Academy of Languages — Speaking Boost A2

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Section 1 / 4

Warm-up

Speaking Boost A2 · Unit 32

Money and Bills

Prices, saving, spending and managing money

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Today’s grammar

Focus: numbers and prices · more / less / fewer · need to / don’t need to.

1.2

Talk first

Do you save money or spend it quickly?
What do you pay for every month?
Is it easy for you to manage money?

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After this lesson you will be able to...

Say numbers and prices clearly.
Use more, less and fewer correctly.
Talk about what you need to pay and what you don’t need to buy.
Describe how you save, spend and plan.

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Section 2 / 4

Vocabulary

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Words to learn

a bill	рахунок (за послугу) I pay the electricity bill every month.
to cost	коштувати How much does it cost?
to save	заощаджувати I save a little money every week.
to spend	витрачати I spend too much on coffee.
cheap	дешевий This phone is cheap.
expensive	дорогий That coat is very expensive.
a coin	монета I have a few coins in my pocket.
a bank account	банківський рахунок I have a bank account.

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Section 3 / 4

Grammar

3.1

Numbers and prices

Say prices clearly: €2.50 = two euros fifty. £10 = ten pounds. $15.99 = fifteen ninety-nine. 100 = a hundred, 1,000 = a thousand. Use “How much is…?” or “How much does… cost?”

Careful with similar sounds: thirteen / thirty, fourteen / forty, fifteen / fifty. In thirteen the stress is on the end (thir-TEEN). In thirty the stress is at the start (THIR-ty).

It costs two euros fifty.

How much does this cost?

This phone is three hundred euros.

Thirteen or thirty? Please say it again.

🇺🇦 Коротко українською: €2.50 = two euros fifty. thirteen / thirty — різний наголос: thirTEEN, THIRty. How much does it cost?

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More, less, fewer

MORE can be used with both: more money, more people. LESS is for uncountable nouns: less money, less time, less sugar. FEWER is for countable nouns: fewer people, fewer coins, fewer bills.

We also say “the most” and “the least”: I spend the most on food and the least on clothes.

I have less money than my brother.

There are fewer people in the shop today.

You should spend less time on your phone.

I spend the most on food.

🇺🇦 Коротко українською: less — для незлічуваних (money, time), fewer — для злічуваних (people, coins). more — для обох.

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Need to / don’t need to

We use “need to” for something necessary: I need to pay the bill. “Don’t need to” means it is not necessary: You don’t need to buy a ticket. Compare: “mustn’t” = it is forbidden.

Questions: Do I need to pay now? What do I need to bring? We can also say “need” + noun: I need some money. I need help.

I need to pay the bill today.

You don’t need to bring cash.

Do I need to sign here?

I need some help with this form.

🇺🇦 Коротко українською: need to — потрібно, don’t need to — не потрібно. mustn’t — заборонено. need + іменник: I need help.

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Section 4 / 4

Speaking

4.1

Easy — warm up your speaking

Do you save money?
Do you spend a lot or a little?
How much is a cup of coffee?
Do you pay with cash or card?
Do you have a bank account?
What do you pay every month?
Do you like shopping?
How much is a bus ticket?
Is food expensive in your country?
Do you carry coins?
Do you check your bills?
Do you budget your money?

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Medium — say more

How do you save money?
What do you spend the most money on?
What do you spend the least money on?
Tell me about something expensive you bought.
How do you plan your monthly money?
What do you need to pay every month?
How do you pay for things?
What was the most expensive meal you had?
What is cheap in your country, and what is expensive?
How do you check that the change is correct?
Do you like to get discounts?
What is something that money can’t buy?

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Deeper — explain and give reasons

Is money the most important thing in life? Why or why not?
How can people learn to manage money?
Should we teach children about money at school?
Is it better to save or to spend? Explain.
How do banks help people?
Is it fair that some people have a lot of money?
How do you feel when you spend a lot?
If you won a lot of money, what would you do?

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Opinions and what-ifs

Do you think people spend too much on phones?
Would you rather save money or travel?
What if you had no money for a week?
Is it good to borrow money from friends?
Which is better: paying cash or paying by card?
Would you like to be rich? Why?
Do you think prices are too high?
What advice would you give to someone who spends too much?

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Keep going

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