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ARGENT de POCHE

POCKET MONEY

= "money for small personal expenses" (Merriam-Webster)

 


Facts - Listening -
Activities to print
- Lesson plans -
Cartoons
- Songs - Videos

(Updated on 13/02/2013)

 


Related pages :

MONEY (Vocabulary and Activities) - MONEY (Civilization) - 'Buy Nothing Day' -

YOUTH

 

 

 

FACTS :

  • Pocket money 'cut for youngsters'
    "The average weekly amount fell from £6.24 a week in 2009 to £5.89 a week this year,
    the bank's poll of eight to 15-year-olds found...
    "Teaching children how to manage their own pocket money is a great first step to building
    good financial awareness in our youngsters."

    (BBC)
    See Lesson plans

 

 

LISTENING :

 

  • Spending Money (esl-lab.com)
    I. Pre-Listening Exercises II. Listening Exercises III. Post-Listening Exercises
    'Did you receive allowance from your parents when you were child? How about now?
    Did you have to do household chores to earn the money? How did you spend it?"

 

ACTIVITIES TO PRINT :

 

LESSON PLANS :

 

  • Pocket money and pester power (British Council)
    Theme: Young people's spending habits in the UK, teenagers working.
    Introduction
    1. Your consumer habits (with a questionnaire)
    2. Pocket money and pester power
    3. How do you compare?
    4. Class survey
    5. Discussion

    +
    CLASSROOM MATERIALS

 

CARTOONS : (Si le lien est inaccessible, enregistrer l'image pour obtenir la taille initiale.)

Allowance
(cartoonstock.com)

 

The only source of revenue
(cartoonstock.com)

 

 

SONGS :

  • Pocket Money by Carole King (metrolyrics.com)
    "No friends, no dreams, no pocket money.
    So, I'm gonna keep movin'.
    No pocket money."

 

VIDEOS :

  • Pocket Money
    "A beautifully shot film accompanied by a simple, poignant poem read by two children to highlight the stark contrast
    between youngsters who have and youngsters who have not."

    (YouTube)
  • POCKET MONEY (BBC)
    "Yvette's learning to deal with the financial side of life. She just bought a new phone with the money she saved up from babysitting.
    She has heard that British children get the most pocket money in Europe.
    She doesn't get much pocket money - but she's quite satisfied with what she is given."