Contents Preface introduction unit 1

10. Match the slangs about money with their definitions.

to pay an arm and a leg	to have no money.
money to burn	people who are rich have a lot of power and influence.
to chase paper	to spend money, especially in an obvious and careless way, on things that are not necessary.
stupid money	very poor
to rob Peter to pay Paul	to control the spending of a family's or an organization's money
pay through the nose	very little money
money talks	wealthy, rich
to be strapped for cash	to pay too much money
paper, coin, dough, bread	to seek money
to have deep pockets	to borrow money from one person to pay back money you borrowed from someone else.
to bring home the bacon	to have a lot of money to spend on things that are not necessary
Peanuts	an excessive amount of money. So much as to be ridiculous or stupid
throw money around	to be short of money
as poor as church mice	Money
to hold the purse strings

11. Match the coins with their correct names and learn by heart the slang terms of them.

SLANG TERMS	AMOUNT
nicker or quid	£1
Lady	£5 (fiver).  [cockney* rhyming slang = Lady Godiva]* cockney = Einwohner des Londoner Bezirks Eastend
Tenner	£10 [Also known as a Paul McKenna (famous hypnotist)
Score	£20 [cockney rhyming slang = apple core] “Apfelkern”
Pony	£25
half a ton	£50
Ton	£100
Monkey	£500
Grand	£1000
folding stuff	In general, all paper money

Home assignment:

a) Make up 10 sentences using idioms and slangs about money from exercise 10.

b) Search for more 10 idioms and exercises about money

LESSON FIVE

NATURAL DISASTERS

1. 
   Tell each other about three natural disasters that have been occurred recently in your country or abroad (you have watched on TV or have listened by radio).
   
2. 
   Match the words with their definitions:
   

1. 
   Earthquake a) an extremely large wave caused by movement of the earth under the sea
   
2. 
   Flood b) a wind scale for quite strong wind, stronger than a storm
   
3. 
   Drought c) a large mass of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side
   
4. 
   Tornado d) a sudden violent movement of the Earth’s surface
   
5. 
   Avalanche e) a large amount of water covering the area that is usually dry
   
6. 
   Famine f) a period of below average rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell
   
7. 
   Hurricane g) a violent windstorm characterized by a twisting, funnel shaped cloud
   
8. 
   Tsunami h) a severe shortage of food, resulting in violent hunger and starvation
   

3. 
   Each extract is giving information about one natural disaster (given above). Read the texts and try to guess them: