47524 pocket money key

I get $12 pocket money a week from my
parents and my grandparents give me $2
a week. When I get good marks I also
get money from them.
Sometimes I wash dad´s car or I help my mum in
the kitchen or I cut the grass for my granddad.
Then I also get money from them. I like doing
some chores for getting more pocket money.
I save most of my money because I want to buy a
new DVD player, but I also spend some money on
sweets and snacks.
Anna

What other kids say about pocket
money.
"I have to do 10 chores a week to get
pocket money." Charles
"I don't have to do chores, but I get $1
a week anyway." Hannah
"I get $20 a fortnight, half of which is
for chores. I put $12 in the bank and
spend $8 on new stuff that I need."
Cathy
"I get $6 a week, it goes up with my
age." Ronnie
"We save half of our pocket money every
week." Naomi and Sam
"Every week, if I get my homework done
and my diary signed I get $8. Every
4 weeks I put some into my piggy bank,
the rest I can save or spend." Brenda

What about you? Write some sentences.
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Tick off true or false.
1. Anna doesn´t get pocket money
from her aunt.
true

false

2. Her grandparents give her $2.
true

false

3. She sometimes washes dad´s car.
true

false

4. She spends all her money on
sweets and snacks.

Tim

Timgets
gets$4$4a aweek
weekpocket
pocketmoney
moneyfrom
from
his
mum.
He
buys
chocolate,
ice
cream
his mum. He buys chocolate, ice creamoror
other
otherstuff.
stuff.Sometimes
Sometimeshehebuys
buysa abook
bookoror
comics.
comics.Tim
Timalso
alsospends
spendshis
hismoney
moneyonon
little
little presents
presents for

for his
his younger
younger sister
sister
Lisa.
She
loves
that.
Lisa. She loves that.
Tim´s
Tim´smum
mumpays
paysfor
forhis
hisschool
schoolthings
thingsand
and
when
whenhehegoes
goestotothe
thecinema
cinemaororswimming.
swimming.
But
Buthis
hismum
mumnever
nevergives
giveshim

himmoney
moneywhen
when
hehehelps
helpswith
withthe
thehousework
houseworkororwhen
whenhehe
gets
getsgood
goodmarks.
marks.
Tim
gets
money
Tim gets moneyfor
forhis
hisbirthday
birthdayand
andatat
Christmas.
Christmas.He
Hesaves
savesthat
thatmoney.
money.
He
Hetakes
takesitittotothe

thebank,
bank,
because
becausehehewants
wantstotobuy
buy
a anew
newbike.
bike.
Most
of
Most ofhis
hisfriends
friendsget
get
more
pocket
money
than
more pocket money than
Tim
Timdoes.
does.But
Buthehethinks
thinks
that´s
that´sokay.
okay.
Answer the questions about Tim.

1. Who gives him pocket money? ................................................
2. What does he buy? ...................................................................
3. What does he buy for his sister? .........................................
4. Who gets more pocket money than Tim? ............................
5. Why does he save the money? ...............................................
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KEY
Tick off true or false.
1. Anna doesn´t get pocket money
from her aunt.
true

false

2. Her grandparents give her $2.
true

false

3. She sometimes washes dad´s car.
true

false

4. She spends all her money on
sweets and snacks.

Answer the questions about Tim.

1. Who gives him pocket money?
His mum.
2. What does he buy?
Sometimes he buys a book or comics.
3. What does he buy for his sister?
Little presents.
4. Who gets more pocket money than Tim?
His friends.
5. Why does he save the money?
Because he wants to buy a new bike.