Giving Away Your Fortune

B2 – Upper Intermediate

If you were a millionaire or a billionaire, would you be willing to give 99% of your fortune away to charity and leave almost nothing to your children?

Discover why Mark Zuckerberg along with many other super rich decided to give their fortune to charity.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/6-minute-english/ep-160218

Discussion Questions:

1. What do you think of what Mark Zuckerberg and others like him did with their wealth?
2. If you would give your fortune away, who/which organization/cause would you give it to?
3. Do you agree with what Andrew Carnegie believed in, that wealth should be spent to make the world a better place?
4. How are you making a difference in your own little way?

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2 replies on “Giving Away Your Fortune”

1. What do you think of what Mark Zuckerberg and others like him did with their wealth?

In my opinion, it’s important that Zuckerberg and people like him provide funding for research, development and educational projects. Maybe they won’t change the world but they will make it rather better.

2. If you would give your fortune away, who/which organization/cause would you give it to?

Donating to the causes we care about not only benefits the charities themselves, but it can also be deeply rewarding for us too. If I have to consider charities to donate money to, various well-established organizations pop into my mind. And I’ll probably choose UNICEF because they do a well-known work with the child.

3. Do you agree with what Andrew Carnegie believed in, that wealth should be spent to make the world a better place?

Yes, I agree with Andrew Carnegie. But the question should be how many money must we spend to do it? it’s difficult to know how we can do that and truly make a difference.

4. How are you making a difference in your own little way?

Besides donating a small amount of money to NGOs every year I work as a volunteer in local organizations where I can help out. Sometimes I use social media (Facebook, Tweeter, Instagram,..) to raise money for good causes.

You keep impressing. Thank you for relentlessly practicing your writing skills through this exercise. Keep at it!

Here is a bit of a better way to phrase some points in this sentence:

And I’ll probably choose UNICEF because they do a well-known work with the child.
Hence, I’ll probably choose UNICEF because they are well-known for their works for the children of the world.

Until your next entry!

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