Money matters – KEDU Language School

discuss & write

Let’s talk about an interesting topic. Don’t be quick to think that the topic is about money! You’ll be in for a surprise!

Does money matter?

Money does matter!

Are you having money matters?

Discuss the difference of the two statements

Have you ever been mugged?

Have you heard of someone who was robbed?

What do you think it would feel like?

What would you do if you were in this situation?

How would you react?

Imagine: You’re walking home when you are held at knifepoint by a teenager.

Discuss:

How would you feel in this situation?

What would you do in this situation?

You're going to watch a short film

What did Julio do when he was held up?

Why was his reaction unusual?

While Listeniing think about these two questions

*Play the video twice but only share the audio for this task.

watch again & Discuss:

1. Where was Julio when he met the teenager?

2. As the teenager was walking away, Julio said, “Hey, you forgot something.” What did he offer him?

3. Where did they go together? Why?

4. Who came to talk to Julio?

5. How did Julio treat the people who came to talk to him?

6. What two things did the teenager give to Julio?

7. What did Julio give the teenager? Why?

8. What did Julio’s mother say when he told her what had happened to him?

Group discussion

1. What do you think of the way Julio acted?
2. Can you think of any adjectives to describe Julio?
3. How do you think the teenager felt after he went for dinner with Julio?
4. Did you like the film? Why/Why not?
5. How did the video make you feel? How did it achieve this? Which elements of the
video created this effect?
6. What do you think the message of the film is?
7. In what ways does the video embrace themes of kindness and empathy?
8. Who do you think is the intended audience of the video?

Your Turn: Short story

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You should write your account in the first-person singular.

Imagine that you are the teenager in the story. I want you to write an account of the incident and how it affected you.

*This discussion was a way to get into the muggers head and see him through Julio’s eyes. I suggest writing ASAP in or just after this lesson. Don’t worry about the words, the length or the structure. Write a story in the first person (i.e. in the eyes of the mugger) recalling his side of the story! Interesting English language task… and challenging too!

Your Turn: Recall story

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(or) You should write your account on the side of Julio Diaz

Imagine that you are Julio Diaz in the story. I want you to write an account of the incident and how it affected you.

*This discussion was a way to some language from Julio’s talk. I suggest writing ASAP in or just after this lesson. Don’t worry about the words, the length or the structure. Write a story in the first person (i.e. in the eyes of the mugger) recalling his side of the story! Interesting English language task… and challenging too!