Money Vocab

Listen to a song about money and complete it with the words below. What is Ka-ching?
______________________________________________
afford blow broke credit card earn
greedy loan
mall
mortgage spend
______________________________________________
We live in a __________________little world-that teaches every little boy and girl
To __________________as much as they can possibly-then turn around and
Spend it foolishly
We've created us a __________________mess
We __________________the money that we don't possess
Our religion is to go and __________________ it all
So it's shopping every Sunday at the __________________.
Chorus
All we ever want is more
A lot more than we had before
So take me to the nearest store
Can you hear it ring
It makes you want to sing
It's such a beautiful thing--Ka-ching!
Lots of diamond rings
The happiness it brings
You'll live like a king
With lots of money and things
When you're __________________ go and get a l__________________
Take out another __________________ on your home,
consolidate so you can __________________
to go and spend some more when you get bored
Now look at words 1-10 in the song and match them with their meanings.
A __________________ (verb)
to give or pay money for something
B __________________ (noun)
money that a person or a bank lends you
C __________________ (verb)
to have enough money to buy something
D __________________ (noun)
a shopping centre
E __________________ (adj)
having no money (informal)
F __________________ (noun)
a small plastic card you use to buy things
G __________________ (verb)
to get money by working
H __________________ (adj)
wanting more money, etc. than you really need
I __________________ (verb)
to spend a lot of money on something (informal)
J __________________ (noun)
the money a bank lends you to buy a house
Listen again and read the lyrics. What do you think the song is saying?
1. Money always makes people happy
2. The world has become obsessed with money
3. The singer would like to have more money
Money Vocabulary!
Complete with a verb in the correct tense
be worth
borrow
cant afford
inherit
invest
lend
charge
owe
save
cost
earn
take out
1 My uncle died and left me 2000
waste
I ______________ 2000 from my uncle.
2 I put some money aside every week for my next holiday I ______________ money every week
3 I asked my brother to give me 10 until next week.
I _____________ 10 from him
4 My brother gave me 10 until next week
He _____________ me 10
5 I often spend money on stupid things.
I often _____________ money
6 I dont have enough money to buy that car.
I ______________ to buy that car
7 I had to pay the mechanic 100 to repair my car.
The mechanic ______________ me 100
8 I went to the cash machine and got 200
I ____________ 200 from the cash machine
9 I bought a book. It was $25.
The book ____________ (me) $25
10 Jim gave me 100. I havent paid it back yet.
I ______________ Jim 100
11 I bought some shares in British Telecom
I ______________ some money.
12 I work in a supermarket. They pay me $2000 a month. I _____________ $2000 a month

13 I could sell my house for about $200,000
My house ___________ about $200,000.
Prepositions
1. I paid _______ the dinner last night
2. When can you pay me _______ the money I lent you?
3. Would you like to pay _______ cash or _______ credit card?
4. I spent $50 _______ books yesterday.
5. I dont like lending money _______ friends.
6. I borrowed a lot of money _______ the bank.
7. They charged us $60 _______ a bottle of wine.
Nouns
Match the words and definitions
cash machine coin loan mortgage note salary tax

1. ________________ A piece of paper money
2. ________________ A piece of money made of metal
3. ________________ Money a person gets for the work he/she does.
4. ________________ Money that you pay to the government
5. ________________ Money that somebody (or a bank) lends you.
6. ________________ Money that you borrow from a bank to buy a house.
7. ________________ A machine inside or outside a bank where you can get money.
Present perfect and past simple

Shelley and Ben are having an argument about money. Read what Shelley says and complete the
dialogue with Bens answers from the box below. Then try to guess the last answer.
Weve had it for at least three years. Maybe longer.
Its old
No. What is it?
Why not?
Yes Ive just bought it.
I cant
Shelley: Is that a new camera?
Ben: Yes, Ive just bought it.
Shelley: Whats wrong with our old camera?
Ben: ____________________
Shelley: Old? How long have we had it? A year?
Ben: ____________________
Shelley: Three years? Im sure we bought it last year. Look. We cant afford a new camera.
Ben: ____________________
Shelley: Have you seen this?
Ben: ____________________
Shelley: The gas bill. It arrived this morning. And we havent paid the phone bill yet. Take it back to the
shop and get your money back.
Ben: ____________________
Shelley: Why not?
Ben: Because ________________________________________________________________________
Underline five examples of the present perfect and two examples of the past simple.
Past simple:
Used for: a completed action in the past
When you say exactly when something happened: I went there in 1998. I bought it on Saturday
We often use it with past time expressions e.g. January, last week etc.
Present perfect
Used for past experiences: Ive been to London, but I havent been to Oxford
Recent past actions: Ive cut my finger
With yet and already: Ive already done my homework
When we dont say exactly when something happened: Ive just bought a new computer
How long + present perfect simple to ask about an unfinished period of time: How long have you been
together?
We use the present perfect when there is a connection between the past and the present
Complete the dialogues with the past simple or present perfect

Ive already seen that film twice (already/see)
1 A How long ____________________ at university? (you/be)
B I ____________________ two years ago. Im in my third year now. (start)
A Do you live with your parents?
B I ____________________ with them for the first two years but then I ____________________ into a
student hostel last September and I ____________________ there since then (live,move,live)
2 A ____________________ a job yet? (your brother/find)
B Yes, he ____________________ work in a hotel. (just/start)
3 A ____________________ to Nobu- that new Japanese restaurant? (you,ever,be)
B Yes, we ____________________ there for my birthday (go)
A What was it like?
B The food ____________________ fantastic but it ____________________ a fortune! (be/cost)
Interview each other using the questionnaire:
Have you ever?

