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How the Stock Market Works
Category: Money and Wealth
Skill: Listening
Level: Intermediate
Type of Material: Video
Lesson Plan
Vocabulary Preview
Which of these words do you know already? Which ones are new to you?
Listen to (your teacher, tutor, or a native English speaker) pronounce them.
Repeat or say them for yourself.
Vocabularystock(s) bond(s) share(s) invest(or) security(-ies) commodity(-ies) broker digital navigate daunting currency(-ies) metal(s) account transaction(s) trend(-ing) speculation optimistic weird trillion(s) scandal(s) |
Expressionsstock exchange farmer’s market flea market real estate financial assets get rid of a “beast” |
Pre-Listening
Think about the topic. What do you know about it already?
Why do companies sell shares of stock?
Why do investors want to buy stocks?
What information would you like to learn about stocks?
Listening
Watch the video to find out how the stock market works.
Post-Listening
Summarize the article in your own words. Tell a partner about what you have heard.
Questions for Comprehension
- What kinds of things can you invest in?
- Besides stocks, what are other financial assets you can buy?
- When you buy stock, what are you actually buying?
- What happens when you buy a stock?
- What does a broker do?
- What happens when stocks go down?
- What happens when stocks go up?