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Money

a. Fill the gaps in the text with a word from the box.

ATM cash cash machine charity

cheque credit debit fortune
generous invest overdrawn save
savings stock market wealthy withdraw

Money
You can (1) … save … money in a bank account and this money is called
your (2) ………………… You can spend (3) ………………… (= notes and
coins) to buy things, or you can write a (4) ………………… If you use a
(5) …………………card the money comes straight out of your bank account. If
you use a (6) ………………… card you pay later. If you have a cash card
(7) (US ………card) you can (8) ………………… (= take out) money from your
bank account at a (9) …………………………… If you spend more money than
is in your account you are (10) ……………………………

Some people (11) …………………money, for example in the (12) ……………

…………………, and make a (13) …………………………… (= a large amount
of money). People who have a lot of money are rich / (14) …………………,
and someone who often gives money away, for example to (15) ……………..,
is (16) ……………………………

b. Fill the gap in each question with a word from the box above.

1 Do you know anyone who likes to ………………… money (for example in the …………… market)?
2 Do you know anyone who often ……………. money ……………, for example to …………………?
3 Who is the most ………………………. person you know? Has s/he ever given you anything?
4 If you were very …………………, what would you spend all your money on?

Think about your answers to these questions. Ask another student. Make up your own questions too.

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Answers
Oxford Wordpower Dictionary
Money
a.
1 save
2 savings
3 cash
4 cheque
5 debit
6 credit
7 ATM
8 withdraw
9 cash machine
10 overdrawn
11 invest
12 stock market
13 fortune
14 wealthy
15 charity
16 generous

b.
1 invest, stock
2 gives money away, charity
3 generous
4 wealthy

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