Complete the sentences.
►If something costs €10 less than usual, it has €10 off er.
1 If you don’t have enough money to buy something, then you can’t afford it
2. If you ask to pay less than the normal price, you are asking for a disount
3 If the normal price is 660 and the shop sells it for €50, then it has been reduced by €10.
4 The time when shops sell goods more cheaply than normal is called the sales.
5 If you buy something which is a good price for the product, you can say it’s a bargain..
6 If you pay with €50 for something that costs €30, you should get €20 change.
7 When you have paid, the shop assistant should give you a receipt
8 If you want your money back on a product, you can ask for a refund
Complete the questions in the questionnaire.
Do you keep the receipt when you’ve bought something?
1 When you go shopping, do you always look for a bargain ?
2 If you saw a product in a shop that had a scratch on it, would
you ask the shop assistant to take money off
3 Do you always check your c hange. when you pay?
4 Do you often wait and buy things in the sales.
5. Do you often take things back and ask for a refund.
Glossary
afford sth If you can afford sth you have enough money to pay for it.
scratch a mark on the surface of sth made by a sharp object (see picture).
discount a cut in the usual price of something. SYN reduction.
off If sth has 620 off. it costs €20 less than usual.
receipt a piece of paper that shows that sth has been paid for.
refund an amount of money paid back to you when you return sth to a shop.
the sales a time when shops sell things at a lower price.
reduce sth make sth less in siae, quantity, or price. reduction .
bargain sth that is a good price or is cheaper than usual.
change If sth costs €2 and you give the assistant €5, you get €3 change.
ABOUT YOU
I often lose it
7 If so, what things?
Cover the text. Answer the questions.
►How did Maria become wealthy?
1 How much was her new house worth?
€1.000.000
2 What was her jewellery valued at?
7
0
She won the lottery.
250.000
months
3 How long did she own her new house? 4. Why was the house a waste of money she didn’t live there, and she sold it for less money
5 How much does she owe the bank?
over €5000
yes
6 Does she have any other debts?
Rewrite the sentences using the words in capitals.
►My boss has a lot of money. WEALTHY My bous is very wealthy
1 It’s a very large house. HUGE is’t a huge house
2 The house is worth £2,000,000 VALUE The house is valued at 2,000,000
3 Rani hasn’t got any money BROKE Rani is broke
4 The flat doesn’t belong to me. OWN I don’t own the flat
5. Her shoes were very expensive. FORTUNE
Her shoes cost a fortune
6 Gisela has debts of €5,000. OWE Gisela owes €5,000
Complete the sentences.
►The watch went wrong after two months; it was a waste of money.
1 My uncle won a huge amount of money, so he’s very well off now.
2 I haven’t got any money, I’m completely broke
3 It’s a nice flat, but it isn’t worth half a million euros.
4 It’s an absolutely huge school: there are about 2,500 students.
5 He’s got a day job and an evening job, so he has a good income
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