islcollective worksheets preintermediate a2 intermediate b1 upperintermediate b2 adults high school money 123873760954b4f788bcde71 36893300

have money to burn = be very rich money does not grow on trees =it’s not easy to earn money a fool and his money are soon parted =an unwise man Read the stories to remember money-related on the lef Mr Sterling is and verytryrich, Mr Needy isidioms poor.and Hephrases has defined will soon lose his money they say he has money to lived beyond his means for burn five years His favorite saying is that His wife used to bring money does not grow on home the bacon but she trees divorced him last year So He never helps anyone who needs money; he considers now he has to live from hand to mouth them to be fools “a fool and He has to buy second-hand his money are soon parted”, clothes because they are he claims dirt cheap He was born in a poor family, But he was not always his family was hard up They down-and-out In fact he were forced to get along on ran his own taxi company a shoestring He really went which he inherited from his from rags to riches with his father hard work Things started to go wrong They say he became rich for him when he first when he worked in the East; visited a local casino He he made a killing while in enjoyed gambling and the China drinks that were on the He is a tight-fisted cheapskate – when his colleagues at work chip in to buy a wedding gift for someone, he never joins them He is a real penny pincher He is always saving house Money burned a hole in his pocket He soon blew his and his company’s money The company was in the red for several months and soon went bankrupt Now he is trying to make a get along on a shoestring= live on very little money make a killing=make a lot of money tight-fisted / cheapskate = a stingy person chip in= pay jointly penny pincher = very careful with money a penny saved is a penny earned = saving money is the same as earning money beyond one’s means = more than one can afford to bring home the bacon = earn the family living to live from hand to mouth = live on little money dirt cheap = very cheap down-and-out = having no money on the house = provided for free to the clients Money burned a hole in his pocket = encourage to spend In the red = in debt Make a living = earn enough Task 1: Gap-filling Fill in the gaps with words/phrases from page 1 Money always burns when I go shopping He is extremely rich He always has the money to _ When I was 18 my family chipped and bought me a watch He made a _ when he was working in oil business My sister is the only person who works in the family She I lived beyond _ before I got my job The waiter said that we did not have to pay for the dessert because it was on _ I always give the real down- _ money when I see them begging in the streets CDs are dirt _ nowadays but they used to cost quite a lot 10 She is a divorced mum and does not have job She really has to live _ Do you agree or disagree with the following? Support your opinion ; give examples if you can Money is the root of all evil _ _ _ _ Task 2: Writing _ _ _ _ _ _ _