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In today's video we're going to talk about money.
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How important is money to you?
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I think that money is quite important to me.
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It enables me to buy the things I want to buy and to live how I would like to live.
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And do you think that money can buy happiness?
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I don't think it can actually buy happiness,
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but I think it helps you to be happier in your life if you have money available to you.
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So do you think that richer people are happier than poorer people?
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No, not necessarily.
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I think that maybe poorer people know how much money they have and they live within their means,
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whereas richer people may have more pressures on them because of investments and because of the lifestyle they lead and work pressures.
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Do you think that you would be happier if you had more money?
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No, I don't think so.
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I think I'm quite happy as I am.
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At the moment, I have everything that I need and I'm quite happy with that.
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Okay, and the next question is, what does money doesn't grow on trees mean?
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I think it means that there is a limit to how much money is available
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and that you have to work for your money.
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It just doesn't appear from nowhere.
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In what situation would you use this expression?
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I don't think I've ever used this expression myself, But I know that politicians have used it to say
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that there is a limit on how much they can spend
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and that money doesn't grow on trees or there isn't a money tree.
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To explain to people that there isn't an endless supply of money.
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I think some parents say it to children as well.
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Yes, I think so too, but I think it's better to explain to children that you only have a certain amount of money.
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If you say money doesn't grow on trees, it doesn't really mean much to children.
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I think that parents use it to explain that you have to work for your money Yes,
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but I think an explanation would be clearer I think that's why I've never used the expression
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Although other parents do use it What about the expression Do you think I'm made of money?
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what does that mean?
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I think that's quite a good expression
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if children are asking for the latest shoes or the latest video game
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and the parent would say do you think I'm made of money it means
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that do you think I have got a lot of money
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and And I think children understand that because it's in a joking way.
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Yes, I think you said it to me once.
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Yes, I think you can get away with saying it as a joke even though you really mean it.
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Yeah.
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And the next question is, have you ever raised money for charity?
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Yes, I've done that a few times.
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In recent years we took part in a charity dog walk
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where local people gathered to walk their dogs by the sea
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and we all paid an amount and all the money raised went to dog and cat charities.
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Why do you think it's important to raise money for charity?
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I think that a lot of charities do very good work
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and often they don't get a lot of money from the governments
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and they rely on ordinary people to help them to raise money.
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And what about pocket money?
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Do you think that children should have pocket money?
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Yes, I think it's a very good idea.
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It teaches children the value of money so that
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if they have got some money and then they buy some sweets and then they have less money,
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they can see how much they've spent and it just teaches them the value of money.
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And they might realise that money doesn't grow on trees.
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True, very true.
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I think that often pocket money is linked to a reward system.
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For example, If they keep their room tidy or help around the house, then they get more pocket money.
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And I think that's a good idea too.
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Now we're going to be talking about saving money.
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What are good ways to save money?
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I think that a monthly savings scheme is a good idea whether it's £5 a month or £10 a month,
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whatever you can afford, it soon builds up over the year.
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Or alternatively a piggy bank
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or money box where you put your loose change at the end of the week
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and that soon adds up and you find you have a lot of money at the end of the year.
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A lot of people can't save a lot of their money
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and so by saving a small amount it helps towards an event like Christmas or for birthday presents.
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I think that's the best way to save if you haven't got a lot of money.
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And what do you think is a waste of money?
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I think that buying a lot of clothes can be a waste of money.
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Many young people go to clothes shops every weekend and because it's fast fashion and cheap fashion,
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they're buying a lot of clothes when they have enough clothes at home.
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But that's part of being young.
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Do you think that people only waste money on shopping?
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Well, I think that some families buy takeaway meals every weekend
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which is fine but they could save money and make them food at home themselves.
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Yes, I think that a lot of people go to coffee shops as well
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and if you buy a coffee out every day then that's about £2 a day which adds up.
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But I think that if people are working
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and this is part of their social life then it's fine
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but if somebody is struggling to save money then maybe they should write down all these
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cups of coffee that they're buying or small items that they're buying
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and see how much they're spending in one week this could easily be saved
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and put towards Christmas presents or birthday presence I think.
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And the final question is what are things that you do enjoy spending money on?
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I enjoy spending money on my hobbies for example wool for knitting or materials for sewing.
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I also like buying books and
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if I saw a very nice blanket in a shop I would be tempted to buy it.
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Yeah so you have a list of things
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that you would like to spend money on but you wouldn't really go out and have a coffee at a coffee shop.
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No, I look at that £2 or £2.50 and think
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that I could buy some craft materials with that money and so I wouldn't buy a coffee.
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Thank you very much and I'll see you in the next video.

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La grammatica di questo video

Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:

StrutturaNel video
Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adessoI've done · they've spent · have enjoyed
Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fais linked · be saved · would be tempted

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