1. TED Talk Michael Sandel (An American political philosopher at Harvard University) ‘Why we shouldn’t trust markets with our civic life’

2. Vocabulary A surrogate = A person who substitutes for someone, or replaces someone E.g. a surrogate mother A yacht (Pronunciation!)

3. Vocabulary To outsource = To obtain goods or services by contract from an outside supplier. E.g. ‘We outsource some of the cleaning work in the building, especially during busy times.’ __________________________________________________ To undermine = To lessen, weaken, damage E.g. If people in a team fight together, that can undermine the team’s effectiveness.

4. Vocabulary A ‘concierge’ Real meaning = Someone who takes care of an apartment. Meaning in context: ‘a concierge doctor’ = a doctor who is on duty most of the time. __________________________________________________ To crowd out = Not to allow any space for something E.g. Traditional industries were crowded out with the growth of newer industries.

5. Vocabulary A guinea pig = AND A person who is used for experimentation or research (Informal language) E.g. 1,000 students volunteered to be the guinea pigs for the new vaccination research.

6. Form groups of 3 Page 1 Read aloud the seven bullet points. (Take it in turns to read one point each.) Discuss the answers to questions 2, 3, 4 and 5 on Page 1. Prepare to give me some of your answers!

7. Listen and fill in the gaps Here's a question we need (1) ________ rethink together: What (2) ____________________ role of money and markets in our societies? Today, (3) ________________ very few things (4) ________________ can't buy. If you're sentenced (5) ________________________ in Santa Barbara, California, you should (6) ________________________________ standard accommodations, (7) __________________ prison cell upgrade. It's true. For how much, (8) __________________? What would you guess? Five hundred dollars? It's not the Ritz-Carlton. It's a jail! Eighty-two (9) ____________________. Eighty-two (10) ____________________. If you (11) ______________________ park and don't want to stand in the long lines (12) ____________________rides, (13) _____________________ solution. In many theme parks, you can pay extra (14) ________________________. They (15) __________________ Fast Track or VIP tickets.

8. Here's a question we need to rethink together: What should be the role of money and markets in our societies? Today, there are very few things that money can't buy. If you're sentenced to a jail term in Santa Barbara, California, you should know that if you don't like the standard accommodations, you can buy a prison cell upgrade. It's true. For how much, do you think? What would you guess? Five hundred dollars? It's not the Ritz- Carlton. It's a jail! Eighty-two dollars a night. Eighty-two dollars a night. If you go to an amusement park and don't want to stand in the long lines for the popular rides, there is now a solution. In many theme parks, you can pay extra to jump to the head of the line. They call them Fast Track or VIP tickets.

9. Pronunciation 1 For Can Of To That An Them

10. Pronunciation 2 A big_apple A good_essay A brown_insect A nice_office A red_umbrella

11. Answers to questions 1-10 1.Stand in line ( wait in a queue) 2.Paying private contractors to fight 3.Non-material goods, such as personal relations, family life, health, education, politics, law, civic life 4.Inequality. (Rich people may have better access to healthcare) AND Changing the value given to something 5. Giving students money for reading books and for good grades

12. Answers (cont.) 6. Will money replace higher motivations? (Studying for the sake of studying is a ‘higher motivation’ here.) 7. Markets can change the value of non-material goods, and hence undermine values worth caring about. 8. Those practices are now done for money, not for other reasons. 9. We fear disagreement. 10. Inequality now means we all lead separate lives. The rich and poor do not mix.

13. Page 4, Section D: Discussion questions Discuss!

14. Homework (self-study) Listen again at home and do the extension activity on page 5. (Download the TED Talk tape script to find the answers.) AND Watch Michael Sadler on Youtube. Funny and interesting, 10 minutes.