Ex.4. Match words from list A with words from list B that have a similar meaning.

A	B
purchase value perform exchange represent spend retain accumulate wealth	riches increase keep pay money for smth. change denote complete a task worth buy

 

Ex.5. Find suitable opposites to the following words:

to represent, popular, success, value, to trust, to accumulate, similar, easy.

 

Ex.6. Match the nouns in the left-hand column with the verbs in the right-hand column:

money     the value

assess decline in establish exceed fluctuate in reduce offset transfer borrow earn lose make save spend

 

Ex.7. What part of speech are these words? You can find out by looking in your dictionary.

	noun	verb	adjective
monetary	------	------	------
monetize	------	------	------
moneymaker	------	------	------
moneyed	------	------	------
money-grubber	------	------	------

 

Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian:

1. He doesn’t have much monetary sense; he’s always wasting his money.

2. The government monetized its bonds and spent the money on new projects.

3. That new saleswoman is already a moneymaker for our company.

4. She married a man from a moneyed family.

5. He is such a money-grubber that he won’t answer a question unless you tell him how much you will pay him.

 

Ex.8. The words in the box frequently occur before “money”.

 

Find combinations that mean:

1. money that is being used by the public as opposed to money left in bank accounts;

2. money easily available on loan at a low rate of interest;

3. extra money or high wages paid to people working in dangerous conditions;

4. money that is difficult to borrow because of high interest rates;

5. money that is not circulated or invested and does not earn interest;

6. an item that can be easily exchanged in the way that money can, although it is not money itself. It includes cheques and postal orders but not banknotes or coins;

7. money lent on condition that it must be repaid immediately if necessary;

8. money offered by someone to show that he/she is honest and truthful and will keep to all agreed terms and conditions;

9. the reward paid by the owners of a rescued ship or goods to the person or organization that saved it/them;

10. change for small purchases;

11. money which is moved from country to country to get the best return;

12. money paid to someone in return for keeping silent about a crime.