Global Intermediate Teacher's Resources
Global Intermediate Teacher's Resources
Lesson notes
Starter 5– mins • ! The Starter is a class activity which acts as an introduction to the topic – it also means that
latecomers don’t miss a vital part of the lesson.
3b Grammar: You already know – Review of present tenses (simple, progressive, perfect) 5 mins
! If you want to spend longer on the grammar, look at the Language study on cb., page 13.
Remind students that they can also do the exercises online and refer them to the online codes. Students can
also click on the items under ‘More practice’ to ‘backtrack’ and access Language study exercises, on the
same structure, from earlier Network Now books.
(M = Martin, J = Jenny)
M: So, Jenny, how’s the online German course going?
J: Oh, I’ve stopped doing it. It was a complete waste of time! I didn’t learn a thing. I really don’t know
why online courses are so popular!
M: No, I don’t understand why they’re so popular, either. When you spend all day in front of a computer
at work, who wants to turn on a computer in the evening? So have you stopped learning German
completely?
J: Well, that’s what I wanted to talk to you about. Are you still doing your Italian course at the Language
Express language school?
M: Yes, I’m still doing it. Why?
J: I’m thinking about doing a German course there. What do you think?
M: Sounds like a good idea! It’s a nice school, and they offer lots of courses. I’m really enjoying my
‘Italian for Tourists’ course. But you don’t just need it for holidays, like me, do you?
J: No, I don’t. I need it for work. My company’s recently opened a new office in Berlin, so sometime in
the future I’ll have to deal with German colleagues over there.
M: So that means you need to find a business German course.
J: Yes, I think that would be best. I’ve had a look on the language school website and there are two
courses that sound right. They offer a standard classroom course and a one-to-one course in
German. I’m not sure which I should choose.
M: I wasn’t sure at first, either. One-to-one lessons sound really good because they’re intensive and
you have the teacher all to yourself. But they’re also more expensive, and what happens if you don’t
really like the teacher, or they’re no good? And learning alone with a teacher means you don’t meet
any other learners. That sounds quite lonely to me!
J: Hmm, yes, I see what you mean.
M: That’s why I decided to do a standard classroom course. It’s been really good to learn with other
people and to use the language to really communicate. So I’d recommend the classroom course.
I think they’re the best way to learn a language.
J: Yes, me, too! That was the big problem with the online course. I felt completely alone, just me and
the computer, and I hardly communicated at all! So I’ll do the classroom course, then.
M: Yes, I think that would be best. Do you know if the German course uses a coursebook?
J: Er, yes, I think it does.
M: Oh, good. I use a coursebook in my Italian course, and it’s been a really big help. It’s made learning
the language a lot easier. I think a good coursebook is always useful.
J: Yes, you’re right. I think I’d prefer to have a coursebook, too. So that’s another good reason to do the
standard classroom course. Well, thanks for your advice, Martin. You’ve helped me a lot. I’ll go to
the language school tomorrow and book my new German course.
M: That’s great. Good luck with it!
Contents
Text topic An online Q&A page about local money – The Bristol Pound
Functions Talking about money and finance; Asking for clarification
Vocabulary Money and finance
Grammar You already know: Present perfect simple with for / since
And now: Present perfect progressive with for / since
Lesson notes
Starter 5 mins • ! Your students might also want to know the words for Lastschrift (direct debit) and Dauerauftrag
(standing order).
(T = Terry, M = Michael)
T: Hello and welcome to Money Matters. I’m Terry Grant. Today, we’re looking at local currencies. Local
currencies have been around for a long time. But since the financial crisis, people have become
more interested in local currencies again. To tell us more about them, with me in the studio is Bristol
business leader Michael Willis. Hello Michael.
M: Hello, Terry.
T: So, first of all, could you tell us why a local area would want to have its own money as well as the
national currency?
M: Well, the first main advantage of having a local currency is that stays in the local area. Let me
explain. When you buy something from a big, multinational company, about 80% of the money that
you spend goes into the company’s pockets and leaves the local area – and even the country. That
doesn’t happen with a local currency because you can only use it with local businesses. That means
the money stays in the place where you spend it. It’s a simple but effective way for local people to
invest in the place where they live.
T: Are there any other advantages of a local currency?
M: Oh, yes. Another important advantage of a local currency is that it helps the local economy. Times
have been very hard for small, independent shops and businesses for the last few years. So many
cafés, bakers, butchers and so on have closed because they couldn’t compete with big,
multinational companies – and the Internet, of course. Our city centres have become empty, and
people have less choice about where they can get the goods and services they need.
T: And buying local is also more personal, isn’t it?
