Деньги - Money. Невежина С.Б - 23 стр.

      METAPHOR                                                                     Martha: Oh, Dad, I promise you it will be (3)____your while.
      1. What do these words all have in common? Check them
                                                                                   Dad: Okay – but just five minutes or else I'll be late for work.
in your dictionary if you need to.                                                 Martha: Right. I've got this idea for a website ...
                                                                                   Dad: Oh come on, you're (4)____your time if you think you
             deluge      drift   flood        stream     trickle           can make money out of the Internet. All the best ideas have been used
      2. The words in the box in 1 can be used metaphorically to
                                                                           up. You should be using your time more (5)_____ getting a proper
describe movement (movement = water). For example, in Gold                 job ...
fever the author writes: ... Americans were trickling into Califor-                Martha: All right, all right. Look, I promise you it's not some
nia. Here, trickling means 'moving in tiny numbers'. Use the               (6)____idea. It's something I've been (7)____over for the last few
words in 1 to complete these extracts from Gold fever so that              weeks. Please just have a look at these plans, then tell me what you
they fit the definitions in brackets. (You may need to change the          think.
form of some of the words.) Then look back at the text above to                    Dad: Hm, hm, yes, interesting. There's certainly (8)____for
check your answer.                                                         thought here. How are you going to find the money to do it?
      a) ... the____(movement of a tiny number) would become                       Martha: Ah, well, um, I was rather hoping you might help me.
a____(movement of a large number), a_____ (rapid movement of a             Oh will you?
large number) of humanity.                                                         Dad: Well, I can't tell you until I've had time to (9)____all this
      b) ... whispers of a gold strike had____(moved steadily but with     information. But you've certainly got a good idea. It's very original.
random changes of direction) eastward ...                                          Martha: But we're (10)____of time. If we don't do it very
      c) They said their goodbyes and____(moved steadily and               soon, somebody else will.
rapidly in the same direction) west.                                               Dad: Yes, you could be right. Look, I've got to go now, but as
                                                                           soon as I get back from work I'll (11)____the rest of the evening
     3. Read the conversation between Martha and her Dad.                  looking at it. Have you told anybody else your idea?
Use the words in the box to complete some expressions which                        Martha: No, not yet.
show Time = money and Ideas = food.                                                Dad: Well, don't ... I think you've really got something here.
 spend      half-baked       spare         profitably   food running out
 chewing     wasting         digest         precious    worth                    4. Read the sayings about money. Which of the sayings do
                                                                           you like best? Discuss your choice with a partner.
                                                                                 1. Money makes the world go round.
      Martha: Morning!
                                                                                 2. There's no such thing as a free lunch.
      Dad: You're in a good mood today. Any particular reason?
                                                                                 3. Put your money where your mouth is.
      Martha: Yes, there is actually.
                                                                                 4. In for a penny, in for a pound.
      Dad: What – in love again?
                                                                                 5. Watch the pennies, and the pounds take care of themselves.
      Martha: No – I've decided to become a millionaire.
                                                                                 6. The love of money is the root of all evil.
      Dad: You've decided to become a millionaire. I see. And how
exactly do you propose to do that?
                                                                                 LISTENING AND SPEAKING
      Martha: Well, if you can (1)____a couple of minutes, I'll tell
you.                                                                             1. Match the questions and answers.
      Dad: Martha, you know how (2)____my time is ...

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