WAITER: (Evening.)
CUSTOMER: Good evening.
WAITER: (Two?)
CUSTOMER: Yes, please.
WAITER: (Aperitif?)
CUSTOMER: No, thanks.
WAITER: (Menu.)
CUSTOMER: Thanks.
WAITER: (Order?)
CUSTOMER: Well, Im not quite sure what to have.
WAITER: (The veal?)
CUSTOMER: All right. Ill have that.
WAITER: (To start?)
CUSTOMER: Almond soup, please.
WAITER: (Wine?)
CUSTOMER: Yes. A bottle of house white, please.
WAITER: (All right?)
CUSTOMER: Yes, thanks. Delicious.
WAITER: (Dessert?)
CUSTOMER: Hazelnut gâteau for me, I think.
WAITER: (Coffee?)
CUSTOMER: Yeas, thanks. That would be nice.
Unit 2. MONEY MATTERS
Bing: Hi, John. How are you?
John: Not so good. Life is getting more difficult.
Bing: Thats bad news. Whats the problem?
John: Im short of money. Could you lend me some cash?
Bing: Sure. How much do you want?
John: Well, my parents are sending me a hundred marks.
Bing: Thats about forty pounds. I cant lend you more than twenty.
John: Thats fine. I might borrow the rest from Ann.
Bing: Okey. I could get some money from the cash-point this afternoon. You can come with me.
John: Is it far?
Bing: No, its just down the road.
John: All right, I might come then.
At the cash dispenser
John: I havent got a cash card.
Bing: You should get one. Theyre more useful than cheques. You can get money twenty-four hours a day, and at the weekend.
John: Ive got a bank account in Germany, but I really must get an EC card.
Bing: Yes, then you havent got to change money or borrow it! Here you are two ten-pond notes.
Active Vocabulary
bank (deposit) account / discount
to make /earn money
to earn one's living
to borrow (from) / ant. to lend
bureau de change
cash (a cash card)
a cash-point
to change / to exchange (change n.)
the exchange rate
a bill / (by) cheque
a credit card / EC card
currency
a (bank)note
a ten-pound note (but ten pounds)
fifty pence (50p) / a fifty-pence piece
a coin
to be short of (money, time, etc.)
to spend £££ (on) smth.
to pay (for) smth.
to cost
to charge free (of charge)
to waste / ant. to save (up)
to afford
to be worth smth. / doing smth.
value
cost of living - how much people pay for things
standard of living - the level of money and comfort people have
commission (interest)
salary
wages
perks / bonus
tip
savings
free cheap reasonable quite / very / incredibly expensive
Practical Assignment
Exercise 1. Fill in the gaps using the past tense of verbs from the box.
| buy spend lose pay cost sell win waste find give |
1. My car was five years old, so I................ it and................ a new one.
2. I was very sad when I................ my watch in the street. It was a present from my wife and it................ her a lot of money. Fortunately, somebody......... it the next day and took it to a Police Station.
3. I................ over £2,000 for my computer, but it isn't worth very much now.
4. My father................ me £50 last week but I................ most of it on a ticket for a concert on Friday.
5. Last week somebody................ £lm in a game on television. It was incredibly exciting.
6. I'm afraid I............... my money on those CDs because I never play them.
