Podcast: Republicans and Obama in debt crisis talks

As you may have heard on the news, there has been a government shutdown in the US because the MPs were unable to do their job and set a budget for the next year. Do you want to know more about this topic? Listen to the following podcast:

Republicans and Obama in debt crisis talks

There's a lot of interesting advanced vocabulary on this piece of news, such as 'dire consequences', 'impasse', 'stalemate', 'looming debt', 'stagnation', 'wherewithal', among others.

You also have the written text to check your comprehension and exercises to practise.

Podcast: Penny pinching

Does it happen to you sometimes that your purse is full of small coins without much value? If your answer is yes, perhaps you might think that withdrawing the penny from circulation is a good idea. However, prices can be rounded out which will probably result in paying more money for the same things. Listen to the following podcast.  

Penny pinching

Remember to have a look at the transcript. There's plenty of interesting vocabulary for you to learn.

So, do you think it's such a good idea?

Financial Crisis Vocabulary

After reading some articles and listening to several podcasts on the crisis, I'm sure you have acquired some vocabulary on this matter. However, you may need to have this vocabulary on a list and you should revise it before talking about the financial crisis. So, here you are:

Financial Crisis Vocabulary

Now you're more prepared to talk about this topic.

Money Vocabulary

We've already seen in class some vocabulary on money since this is the topic we're dealing with at the moment. I'm sure they're still plenty of words you don't know on this semantic field, such as the expression "He's rolling in it". Do you want to know what it means? Check it out on the following links.

Money Terms

Financial Vocabulary

On these websites there are also some games and quizzes to practise this vocabulary.

Podcast: Africa's Economic Progress

Despite the eurozone crisis, Africa shows a future of economic prosperity. Find out why listening to the following podcast. Have a look at the vocabulary and the transcript after listening.

Africa's Economic Progress

Moreover, I found some interesting articles on the financial crisis I would like to share with you.

Europe's Financial Crisis, in Plain English

Three Myths that Sustain the Economic Crisis

Although this topic may not be very appealing, it's quite recurrent in exams. So I recommend you to study some vocabulary on this and be updated with the latest news. 

Podcast: Youth unemployment crisis

Today's podcast is about jobs and crisis and how this economic crisis especially affects young people. This is a very recurrent topic for exams, so if I were you, I would listen to it carefully.

Youth Unemployment Crisis

After listening to it, remember to have a look at new vocabulary and the transcript to check for understanding.

And if you want to do some research on this topic, read the following article.

The Star-Up of You

Enjoy!