B1 – Intermediate
Credit cards are plastic cards that lets you pay for goods or services and can be paid for either at the end of a set period which is normally a month. They are also known as plastic money and even more secure than cash.
Listen to this audio and read the transcript about credit cards.
https://listenaminute.com/c/credit_cards.html
Vocabulary Questions:
- What does the expression “to be the thing of the future” mean? “Many years ago I read that credit cards were the thing of the future.” Use this phrase in a sentence.
- What does the word “note” mean here, “People are still using notes and coins.“? Use this word in a sentence.
- What does the word “mile” mean in this sentence, “When you use your card, you get air miles and every six months you can cash them in for presents.“? Use this word in a sentence.
Discussion Questions:
- What do you like most about credit cards?
- In what ways are credit cards better than cash?
- What do you usually use your credit card for?
- Do you think we’ll still be using credit cards twenty years from now? Explain.
- Would people be in a better financial situation without credit cards? Explain.