Money, money, money

Money, money, money

Listen to a song about money and complete it with the missing words.

Discuss the questions with a partner.

1 Have you ever wasted money on something you've never used?

2 Have you ever sold anything on the Internet?

3 Have you ever lost a credit card or your wallet?

4 Have you ever won any money in a lottery?

5 Have you ever lent money to someone and they didn't pay you back?

6 Have you ever been robbed?

7 Have you ever saved up for something for a long time and then thought it was a waste of money?

What is the difference in meaning between each pair of words

a bargain - a discount

a coin - a note

a cashpoint - a cash till

a credit card - cash

a currency - an exchange rate

a receipt - a bill

Explain the meaning of the following words

pocket money

a tip

a salary

a fine

Match

Match the following parts of the sentences.

• income

• scholarship

• donation

• benefit

• inheritance

Mark has a steady job with a regular ____.

Mary was awarded a ____ to attend London University.

The bank has promised a substantial ____ to the disaster fund.

She has been on unemployment ____ for a few years now.

The large ____ from his aunt meant he could afford his own flat.

• Mark has a steady job with a regular ____.

• Mary was awarded a ____ to attend London University.

• The bank has promised a substantial ____ to the disaster fund.

• She has been on unemployment ____ for a few years now.

• The large ____ from his aunt meant he could afford his own flat.

Drag and Drop

1 If you ​

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cash, I can give you a 10% discount.

2 I was finally able to ​

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my mortgage.

3 Can I ​

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card here?

4 Thanks for helping me out. I promise I will ​

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next week.

5 We still have to ​

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the repairs we've done in our house.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

pay in

pay off

pay by

pay back

pay for

Choose the incorrect word

Multiple Choice

money

• make

• earn

• waste

• spend

• do

Multiple Choice

fortune

• make

• cost

• win

• lose

• get into

Multiple Choice

tax

• take out

• owe

• pay

• raise

Multiple Choice

loan

• take out

• borrow

• pay off

• pay back

How would you feel if ...

were broke

were hard up

were well-off

were able to spend money like water

were loaded

were unable to make both ends meet

were skint