{"id":24944,"date":"2023-03-06T10:33:31","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T09:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=24944"},"modified":"2023-03-07T05:43:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T04:43:11","slug":"reasons-unemployment-is-scary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2023\/03\/reasons-unemployment-is-scary\/","title":{"rendered":"Reasons Unemployment Is Scary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unemployment always sounds familiar to each and every one of us. Due to the fact that it is an issue that many people can relate to, it has long been one of society&#8217;s most pressing problems and a top concern for many governments all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please watch the video below to find out why unemployment is so scary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Why You&#039;re Thinking About Unemployment Wrong\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6yiLdTAzKMQ?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What does &#8220;<strong>scarce resource<\/strong>&#8221; mean, <em>&#8220;All of this is done with the aim of allocating <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">scarce resources<\/span><\/strong>.&#8221;<\/em> Use this in your own sentence.<\/li><li>What does &#8220;<strong>inner workings<\/strong>&#8221; mean, <em>&#8220;Behind this definition, there is something much bigger going on, something that teaches us about the <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">inner workings<\/span><\/strong> of the economy.&#8221;<\/em> Use this in your own sentence.<\/li><li>What is &#8220;<strong>free market<\/strong>&#8220;? <em>&#8220;<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Free market<\/span><\/strong> economics does miraculously work quite well to get people paired up with jobs all over this country and world.&#8221;<\/em> Use this in your own sentence.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What do you think of unemployment? Should we be concerned about it?<\/li><li>Is unemployment one of your nation&#8217;s most pressing societal issues? Why or why is it not the case?<\/li><li>Explain &#8216;natural unemployment&#8217;. Share your thoughts on it.<\/li><li>Have you ever been without a job? Talk about this situation.<\/li><li>How does unemployment impact our lives and the country&#8217;s economy?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate Unemployment always sounds familiar to each and every one of us. Due to the fact that it is an issue that many people can relate to, it has long been one of society&#8217;s most pressing problems and a top concern for many governments all over the world. 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