Living and spending

LIVING AND SPENDING

MODuLe 2

Words of wisdom

The art is not in making money, but in keeping it.

(author unknown)

questions

How old are you?

Do you think that you are an adult?

Why do you think so?

Do you earn money?

Have you ever earned money?

Do you have your pocket money?

What do you spend your pocket money?

What do you think British teenagers spend their money on?

Words and phrases

• consumers: people who buy things for their own use
• retailer: shop owner/seller
• catching up: reaching the same level as something
• digging deeper into their pockets: paying out more money than usual
• handing out: giving away
• making ends meet: having enough money to live on
• resist: stop from doing something
• survive: live; get by
• student loan: money the government lends students to pay for their studies
• pocket money: money parents give children to spend as they wish
• household chores: routine jobs done around the house
• can’t afford to splash out: not having money to buy luxuries, expensive things
• shopping sprees: buying lots of things at the same time
• saving up: gradually collecting money by spending less than usual

translate

• A lot of consumers enjoy buying things during the sales.
• The biggest retailers usually have shops in the main city centres.
• Prices are always going up and so I’m digging
• deeper into my pockets just to pay for my basic needs.
• The government is handing out food packages to needy families.
• Both my mother and father have to work as they have problems trying to make ends meet .
• If I like a particular top or skirt, I can’t resist buying it in several colours.
• I can’t survive on less than £20 a week!!
• My parents aren’t rich so I’ll have to have a student loan at university.
• Most parents give their children pocket money every week.
• Many children have to do household chores like washing the dishes and making the beds.
• I can’t afford to splash out on new dresses for each wedding I am invited to.
• I always go on a shopping spree to buy things for my birthday party.
• I am saving up for a holiday abroad.

Which of the activities do you do/go/play?

• do: gardening, martial arts, aerobics, archery, weightlifting
• play: football, tennis, board games, baseball, basketball
• go: white-water rafting, fishing, skydiving, snowboarding, walking, climbing

Put down the words into your vocabulary

Cautious осторожный, осмотрительный

Creative творческий

Relaxed спокойный, уравновешенный

Quiet спокойный

Sensitive чувствительный

Imaginative одаренный воображением

Adventurous авантюрный

Brave смелый

Outgoing общительный, дружелюбный

Active активный

Strong сильный

Fit в хорошей физической форме

Determined решительный

sociable общительный

Reserved замкнутый, сдержанный

What kind of people usually enjoy these activities?

• gardening: cautious, creative, relaxed, quiet,

sensitive, imaginative

• white-water rafting/skydiving/snowboarding:

adventurous, brave, outgoing, active, strong

• fishing: cautious, strong, relaxed, quiet
• martial arts/archery: fit, strong, determined
• football/tennis/aerobics: fit, strong, outgoing,

sociable, determined, active

• board games: creative, cautious, quiet, sociable,

reserved, imaginative

IDIOMS

• To play it cool не терять самообладание

• To play it straight говорить прямо

• To play a joke on smb. подшучивать, сыграть шутку

Make up the dialogues

Greet and ask to help.

Ask for name.

Greet & express interest in taking a class.

Check spelling of name.

Give name.

Ask for contact number.

Confirm spelling

Ask which classes

.Give phone number.

Ask what is available.

interested in.

Ask if sporty or not.

Respond.

Give list of classes.

Choose one.

Ask about cost.

Give starting date.

Agree.

Give price.

Make closing remarks.

Say goodbye.