Money for nothing

What is the real value of money? Well, you never know. You may be extremely wealthy in one part of the world and really poor in another part. This is what happened in Turkey some weeks ago.

Here I present you some articles you can read about the topic:

• Q&A: Why is the Turkish lira in freefall and should we worry? (The Guardian)

• The threat Turkey's crisis poses to the world (CNN)

• Turkish financial crisis: Lira recovers as Ankara tries to calm markets (The Guardian)

News Review: Turkish lira falls: who's to blame? (BBC Learning English)

How to ASK FOR and GIVE DIRECTIONS in English 👉 Daily English Conversation (Part I) by 7 E S L

The English we need: Three ways to say ZERO . Do you know any words meaning ZERO?

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Greece, Europe and the future

Articles to read:

- The Guardian: Ten things people in Greece can't do...  

- The Guardian: Eurozone must not allow Greece....   

- Greece debt crisis   (BBC)    

- CNN: No! Greek vote shocks Europe  

Listening exercises:

• Third Greek bailout  

• Greek finance minister resigns after 'no' vote   

Linkers expressing cause and effect. (Interesting notes and activities to do)

How much do you know about economy?

We have recently corrected a Selectivity exam dealing the issue of emerging market giants. Here's an article to read:

Emerging market giants

LABOR REFORMS IN SPAIN

Read these articles about the issue:
- Spain approves labor reforms to boost sick economy
- Labor reform shows Spain's seriousness, says Germany
-  protests against the labor reforms to come in Spain.

Are we ready to work in Europe or is it just a strategy of the employers to make their employees work more for less money?

Are you interested in economy? Is this an economic crisis or a slight economic slowdown?

Let's read an article about economy (Brazil overtakes UK as sixth-largest economy) as it is an important issue that may be selected for your next Selectivity exam in June. Pay attention to the vocabulary and if you find any other article, please send it to me.