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RICH: RICH, WEALTHY, WELL-OFF, LOADED, COMFORTABLE, FILTHY RICH, WELL-HEELED
POOR: POOR, SHORT OF MONEY, BROKE, DIRT POOR, EMPTY-HANDED, BAD OFF, BUSTED, STONE BROKE, HARD UP
VERB COLLOCATIONS: Match the verbs on the left with the phrases!
1. spend money a) to a beggar
2. lose money b) on food
3. give money c) in a will
4. save money d) at the casino
5. leave money e) by walking to work
6. lend money f) in a new business
7. invest money g) into the bank
8. waste money h) to a friend
9. pay money i) for your holiday
10. change money j) on silly things
MONEY, MONEY, MONEY
Fill the blanks with the appropriate words given:
pension, grant, fee, salary, income, ransom, maintenance, interest, pocket money, wage, bonus, bail
1. A ………………… is what your earn weekly.
2. A ………………… is what your earn monthly or annually.
3. Your annual salary plus any other money you can earn is your ……………….. .
4. A ………………… is paid to a professional for some work – a lawyer, for example.
5. …………………… is given by parents to children.
6. People who have retired receive a …………………… .
7. …………………… is paid by a man to his ex-wife.
8. …………………… is extra money you receive monthly or annually if you keep money in the bank.
9. Some people receive a ……………………. once a year if they have done a good job or if the company has had a good year.
10. A …………………. is money given to you to help you with your studies or to travel.
11. A …………………. is an amount of money that is paid to free someone who is held as a prisoner.
12. ……………………. is an amount of money left with a court of law to make sure that a prisoner will return when their trial starts.
GLOSSARY
bad off – pénztelen
bail – óvadék
beggar – koldus
bonus – külön juttatás, prémium
broke – le van égve
busted – csóró
dirt poor – nincstelen
empty handed – nincstelen
fee – honorárium
filthy rich – mocskosul gazdag
grant – adomány, ösztöndíj
hard up – szűkölködő
income – jövedelem
interest – haszon, kamat
loaded – tele van pénzzel
maintenance – tartásdíj, fenntartási költség
pension – nyugdíj
pocket money – zsebpénz
poor – szegény
ransom – váltságdíj
salary – fizetés
stone broke – egy fityingje sincs
to be comfortable – jól szituált
to be short of money – pénz híján lenni
to change money – pénzt váltani
to invest money – pénzt fektetni valamibe
to lend money to sb – pénzt kölcsönadni vkinek
to save money – pénzt spórolni
to waste money on sth – pénzt kidobni vmire
wage – heti bér
wealthy – jómódú
well-heeled – pénzes
well-off – van mit a tejbe aprítania |
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