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Fınance 7

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F. You’re going to listen to two friends discussing credit cards. What reasons do you think you’ll
hear against having a credit card?

G. Listen again and tick the phrases you hear from exercise E.

H. Look at the roles below. Work with a partner to write a dialogue. Use some of the phrases from exercise E.

Student A Student B

You’re visiting an elderly relative and decide You are Student A’s elderly relative. You
to tell them about the advantages of crowd- don’t know much about computers and
funding your trip and how the system works. the internet.

You want to volunteer at a camp in Australia Student A is going to tell you about
this summer and are setting up an online crowd-funding to cover the cost of an
crowd-funding page to raise money for the upcoming trip to Australia.
trip.

Writing

A. Discuss with a partner.
1. Do people in your country trust financial
institutions, like banks? Why/Why not?
2. Why do you think people choose to keep their
money in the bank?
3. Why do some people choose not to have a bank
account?

B. Read the statements about argumentative essays.
Mark the sentences as true (T) or false (F).
1. The purpose is to persuade people to agree with
your position.
2. It should be written in an informal, personal tone
to engage readers.
3. You should provide reasons to support your
arguments.
4. You should include a thesis statement in the
introduction.
5. In conclusion, you must introduce opposing
arguments.

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