Time VOCABULARY BANK

1 VERBS WITH TIME

Complete the sentences with the right verb from the list.
give have kill make up for run out of save spare spend take up waste take (x2)

1 I a lot of time playing games on my computer instead of studying.

2 If you take the highway, you'll time - it's much quicker than the local roads.
3 I bad three hours to wait for my flight, so I sat there doing sudoku puzzles to time.
4 There's no hurry, so your time.
S W hen my mother was young she never had the chance to travel. Now she's retired and wants to ____
lost time - she has booked a trip around the world.
6 The novel is 700 pages long and I'm a slow reader. It's going to me a long time to finish it.
7 I'd bener go home now. If I'm late again, my dad will me a hard time.
8 I would like to go camping with my friends this weekend, but my final tests are next week, so I
can't the time.
9 My children all my time - I never seem to get to read a book or watch a movie!
10 New York's such a fantastic city! You're going to the time of your life there.
11 Let's not spend too long at the museum or we'll time. We have to get the train back at 10:30
and there are lots of other things I want to see.

2 PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES WITH TIME

Complete the prepositions column with a preposition from the list.
at (x2) before by for from in off on to
Prepositions
I I'm really punctual, so I hate it when other people aren't time.
2 I've never heard of that singer. He must have been my time.
3 the time we got to our hotel, it was nearly midnight.
4 I missed the birth of my first child. I was on a plane the time.
S He's been working too hard recently. He needs some time
6 If we don't take a taxi, we won't get to the airport time the flight. ________
7 I don't eat out very often, but I do get takeout time time.
8 He suffers from back pain, and it makes him a little irritable times.

3 EXPRESSIONS WITH TIME

Match sentences 1-10 with A-J.
I The referee's looking at his watch.
2 He hardly spoke to me at lunch.
3 I'm really looking forward to my vacation.
4 I'm sorry, I can't help you this week.
S I can't afford a new computer.
6 She's sure to find a job eventually.
7 I think I need to take up a hobby.
8 Stop writing, please.
9 I really thought I was going to be late.
A But in the end I got to the airport with time to spare.
B He spent the whole time talking on his cell phone.
C Time's up. The test is over.
D I'm a little short on time.
E I've got time on my hands since I retired.
F I'll have to make do with this one for the time being.
G It's only a question of time.
H It must have been taken a long time ago.
I There isn't much time left.
This time next week I'll be lying on the beach.

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IO You look very young in that photo.
Can you remember the expressions on this page? Test yourself or a partner.
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Money
1 NOUNS FOR MONEY
OR PAYMENTS
Match the words and definitions.
budget charge down pfil'.ment
donation fare fees fine grant
installment loan lump sum
overdraft savings will
1 the money that
is available to a person or
organization
2 a swn of money
that is given by the government or
another organization to be used for
a particular purpose, e.g., education
3 money that a bank
lends and somebody borrows
4 an amount of money
you pay for professional advice
or services, e.g., to a lawyer or
architect
5 the money you pay
to travel by bus, plane, taxi, etc.
6 the amount of
money sb asks for goods
and services, etc.
7 money that you
keep in the bank and don't spend
8 money that you give
to an organization such as
a charity in order to help them
9 a sum of money that
must be paid as punishment for
breaking a law or a rule
10 one of a number of
payments that are paid regularly
until sth has been paid for
lI a sum of money
that is given as the fust part
of a larger payment
12 a legal document
that says what is to happen to
sb's money and property after
they die
13 the amount of
money that you owe to a bank
when you have spent more than
is in your bank account
14 an amount of money
that is paid at one time and not
on separate occasions
VOCABULA RY BA NK
2 MONEY IN TODAY'S SOCIETY
a With a partner, say what you think the bold phrases mean.
I We live in a consumer society, which is dominated by spending money
and buying material possessio11-:
2 The standard of living has risen a lot over the last ten years.
3 People's income has gone up, but inflation is high, so the cost ofliving has also risen.
4 House prices are rising, and many young people can't afford to buy a home.
5 People who have mortgages or loans have co pay high interest rates.
6 A lot of people are in debt /dct/, and have problems paying their mru:tgages /'m::>rg1d31z/.
7 Some people make money by buying and selling shares ofstock on the stockml[ket.
8 Our currency is unstable and exchange rates fluctuate a lot.
b Which aspects of the sentences above are true in your country?
3 A DJECTIVES RELATED TO MONEY
Look at the Oxford Learner's Thesaurus entries for rich and poor.
Match the synonyms to their definitions.
rich adj. rich, i!_ffiuent, loaded, wealthy, well-off
I / having a lot of money, property, or valuable possessions
2 (rather formal) rich and with a good standard of living.
The - Western countries are better equipped to face the problems of&lobal warmill(J.
3 (often used in negative sentences) rich: His parents are not very - .
4 [not before noun] (very informa0 very rich: Let her pay. She's - .
poor adj. poor, broke, hard up, �nniless
1 ---�having very little money; not having enough money for basic needs
2 (literary) having no money, very poor: She arrived in 1978 as a virtually-refaBee.
3 (informa0 having very little money, especially for a short period of time:
After he lost hi sjob he was so - he couldn't afford to eat out at all .
4 [not before noun] (informa0 having no money: I'm always - by the end
of the mottth.
4 IDIOMS RELATED TO MONEY
a Match sentences 1-8 with A-H.
1 Maria has a ten-bedroom house. A He has more money than sense.
2 Jack's broke again. B No way. He's really tight-fisted.
3 The dinner special is only $6.99. C We're in the red (opp in the black).
4 Her income doesn't cover her expenses. D It must have cost a fortune.
5 Our company lost money this year. E That sounds like a good deal.
6 Do you think Mark will lend me the money? F I'm not surprised. He spends
7 Dan has bought two sports cars. money like water .
8 They have a luxurious lifestyle which G They're living beyond their means
they can't really afford. H She can't make ends meet.
b With a partner say what you think the bold idioms mean.
Can you remember the words and expressions on this page?
Test yourself or a partner.
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 Place and movement VOCABULARY BANK

