Vocabulary
I need to _______ _______ from the ATM so that I can pay my landlord.
a. refund cash
b. withdraw money
c. change value
d. take discount
b. I need to withdraw cash from the ATM so that I can pay my landlord.
Write a sentence using the phrase "aren't allowed to."
Teachers will judge.
eg. Most dogs aren't allowed to eat chocolate.
The store was ____ ____ of lemons, so I couldn't make a lemon merengue pie yesterday.
a. run out
b. all gone
c. sold out
d. splashed out
c. sold out
The store was sold out of lemons, so I couldn't make a lemon merengue pie yesterday.
It _____ hurt when I tell you how much you owe me.
Often, grocery stores sell older fruits and vegetables at ________ prices.
a. afforded
b. wasted
c. refunded
d. discounted
Often, grocery stores sell older fruits and vegetables at discounted prices.
What do you call a bank account where you keep your money for the long-term and do not spend it?
You can keep your money in a savings account
Write a sentence about something using modal verbs that talk about necessity.
eg. It is necessary to eat a balanced diet if you want to be healthy.
eg. It is not necessary to go to the grocery store every single day.
I have been feeling particularly addicted to my phone recently, so I think I should ____ ______ on the amount of time I spend scrolling.
a. pick up
b. cut back
c. get by
d. rent out
... I think I should cut back on the amount of time I spend scrolling.
That ring must be worth ________! It looks very expensive!
a. fortune
b. a fortune
c. the fortune
d. any fortune
b. a fortune
That ring must be worth a fortune!
Write 3 sentences to tell an alien what actions and things are prohibited in a school.
Teachers will judge.
Eg. You should not run in the hallways.
Eg. You ought not to bring your dog to school.
Eg. You must not arrive tardy.
Kaufland refused to issue me a ______ when I tried to return spoilt milk. I did not get any money back.
Refund
Using modal verbs, give advice to your little cousin who is trying to make friends at school. Tell them what they should and should not do using three sentences and three different modal verbs (not should).
Teachers will judge answers. (examples below)
1. You ought to invite someone to play with you.
2. You mustn't steal from the other children.
3. You needn't pretend you enjoy doing something you don't actually like doing.
I need to ____ _____ my loan, plus interest, when I graduate from university.
a. set aside
b. come to
c. withdraw money
d. pay back
d. pay back
I need to pay back my loan, plus interest, when I graduate from university.
What is an example of fiat money?
a. A check your bank gives to another bank
b. Chocolate that you found in the backseat of your car.
c. a 50 dollar note
d. An chest of gold coins
c. A $50 note is fiat money
Write the following sentence out without using any contractions:
You'd better hurry up so you won't be late!
You had better hurry up so you will not be late!
Where might you get a loan?
a. a bank
b. a museum
c. a friend
d. a family member
a, c, or d
A bank, friend, or family member might give you a loan.
Put the following sentence in past tense:
I ought to drive more carefully to protect my new Lamborghini car!
I ought to have driven more carefully to protect my new Lamborghini car!
It can be difficult, but my friend George's family ___ ____ on only €28 a week.
a. picks up
b. sets aside
c. gets by
d. sells out
c. gets by
... my friend George's family gets by on only €28 a week.
"Who spent the last $20 I had in my wallet?"
"It ____ _____ _____ your sibling because they were far away in Argentina."
can't have been
Which word does not fit in as well as the others?
sale, discount, debt, bargain
debt
I am in trouble because the ________ fees on my bank account are high and I tried to spend money when there was no money in my account.
Overdraft
In 1912 the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean. What could have gone differently? Pretend you are a lawyer for the British White Star Line in 1913 and give them some advice about the Titanic situation. Put three modal verbs of obligation, prohibition, or advice in the past tense.
Teachers will judge.
Eg. The ship should have carried more lifeboats.
Eg. So many people needn't have died.
Eg. the person in charge of looking ahead of the ship ought not to have taken a nap.
Name two different situations in which we can use the phrasal verb sell out.
1. A store sells out of bananas and has to wait for the next shipment.
2. A student sells out to the popular crowd in order to become popular.
Please explain an example of when a bank might charge you a fee.
Many answers. Teachers will judge.
eg. overdraft, opening an account, using an ATM that doesn't belong to your bank, etc.
Name 5 words for the stuff we give to each other in exchange for other stuff. It is also defined as "something that maintains its value over time, can be easily translated into prices, and is widely accepted"
cash, bills, notes, coins, paper, money, gold, dollars, pounds, euros, crowns