Roadmap B2 - 5A - Vocabulary Quiz: Phrases and Definitions

What does it mean to 'get into debt'?

• D) To donate money to charity

• C) To invest in a business

• B) To owe money to someone

• A) To save money for the future

What does it mean to 'live on something'?

• D) To travel to different places

• C) To give up on something

• B) To rely on something for sustenance

• A) To spend money recklessly

What does it mean to 'take out'?

• C) To get money from your bank account

• D) To clean something thoroughly

• B) To put something in storage

• A) To remove something from a place

What does it mean to 'cut back on something'?

• B) To reduce the amount of something

• D) To ignore something completely

• A) To increase the amount of something

• C) To maintain the same level of something

What does it mean to 'set aside'?

• D) To donate money to a cause

• C) To invest money in stocks

• B) To save money for a specific purpose

• A) To spend money on something unnecessary

I don’t know how they manage to _____ £55 a week.

• live on
• take out

• splash out on

• stock up on

We usually _____ tinned food at this time of year in case there’s bad weather.

• stock up on

• pay back

• set aside

• cut back on

I ____John ____ that £50 that I borrowed from him.

• got ... into

• cut ... back

• paid ... back

• took ... out

Over half of Tom’s monthly salary _____ paying his mortgage.

• lives on

• takes out

• sets aside

• goes on

We ________ a new kitchen because we wanted to enhance the functionality and aesthetics of our home

• cut back on

• took out

• splashed out on

• stocked up on