2010.08.31 - Szegények és gazdagok – szókincs

MAI LECKE

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.
 

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