Splendid Expressions
DAY 5: Money
Step 1: Notice
Question 1 |
If you're hard ........ why don't you get a part-time job during the school holidays?
through | |
off | |
up |
Question 1 Explanation:
Well done! If you are 'hard up' you don't have much money.
Question 2 |
If you don't mind living from hand to ........ there are some wonderful opportunities to do voluntary work abroad.
mouth | |
head | |
hand |
Question 2 Explanation:
Well done! If you live 'from hand to mouth' you live on very little money.
Question 3 |
Footballers these days are ........ of money and act more like film stars than sportsmen.
stacked | |
full | |
made |
Question 3 Explanation:
Well done! If you are 'made of money' you are rich.
There are 3 questions to complete.
Step 2: Remember
Question 1 |
My brother's really ........ up at the moment and has asked me to lend him some money.
poor | |
hard | |
bad |
Question 1 Explanation:
You remembered. Well done! The phrase is 'to be hard up'.
Question 2 |
Apparently, Paul spent his teenage years homeless and living from ........ to mouth in London.
hand | |
palm | |
fingers |
Question 2 Explanation:
You remembered. Well done! The phrase is 'to live from hand to mouth'.
Question 3 |
Sorry, but I'm not made of ........ . There's no way I can afford a new car.
money | |
cash | |
change |
Question 3 Explanation:
You remembered. Well done! The phrase is 'to be made of money'.
There are 3 questions to complete.
Step 3: Personalise
- If you were really hard up what luxury item would you most miss?
- Has there ever been a period in your life when you’ve had to live hand to mouth?
- Where do people who are made of money live in your nearest city?
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