The night-walkers of Uganda

Match the halves of these ‘bad news’ sentences.
People are paying more money...
... doesn’t look good.
The financial future...
... fall into recession.
The US economy might...
... many loans.
Food is becoming more...
... for their homes in Britain.
Banks are not giving...
... money on their credit cards.
People are borrowing...
... expensive worldwide. 
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Vocabulary: Describing trends
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Draw arrows ↑ ↓ → (upward, downward or steady) next to these phrases from the text to show what kind of 
trend they describe. 
Mortgage rates increase
Consumer borrowing is growing
The amount of new mortgages has dropped 
House prices have fallen
Petrol prices will stay at their current level
The cost of milk, bread and sugar has been going up
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Discussion 
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Brainstorm as many different ways to save money as you can (e.g. stop smoking; walk to work).
Talk in groups. Which of these things would you be willing to do to save money?
Webquest
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Skim-read the following article to discover what advice some financial professionals gave.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2008/apr/13/consumeraffairs.householdbills
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1. How old are you?
2. Are you a teenager? (between 13 and 19)
3. Do you like reading?
4. What kind of thing do you read?
5. If you are older, what do you think teenagers like reading best?
Celebrity scandal and Anne Frank
Level 1
Elementary
Pre-reading 1
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Pre-reading 2: Key words
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