a Complete the column on the right with one of the words. Sometimes there is more than one possibility.
1 above/over
a She lives in an apartment a store.
b [n a few minutes we'll be flying Ho Chi Minh City.
c The plane flew the clouds.
2 below/ under
a We kept an eye open for speed cameras as we drove the bridge.
b She lives on the floor us.
c There's a wastepaper basket the table.
A beneath (forma0 = below, e.g., He considered suchjobs beneath him.
3 off/away
a I fell my bike and cut my knee.
b She walked from me and didn't look back.
c The thief ran with her camera.
4 in/inside/into
a We decided to eat because it was cold on the terrace.
b He poured some juice his glass and drank it.
c Please keep this document a safe place.
S on/on top/on top of/ onto
a Don't leave the towel the floor. Pick it up.
b I'm going to put your books the shelf so they're not in the way.
c The toddler climbed the chair and then stood up.
d It's a chocolate cake with cream
A upon (formal) = on, e.g., The child sat upon hisfather's knee.
6 out�de/out/out of
a Take your hands your pockets.
b Let's meet the movie theater.
c He took his wallet and gave the driver a twenty-dollar bill.
7 across/ through
a We walked a very dense forest until we came out into a clearing.
b He was walking the road on a crosswalk when he was hit by a car.
c We can go the park to get to Kate's house. It's a shortcut.
8 along/past/around
a He walked the corridor until he reached the door.
b lf you go the supermarket, the church is on your left.
c She drove the traffic circle twice because she wasn't sure which exit to take.
9 to/toward
a Jane has gone the hair salon.
b lf you walk the beach, you'll see the hair salon on the right after about 100 feet.
10 in/at
a T called David at home, but they told me he was the cafe.
b There are some sofas and armchairs the cafe, so we can relax and read
the newspaper.
c Turn left the lights, and you'll see it on your right.

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b Test yourself with the words on the page by covering rhe right-hand column
and trying to remember the missing words in the sentences .
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Travel and tourism
1 NOUNS AND NOUN PHRASES
a Complete the missing words. What do you
think they mean?
Grand
Central
Terminal
-guided t
Every day at 12:30 p.m.
FLY!tw!new
8 Cheap r
b airline that
offers cheap flights to
hundreds of destinations.
VOCABULARY BANK
b Complete each definition with the correct word.
____ [cl an act of traveling from one place to another, and usually
back again: o business - , o school- to Ecuador, Tomorrow there will
be a boat - to the island. They hod to make several - to bring all the
equipment over.
____ [cl an act of traveling from one place to another, especially
when they are a long distance apart: ft was o Jong and difficult - across
the mountains. They continued their - on foot.
____ [u) the activity of going to different places for business
or pleasure, especially over long distances: Her interests include music
and foreign-. Continued fighting makes - in the area dangerous.
air I train I space-. - insurance I- documents I- guide.
adapted from the Oxford Learner's Thesaurus
2 VERB PHRASES
N
Day t to Complete the collocations with the right verb.
iagara cancel extend go go on postpone I put off
start off I start out take out
Falls
travel insurance
- bus leaves at
9:00 a.m., return 2 on a journey / early
approx. 6:30 p.m. 3 a trip / a visit ( = finish later than planned)
4 ____ camping / backpacking / sightseeing
5 an outing / a trip / vacation / a safari / a cruise
6 a trip / a visit ( = reschedule it for a later time)
7 a trip / a flight / a visit ( = decide not to go)
3 ADJECTIVES AND PHRASES TO.DESCRIBE
PLACES
Match the adjectives and definitions.
visit Thingvellir
breathtaking dull lively off the beaten track
overgmyged over@ted pictu� spoiled tQyristy
National Park, 1 _____ with a better reputation than it really deserves
located 31 miles east of 2 boring
Reykjavik, this is one of Iceland's 3 designed to attract a lot of tourists
most spectacular landscapes 4 changed for the worse
and the s of the 5 full of life and energy
ancient Icelandic parliament.
6 far away from other people, houses, etc.
7 with too many people or things in it
lc- =-c �..,I
ffightJ to califomia and 8 very impressive or surprising, spectacular
the Far 9 pretty, especially in a way that looks old-fashioned
CALIFORNIA Can you remember the words on this page? Test yourself
from $1,577
or a partner.
JAPAN trom $1,173
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