OFTEN COSTS Actividades de la unidad INTRODUCTION MONEY AND BUSINESS VOCABULARY PDF WINNI Me iT HE LOTTERY | READING AND SPEAKING AMATERIAL WORLD REVISION AND EXTENSION OF CONDITIONAL SENTENCESINTRODUCTION WORKSHEETS IN THE FOLLOWING SLIDES YOU WILL FIND THE WORKSHEETS WE USED TO INTRODUCE THE TOPIC OF "MONEY" 4. MONEY AND BUSINESS PS aah SHOULD HAVE sa ae DEE i SUCCESS.comWarm-up activity Discuss the following in small groups. How much? Which of the following do people talk about in your country? e¢ Money in general. e Your savings account. ° Your salary. e Your taxes. e Your rent. e The cost of a dress or a suit you ¢ The price of your house or are wearing. apartment. Your Money and You Work through the questionnaire with a partner. Tick the answer you agree with. 1 Which of these sayings about money do you agree with? a There’s no such thing as a free lunch. b_ Easy come, easy go. c Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves. 2 A good friend asks you to lend him or her £1000. You can afford it. Do you... a write a cheque without a second thought? b_ make an excuse, saying you have no spare cash at the moment? c say yes, but ask when you'll get your money back? 3 You have won a £5000 prize. Do you ... a put it all in your savings account in the bank? b_ spend it on something you have wanted for a long time? c look at your bank account a month later and realise it has all gone? 4 Your partner asks you to sit down and plan next year’s budget. What do you say? a ‘Why bother? We never stick to it anyway.’ b_ ‘A good idea. A bit of planning will help us.’ c ‘I've already done it.’ 5 Do people usually consider you to be... a_a bit of a Scrooge? b_ careful with your money? c aspendthrift? 6 You see a beggar on the corner of the street. Do you ... a_ walk by because you never give money to beggars? b_ give all your small change? c take a good look at the person, and give some small change if you think it will be well spent.? 7 In the office, people are organising a syndicate to buy lottery tickets on a regular basis. Do you ... a join in for fun? b_ not join in, because you already buy your own lottery tickets? c not join in, because you never win anything anyway? 8 You receive your monthly bank statement. Do you... a_ toss it on one side and forget about it? b_ open it immediately and check it? c put it in the pile of mail you intend to deal with at the weekend.Your Score da3 bS5c1 2a5 b1c3 S3atb3c5 4a5b3c1 5a1b8c5 6alb5c3 7adb3ci 8 a5b1c3 Analysis 30 or more You are extremely generous, and have a carefree attitude to money which enables you to enjoy life. However, this could land you in serious difficulty if times ever get hard. Watch that overdraft! A bit of careful planning from time to time could well be a good idea. Keep a little in the bank for a rainy day! 17-29 You are not interested in money itself, but in what it can do for you. Your attitude is very reasonable, and you may occasionally be a big spender, but only for a good cause and if you are sure you have the money in the bank. You may not know the price of a loaf of bread or a pint of milk, but you will probably always be able to afford them. 16 or less You are more interested in money for its own sake than for what it can do. In fact you may well be a bit of a misery! You enjoy adding up and subtracting, and hate the modern consumer-orientated society in which spending money seems to be a full-time activity. Go on — go out and enjoy yourself for once. You know what they say: you can’t take it with you!WON 1 Nouns for money or payments Match the words and definitions. budget charge deposit donation fare fees fine grant instalment loan lump sum overdraft savings will 1 10 ll 12 _ the money that is available to a person or organization ______ asum of money that is given by the government or another organization to be used for a particular purpose, e.g. education __________ money that a bank lends and somebody borrows ~ an amount of money you pay for professional advice or services, e.g. to a lawyer or architect _ the money you pay to travel by bus, plane, taxi, etc. the amount of money sb asks for goods and services, etc. money that you kcep in the bank and don't spend ________ money that you give to an organization such as a charity in order to help them _______ a sum of money that must be paid as punishment for breaking a law or a rule ______ one of a number of payments that are paid regularly until sth has been paid for __ a sum of money that is given as the first part of a larger payment __a legal document that says what is to happen to sb’s money and property after they die ________. the amount of money that you owe to a bank when you have spent more than is in your bank account _________ an amount of money that is paid at one time and not on separate occasions 2 Money in today’s society a With a partner, say what you think the bold phrases mean. We live in a consumer society, which is dominated by spending money: and buying material possessions. The standard of living has risen a lot over the last ten years. People’s income has gone up, but inflation is high, so the cost of living has also House prices are rising and many young people can’t afford to buy som People who have mortgages or loans have to pay high interest rat A lot of people are in debt /det/, and have problems paying their Some people make money by buying and selling shares on the Our currency is unstable and exchange rates fluctuate a. NAW Rw LH 2 b Which aspects of the sentences above are true in your coun 3 Adjectives related to money Look at the Oxford Learner's Thesaurus entries for rich and poor. Match the synonyms to their definitions. rich adj. rich, affluent, loaded, wealthy, well-off 1 I having a lot of money, property or valuable possessions 2, _ (rather formal) rich and with a good standard of living. The ~ Western countries are better equipped to face the problems of global warming. 3 (often used in negative sentences) rich: His parents are not very ~ . 4 _____ [not before noun] (very informal) very rich: Let her pay. She's ~ . poor adj. poor, broke, hard up, penniless, | _____ having very little money; not having enough money for basic needs 2 ____ (literary) having no money, very poor: She arrived in 1978 as a virtually ~ refugee. 3 ______ (informal) having very little money, especially for a short period of time: After he lost his job he was so ~ he couldn't afford the price of a beer. 4 ______ [not before noun] (informal) having no money: I’m always ~ by the end of the month. 4 Idioms related to money a Match sentences 1-8 with A-H. 1 ‘They've got a ten-bedroomed house. A_ He’ got more money than sense. 2 Jack’s broke again. B_ No way. He's really tight-fisted. 3 That restaurant has good food at C I'min the red (opp in the black). a reasonable price. D It must have cost a fortune. 4 Their income doesn’t cover their E Its good value for money. basic expenses. F I’m not surprised. He spends 5 I have an overdraft at the bank. money like water. 6 Do you think Mark will lend me the money? G They’re living beyond their means. 7 Dan has bought two sports cars. H They can’t make ends meet. 8 They have a luxurious lifestyle which they can’t really afford. b With a partner say what you think the bold idioms mean. Can you remember the words and expressions on this page? Test yourself or a partner.