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A2

English Vocabulary Exercises for A2 – Spending power

9 esercizi

1. Listen and write the numbers. Use the correct symbols: £, €, $ and ¥.

Audio
  • a)
    €1,000,000
  • b)
  • c)
  • d)
  • e)
  • f)
  • g)
  • h)

2. Where can you buy these things? Complete the names of the shops with the correct words.

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  • 1)
    D s
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  • 2)
    b
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  • 3)
    g
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  • 4)
    b
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  • 5)
    c s
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  • 6)
    c s
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  • 7)
    g c
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  • 8)
    p o
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  • 9)
    s s
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  • 10)
    s

    • 3. Where can you do these things? Complete the answers with the words below.

    • bank charity shop deli (delicatessen) estate agent’s
    • launderette DIY store optician’s takeaway
    • Where can you
    • 1)
      buy cold meat, cheese, olives, etc.?
    • 2)
      buy a hot meal to eat at home?
    • 3)
      keep your money?
    • 4)
      get glasses for your eyes?
    • 5)
      buy cheap second-hand things?
    • 6)
      find houses and flats for sale?
    • 7)
      wash your clothes?
    • 8)
      buy things to decorate your house?

    4. Listen to four dialogues. Which shops are the people in?

    Audio
    • 1)
    • 2)
    • 3)
    • 4)

    5. Complete the dialogues with the words below.

    • 1)
      bargain discount price tag sale
    • Emma Are those jeans new?
    • Kelly Yes, I bought them in a 1)
    • Emma How much were they?
    • Kelly Well, I looked at the 2) and it said £45. But when I got to the till, the sales assistant gave me a £20 3) , so they were only £25.
    • Emma That was a 4) !
    • 2)
      coupon receipt refund special offer
    • Fred I’d like to buy this scarf, please. Can I use this 5) ? It says I can have a £5 discount.
    • Sales assistant No, I’m afraid you can only use it on full-price items. This scarf is already on 6)
    • Fred OK. I’ll buy it anyway. Actually, it’s a present. If my friend doesn’t like it, can she bring it back and get a 7) ?
    • Sales assistant Yes, if you give her the 8)

    Extra exercises

    6. Match the places below with items 1-8 on the shopping list.

    • baker’s cosmetics store deli florist’s greengrocer’s
    • newsagent’s post office stationer’s
    • 1)
      2 loaves of bread
    • 2)
      fresh vegetables for salad
    • 3)
      eye make-up & lipstick
    • 4)
      bouquet of flowers
    • 5)
      stamps
    • 6)
      envelopes & writing paper
    • 7)
      sliced cheese
    • 8)
      magazines

    7. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

    • 1)
      They’re selling jeans with a 50%
    • c) 2) I took the shoes back to the shop and got a because they were badly made.
    • c) 3) You must have a to get your money back for returned items.
    • c) 4) ‘These shoes were only £15.’ ‘What a !’
    • c) 5) The said £25, but I only paid £18 for it.
    • c) 6) I know I could save money using , but I always forget to take them with me when I go to the shops!
    • c

    8. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

    • 1)
      Why do they ask so much money for these clothes? (charge)
    • Why ?
    • 2)
      The bank agreed to temporarily give me some money. (lend)
    • The bank
    • 3)
      Do you really make enough money to buy a new car? (earn)
    • Do you really
    • 4)
      I don’t have enough money to buy those shoes. (afford)
    • I
    • 5)
      He buys things and never uses them. He’s throwing money away! (waste)
    • He buys things and never uses them. He
    • 6)
      I’m going to find someone to buy my car. I hardly ever use it. (sell)
    • I I hardly ever use it.
    • 7)
      I’m putting money away so I can go on holiday. (save up)
    • I on holiday.
    • 8)
      I don’t know why, but I don’t have any more money this month. (run out)
    • I don’t know why, but I this month.

    9. Complete the sentences with the words below.

    • CEO contract entrepreneur funding
    • income investors profit salary
    • 1)
      She gets a very good from her investments, so she doesn’t need to work.
    • 2)
      The starting for this job is £21,000 per year.
    • 3)
      He is the of the company and is responsible for every decision that is made.
    • 4)
      Our company is going to make a big this year, so we’re very pleased.
    • 5)
      When she started her company, she found some very generous who put in a lot of money.
    • 6)
      I am too careful to be an I don’t like risk!
    • 7)
      He asks his solicitor to read through every new before he agrees to sign it.
    • 8)
      We got the for our project from a company that helps new businesses get started.

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