Managing Finances: A Comprehensive Guide to Spending, Saving, and More

TEMA 6: HOW MUCH?

CONSUMERISM

• Borrow: To take money or goods with the promise of returning them later.
• Coin: A small, flat piece of metal used as money.
• Earn: To receive money for work done.
• Exchange (n): The act of giving or receiving one thing in return for another.
• Exchange (v): To give or receive one thing in return for another.
• Lend: To give money or goods to someone with the expectation of being repaid.
• Make money: To earn money.
• Manage money: To control and plan how money is spent and saved.
• Note: A piece of paper money.
• Owe: To be obligated to pay back money or goods.
• Pocket money: Money given to a child for personal expenses.
• Rent: To pay for the use of something, such as a house or car.
• Save: To put money aside for future use.
• Spend: To use money to buy something.
• Trade: To exchange goods or services.
• Value: The worth of something.

SHOPPING

• Afford: To have enough money to buy something.
• Bargain: A good deal or price.
• Bill: A statement of money owed for goods or services.
• Brand name: A well-known and respected name or logo.
• Cash: Money in the form of coins or bills.
• Cheque: A written order to a bank to pay a specified amount of money to a person or company.
• Credit card: A card that allows you to borrow money to buy goods or services.
• Half-price: Half of the original price.
• On sale: Being sold at a reduced price.
• Produce: To make or grow something.
• Purchase: To buy something.
• Receipt: A written record of a purchase.
• Refund: Money given back to a customer for a returned item.
• Voucher: A document that can be exchanged for goods or services.
• Window display: A display of goods in a shop window.
• Worth: The value of something.

PHRASAL VERBS (1)

• Look after: To take care of something or someone.
• Look around: To examine something or somewhere.
• Pay back: To return borrowed money.
• Pay out: To give money to someone.
• Pick out: To choose something.
• Pick up: To take something up.
• Take back: To return something.
• Try on: To put on clothing to see if it fits.
• Try out: To test something.

PHRASAL VERBS (2)

• Bring in: To earn money.
• Deal with: To handle or manage something.
• Look into: To investigate something.
• Pay for: To give money for something.
• Pick on: To bully or tease someone.
• Plan on: To intend to do something.
• Take on: To assume a responsibility.
• Try for: To attempt to do something.

EXERCISES

1. Purchase, exchange, pocket money, half-price, a refund.
2. Back, out, up, on, back, out, after, out.
3. Lend, on sale, pocket money, owed, borrowed, paid back, manage your money.

RELATIVE PRONOUNS

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