62 B2+ | 8. Klasse | Unit 02: Big bucks or no dough? Read the article about what young people learn about money in school. Some words are missing. Change the word in brackets to form the missing word for each gap (1–15). Write your answers in the spaces provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. LANGUAGE IN USE 3 Financial education: the absolute state of it! Talk to any young person about their plans for the future. Chances are they will share their stories of credit card debt and all their (0) (worry) about their financial future. They often don’t seem to see a way out of their financial difficulties. These are (1) (education) young people. How is it possible that they are not taught how to manage their budget at school? The national curriculum in England has actually included some finance studies since 2014. The curriculum should enable all pupils to manage their money on a day-to-day basis, and plan for future financial needs. They should also learn about the importance of (2) (budget). Despite the curriculum, a study conducted in 2020/21 reveals that more than a third of people aged 15 to18 haven’t received any financial education in school. As many as 67% of young people say they regularly worry about money. The vast majority of (3) (respond) (83%) actually want to learn more about practical money skills in school. These numbers speak for themselves: this is a highly (4) (problem) situation. Financial education is needed more than ever today. In Britain, personal debt is at an all-time high, and with rising rent prices, bigger university debts and slow wage (5) (grow), many are struggling to save money. In fact, a third of British people have less than £600 in (6) (save) while one in 10 has none at all. However, this could be turned around if greater (7) (significant) was placed on personal finance education and money (8) (manage) skills in schools. Today’s students need to gain financial (9) (confident) if they are to build a (10) (sustain) future for themselves. Even short-term decisions, such as choosing a mobile phone plan, require a level of financial (11) (understand). It is therefore clear that financial (12) (literate) has its place in the classroom. One possible reason for young people’s lack of practical (13) (know) of money management is that money is seen as a taboo topic. Research from 2019 shows that about a half of British people say talking about personal money matters is taboo in everyday conversation. Interestingly, this is more than people who find sex (42%), religion (26%) and politics (14%) to be taboo topics! How can we possibly move forward with finance education if so many people feel (14) (comfort) talking about money? It’s high time young people got (15) (suffice) personal finance education in schools. Let’s break this taboo around money and demand that the next generation is actually taught what is already in the curriculum. They will thank us for it later. 0 worries 8 1 9 2 10 3 11 4 12 5 13 6 14 7 15 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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