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05 Nov ECONOMIC BUBBLE – English on Demand – guided video

Posted at 13:18h in B1 - Intermediate, Business, CNBC International, Complete Lesson Plan, Economics, Guided, Guided Video, Management

This interactive video focuses on the "five stages of an economic bubble" (yeah, I want to know which stage we're in, too!). Should we be panicking? Should we be putting our money under the mattress? Or just give it all to Elon Musk and hope...

04 Nov The Airbnb effect: why second homes have become so divisive – guided video

Posted at 10:48h in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Business, CNBC International, Complete Lesson Plan, Economics, Guided, Guided Video, Problem Solving

AirBnB - are you a lover or a hater? It provides holidaymakers a cheaper alternative to hotels but at what cost? What is the impact on the local economy? What are touristy cities like Florence doing to control the impact? What positive impact does AirBnB...

14 Oct How These Companies Cracked the Four Day Work Week

Posted at 09:54h in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Business, CNBC International, Management

Does a shorter work week actually make employees more productive, or is that just what companies tell themselves to feel better about the change?...

26 Abr Why it is so difficult to buy your first house in London

Posted at 13:42h in B2 - Upper-intermediate, CNBC International, Economics, Politics, Problem Solving

Why does one of the world's wealthiest cities make it nearly impossible for ordinary working people to own a home?...

25 Abr What is an economic bubble exactly and what have tulips got to do with it?!

Posted at 17:21h in B1 - Intermediate, Business, CNBC International, Economics, Technology

Can you name the five stages of an economic bubble without looking them up?...

27 Feb why does Japan work so hard?

Posted at 22:14h in B1 - Intermediate, Business, CNBC International, Popular Culture, Psychology

Is "dying for your company" a metaphor in your culture, or a literal risk in someone else's?...

18 Oct How do governments make money?

Posted at 12:24h in A2 - Pre-intermediate, B1 - Intermediate, Business, CNBC International, Economics, Management, Politics

If your company made a loss last year, did it pay zero taxes? Or is the picture more complicated than that?...

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