Lesson plan for tomorrow
Christopher Maloney
one topic, on "money, investing, and retirement", but we can also have
free talking about any topic that you are interested in.
Here are discussion questions on the topic I prepared:
7/30/2008 Lesson Plan
Topics: Spending and saving money, Investing, and Retirement
Conversation Questions (from http://iteslj.org/questions/)
Spending and saving money
# About how much do you usually spend each day?
# Are you a price conscious shopper?
# Are you good at saving money?
# What are some reasons people save money?
* Which of these are the most important, in your opinion?
# Do you compare prices at different stores when you shop?
# Do you ever buy second-hand things? ("used things")
# Do you ever give money to charity?
* How often do you give to charity?
* How much do you give?
# Do you gamble?
# Do you haggle when you shop ?
# Do you have a credit card?
# Do you have a credit card? If so, do you have more than one?
# Do you sometimes buy things that you don't need?
* If so, give some examples.
# Have you ever been in debt? (Have you ever owed money to people?)
# Have you ever bought a lottery ticket?
# Have you ever found any money? If so, what did you do with it?
# Do you give money to beggars or homeless people?
# Have you ever had any money stolen from you?
# How important is money to you?
* If you had no money, do you think you could be happy?
# Some people say that "money makes the world go around." Do you agree?
Why or why not?
# Do you have a plan for saving money?
# In a marriage, do you think one person should handle the finances, or
both?
# If you are married, who makes the decisions about money?
# Do you think money is more important than love?
# How much do you spend on presents?
Investing
# Do banks pay a higher percent of interest here or in your country?
# Do you invest in the stock market?
# Do you often put money in the bank?
# What are other things people invest in?
# How much money do you want to earn each month?
# What qualities must a person have to make BIG money?
# How do people become rich?
# Do you think that riches can have a bad effect on a person? How?
Explain these proverbs: What do they mean? Say them in other English words.
* The best things in life are free.
* Time is money.
* Money talks.
* You can't take it with you when you go.
* Money doesn't grow on trees
Retirement:
* What is the age for mandatory retirement in your country?
* At this stage of your life, are you beginning to make plans for your
retirement years? Why?
* What would be a perfect retirement for you?
* (For retired people) How would you rate your career in general?
* Ranging from 1-10, 10 being the highest, how would you rate your
career? Why?
* Where would you like to spend your retirement years? Why?
* During retirement, where would you like to stay, in the city or in the
province?
* Do you intend to look for another job after you retire? Why?
* In one word, how would describe your career?
* Would you like to spend the rest of your life in another country?
* Is it common in your country to leave for another one after retirement?
* In your culture, do the children have to support their parents
financially after they retire?
* Would you like to live together with your children even if they are
already married? Why?
* Do you have a pension plan?
* What are your goals before you retire?
* Would you consider retiring early if you make it big?
* Do you consider spending the rest of your career in your present
company? Why?
* Five years from now, what do you think would be the improvements in
your career?
* Do you expect any promotion sometime soon?
* Are you going to move to another company if you don't get the
promotion you are expecting?
* Do you think you would be able to save enough for your retirement
years?
* What is your major goal before you retire?
* If you can still work after your mandatory retirement, will you look
for another job?
* Are you planning to open your own business when you retire?
* What kind of business would it be?
* What are the three (3) things you would like to accomplish/have before
and after you retire?
* How would you spend your daily life after retirement?