Bài 15 - Kids and finance (Trẻ em và tài chính)

Kids and finance

Pre-listening
 

1. Vocabulary

debate	/dɪˈbeɪt/	(v)		thảo luận
whether	/ˈweð.əʳ/	(conj)		liệu rằng
kid	/kɪd/	(n)		trẻ nhỏ
investment	/ɪnˈvest.mənt/	(n)		đầu tư
stock	/stɒk/	(n)		chứng khoán
market	/ˈmɑː.kɪt/	(n)		thị trường
tax	/tæks/	(n)		thuế
revolve	/rɪˈvɒlv/	(v)		liên quan, xoay quanh
around	/əˈraʊnd/	(adv/ prep)		xung quanh
pay	/peɪ/	(v)		trả
savings	/ˈseɪ.vɪŋz/	(n)		tiền tiết kiệm
information	/ˌɪn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/	(n)		thông tin
consequence	/ˈkɒnt.sɪ.kwənts/	(n)		kết quả, hậu quả
burden	/ˈbɜː.dən/	(v/n)		đặt gánh nặng,gánh nặng
middle school	/ˈmɪd.ļ skuːl/	(n)		trường cấp 2
responsibility	/rɪˌspɒnt.sɪˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/	(n)		trách nhiệm
park	/pɑːk/	(n)		công viên
instead of	/ɪnˈsted əv/	(adv)		thay vì
worry	/ˈwʌr.i/	(v)		lo lắng
crash	/kræʃ/	(v)		thất bại, phá sản
state	/steɪt/	(n)		bang ( của một nước), các nước
drop	/drɒp/	(v)		rơi , hạ xuống
flip out	/flɪp aʊt/	(v)		lên xuống
parents	/ˈpɛərənts/	(n)		cha mẹ
consider	/kənˈsɪd.əʳ/	(v)		xem xét
income	/ˈɪn.kʌm/	(n)		thu nhập
finance	/ˈfaɪ.nænts/	(n)		tài chính

Expression

1. Be able to do somthing - có thể, có khả năng làm gì
E.g. They won't be able to sleep.

2. Kids are kids after all - Rốt cuộc thì trẻ con cũng chỉ là trẻ con thôi.

3. This kind of stuff - chuyện/ việc kiểu này

4. Too + adj + to do something: quá ... để làm gì đó
E.g. You're giving kids too much to worry.

2. Brainstorm

Nói về trẻ con và chuyện tài chính, có lẽ sẽ có những ý kiến trái ngược nhau về việc trẻ con có nên được dạy về tài chính hay không. Như vậy, có ý kiến sẽ cho rằng việc đó là cần thiết để trẻ phát triển và có ý thức về việc tiêu tiền. Nhưng có lẽ cũng sẽ có người có ý kiến rằng việc tiền nong sẽ làm cho trẻ phải suy nghĩ và lo lắng nhiều, không hợp với lứa tuổi của trẻ.

Listening

Hanna: So, next week I have to do a debate in my finance class.

Diego: Oh, really, what is your debate about?

Hanna: Our debate topic is about whether we should teach finance to kids, so things like investment and the stock market... things like tax.

Diego: OK, and what do you think about the topic?

Hanna: I think it is really important that kids learn about things like this, particularly in our society these days, where literally everything revolves around money. I mean, even when you're fourteen or fifteen, you go out and get a job and you have to start doing things like paying tax, and I mean, you're gonna have savings, and you can invest that if you wanted to and turn that into more money, so even when you're really young I think it is important to know this kind of information.

Diego: But don't you think that there's a lot of consequences when you're burdening kids from ... what was it - middle school, high school with financial responsibilities? I mean kids are kids after all. Shouldn't they be playing around ... going to the park instead of worrying about the stock market crashing in Europe or in the states?

Hanna: Well, they don't have to worry about the stock market crashing, but I think it is good if just they know a little bit of information about it.

Diego: But if they have all the information every time there's a drop in GE stocks, they're going to flip out and you know, they won't be able to sleep and you're giving kids too much to worry about in an age they shouldn't be worrying about these things. It is after all they're parents' responsibility to worry about these things, and eventually it's going to be their turn but I think it's just giving them something before they have to worry about it.

Hanna: So you think junior high school's too early to start to start teaching kids about this kind of stuff?

Diego: I think so. Yeah. Especially when you're making it because they have to take responsibility of their own money considering the fact that they don't even have an income.

Hanna: What if they do have an income?

Diego: Well, they're income would be like five dollars an hour, so I don't think they'll be investing anything of that.

Hanna: Well, you never know.

Diego: Maybe.

Post-listening

Âm “schwa”

Trong một từ, chỉ có trọng âm được nhấn mạnh, các âm khác ở dạng “yếu” , nghĩa là chúng ta đọc lướt qua các âm đó, không nhấn mạnh. Chúng ta gọi những âm này là âm schwa, với ký hiệu phiên âm là /ə/

E.g.

Our debate topic is about whether we should teach finance to kids.

Khi biết điều này, các bạn sẽ biết nên tập trung nghe ở đâu để hiểu được ý người nói.

Luyện đọc các từ sau. Chú ý không được nhấn mạnh vào âm schwa (các bạn có thể luyện theo cách phát âm trong từ điển Cambrigde.)
 

America	/ə'merikə/
photographer	/fə'tɔgrəfə/
about	/ə'baut/
amateur	/'æmətə/
conclusion	/kən'klu:ʒn/
familiar	/fə'miljə/

Bài tập: Nghe lại và điền từ vào ô trống

Hanna: So, next week I have to do a in my finance class.

Diego: Oh, , what is your debate about?

Hanna: Our debate is about whether we should teach finance to kids, so things like and the stock market... things like tax.

Diego: OK, and what do you think about the topic?

Hanna: I think it is really that kids learn about things like this, particularly in our society these days, where literally everything revolves around . I mean, even when you're fourteen or fifteen, you go out and get a job and you have to start doing things like tax, and I mean, you're gonna have , and you can that if you wanted to and turn that into more money, so even when you're really young I think it is important to know this of information.

Diego: But don't you think that there's a lot of when you're burdening kids from ... what was it - middle school, high school with responsibilities? I mean kids are kids after all. Shouldn't they be playing around ... going to the park of worrying about the stock market crashing in Europe or in the states?

Hanna: Well, they don't have to worry about the stock crashing, but I think it is good if just they know a little bit of information about it.

Diego: But if they have all the information every time there's a drop in GE , they're going to flip out and you know, they won't be able to and you're giving kids too much to worry about in an age they shouldn't be worrying about these things. It is after all they're parents' to worry about these things, and eventually it's going to be their turn but I think it's just giving them something before they have to about it.

Hanna: So you think junior high school's too early to start to start teaching kids about this kind of ?

Diego: I think so. Yeah. Especially when you're making it because they have to take responsibility of their money considering the fact that they don't even have an .

Hanna: What if they do have an income?

Diego: Well, they're income would be like five dollars an hour, so I don't think they'll be anything of that.

Hanna: Well, you never .

Diego: Maybe.

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