islcollective worksheets preintermediate a2 intermediate b1 upperintermediate b2 adults high school money 123873760954b4f788bcde71 36893300

have money to burn = be
very rich
money does not grow on
trees =it’s not easy to earn
money
a fool and his money are
soon parted =an unwise man
Read
the stories
to remember money-related
on the lef
Mr. Sterling
is and
verytryrich,
Mr. Needy isidioms
poor.and
Hephrases
has defined
will soon lose his money

they say he has money to

lived beyond his means for

burn.

five years.

His favorite saying is that

His wife used to bring

money does not grow on

home the bacon but she

trees.

divorced him last year. So

He never helps anyone who
needs money; he considers

now he has to live from
hand to mouth.

them to be fools. “a fool and

He has to buy second-hand

his money are soon parted”,

clothes because they are

he claims.

dirt cheap.

He was born in a poor family,

But he was not always

his family was hard up. They

down-and-out. In fact he

were forced to get along on

ran his own taxi company

a shoestring. He really went

which he inherited from his

from rags to riches with his

father.

hard work.

Things started to go wrong

They say he became rich

for him when he first

when he worked in the East;

visited a local casino. He

he made a killing while in

enjoyed gambling and the

China.

drinks that were on the

He is a tight-fisted
cheapskate – when his
colleagues at work chip in to
buy a wedding gift for
someone, he never joins
them. He is a real penny
pincher. He is always saving

house. Money burned a
hole in his pocket. He soon
blew his and his company’s
money. The company was in
the red for several months
and soon went bankrupt.
Now he is trying to make a

get along on a shoestring=
live on very little money
make a killing=make a lot of
money
tight-fisted / cheapskate =
a stingy person
chip in= pay jointly

penny pincher = very careful
with money
a penny saved is a penny
earned = saving money is the
same as earning money
beyond one’s means = more
than one can afford
to bring home the bacon =
earn the family living
to live from hand to mouth =
live on little money
dirt cheap = very cheap
down-and-out = having no
money
on the house = provided for
free to the clients
Money burned a hole in his
pocket = encourage to spend
In the red = in debt
Make a living = earn enough


Task 1: Gap-filling
Fill in the gaps with words/phrases from page 1.
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Money always burns ________________________________ when I go shopping.
He is extremely rich. He always has the money to ___________________________
When I was 18 my family chipped __________ and bought me a watch.
He made a _______________ when he was working in oil business.
My sister is the only person who works in the family. She ______________________
I lived beyond _________________________________ before I got my job.
The waiter said that we did not have to pay for the dessert because it was on _______
I always give the real down-_____________ money when I see them begging in the

streets.
9. CDs are dirt ___________ nowadays but they used to cost quite a lot.
10. She is a divorced mum and does not have job. She really has to live _________________

Do you agree or disagree with the following? Support your opinion ; give examples if you can.

Money is the root of all evil
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Task 2: Writing
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