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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.

Vocabulary

stock(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)

Expressions

stock 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?