More money—or more shopping?
Compare past and present prices, suggest simple savings, and explain what you would keep.
Open A2 lessonEconomy & everyday life · A2–C2 + Curious Teens
A2 B1 B2 C1 C2 Curious Teens
Same Money. Smaller Basket.
The cost of living—and the things we refuse to give up
Real price charts. Practical choices. Plenty to disagree about. Five adult levels and a teen edition, each with 60 minutes of material and optional extensions.
When the budget stops stretching
Explain changes in spending, compare saving strategies and support a preference with reasons.
Open B1 lessonThe economy at the checkout
Interpret price evidence, weigh the hidden costs of saving and evaluate measures to protect purchasing power.
Open B2 lessonWhat the average cannot afford to overlook
Qualify economic claims, assess unequal impacts and defend a policy using explicit conditions and counterarguments.
Open C1 lessonThe price of a reassuring story
Interrogate competing measures of welfare, identify inferential limits and negotiate a defensible policy under uncertainty.
Open C2 lessonYour money has entered hard mode
Make a budget stretch, challenge a money-saving tip and defend the small things you would keep.
Open Curious Teens lessonEach version includes original reading, usable expressions, comprehension, discussion, charts and student-only PDFs. Hamburger Helper and instant ramen make a brief appearance; your dinner choices supply the conversation.
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