Activity | Fluent City
Video Lesson: Coronavirus: how to read the market reaction | Charts that Count English (Level 3)
BEFORE YOU WATCH
You will hear the words below in the video. Read the words. Write a definition for any word you don't know.
1. investors
2. market
3. rally
4. stocks
5. days
6. yields
7. progress
8. cent
9. time
10. growth
11. bond
12. fear
13. stock
14. risk
15. line
16. period
17. utilities
18. rates
19. economy
20. week
WATCH AND LISTEN
Watch the video. As you listen, pause and write down any words you want to learn.
WHILE YOU LISTEN
As you listen, fill in the blanks using the adjectives below.
  • double
  • further
  • future
  • global
  • high
  • political
  • primary
1. markets
2. polls
3. yields
4. whammy
5. growth
6. weakening
7. relief
SPEAKING PRACTICE
Discuss with a partner.
  • What does the video say about the market?

Video Information

General Details

  • Financial Times
  • CEFR Level of Vocabulary: B1
  • CEFR Level of Grammar: A2

Verb forms used:

  • 16 present simple affirmative
  • 7 present perfect affirmative
  • 6 gerund
  • 4 simple affirmative
  • 3 past simple affirmative
  • 3 present continuous affirmative
  • 2 conditional affirmative
  • 2 infinitive
  • 2 present passive affirmative
  • 1 past perfect affirmative

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