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Money expressions

money expressions - idioms

B1-B2

groups: 3-4

Sixteen matching dominoes for idiomatic money-related expressions.

Spending and saving - expressions and collocations

20-30 min

groups: 3-4

Twelve matching dominoes that make discussion questions related to spending and saving money. shopping binge, bulk buy, live within your means, pay over the odds, retail therapy, rip off, savvy shopper, shop around, upmarket, penny pincher, save up for something, haggle over the price (These expressions come up in New Inside Out Advanced, Unit 5)

Money - words and expressions (advanced)

Gapped words under headings 'nouns', 'verbs' 'adjectives' and 'money expressions'

Money expressions revision

Gapped sentences revising money expressions in Resource pack 3B 'Money talks'.

Quizzes

Money expressions quiz
Ten-question multiple-choice quiz on common money expressions for having or not having money, worth and cost.

Money expressions quiz: spending and saving
Twelve-question multiple-choice quiz on words and expressions related to spending and saving money. (New Inside Out Advanced, page 46.)

Vocabulary sets

Items link to the Cambridge Dictionary

money expressions

cost an arm and a leg

fritter away

live beyond / within your means

live from hand to mouth

make ends meet

money doesn't grow on trees

over the odds

pay through the nose

penny-pincher

push the boat out

rolling in it

save for a rainy day

splash out

stinking rich

tight-fisted

tighten your belt

Book references

Inside Out Student's Book Upper Intermediate

Unit 3 Money Page 29
Money Talks
Mulitple-choice exercise with pairwork follow up.
breadwinner, rainy day, broke, blow money, splash out, worth a fortune

New Cutting Edge Pre-Intermediate students' book

Module 14 Money, money, money Page 124

New Inside Out Student's Book Upper Intermediate

Unit 3 Gold Page 32 Useful phrases (money)

Reward Upper-intermediate Resource Pack

17b Spend spend spend Page 17