{"id":25289,"date":"2023-04-15T17:10:31","date_gmt":"2023-04-15T15:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=25289"},"modified":"2023-04-28T03:09:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T01:09:17","slug":"money-traditions-from-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2023\/04\/money-traditions-from-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Money Traditions from Around the World"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As they say, money is the fuel that keeps the world turning. A country&#8217;s cultural beliefs are frequently mirrored in how they view its currency because money is such an integral element of that nation&#8217;s identity. But how much do we really know about global beliefs, customs, and superstitions around money?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video about money customs from all over the world.<\/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=\"Unique Money Traditions from Around the World!\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f4Wfpo6BNc8?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 <strong>&#8220;tight-knit&#8221;<\/strong> mean? <em>Most of these customs involve generosity within a family or <strong>tight-knit<\/strong> community.<\/em> Use it in a sentence.<\/li><li>What does the idiom <strong>&#8220;pay it forward&#8221;<\/strong> mean? <em>&#8220;If someone had a good day, they can pay it forward with an anonymous free coffee to an unknown person.&#8221; <\/em>Use it in a sentence.<\/li><li>What does the word <strong>&#8220;sneak&#8221;<\/strong> mean in this sentence, <em>&#8220;The elf <strong>sneaks <\/strong>in to take the tooth and leaves money behind.&#8221;<\/em>? Give 2 synonyms of the word.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What unique money traditions do you have in your country?<\/li><li>Which of the traditions from the video is practiced similarly in your country?<\/li><li>Do you know of any superstitions involving money?<\/li><li>How important is money to you?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate As they say, money is the fuel that keeps the world turning. A country&#8217;s cultural beliefs are frequently mirrored in how they view its currency because money is such an integral element of that nation&#8217;s identity. But how much do we really know about global beliefs, customs, and superstitions around money? 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