(waste) money on something youve never used
(sell) anything on the internet
(lose) a credit card or your waller
(save) for something for a long time
(win) any money e.g. in a lottery
(be) robbed
(lend) money to someone who didnt pay you back
Have you recently?
(buy) anything on the internet)
(be) to a mall or shopping centre
(buy) anyone a present
(use) a credit card
(take) money out of a cash machine
(borrow) money from someone in your family
Ive never saw Star Wars

He left quite early but he yet hasnt arrived
He has been a teacher since 1990
She have never been to Istanbul
What year have you left school?
I have been to Egypt last summer
I lived in that house since 2002
I lent him 50 last week
We dont see each other since we left school
Have you ever written a poem?
I sent her an email last week, but she doesnt reply yet
I was in Madrid last week
Which of these sentences best describes your attitude to money?

1. All I want is enough money to enjoy life.
2. Money is very important to me. Id like to earn as much as possible.
3. I would be happy to live with less money and fewer possessions.
Youre going to read an article about a woman who lives with no money. Why do you think she
does it? How do you think she survives?
My Life Without Money
1. What was Heidemaries job? __________________________
2. How does she survive? _______________________________________________
3. Why did she decide to give everything up/ what does she want to show?
________________________________________________________________________
4. What possessions does she have now? ____________________________________

5. How did the experiment start? __________________________________________
6. Where does she live? ___________________________________________
7. Does she still work? _______________________________________________
8. What does she do when she needs something? __________________________
___________________________________________________
9. What did she do with the money she earned from her book? ___________________
Match the highlighted phrasal verbs to their definitions. Write the verbs in the infinitive.
1 throw away
put into the rubbish bin e.g. Please that rubbish
2 _________________ stop (doing something) e.g. he wants to. Smoking

3 _________________ arrive, appear e.g. I invited 20 people to my party but only 10 will turn up.
4 _________________ give something to somebody without wanting anything in return
5 _________________ start a new company or organization
6 __________________ be responsible for somebody or something e.g. Nurses people in hospital
Speaking
Do you agree with Heidemarie that
- all jobs are equally important
- most people dont like their jobs
- people judge you according to how much you earn
2 What do you think of Heidemarie?
Would you like to have her as a friend?
Would you give up everything to live without money?
My life without money

Heidemarie Schwermer, a 63-year-old German woman, has lived
without money for the last ten years, and has written a book about
her experiences called My life without money.
At the age of 54 Heidemarie gave up her job as a psychotherapist, gave away all her money and her flat
and threw away her credit cards. Today, apart from a few clothes (three sweaters, two skirts, two pairs
of shoes, and a coat) and a few personal belongings, she doesnt own anything.
It all began as a one-year experiment. In her home city of Dortmund she set up a swapping circle where
people swap services without using money, for example, a haircut for a mathematics class. To prove that
this could work she decided to give up using money for a year. But when the year ended she continued
and has not used money since then.
At first she house-sat for friends who were on holiday. She stayed in their house in return for watering
the plants and looking after their animals. At the moment she is staying in a student residence where she
can sleep, have a shower, or use a computer in return for cooking for the young people who live there.
She also works as a psychotherapist. Before, I treated very wealthy people but now I help anyone who
turns up. Sometimes they give me something in return, but not always.
Heidemarie says, ;I can live thanks to my contacts. A lot of people who know me understand what Im
doing and want to help me. When I need a bus ticket, for example, or a new tube of toothpaste I think,
Who can I ask? What can I give them in return? If I want to go to the cinema, I might offer to look after
somebodys children for the afternoon.
It is one of the mistakes of our society that most people do something they dont like just to earn money
and spend it on things they dont need. Many people judge you according to how much you earn. In my
opinion, all jobs are equally important. You may not earn a lot of money but you may be worth a lot as a
person. Thats my message.
So what did she do with all the money she earned from the sales of My life without money?
I gave it all away

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What job did Heidemarie have?

What job did Heidemarie have?

Why did Heidemarie decide to give up everything?

Why did Heidemarie decide to give up everything?

Listen to a song about money and complete it with the words below. What is Ka-ching?

to give or pay money for something

money that a person or a bank lends you

to have enough money to buy something

having no money (informal)

a small plastic card you use to buy things

to get money by working

wanting more money, etc. than you really need

to spend a lot of money on something (informal)

the money a bank lends you to buy a house

1 My uncle died and left me 2000

I _____________ 10 from him

4 My brother gave me 10 until next week

5 I often spend money on stupid things.

I often _____________ money

6 I dont have enough money to buy that car.

I ______________ to buy that car

7 I had to pay the mechanic 100 to repair my car.

The mechanic ______________ me 100

8 I went to the cash machine and got 200

I ____________ 200 from the cash machine

9 I bought a book. It was $25.

The book ____________ (me) $25

10 Jim gave me 100. I havent paid it back yet.

I ______________ Jim 100

11 I bought some shares in British Telecom

I ______________ some money.

12 I work in a supermarket. They pay me $2000 a month. I _____________ $2000 a month

My house ___________ about $200,000.

cash machine coin loan mortgage note salary tax

Present perfect and past simple

Complete the dialogues with the past simple or present perfect

Interview each other using the questionnaire:

Have you ever?

Ive never saw Star Wars

Which of these sentences best describes your attitude to money?

4. What possessions does she have now? ____________________________________

put into the rubbish bin e.g. Please that rubbish

2 _________________ stop (doing something) e.g. he wants to. Smoking

My life without money

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