{"id":27853,"date":"2024-02-02T09:49:47","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T08:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=27853"},"modified":"2024-02-02T09:49:52","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T08:49:52","slug":"the-psychology-of-greed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2024\/02\/the-psychology-of-greed\/","title":{"rendered":"The Psychology of Greed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mahatma Gandhi once said, \u201cThe world has enough for everyone’s need, but not everyone’s greed.<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One must ask, where does this desire to accumulate things,\u00a0keep them for yourself, and not share them with others stem from?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to this audio and read the transcript to explore the psychology of greed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be ready to answer the questions that follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/learningenglish\/english\/features\/6-minute-english_2024\/ep-240118<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does \u201cto<\/strong> pull yourself up by your bootstraps<\/strong>\u201d mean, \u201cSome people indeed have worked themselves up <\/em>by their own bootstraps<\/em><\/strong> and get what they have because they worked hard<\/em>.\u201d Give 1-2 synonyms or similar expressions and use \u201cto pull yourself up by your bootstraps\u201d in your own sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does \u201cflip of a coin<\/strong>\u201d mean, \u201cThey talked about how they controlled their own outcomes, they talked about how it was the decisions they had made that had led to their being ultimately victorious, and not that\u00a0flip of a coin<\/strong>\u00a0that randomly got them into that position of privilege in the first place.<\/em>\u201d? Give 1-2 synonyms or similar expressions and use \u201cflip of a coin\u201d in your own sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201dto take credit for<\/strong>\u201d mean, “Interestingly, the rich players\u00a0took credit for<\/strong>\u00a0winning.\u201d<\/em>? Give 1-2 synonyms or similar expressions and use \u201cto take credit for\u201d in your own sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Is greed ever good? Share your thoughts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Talk about your opinion on this, \u201cIt\u2019s not greed itself that\u2019s bad, but the things we\u2019re greedy for.<\/em>\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Share your thoughts on this, \u201cWe\u2019re genetically built to want things that increase our social status<\/em>.\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. When someone feels financially better off than others translates into feeling better than others and the reason behind these feelings could be what money buys you, especially one thing: space. Share your thoughts on how well-off people don’t need others in their lives as much because they can afford to be in their own private bubble.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Talk about an instance you think you got a little greedy. How can it be justified?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      B2 – Upper Intermediate\u00a0 Mahatma Gandhi once said, \u201cThe world has enough for everyone’s need, but not everyone’s greed.\u201d. One must ask, where does this desire to accumulate things,\u00a0keep them for yourself, and not share them with others stem from? Listen to this audio and read the transcript to explore the psychology of greed. 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