5 Grammar Money talks

1 Work with a partner. Complete speaker A’s and speaker B’s sentences with words from the box.

account afford any balance bills borrow cash coins debt

enough few lend many much owe pay pay rent save some
Can I borrow 10?
Can you lend me
2  atch the speakers’ sentences in the grid below to make five conversations.
M
Speaker A

1 Could you    

lend 2 I need a new car, 3 I’m afraid I can’t 4 Have you got 5 We got three
me £10 until but even a used afford
    to go out any
    money on bills today –
   
tomorrow? one costs too tonight. you? electricity, gas and
much money
    water!
these days.

Speaker B

a Well, you’ll just b I don’t think so. I c That’s not good d Oh, don’t worry. I’ll e Again? But you
have to    
save up gave the last of my news. And the     for dinner.
pay owe
already    
for one.    
cash to that man rent
    on the flat me £20!
who was collecting is due tomorrow.
for charity. Why?

Speaker A

f We need a     few g I know, but I don’t h Already? Oh dear. i Perhaps I could j That’s really kind of
things from the haveenough
    money How’s our bank borrow
    some you, but you’ve paid
supermarket, and for my bus fare. account
    at the money from the for too    
many
I left my purse at moment? bank instead. meals out recently.
home.

Speaker B pay - debt - some

k OK, let me see. No, l I’m not sure. I’ll go m OK, but only if you n But we need to o They’ll just say no.
I’ve just got a few online and check promise to celebrate your You’re already
coins
    . Nothing balance
our     . pay
    me back promotion. And heavily in    
debt .
else. tomorrow. when you’ve got
some money, you
   
can take me out.

A B A B

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