Unit 6: MONEY MATTERS

A ord: permitirse

Be short of: andar corto de

Borrow: pedir prestado

Budget: presupuesto

Cash: dinero efectivo

Discount: descuento
Charge: cobrar, cargar

Expenses: gastos
Fee: precio, tarifa

Lend: prestar, dejar

Go broke: arruinarse

Note: billete
Make the best

Owe: deber
Odd jobs: trabajo esporádico

Pay ( someone ) back: devolver el dinero

Queue: hacer cola

Pocket money: paga

Rent: alquilar

Pro t: bene cios, ganancias

Request: solicitar

Purchase: comprar, adquirir

Show around: mostrar un sitio a alguien

Salary: sueldo
Stu : trastos, cosas

Savings account: cuenta de ahorro

Suit: ir bien

Split the cost: repartir gastos

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 • Do you think that money can buy love?
SPEAKING • Have you ever bought a lottery ticket?
• Have you ever found any money? If so,
• About how much did you spend on presents
what did you do with it?
last year?
• Have you ever given money to a beggar?
• About how much do you usually spend
• Have you ever given money to a homeless
each day?
person?
• Are you good at saving money?
• Have you ever had any money stolen from
• Do you enjoy shopping?
you?
• Do you ever buy second-hand things?
• How important is money to you?
("used things")
• stock market? • If you had no money, do you think you
could be happy?
• Do you often put money in the bank?
• How much do you think it costs to stay at a
• Do you sometimes buy things that you don't
hotel in London?
need?
• How much do you usually spend each
• If so, give some examples.
month on entertainment?
• Do you sometimes give money to charities?