Unit 65 Money 2 1: Literal meanings F i l l i n the followlng words i n the denitions below:

fortune stinks lap loaded 1. I f a g u n has bul le ts i n i t , i t is 2. M y cat often sits on m y w h e n I 'm w a t c h l n g TV. 3. I f someth ing is extremely smelly, i t 4. A .' is a large a m o u n t of money. Note: T h e in formal word for the od B r i t i sh c o i n known as a shi l l ing (5p) was a bob.

2: A bit hard up Divide the following expressions into two groups:

A: Poor: B : Not exactly poor, b u t cer ta in ly no t rich:

a. living on the breadline e. my account's in the red b. enough to get by on f. a bit hard up c. nt very well off g. can't make ends meet d. ivithout a penny to his ame h . living from hand to mouth

Now complete these s i tuat ions u s ing the above: 1. We're going u p to London for the weekend. Do y o u w a n t to come?

> Fd love to b u t Fve j u s t pa l d ou t 600 on the car so Fm a at the moment .

2. W h a t was t h a t letter from the b a n k about? > F m afrald we're again.

3. What 's the pay l ike where y o u w o r k ? > No t very good, b u t It 's OK. It 's .

4. Th i s is a modern , indus t r ia l i s ed society b u t mlIUons of people i n th i s coun t ry are s t l l l l i v ing , j u s t surv l v ing .

5. I was t h i n k l n g of i n v i t i ng Jane a n d Dav id to come w i t h us to the opera, b u t I don ' t t h i n k they cou ld afford to. Dav id hasn ' t got m u c h w o r k at the momen t so they're no t at the moment .

6. M y sister's h u s b a n d has j u s t died a n d she is left alone w i t h 4 ch i ldren . I don ' t k n o w h o w she manages to

7. He's lost everything - j ob , house, car. Now he's l i v ing on the streets

8. M y j o b i sn ' t b a d b u t I don ' t ea rn enough to save m u c h or b u y any nlce th lngs . Fm basicaUy

Note: T h e 'breadline' i s the s i tuat ion where y o u are j u s t able to feed yourse l f and your family. I f y o u had any less, you would go below the breadline and not be able to surv ive .

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3: Rolling in it AI l these id iomat ic express ions m e a n sentences below us ing the correct form:

a. He's rolling in it, b. He's stinking rich. c. He's got money to burn. d. He's worth afortune. e. He could buy and sell you. f. He makes a good living. g. He Uves in the lap of livcury. h . He's very comfortable. i . He's loaded. j . He's not short of a bob or two.

very rich or well off. Complete the

"Money to bum? He could buy and sell the likes of us!"

1. M y sister's a n a c coun tan t a n d he r husband ' s a m e r c h a n t banker . They m u s t be i n i t l

2. M y brother 's j u s t got a new Job w h i c h pays double h i s od sa la iy . He was we l l p a l d before b u t n o w he's got money to

3. People who don ' t k n o w Mrs Crabtree t h i n k she's j u s t a poor od lady, b u t i n a c t u a l fact, she's p a r t of a very rich fami ly . She's p robab l y w o r t h a

4 . 1 w o u l d n ' t say I was r i c h . Let's j u s t say F m no t shor t o f . . 5. Look at the car P a u l drives a n d those A r m a n l su i t s ! He m u s t be . . . . . . . . . . . 6. M y dad was a b a n k manager so he's got a good pr ivate pensin. You cou ldn ' t

describe m y paren ts as rich, b u t they ' re very 7. Bob's j u s t got a t each ing j o b i n B r u n e i - b i g tax-free sa la iy , a l l expenses pa ld .

He's l i v ing i n the 8. F m a freelance designer. Work 's p r e t l y good at the moment , so F m luclqr to be

m a k i n g quite a 9. The od m a n nex t door looks ke a down-and-out , b u t he's a mlionalre. He cou ld

10. A gold Rolls Royce. A yacht i n the Bahamas and a vla i n Mus t i que . I t h i n k tha t ' s the definion of !

4: Revisin Look back at the id ioms i n th i s un i t and fill i n the m i s s ing words:

1. l i v i n g . . . . h a n d . . . . m o u t h 6. enough to get 2 a pe imy . . . . h i s ame 7. n o t very w e l l . . . . 3. l i v i n g . . . . the lap . . . . l u x u r y 8. r o l l i n g . . . . i t 4. l i v ing . . . . the bread l ine 9. no t s h o r t . . . . a f e w b o b 5. a b i t h a r d . . . . a t the m o m e n t 10 the r ed

Note: T h e opposite of in the red i s in the black.

C a n y o u th ink of three wel l -known people who've got money to bu rn? Do you know anyone who l ives i n the lap of Ixixury?

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