The Dark Secret Behind the Royal Family's Wealth | Empires of Dirt

This is a list of key vocabulary and expressions from the video in order of how useful they are. The student must choose 6 items from the list to study in the lesson.

Embarrassed

To belong (somewhere/ to someone)

To be worth

To hang up

A duty

To approve

Profit

To work out

To exploit (someone/ something)

To be in favour (of something)

To fund (something/ someone)

To be eager (to do something)

To pay off

To overlook (something/ someone)

You might have heard

Decent/ Half-decent

Appalling

It’s fair to say (that)

To stem (from something)

Staggering

To some extent

To line your pockets

To foot the bill

Inextricable

While you’re at it

15 conversation-provoking questions related to the article.

​1.      How much wealth do the royal family have, and is it easy to find out?

2.      Do the royal family pay the same taxes that normal people pay?

3.      What did the video say about the slave trade?

4.      What are some former colonies saying now, and what happened when William and Kate went to Jamaica?

5.      ‘I can’t understand why British people love the royal family so much.’ Is this true for you?

6.      ‘Tourists are much more likely to visit the UK because of the royal family.’ Do you agree?

7.      ‘We should feel sorry for King Charles, his life must be so stressful.’ Do you agree?

8.      ‘Being super-rich is just as stressful as being very poor.’ Do you agree?

9.      ‘History was the subject that I hated most at school.’ Is this true for you?

10.    ‘It’s possible to tell if a celebrity is a good or bad person, and it’s obvious that King Charles is a really nice bloke.’ Do you agree?

11.    ‘The UK should pay reparations to countries like Jamaica.’ Do you agree?

12.    ‘Inheritance tax for the super-rich should be at least 90%.’ Do you agree?