money information exchange

Talk a Lot
Money – Who is the Richest?
Student A
Ask and answer questions to complete the gaps, and find out what each person did with their
money last Monday. Who do you think is the richest? Why?
ERIC
PAY IN (bank)
GIVE (charity)
WITHDRAW (cashpoint)
ENQUIRE (post office)
LEND (amount / person)
BORROW (amount / person)
CHANGE CURRENCY
BUY (item / method)

PAY IN (bank)
GIVE (charity)
WITHDRAW (cashpoint)
ENQUIRE (post office)
LEND (amount / person)
BORROW (amount / person)
CHANGE CURRENCY
BUY (item / method)

CARL

£700

£25

£300

nothing

nothing

£10 / cousin Rolf

£1400 into Euros
bread, light bulb / cash
WENDY
nothing
£10 by direct debit

KASIA
£3,500 by cheque

nothing

cheap calls abroad
£20 / neighbours Jan and Tim

$US80 into pounds sterling
cinema tickets / debit card

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Student B
Ask and answer questions to complete the gaps, and find out what each person did with their
money last Monday. Who do you think is the richest? Why?
ERIC
PAY IN (bank)
GIVE (charity)

WITHDRAW (cashpoint)
ENQUIRE (post office)
LEND (amount / person)
BORROW (amount / person)
CHANGE CURRENCY
BUY (item / method)

CARL

nothing

£5

passport

home contents insurance

£50 / wife

nothing
nothing

x2 flights / credit card
WENDY

PAY IN (bank)
GIVE (charity)
WITHDRAW (cashpoint)
ENQUIRE (post office)
LEND (amount / person)

BORROW (amount / person)
CHANGE CURRENCY
BUY (item / method)

KASIA
£228.50

£30
personal loan

£10

£250 / sister

nothing
€18,000 into pounds sterling

leather sofa / interest free credit

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Talk a Lot
Money
Information Exchange
Answers
Money – Who is the Richest?
Task: “Ask and answer questions to complete the gaps, and find out what each person did with their money last
Monday. Who do you think is the richest? Why?”

PAY IN (bank)
GIVE (charity)
WITHDRAW (cashpoint)
ENQUIRE (post office)
LEND (amount / person)
BORROW (amount / person)
CHANGE (currency)
BUY (item / method)

ERIC [male]
£700
nothing
£300
passport
nothing
£50 / wife
£1400 into Euros
x2 flights / credit card

CARL [male]
£25
£5
nothing
home contents insurance
£10 / cousin Rolf
nothing
nothing
bread, light bulb / cash

PAY IN (bank)

GIVE (charity)
WITHDRAW (cashpoint)
ENQUIRE (post office)
LEND (amount / person)
BORROW (amount / person)
CHANGE (currency)
BUY (item / method)

WENDY [female]
nothing
£10 by direct debit
£30
personal loan
nothing
£250 / sister
$US80 into pounds sterling
leather sofa / interest free credit

KASIA [female]
£228.50
£3,500 by cheque
£10
cheap calls abroad
£20 / neighbours Jan and Tim
nothing
€18,000 into pounds sterling
cinema tickets / debit card

Kasia could be the richest, because she gave the largest amount to charity, and made the largest transaction –
changing €18,000 into pounds sterling.

Sample Questions

Sample Answers

How much did __________ pay in at the bank?
How much did __________ give to charity?
How much did __________ withdraw from the cashpoint?
What did __________ enquire about at the post office?
How much did __________ lend?
Who did __________ lend money to?
How much did __________ borrow?
Who did __________ borrow money from?
What currency did __________ change?
What did __________ buy?
How did __________ pay?

He/she paid in __________ at the bank.
He/she gave __________ to charity.
He/she withdrew __________ from the cashpoint.
He/she enquired about __________ at the post office.
He/she lent __________.
He/she lent money to __________.
He/she borrowed __________.
He/she borrowed money from __________.
He/she changed __________ into __________.
He/she bought __________.
He/she paid by __________.

Examples
How much did Carl pay in at the bank?

How much did Carl give to charity?
How much did Carl withdraw from the cashpoint?
What did Carl enquire about at the post office?

He paid in £25 at the bank.
He gave £5 to charity.
He didn’t withdraw anything from the cashpoint.
He enquired about home contents insurance at…

[etc.]
Extension: you could try to encourage some comparative/superlative questions too, if you have time. For example:
Did Carl pay in more than Eric?
Who borrowed the most?

No, he didn’t.
Wendy did. or Wendy borrowed the most.

[etc.]

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