M: Yes, exactly – and that’s the third big advantage. A local currency is more personal because you
have a more personal relationship with the people who actually make the products or offer the
service. You can’t say that about big, international companies. Let me finish with one last
advantage. A local currency can create jobs. It’s obvious if you think about it. Because more people
want the goods and services that a local business offers, the business expands and employs more
local people.
(T = Terry, M = Michael)
T: Now let’s turn to Bristol, Michael, where you live and run a successful organic food business. Bristol
has had the Bristol pound since 2012, and it’s become the biggest local currency in the UK. So why
has it been so successful?
M: I think it’s because of the local people. They’ve been really big supporters of the Bristol pound since
it began. The currency has actually brought local people closer together. It’s also changed the way
people in the city think about what they buy and where they shop. They’re now more interested in
buying local products from local shops and businesses. I think people understand that the Bristol
pound is a good way to improve their city.
T: Hmm, interesting. And how has the Bristol pound helped local shops and businesses?
M: Oh, it’s been a really big help for the local economy. More and more people are using the Bristol
pound, so local shops and businesses have had a lot more customers. And quite a lot of new local
shops and businesses have also opened in the city. This has created a lot of new jobs – which has
been very good news for the local job market.
T: Well, it sounds like local currencies like the Bristol pound have a lot to offer in these difficult
financial times. Michael, thank you for joining us. And if you have any questions about the Bristol
pound, Michael will answer them for the next hour on our Money Matters online question and
answer page. Our website address is www.radiokln.co.uk/moneymatters …
3b Grammar: And now – Present perfect progressive with for / since 5 mins
• Focus attention on the Grammar box and point out the ‘NB’ – that some verbs aren’t usually used in the
progressive form.
• Board: Present perfect progressive:
How long … you been learning English? (have)
I’ve … learning English … two years. (been, for)
He … been … English … he left school. (has, learning, since)
• Ask students to copy the sentences and write in the missing words.
• Students compare the sentences with a partner before comparing them in class.
! If you want to spend longer on the grammar, look at the Language study on cb., page 18. Remind students
that they can also do the exercises online and refer them to the online codes.
3c Now you: How long have you been doing it? 5 mins
• You can give these alternatives as answers:
Board: I’ve been …ing … for ages. / I haven’t been …ing … for very long.
(M = man)
M: I’ve got this form from the bank that I have to fill in and it’s got lots of questions about my finances.
I think I understand most of it, but there are a couple of things I’m not sure of. Look here … It says
monatliche Miete. What exactly is that?
And here, on the next page … I don’t know what Währung means. And they want a Banküberweisung
from me – whatever that is! Can you explain what a Banküberweisung is?
Lesson notes ! The main focus of Step 3 is vocabulary extension, reading skills and a writing task.
Lesson notes
www You can download and copy a Project sheet (PS) to be used for the writing activities 1, 2, 3 and 5 in
Now I can: www.klett-sprachen.de/networknow/activities (Unit 1: Now I can)
Now I can: 5 mins • Ask students to look at Now I can: … at the top of cb., page 24. Remind them that the symbols refer
… to different skills or vocabulary items they learned in Unit 1 and were listed in the unit aims on the
photo page (cb., page 9).
Look back
Possible answers: online learning: … a growing trend …; you can learn what you want, where you want and
when you want …; it’s cheap because many Internet materials are free …; there are limits to online learning.
local currency: … money stays in the local area because you can only use it with local businesses …; people
invest in the place where they live …; it helps the local economy ...; you get to know the local tradespeople
…; it creates jobs locally.
economic bubble: … happens when suddenly everyone wants to invest their money in the same product …;
the price gets higher and higher until the bubble bursts …; the price crashes and people lose money.
Now look • Ask the class what they think an investment club is. (A group of people who look at the best ways to invest
forward their money together.)
Part 3 Saying what you have in common with someone else; Talking about money and finance
Part 4 Talking about present and recent activities; Talking about money and finance
I’ve been investing for years 10 mins
1/9–10
• Read out the first part of the instructions and play 1/9.
shares, gold
• Read out the second instruction and play 1/10.
2, 3, 4
Corrected sentences: 1 He and his colleagues have been buying shares for five or six years. 5 The price of
gold has risen in the last thirty years.
And 5 mins • Look back at the In this unit, you will learn to: … (cb., p. 9) to show your students how much they
finally … have learned in this unit, and say how well they’ve done.
• Show them the homework pages for this lesson – the Test yourself pages (cb., pp. 26/27).
• If you plan to use the extra pages (English worldwide, English at work and Story) in the lesson, you can
download some teaching notes for them from the Internet – see www.klett-sprachen.de/
networknow/lehrerhandreichungen. Students can also enjoy these pages at home.