Listening/Speaking

1. | GW. Look at the photos and talk about these people and their charity activities.

2. GW. Discuss: "How to spend money?"

Your family has won 10,000 AZN in a competition, so you are having a family conference to discuss how to spend money. The aim is to persuade the family that your ideas for spending the money are the best.

Mum:

I think it is important to spend the money on something sensible and practical which will bring lasting benefits. I want to spend it on new furniture, curtains, carpets and a new washing-machine.

Dad:

I want to save the money for the future. Eventually the family will need money to move into a house, for the children’s education or for retirement. It is silly to rush into spending the money without being sure of the best way to use it. A good investment account will earn high interest on the savings so the money will be worth more in the future.

Son:

I want my family to build a swimming pool in the garden. There is no swimming pool near our house and I’m a keen swimmer. It would be a good way for the whole family to get exercise and cool off after school.

Daughter:

I want to donate that money to the disabled people from Khojaly who live in the students’ hostel and have very bad living conditions. I think it will be a great help to them and those poor people would be very thankful to me.