Unit 5

Cheddar Dough Greenbacks Benjamins Moola Loot

Buck Fiver Single Change Coin Bones Big ones

What do these words have in common???

All slang for $$$$

Cheddar Dough Greenbacks Benjamins Moola Loot

Buck Fiver Single Change Coin Bones Big ones

Take a look again!

What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘money’?

Does money make the world go round? Does money talk? What would life be like without money? How often do you think about money? What does the expression, “money doesn’t grow on

trees” mean? What would life be like if it did? How would the world be different if all the money in

the world was shared out equally among all people? What’s the best way of making a lot of money? Have you ever raised money for charity?

Conversation Questions

ante up to pay money, to produce a necessary

amount of money I had to ante up a lot of money to get my

car fixed.  at all costs

at any expense of time or effort or money We plan to send our child to a good school

at all costs. 

Idioms

born with a silver spoon in one`s mouth

to be born to wealth and comfort, to be born rich

The new student in our class was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and has had an easy life.

Idioms Continued

strapped for cashto have little or no money available I am strapped for cash at the moment so I

will not be able to go on a holiday. 

pinch pennies - to be careful with money, to be thrifty My grandmother always pinches pennies

and never spends her money foolishly.  put in one`s two cents (worth) - to add one's comments or opinion to a

discussion I stood up in the meeting and put in my two

cents worth before I sat down. 

A few more idioms

penny for one`s thoughts - a request that asks someone what he or

she is thinking about "I will give you a penny for your thoughts," I

said to my friend who was looking out of the window.

What were first minted in ancient Lydia (part of what is now Turkey) about 2,600 years ago?

A. Automatic Cash Machines B. Coins C. One-armed bandits D. Credit Cards

Quiz

Someone who has no money at all is often described as…

A. Broke B. Broken C. Bust D. Shattered

Which of these might a child receive from his/her parents?

A. a fee B. a pension C. pocket money D. a subsidy

Something so valuable it cannot be bought can be described as..

A. Valueless B. Priceless C. Worthless D. Pricey

If a company goes out of business because it cannot pay its debts, it..

A. is in the black B. breaks even C. is in the red D. goes bankrupt

Which of these is money given to someone in authority to get them to do something dishonest?

A. a tip B. a bribe C. a deposit D. a ransom

Which of these is NOT a way of describing someone who hates spending money?

A. Flashy B. Stingy C. Tight-fisted D. miserly

“Money makes the world go round” “Neither a borrower nor a lender be” “Money is the root of all evil.” “Take care of the pennies and the pounds

will take care of themselves.” “In life, the rich get richer and the poor get

poorer.” “Money can’t buy happiness.”

What is your opinion!!

How important is money to you? Do you worry about money? What’s the largest amount of money you’ve ever

had in your wallet/purse? Does having a lot of money make someone more

attractive? Have you ever lost a lot of money? How much pocket money should a 13-year-old get? Do you ever run out of money? Do you agree with the idiom that “a fool and his

money are easily parted”?

Conversation Questions

2 Students You quietly choose a secret topic you want

to talk about without telling anyone else about it.

You will sit in the “hot seats” and begin discussing the topic.

If you are in the “audience” and think you “know” the topic then you will join the conversation..

When about 2/3 of the class joins games over

Secret Topic

Bet your bottom dollar◦ If you “bet” then you are absolutely certain of it. ◦ “Jack is very punctual. You can bet your bottom

dollar he’ll be here at 9 o’clock on the dot.” Other side of the coin.

◦ when you want to mention a different or contradictory aspect of a situation

◦ “The house is lovely and spacious, but the otherside of the coin is that it is far from shops and schools.”

A few more idioms

Go Dutch◦ To go Dutch with someone means to share the

cost of something such as a meal or a concert.◦ “I knew it wasn’t a date when he asked if we

would go Dutch when we finished our meal.” Keep your head above water

◦ To try to survive by staying out of debt, for example a small business.

◦ We tried to keep our head above water during the months of winter because no one was interested in our ice cream sundaes.

Write 2 sentences using the new idioms:

“Bet your bottom dollar” “other side of the coin” “Go Dutch” “keep your head above water”

Task #1

How many credit cards do you have? In what ways are credit cards better than

cash? Why do you think credit card companies

charge such high interest? What is the biggest purchase you’ve made

with your card? Do you think we’ll still be using credit cards

twenty years from now? Would people be in a better financial

situation without credit cards?

Conversation Questions

Listen to the following song and fill in the blanks!

We will listen to the song twice!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHacDYj8KZM

Song Cloze

Present: Simple I live Continuous Perfect Perfect Continuous

Time & Tense

Present: Simple I live Continuous I am living Perfect I have lived Perfect Continuous I have been living

Past Simple I lived Continuous Perfect Perfect Continuous

Past: Simple I lived Continuous I was living Perfect I had lived Perfect Continuous I had been living

Future: Simple I will live Continuous Perfect Perfect Continuous

Future: Simple I will live Continuous I will be living Perfect I will have lived Perfect Continuous I will have been living.

To talk about past situations◦ Newspaper headlines

Anti-US protest ends in violence. Minister quits. Strike brings city to a standstill.

When we tell a joke or we relate to the story of a film, book or play.◦ A man goes to the psychiatrist and says “Doctor, I

think I’m a pair of curtains,” The doctor replies “pull yourself together.”

◦ P 138 Ex. 1&2

Special uses for present simple

The action happens instantaneously at the moment of speaking, PS is used. The words carry a particular importance. ◦ I pronounce you man and wife.◦ I beg your pardon? ◦ I name this ship the Mary Rose.

When describing or commenting on a present action, PS is used. (sports)◦ Owen shoots….and it’s a goal!◦ Ex. 3 p 138

To talk about “now”

An event which is programmed or timetabled (on the calendar) ◦ The new school year starts on September 14. ◦ The show, Les Miserable, opens on January 7th

After the time conjunctions:◦ if, when, before, as soon as, until, once, while, by

the time, etc. What’ll happen if we don’t get there in time? I’ll phone you as soon as we check in. You can go home as soon as you finish.

PS for future time

After relative pronouns (Who, Where) and in subordinate clauses introduced by as, than and whether. ◦ The first person who phones in with the correct

answer will get the prize. ◦ You’ll probably be on the same flight as we are.

To describe future events which are officially organised or timetabled. ◦ Present form of “be +infinitive with to”

The Prime Minister is to visit India next year. The standard rate of tax is to be raised from next

April. P 138/139 p 4-5

PS for future time

Imaginary Situations◦ In clauses with “if”

If men had to undergo pregnancy as women do, there would be far fewer children in the world!

IF+were+Infinitive with to If I were to tell you that you’ve just won $1million,

what would you say? ◦ After I wish, I’d rather/sooner, I suppose/imagine

and it’s time I wish I had enough money to buy myself a new

scooter. (=but I don’t)

Past Verb forms in Unreal situations

◦ I’d rather/sooner you didn’t smoke. (=this is what I would like, rather than what I think will happen)

When making requests more tentative and distant. ◦ I just wanted to ask you something. Do you have

a moment? ◦ Was there anything else, sir? ◦ I was just wondering if you had a few moments to

discuss something important.

◦ P 139, Ex 6-7

Past Verb forms in Unreal situations

Imaginary situations in the past◦ We use the Past Perfect to talk about an unreal

situation in the past. If it had been up to me, I would have never chose

that color for the living room. I wish I had never met that hateful man.

Exercise 8 p 139

Past Verb forms in Unreal situations