,
The happiness it brings, mortgage
J ________________ (noun)
The money the bank lends you to buy a
You'll live like a king, house
With lots of money and things.
broke loan
When you’re ___________ go and get a __________ What do you think the song is saying?
mortgage
Take out another __________ on your home, 1. Money always makes people happy.
afford
Consolidate so you can ______________ 2. The world has become obsessed with
To go and spend some more when you get bored. money.
3. The singer would like to have more
CHOORUS money.

6. 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?

7. German Grandmother Lives Money-free and Has
Never Been Happier

8. Thank you for attention
and remember:

9. 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