💰 Money Talks
Students read an 800+ word article about teenage financial habits, featuring a survey of 3,000 European teenagers and financial educator Sarah Johansson's 50/30/20 budgeting rule. The text covers wants vs needs, impulse buying, the three questions to ask before purchasing, and a real success story from 16-year-old Emil in Stockholm. Grammar covers quantifiers for countable and uncountable nouns: much/many, a lot of, few/a few, little/a little, enough, too much/too many. The interactive fill-in-the-blanks uses input fields with instant feedback. The Budget Boss game presents 10 money scenarios where students choose the correct quantifier. The writing task asks students to create a personal budget or reflect on spending mistakes.
Lesson Plan
- 3 warm-up questions about money and spending
Key Vocabulary
Grammar Points
- much + uncountable: I don't have much money
- many + countable plural: How many friends do you have?
- a lot of + both: She has a lot of books / a lot of time
- a few (some, positive) vs few (not many, negative)
- a little (some, positive) vs little (not much, negative)
- enough + noun: I have enough money / too much + uncountable / too many + countable