16 CB. Low-cost heaven. Vocabulary: Cheap or expensive

16 CB. Low-cost heaven. Vocabulary: Cheap or expensive

Multiple Choice

A: Are you sure we can afford to eat here? The prices are _____! It’s way outside our ______.

B: You’re just overreacting. It’s a Michelin restaurant, it’s good ______ for money.

• outorbitant; affordance; cost

• exorbitant; budget; value

A: Are you sure we can afford to eat here? The prices are exorbitant! It’s way outside our budget. 

B: You’re just overreacting. It’s a Michelin restaurant, it’s good value for money. 

Multiple Choice

A: Oh my, this antique lamp is amazing! And the price is ______!

B: Are you kidding me? It’s a ______ robbery. Let’s get out of here.

• reasonable; highway

• sound; subway

A: Oh my, this antique lamp is amazing! And the price is reasonable! 

B: Are you kidding me? It’s a highway robbery. Let’s get out of here. 

Multiple Choice

A: You should get a taxi from the city to the airport, taxis are ____ cheap in Bangkok.

B: Well, I wouldn’t be so sure. A friend of mine told me some cheeky taxi driver ripped him ______, the taxi ride cost him pretty ______.

• dirt; off; penny

• filthy; out; coin

A: You should get a taxi from the city to the airport, taxis are dirt cheap in Bangkok. 

B: Well, I wouldn’t be so sure. A friend of mine told me some cheeky taxi driver ripped him off, the taxi ride cost him pretty penny. 

Multiple Choice

A: Are you sure that you want to pay _____ dollar for this phone? To say that it’s ______ is to say nothing.

B: It’s the best model on the market. With the latest technology and these awesome new features it’s a real ______.

• high; pricy; treaty

• top; pricey; bargain

A: Are you sure that you want to pay top dollar for this phone? To say that it’s pricey is to say nothing. 

B: It’s the best model on the market. With the latest technology and these awesome new features it’s a real bargain. 

Multiple Choice

A: Have you seen that the ring I want has been marked _____?

B: It still costs an arm and a ____, 10% off makes no difference at all.

• down; leg

• below; hand

A: Have you seen that the ring I want has been marked down? 

B: It still costs an arm and a leg, 10% off makes no difference at all. 

Multiple Choice

A: I’ll have to opt for staycation this year, the prices for airplane tickets are ____-high. If I decided to go somewhere, I’d be paying through the ____. I guess, I’ll just have to travel during the low season.

B: Why don’t you check out some hot tours or low-cost airline? They usually cost next to _____.

• fly; throat; zero

• sky; nose; nothing

A: I’ll have to opt for staycation this year, the prices for airplane tickets are sky-high. If I decided to go somewhere, I’d be paying through the nose. I guess, I’ll just have to travel during the low season.

B: Why don’t you check out some hot tours or low-cost airline? They usually cost next to nothing. 

Multiple Select

Choose all the correct expressions for "very expensive":

• exorbitant price

• highway robbery

• a real bargain

• cost an arm and a leg

• cost petit penny

Multiple Choice

to rip someone off

• to decive

• to overcharge

• to scam

Multiple Select

Choose all the correct expressions for "fair price":

• resonable

• a real bargain

• good value for money

• sky-high

• pricey

Multiple Choice

having a lower price than before:

• marched down

• made down

• marked down

Multiple Select

Choose all the correct expressions for "to pay a lot for something":

• pay top euro

• pay pretty penny

• pay through the nose

• pay from the nose

Multiple Select

Choose all the correct expressions for "very cheap":

• dirt cheap

• cost next to nothing

• cost near nothing

• pay petit penny