Project B - Speaking

Money makes the world go 'round

Deze opdracht doe je samen met een klasgenoot.
Jullie gaan het hebben over 'Money makes the world go 'round'.

 

The quotation ‘money makes the world go round’ was first used in a musical play ‘ Cabaret’, it was written in the 1960’s. You have listened to the song in the listening assignment.

The play was a melancholy one, in one of the songs the female lead expresses her wish for love, the male protagonist replies with this line in the song.
The main aim of this line was to say that it is money that makes the world turn, not nobility or love. It highlights the fact that our society is heavily dependent on money.

 

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