run out of money [rʌn aʊt əv ˈmʌni] не хватать денег money for old rope [ˈmʌni] [fər] легкие

ər] легкие деньги

[əʊld] [rəʊp]
tighten one’s belt [ˈtaɪtn] [wʌnz] затягивать пояс feel the pinch [fiːl] [ðə] [pɪnʧ] чувствовать себя
[bɛlt] ущемленным
make ends meet [meɪk] [ɛndz] сводить концы с cost the earth [kɒst] [ði] [ɜːθ] стоить очень
[miːt] концами дорого
make a fortune [meɪk] [ə [ˈfɔːʧən] заработать work for peanuts [wɜːk] [fə] работать за
состояние [ˈpiːnʌts] гроши
be in the red [bi] [ɪn] [ðə] [rɛd] быть в минусе cost an arm and a [kɒst] [ən] [ɑːm] стоить кучу
leg [ənd] [ə] [lɛɡ] денег
pay through the [peɪ] [θruː] [ðə] платить live on the [lɪv] [ɒn] [ðə] жить за чертой
nose [nəʊz] втридорога breadline [ˈbrɛdlaɪn] бедности
live in the lap of [lɪv] [ɪn] [ðə] [læp жить в роскоши put your money [pʊt] [jə] [ˈmʌni] вкладывать
luxury [əv [ˈlʌkʃəri] where you mouth is [weə jʊ [maʊθ ɪz] деньги в дело
be well off [bi] [wɛl] [ɒf] быть в достатке be worth of fortune [bi] [wɜːθ] [əv] стоить целое
[ˈfɔːʧən] состояние
be hard up [bi] [hɑːd] [ʌp] быть в трудном two pennies to rub [tuː] [ˈpɛnɪz] [tə] не иметь ни
положении together [rʌb] [təˈɡɛðə] гроша
be a rip-off [bi] [ə] [rɪp]-[ɒf] быть go bust [ɡəʊ] [bʌst] разориться
обокраденным
be dirt cheap [bi] [dɜːt] [ʧiːp] быть дешевым clean someone out [kliːn ˈsʌmwʌn aʊt] обчистить кого-то
a cash cow [ə] [kæʃ] [kaʊ] дойная корова have money to [həv] [ˈmʌni] [tə] спускать деньги
burn [bɜːn]
1. Listen to the video; write the meanings of the idioms.
To break the bank means __________________________
________________________________________________.
To be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth means
________________________________________________.
To live hand to mouth means
________________________________________________.
To pick up the tab/cheque means
________________________________________________.
To foot the bill means
________________________________________________.
To pour money down the drain means
________________________________________________.
To put in one’s 2 cents means
________________________________________________.
The other side of the coin means
________________________________________________.
Blood money means
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
The penny has dropped means _______________________________________________________________________
2. Match the sentence halves.
1 I’ll have to tighten my
a the red for very long.
2 You’ll never make ends
b mouth for years, she finally became a successful writer.
3 After living hand to
c a fortune through playing the lottery.
4 Very few people make
d belt next month or I’ll soon run out of money.
5 Ben’s careful with money so he’s never been in
e the lap of luxury, but it’s unlikely to happen.
6 We had to pay
f meet if you spend more than you earn.
7 I often dream about living in
g through the nose for the concert tickets, but it was worth it!
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3. Tick the pairs of idioms that have a similar meaning.
1 live hand to mouth / be well off
2 be rolling in it / live in the lap of luxury
3 be hard up / be a rip-off
4 make a killing / make a fortune
5 be broke / be in the red
6 make ends meet / pay through the nose
7 be dirt cheap / tighten one’s belt
4. Complete the text with idioms from exercise 3.
Many common idioms have interesting origins which can help to explain their meanings. For
instance, 1………………………… apparently replaced the former ‘be dog cheap’ to indicate something of very little
value. 2………………………… comes from the accounting practice of using that colour ink for debts and black for
credit. 3………………………… may also come from accounting, when the ‘ends’ or bottoms of the columns for the
incomes and expenses were the same amount, or ‘met’, showing that more wasn’t being spent than was
earned. 4………………………… comes from prison slang, in which ‘rip’ means ‘steal’, so someone who does this to
others is a thief. 5………………………… apparently dates back to a 16th century famine when people were so poor that
any food they got was eaten immediately so that no one else could have it. 6………………………… is thought to date
from the Great Depression of the 1930s, when hungry Americans lost so much weight that their clothes became loose.
5. Match the idioms and their literal meanings (1-4) with their actual meanings (a-d).
1 to be born with a silver spoon in your mouth
Spoons are often given to babies as presents. Silver used to be an expensive metal and it’s probable that richer children
were given silver spoons.
2 a cash cow
This is a metaphor for a dairy now, which produces milk.
3 to live on the breadline
In America during the Depression, people would wait in line to be given free food, paid for by the government.
4 money for old rope
The original meaning for this term meant to make money by selling something that has been used an ought to be
worthless. It comes from the days of sailing ships, when sailors would cut damaged rope into shorter, undamaged lengths
to sell on land. At sea, long ropes are needed, but on land, shorter lengths were still useful and could be sold.
a to be very poor
b to make money for very little effort
c to be privileged
d business or invention that returns a good level of profit every year
6. Check the meaning of these idioms in a dictionary.
1 feel the pinch means _____________________________________________________________________________
2 cost the earth means _____________________________________________________________________________
3 work for peanuts means __________________________________________________________________________
4 cost an arm and a leg means _______________________________________________________________________
5 keep your head above water means _________________________________________________________________
6 put your money where your mouth is means _________________________________________________________
7. Complete the sentences with money idioms formed from the word in brackets.
1 They’ll be ………………………… until they finish paying for their new house. (hard)
2 Despite the country’s supposed wealth, many of the citizens live ………………………… . (hand)
3 What must it feel like to never have to work and live in ………………………… ? (lap)
4 I forgot my phone charger so I had to pay ………………………… for a new one at the airport. (nose)
5 My sister’s a single parent, so she finds it hard to ………………………… . (ends)
6 My bank notifies me if I am ………………………… so that I can make a deposit before I get charged. (red)
8. Complete the responses with the phrases below.
Another thing is For one thing For those reasons
I definitely think I don’t have any On top of that Thinking about it
A Is it better to buy books online or from a bookshop?
B 1……………………… , I suppose that it’s better to buy them online.
C 2……………………… it’s better to buy them from a bookshop. 3……………………… , you can read the first page
to make sure you like the book. 4……..…… that you don’t have to wait for it to arrive to start reading it. 5………………
we need to support bookshops or they might die out. 6……………………… , I think it’s better to buy books from a
bookshop than to buy them online.
D 7……………………… strong opinions about that.

