PRIME 1 - SUMMITMONEY MATTERSVOCABULARY
Describing your spending habits• What do you call a person who likes to spend large
amounts of money?
• What adjective can you use to describe someone who is willing to give more money, time, etc. than is expected?
• What do you call someone who does not like spending money and can be very unpleasant about it?
• What adjectives can you use to describe someone who is unwilling to give money, even when one has a lot of it?
A big spender
generous
A cheapskate/a tightwad
Cheap/stingy
Describing your spending habits• What do you call someone who spends money
carelessly, especially when he or she doesn’t have a lot of it?
• What can you say about a person who uses money carefully and wisely? He or she is ...
A spendthrift
thrifty /frugal.
Use the previous expressions to complete the statements.Lucy just can’t control herself! She buys everything she likes even if she has little money. She is such a
-Gina must be rich. She gives everyone expensive gifts and she insists on treating us to dinner. She is a - Well, I think she is just - Peter refused to participate in the pizza party because
he said he would just eat one slice and he wouldn’t pay R$ 20,00 for that. Isn’t he
- Oh, yes! The guy is a
spendthrift.
big spender.generou
s.
stingy/ cheap? cheapskat
e/ tightwad.
Other expressions related to money• To live below or within your means• To make ends meet• To pay your debts in full• To cut back on expenses• To create a budget• To be drowning in debt• To put something away for a rainy day
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