Деньги - Money. Невежина С.Б - 24 стр.

      Questions                                                                      b. If you were given £1,000 to save, spend or invest in just one
      a. It's impossible to have too much money – do you agree?                day, what would you do with it?
      b. Would you prefer fame or fortune?
      c. Were you given or did you earn pocket money as a child?                     4. Work with a partner or in small groups. Ask and answer
      d. What was the first thing you saved up for and bought yourself?        the six questions in 1 and the two questions in 3.
      e. If you could buy yourself a skill, talent or change in your
appearance, what would it be?                                                        CLOSE UP
      f. What can't money buy?                                                       1. Match the if-clauses with the correct main clauses.

      Answers                                                                        if-clauses
        1. Happiness. I tend to think that once I have enough money to                 1. If you have dreams, ...
buy some new clothes or get a better car, then I'll be happy. But it                   2. If I ever felt I had too much money, ...
never works out like that.                                                             3. If I'd known that they were valuable antiques, ...
        2. A set of toy soldiers. Not the plastic ones you get nowadays,               4. If I didn't behave well, ...
but little metal ones, beautifully hand-painted. It took me nearly a year              5. If I were single with no kids and no responsibilities, ...
to save up for them. If I'd known that they would be valuable antiques                 6. If I had to choose one sport I couldn't live without, ...
today, I would've kept them. They'd probably be worth a fortune now.
                                                                                     Main clauses
        3. Yes. If you have dreams, money makes them possible.
                                                                                      a) I didn't get any pocket money.
Personally, I can't imagine having too much money. I'm always broke.
                                                                                      b) it would have to be football.
Anyway, if I ever felt I had too much money, I'd give it away to
                                                                                      c) I'd give it away to charity.
charity.
                                                                                      d) I'd take a year out and go travelling.
        4. Well, there are lots of things I'd like to be better at, but if I
                                                                                      e) I would've kept them.
had to choose one, it would have to be football – I'd like to be a
                                                                                      f) money makes them possible.
brilliant football player!
        5. Being practical, I'd say fortune, but if I were single with no            2. Work in groups. Discuss the following situations.
kids and no responsibilities, I'd go for fame.                                       If you governed your country ...
        6. I was given two shillings a week by my father, but on                     a) where would you build your palace?
condition that I behaved myself. If I didn't behave well, I didn't receive           b) what laws would you change?
it. Parents were much stricter in those days.                                        c) what new laws would you bring in?
                                                                                     d) what would you spend most money on?
     2. T 8 Listen to the interview with Patti, Eric and Lee, and
                                                                                     e) what would you tax?
check your answers to 1.
                                                                                     f) what would you ban?
       3. T 9 How do you think Patti, Eric and Lee would have                        g) who would you appoint as your ministers?
answered the following two questions? Discuss with a partner,                        h) what would you have named after you?
then listen and check.
      a. Does it matter if a wife earns more than her husband?


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