Spending power Vocabulary Exercises (A2)
9 A2 Vocabulary exercises on “Spending power”, with answers. Complete each task and check it straight away. Free, no account needed.
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Before you start. 9 exercises · 2 with audio. Fill each gap, then check your answers.
Exercise 1. Listen and write the numbers. Use the correct symbols: £, €, $ and ¥.
Audio · 7 gapsAudio
- a)€1,000,000
- b)
- c)
- d)
- e)
- f)
- g)
- h)
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Exercise 2. Where can you buy these things? Complete the names of the shops with the correct words.
16 gaps
- 1D s
- 2b
- 3g
- 4b
- 5c s
- 6c s
- 7g c
- 8p o
- 9s s
- 10s
Exercise 3. Where can you do these things? Complete the answers with the words below.
9 gaps- bank
- charity shop
- deli (delicatessen)
- estate agent’s
- launderette
- DIY store
- optician’s
- takeaway
- Where can you
- 1buy cold meat, cheese, olives, etc.?
- 2buy a hot meal to eat at home?
- 3keep your money?
- 4get glasses for your eyes?
- 5buy cheap second-hand things?
- 6find houses and flats for sale?
- 7wash your clothes?
- 8buy things to decorate your house?
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Exercise 4. Listen to four dialogues. Which shops are the people in?
Audio · 4 gapsAudio
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
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Exercise 5. Complete the dialogues with the words below.
8 gaps- 1bargain discount price tag sale
- EmmaAre those jeans new?
- KellyYes, I bought them in a 1)
- EmmaHow much were they?
- KellyWell, 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.
- EmmaThat was a 4) !
- 2coupon receipt refund special offer
- FredI’d like to buy this scarf, please. Can I use this 5) ? It says I can have a £5 discount.
- Salesassistant No, I’m afraid you can only use it on full-price items. This scarf is already on 6)
- FredOK. 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) ?
- Salesassistant Yes, if you give her the 8)
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Extra exercises
Exercise 6. Match the places below with items 1-8 on the shopping list.
8 gaps- baker’s
- cosmetics store
- deli
- florist’s
- greengrocer’s
- newsagent’s
- post office
- stationer’s
- 12 loaves of bread
- 2fresh vegetables for salad
- 3eye make-up & lipstick
- 4bouquet of flowers
- 5stamps
- 6envelopes & writing paper
- 7sliced cheese
- 8magazines
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Exercise 7. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
6 gaps- 1They’re selling jeans with a 50%
- a bargain b discount c refund
- 2I took the shoes back to the shop and got a because they were badly made.
- a price tag b sale c refund
- 3You must have a to get your money back for returned items.
- a receipt b coupon c bargain
- 4‘These shoes were only £15.’ ‘What a !’
- a bargain b special c price tag
- 5The said £25, but I only paid £18 for it.
- a coupon b price tag c sale
- 6I know I could save money using , but I always forget to take them with me when I go to the shops!
- a special offers b receipts c coupons
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Exercise 8. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the verbs in brackets in the correct form.
8 gaps- 1Why do they ask so much money for these clothes? (charge)
- Why ?
- 2The bank agreed to temporarily give me some money. (lend)
- The bank
- 3Do you really make enough money to buy a new car? (earn)
- Do you really
- 4I don’t have enough money to buy those shoes. (afford)
- I
- 5He buys things and never uses them. He’s throwing money away! (waste)
- He buys things and never uses them. He
- 6I’m going to find someone to buy my car. I hardly ever use it. (sell)
- I . I hardly ever use it.
- 7I’m putting money away so I can go on holiday. (save up)
- I on holiday.
- 8I 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.
Exercise 9. Complete the sentences with the words below.
8 gaps- CEO
- contract
- entrepreneur
- funding
- income
- investors
- profit
- salary
- 1She gets a very good from her investments, so she doesn’t need to work.
- 2The starting for this job is £21,000 per year.
- 3He is the of the company and is responsible for every decision that is made.
- 4Our company is going to make a big this year, so we’re very pleased.
- 5When she started her company, she found some very generous who put in a lot of money.
- 6I am too careful to be an . I don’t like risk!
- 7He asks his solicitor to read through every new before he agrees to sign it.
- 8We got the for our project from a company that helps new businesses get started.
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