Assignments for 19.10.23

NEF Student’s Book Vocabulary Money slide 167 ex-es 1,2,3

1 Nouns

a. Match the nouns and definitions.

1. budget the money that is available to a person or organization and a plan of how it will be spent over a period of time, have a limited ~
2. grant money that is given by the government or another organization for a particular purpose, e.g. education, give/receive a ~
3. loan money that a bank lends and sb borrows, take out a ~
4. fee an amount of money that you pay for professional advice or services , e.g. to a lawyer, charge/pay a ~
5. fare the money you pay to travel by bus, plane, taxi, etc., pay a fee ~
6. savings money that you keep e.g. in the bank and don’t spend, have a ~ account
7. donation money that you give to an organization such as a charity in order to help them, make a ~
8. fine money paid as punishment for breaking a law, pay a ~
9. instalment one of a number of payments that are made regularly until sth has been paid for, pay an ~
10. deposit the first part of a larger payment, make/pay a ~
11. will a legal document that says what is to happen to sb’s money and property after they die, make a ~
12. lump sum an amount of money that is paid at one time and not on separate occasions, pay a ~

3 Adjectives

a. Look at the Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus entries for rich and poor. Match the synonyms and definitions.

rich– rich, affluent, loaded, wealthy, well-off

1. rich/wealthy having a lot of money, property, or valuable possessions
2. affluent (rather formal) rich and with a good standard of living: The ~ Western countries are better equipped to face the problems of global warming.
3. well-off (often used in negative sentences) rich: His parents are not very ~.
4. loaded [not before noun] (very informal) very rich: Let her pay. She’s ~.

poor– poor, broke, hard up, penniless

5. poor having very little money; not having enough money for basic needs.
6. penniless (literary) having no money, very poor. She arrived in 1978 as a virtually ~ refugee.
7. hard up (informal) having very little money, especially for a short period of time. After he lost his job he was so ~ he couldn’t afford the price of a beer.
8. broke [not before noun] (informal) having no money. I’m always ~ by the end of the month.

Assignments for 16.10.23
NEF Student’s Book Expressions with time slide 166 ex-es 1,2,3

Verbs 

a. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the list.

1. I waste a lot of time playing games and messaging on my computer instead of studying.
2. If you take the motorway, you’ll save time– it’s much quicker than the local roads.
3. I had three hours to wait for my flight, so I sat there doing sudoku puzzles to kill time.
4. There’s no hurry, so take your time.
5. When my mother was young, she never had the chance to travel. Now she’s retired and wants to make up for lost time and she has booked a round-the-world tour.
6. The novel is 700 pages long and I’m a slow reader. It’s going to take me a long time to finish it. 
7. I’d better go home now. If I’m late again, Dad will give me a hard time.
8. I would like to go camping this weekend, but my final exams are next week, so I can’t spare the time. 
9. My children take up all my time– I never seem to get to read a book or watch a film!
10.  New York’s such a fantastic city! You’re going to have the time of your life there.
11. Let’s not spend too long at the museum or we’ll run out of time.

Prepositional Phrases 

a. Complete the Prepositions column with the prepositions in the list.

1. I’m really punctual, so I hate it when other people aren’t on time.
2. I’ve never heard of that singer. He must have been before my time.
3. By the time we got to our hotel, it was nearly midnight.
4. I missed the birth of my first child. I was on a plane at the time.
5. He’s been working too hard recently. He needs some time off.
6. If we don’t take a taxi, we won’t get to the airport in time for the flight.
7. I don’t eat out very often but I do get a takeaway from time to time.
8. He suffers from back pain and it makes him a little irritable at times.
9. You can come any time from 10.00 to 2.00.
10. He’s a bit behind the times– he still thinks men should wear a suit and tie at work.
11. Don’t try to multitask. Just do one thing at a time.

Expressions

a. Match sentences 1-12 to A-L.

1. The referee’s looking at his watch. I
2. He hardly spoke to me at lunch. B
3. I’m really looking forward to my holiday. J
4. I’m sorry, I can’t help you this week. D
5. I can’t afford a new computer. F
6. She’s sure to find a job eventually. G
7. I think I need to take up a hobby. E
8. Stop writing, please. C
9. I really thought I was going to be late. A
10. Why not spend a morning at our spa? H
11. I hate having to fill in my tax return. L
12. You’ve had that computer for ages. K

A. But in the end, I got to the airport with time to spare.
B. He spent the whole time talking on his mobile.
C. Time’s up. The exam is over.
D. I’m a little short of time. 
E. I’ve got time on my hands since I retired.
F. I’ll have to carry on with this one for the time being.
G. It’s only a matter of time.
H. It’s very popular with women who want a bit of me time.
I. There isn’t much time left. 
J. This time next week I’ll be lying on the beach.
K. It’s about time you got a new one.
L. It’s incredibly tedious and time-consuming.