Vocabulary

1. Read and translate the words with help of a dictionary which refer to the theme “Money matters”.

be worth borrow can’t afford charge cost earn inherit invest lend owe save take out waste

Complete these sentences with a verb in the correct tense.

1. My uncle died and left me £200. I … £200 from my uncle.

2. I put some money aside every week for my next holiday. I … money every week.

3. I asked my brother to give me €10 until next week. I … €10 from him.

4. My brother gave me €10 until next week. He … me €10.

5. I often spend money on stupid things. I often … money.

6. I don’t have enough money to buy that car. I … to buy that car.

7. I had to pay the mechanic €100to repair my car. The mechanic …€100.

8. I went to the cash machine and got €200. I … €200 the cash machine.

9. I bought a book. It was $25. The book … (me) $25.

10. Jim gave me $ 100. I haven’t paid it back yet. I … Jim $ 100.

11. I bought some shares in British Telecom. I … some money.

12. I work in supermarket. They pay me €2000 a month. I … €2000 a month.

13. I could sell my house for about €200,000. My house … about €200,000.

 

2. Read the quotation from a science fiction novel. Which planet do you think it is describing? What are” the small green pieces of paper’? What does the author think about them?

 

“This planet has-or rather had- a problem, which was this: most of the people living on it were unhappy for pretty much of the time. Many solutions were suggested for this problem, but most of these were largely concerned with the movements of small green pieces of paper, which is odd because on the whole it wasn’t the small green pieces of paper that were unhappy.” Douglas Adams

 

U Listening [1, p. 23]

1. Listen to a new bulletin. How many different news items are there?

2. Listen again and answer the questions with a number.

1) How many people were injured in the car crash?

2) How fast the lorry was going?

3) How many workers have walked out of the Peugeot factory?

4) What pay rise do they want?

5) How many more unemployed is there this year?

6) How many are there in total?

7) By how much have house prices increased in the last five years?

8) How much does a three-bed roomed house cost in south-east England?

 

& Reading. Read the texts