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9. Writing
A friend of yours is thinking of going on a camping holiday for the first time this summer. He/she has asked for your
advice. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter,
- explain why you think your friend would enjoy a camping holiday
- describe some possible disadvantages
- say whether you would like to go camping with your friend this summer.
Write 150 words. Remember the rules of letter writing.

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1. Report the sentences using the verbs in the box. Sometimes more than one answer is possible, but you should use
each verb only once.
apologise for demand deny order refuse remind suggest
1 ‘Go to your room this instant,’ my dad said to me. …………………………………………….
2 ‘Don’t forget to phone me this evening,’ Sarah said to Clare. …………………………………………….
3 ‘It wasn’t me who ate all the biscuits,’ said Owen. …………………………………………….
4 ‘I won’t lend you my pink jacket,’ said Amy to Sandra. …………………………………………….
5 ‘Kate must apologise to Andrew,’ said Mum. …………………………………………….
6 ‘Why don’t we go and see a film?’ said Dave. …………………………………………….
7 ‘I’m sorry I lost my temper,’ said Robert. …………………………………………….
2. Report the sentences using the reporting verbs below and that.
admit announce argue complain deny insist promise
1 Ian said ‘I didn’t leave the door open.’ Ian denied that …. …………………………………….
2 ‘I think it would be dangerous to go out in this weather,’ said George. …………………………………….
3 Molly said, ‘The traffic is so noisy that I can’t hear myself think!’ …………………………………….
4 ‘I’ve decided to dye my hair orange,’ said Mike. …………………………………….
5 ‘Don’t worry. I definitely won’t tell anyone your secret,’ Laura told me. …………………………………….
6 Jackie said, ‘This can’t be my bag because it’s the wrong colour.’ …………………………………….
7 ‘Yes, it was me who took the money,’ said Fred. …………………………………….
3. Write the words in the correct order to make sentences.
1 to / for / invited / lunch / them / they / us / join …………………………………….
2 helping / escape / to / denied / thieves / he / the …………………………………….
3 into / on / lift / she / me / insisted / town / giving / a …………………………………….
4 that / picnic / have / suggested / should / a / Jo / we …………………………………….
5 Ned / losing / me / tickets / blamed / for / our …………………………………….
6 tomorrow / that / to / me / she / promised / lend / DVD …………………………………….
7 advised / go / not / doctor / running / the / him / to …………………………………….
8 answer / that / didn’t / admitted / she / Nina / the / know …………………………………….
4. Correct the underlined mistakes in the sentences. Use the correct reporting structures.
1 She begged him not telling anyone what he’d heard. …………………………………….
2 I suggested to meet him outside the cinema at eight. …………………………………….
3 Belinda reminded me not forgetting the festival tickets. …………………………………….
4 Anna recommended us to try the new burger bar in town. …………………………………….
5 The teacher accused Jon to cheat in the test. …………………………………….
6 Suzie apologised of not remembering to invite me. …………………………………….
5. Complete the sentences with a preposition if necessary and the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1 Nick boasted ………………………… (come) top in the test.
2 Our teacher forbade us ………………………… (use) a dictionary.
3 My dad criticised me ………………………… (spend) too much.
4 His neighbour demanded ………………………… (he / turn down) his music.
5 She warned us ………………………… (not / stay) in that part of town.
6 He confessed ………………………… (sell) stolen goods.
7 I proposed ………………………… (we / find) somewhere to have a coffee.
8 Clara insisted ………………………… (give) them a hand with the cooking.
6. Report the dialogue in your notebook using appropriate reporting verbs. There may be more than one answer.
Greg Hi, Katya. I’m so sorry I didn’t come to your barbecue yesterday.
Katya Actually, I was quite upset about it, Greg.
Greg It really wasn’t my fault!
Katya I won’t listen to any more of your lies, Greg.

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Greg But I couldn’t come because I broke my wrist and had to go to hospital!
Katya Oh, I see … Well, why don’t you come over this afternoon?
Greg Great – and I’ll definitely be there this time!
Katya OK. Oh, and don’t forget to bring my birthday present with you!
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