When money is not worth much, it's tough for everyone. People who make things have to spend more money to get what they need. This means they have to charge more money for what they sell. Sometimes, they can't keep making things because it costs too much.

People are trying to fix this problem. They want to make it easier to buy and sell things in Africa. They hope this will help make money worth more again. But they need to do more to make things better.

Original news source: Weak currencies force up cost of living in Sub-Saharan Africa (BBC)

– News Summary
Instructions: Ask students to summarize the article's main points in their own words. They should try to do this in just two or three sentences, focusing on the essential information: money losing value, the impact on prices and difficulties for producers and sellers, and efforts to solve the problem.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Write a few statements about the article on the board (e.g., "The value of money is important for daily life," "It's easy to solve economic problems"). Students walk around the classroom and poll their classmates to agree or disagree with each statement. Afterward, discuss the results as a class to see the range of opinions.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Write down key vocabulary words from the article (e.g., "currency," "inflation," "economy," "goods," "market"). Divide the class into two teams. One student from each team will draw the word on the board without speaking or writing letters or numbers, while their team tries to guess the word.
– Pros and Cons
Instructions: Have the students work in small groups to list the pros and cons of potential solutions to the problem described in the article, such as government intervention or changes in trade policies. This encourages them to think critically about the issue and use language related to problem-solving and economics.
– Future Predictions
Instructions: Ask the students to imagine they are economists and to make predictions about the future of money and economy in Africa based on the article. They can write down their predictions and share them with the class. This activity helps with the practice of future tense and speculative language.

Money in some places in Africa is not ? as much as it used to be. This ? things cost ?, like food and bus rides. People there have to spend more money to buy the same ?. It's hard for stores to sell things because they cost more. When money is not worth much, it's ? for everyone. People who make things have to ? more money to get what they ?. This means they have to charge more money for what they sell. Sometimes, they can't ? making things because it costs too much. ? are trying to fix this ?. They want to make it easier to buy and sell things in ?. They hope this will ? make money worth more again. But they need to do more to make things better.

1. What is money?
2. How would you feel if the money you have buys less food than before?
3. Do you like shopping? Why or why not?
4. What do you think you can do if things become too expensive?
5. Have you ever seen prices go up for things like toys or candy?
6. Why do you think things cost more money sometimes?
7. How do you decide what to buy when you go to a store?
8. Do you think it's important to save money? Why or why not?
9. What is something you really want to buy but is too expensive?
10. If you had a store, how would you feel if things cost more to make?
11. Do you think it's hard for people when they can't buy what they need?
12. What do you think could help make money worth more?

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