Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Debt listening questions

Here are the three questions from tonight's listening on debt:

1) What was most surprising about what Canadians said about debt?
2) Why are people getting so deeply in debt?

3) What does ‘financing consumption’ mean?

Listen to the newscast again, and try to think about answers to the questions for tomorrow.


Click onto the part that says 'listen to the story'.

2 comments:

  1. Hi Stuart & Everybody.

    Although trying for many times I can't access to the "debt listening" podcast. It's said that's corrupt file...
    So I try to listen to another thing, I fell on this:
    http://www.cbc.ca/player/Digital+Archives/Economy+and+Business/Banks/ID/1864244040/
    and at 2:48 ++ 2:52 I heard something like that from Mrs. Margaret Atwood:
    … we’re going over our head not only on personal level but…
    In this context does that mean like 2.

    go over somebody's head
    1./ to talk to or deal with someone's boss without talking to them first I really don't want to go over her head but if she won't listen to me I have no choice.
    2./ if a piece of information goes over someone's head, they do not understand it The bit about tax went straight over my head - was it important?

    So if this is correct I'm getting rich today, philosophically speaking.
    Anyway, I always try to be "on the funny side of the street", Ha Ha Ha... I'm done with my "homework".

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va29hvaDY10

    Keep your coat and take your hat
    Leave your worries on the doorstep
    And just direct your feet
    To the FUNNY side of the street... (corrected DK version)

    So long...

    Paul VT


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  2. Hi Stuart & Everybody.

    Although trying for many times I can't access to the "debt listening" podcast. It's said that's corrupt file...
    So I try to listen to another thing, I fell on this:
    http://www.cbc.ca/player/Digital+Archives/Economy+and+Business/Banks/ID/1864244040/
    and at 2:48 ++ 2:52 I heard something like that from Mrs. Margaret Atwood:
    … we’re going over our head not only on personal level but…
    In this context does that mean like 2.

    go over somebody's head
    1./ to talk to or deal with someone's boss without talking to them first I really don't want to go over her head but if she won't listen to me I have no choice.
    2./ if a piece of information goes over someone's head, they do not understand it The bit about tax went straight over my head - was it important?

    So if this is correct I'm getting rich today, philosophically speaking.
    Anyway, I always try to be "on the funny side of the street", Ha Ha Ha... I'm done with my "homework".

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va29hvaDY10

    Keep your coat and take your hat
    Leave your worries on the doorstep
    And just direct your feet
    To the FUNNY side of the street... (corrected DK version)

    So long...

    Paul VT

    ReplyDelete

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