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Read people’s opinions about money and
underline the ones you agree with.
“Everything bad in the world happens because
of money. Rich countries shouldn’t spend
money on their armies, they should spend it
on helping poorer countries.”
Jane, New York.
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“I’ve been working all my life, so the
government should give me money now that
I’m old.”
Eric, Berlin
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“People today are
obsessed with money and possessions.
People in the old days didn’t care about it so much.”
Rita, Sao Paolo
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“People like actors and sportsmen earn too
much money. They don’t give enough
money to charity.”
Julie, Paris
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“In the future, people won’t use money.
Everything will be electronic payments.”
Kenzi, Tokyo
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“I don’t buy anything on the
Internet, because it isn’t safe.
Anybody could discover your bank details.”
Jim, Denver
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“IF MONEY DIDN’T EXIST,
THE WORLD WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE
TO LIVE IN, I MEAN, MONEY HAS BEEN
THE MAIN CAUSE OF CRIME, SOCIAL
DIFFERENCES, RACISM, ETC.”
DIMITRI, MOSCOW
Read people’s opinions about money and
underline the ones you agree with.
“It’s impossible to have
a good time without spending money.
Staying at home is too boring. I prefer going
to the mall or movies with my friends.
Chris, Los Angeles
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“There are many rich people who
Support artists in need.”
Elisa, Santiago
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underline the ones you agree with.
“It’s unbelievable how badly the wealth is
distributed in my country. There are people
eating from garbage cans and people who fly
their own planes.”
Isabel, Lima
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underline the ones you agree with.
“They say that money
doesn’t buy happiness, but rich
people seem to enjoy life more than
poor people.”
Frank, London
Read people’s opinions about money and
underline the ones you agree with.
“If you don’t have money
you don’t have access to education.
Therefore, you can never get a good job.”
Patty, Bangkok
Jane
Dimitri think that crimes
1. _____________
and ___________
happen because of money.
Julie
2. ____________
thinks that famous people receive too
much money.
Chris think money makes life more
3. ____________
interesting.
Rita
4. ____________
says that money is more important now
than in the past.
Kenzi believes that we will stop using coins
5. ____________
and bills.
Eric
6. _____________
claims that the government should give
money to old people.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Isable has a weekend job. M
We didn’t know the banks closed so early. A
Sam was really angry with the bank A
Gordon has made over $1,000,000 this year. A
How much money do you earn? A
The euro was introduced in 2002. A
Justine did a lot of work to buy her car. M
He’d never spent so much money before in
his life. A
do
How much money _______
you spend a week?
has never had a credit card.
Nick ______
Does William have a good job now?
______
is working overtime tomorrow.
Louis ______
did not
Sam was disappointed when he ______
get the job he applied for.
been working at the same
6. I’m bored—I’ve _______
company for twenty-five years.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
adjective
adverb auxiliary verb gerund main verb
modal verb noun preposition
a. I went to the mall and spent a lot of money. prep.
b. I don’t have a lot of possessions. a v
c. Sissy didn’t pay for her French lessons. They were
free. main
d. Kelly always wears very expensive clothes. adv
e. People today are obsessed with money and
possessions. adj
f. Rich countries should help poor countries more. m v
g. Money can make your life easier. noun
h. Shopping can be addictive. gerund
Now look at the definitions below and use one of
the grammar terms from 1 to complete each one.
a. A preposition
__________is a word that usually come before a
noun or a pronoun and shows the relation to another
part of the sentence.
b. A noun
_________ is a thing or a person or a place.
c. We use _________
adjective s to describe nouns.
verb
d. A ________
is used to talk about an action.
adverb s to describe verbs.
e. We use ________
verb is used to modify the main verb. By
f. An Auxiliary
________
making it negative. Changing tenses, etc.
verb is used to change the meaning of the main
g. Amodal
________
verb.
gerund in many different ways,
h. We can use the ________
including as a noun!
Look at the sentences. Are they talking about past (Pa).
Present (Pr) or future (Fu)? Be careful!
Harry’s going to the bank. pr
pa
I’d never seen so much money before in my life!
We’re going shopping on the weekend. fu
I’ve been working at this job for seven years. pr
Bill spends about twenty dollars a day. pr
In five years’ time. I’ll be earning over two hundred thousand
dollars a year. fu
g. If I hadn’t spent so much money at the club. I wouldn’t have had
to walk home. pa
h. Sally’s never had a credit card. pr
pr
i. I shouldn’t have spent so much money!
j. I wish I had more money., because then I could buy a car. pr
k. Francis found fifty pounds when he was walking down the street.pa
l. The euro was launched in 2002. pa
m. If I had more money. I’d go traveling this summer. fu
n. Jessica’s got a rich boyfriend who buys her everything! pr
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
All the words below are connected with money. Are they
nouns (n), verbs (v) or adjectives (adj)?
Use a dictionary to help you. Some words may belong to
more than one category.
bankrupt adj.,
____v. bargain
n.,
v. bill
____
n., v. bonus
____
n.
____
n., v. change
____
n., __
v.
____
borrow
v.
____
broke
v.,
adj. cash
____
cheap
adj.
____ check
n.,
v. coin
____
n., v. credit card
____
n.
____
adj.
____ debit card
n.
____
debt
n.
____
n.
currency ____
dear
earn
v.
adj. economical ____
adj. economy
____
economic ____
n.
____
gamble
v.
____
lend
v.
____
loan
n., v. lose
____
n.
____
v. poor
mortgage n.,
____
adj. rich
____
adj. spend
____
v
____
n., v. wealthy
____
adj. win
____
v
____
wallet
n.
____
waste
Complete the sentences with one of the words above.
currency
1. The dollar and the euro are both types of _________
2. As well as being bad for you health, smoking is also a
waste
__________
of money.
change for a ten dollar bill?
3. Have you got _________
loan from
4. Amy and Tom bought their house with a _______
the bank.
Spend/earn/borrow
5. David and Alice ___________________$15,000
a month!
Complete the sentences with the correct preposition.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
in debt. I owe the credit card
I’m really badly ______
company ten thousand dollars!
with a credit card?
Can we pay ______
Joanne must be really rich. She paid for her Ferrari
____cash!
in
on clothes. Try and save
Don’t spend all your money _____
something as well.
Can you pay ______
for the meal? I left my wallet at home.
Each of the pairs of words are frequently confused.
Choose the correct word for each sentence.
1.
a) This car’s very economic/economical. It does fifty
miles to the gallon.
b) The government’s economic/economical policy has
been criticized in the past week.
2. a) Can you borrow/lend me fifty dollars?
b) Can I borrow/lend fifty dollars?
3.
a) Luigi’s really lucky. He earned/won a thousand
dollars on the lottery.
b) Sam earned/won two hundred dollars a week when
he worked he worked over the summer.
Listen to the dialogue and answer the questions.
1.
How much does the salesman want to sell the car for?
$ 15,000
2. How much does the customer offer.
$ 5,000
3. How much does the customer pay.
$ 10,000
Now listen again and complete the phrases.
1.
for ?
How much are you selling it _________
bargain at (……..)
2. (……) it’s a __________
give you (……)
3. That’s really expensive. I’ll _______
less than (…)
4. Ma’am, I won’t accept anything ______
offer
5. (…..) and that’s my final ________
deal
6. Okay, it’s a ________