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Тема 5. Money doesn’t bring happiness

Приклади активного словника з лексичного матеріалу:

1.

agreement, bargain

угода

2.

allowance

грошова допомога

3.

a measure

міра

4.

a unit of account

одиниця розрахунку; одиниця обліку

5.

bank account

банківський рахунок

6.

bankruptcy

банкрутство

7.

bill

рахунок

8.

bits

дрібні монети

9.

borrow

позичати

10.

can’t afford

не могти собі дозволити

11.

cash

готівка

12.

cashpoint mashine

банкомат

13.

chump change

дрібні гроші

14.

coin

монета

15.

cost a fortune

коштує дуже дорого

16.

cost of living

прожитковий мінімум

17.

counterfeit

підробляти

18.

currency

валюта

19.

discount

знижка

20.

donate

жертвувати гроші

21.

exchange

обмін

22.

exchange rate

валютний курс

23.

expensive

дорогий

24.

fee, salary

зарплата, плата

25.

foreign currency

іноземна валюта

26.

forgone interest

недоотримані відсотки

27.

free of charge

безкоштовний

28.

funds

фонди

29.

legacy

спадщина

30.

medium of exchange

засіб обміну

31.

mortgage

застава

32.

paper bills

вексель

33.

pocket money

кишенькові гроші

34.

relative to

відносно до

35.

store of value

заощадження

36.

the cost of living

прожитковий мінімум

37.

tips

чайові

38.

to afford smth.

дозволити собі щось

39.

to be worth

вартувати

40.

to borrow money from smb.

to lend money from smb.

зичити в когось гроші з наміром повернути

зичити в когось гроші без наміру повернути

41.

to borrow money to smb.

to lend money to smb.

зичити комусь гроші з поверненням

зичити комусь гроші без повернення

42.

to cut back on spending

зменшити витрати

43.

to earn one’s living

заробляти на життя

44.

to leave a tip

залишати чайові

45.

to make a fortune

розбагатіти

46.

to make smb’s living gardening

заробляти на життя садівництвом

47.

to pay a fine

сплатити штраф

48.

to pay back

повертати, віддавати гроші

49.

to pay by credit card

розраховуватися кредиткою

50.

to save up

збирати гроші

51.

to toss a coin

підкинути монету

52.

to use a cashpoint machine

користуватися банкоматом

53.

to waste money on smth

марнувати гроші на щось

Приклади лексичних вправ:

1. Answer the questions:

a) How do things make you happy?

b) How would your life change if you were very rich?

c) Do you think the wealthy are happier? Why? Why not?

d) Do you think you would be more satisfied and happier if you spent money on yourself or on other people? Why? Why not?

2. Read the headline. Guess if the following statements are true or false.

1. This news is about a song sung by the group the Beatles.

2. A study into happiness and money was done by Cambridge University.

3. Researchers said money made 625 people unhappy.

4. Researchers said buying the right things can make people happy.

5. A researcher said the study would not change our ideas about money.

6. The researchers said the study would help Internet companies.

7. A researcher said spending money was not very important.

8. A researcher said spending money was as important as finding a job.

3. Match the following synonyms.

1. famous

2. expression

3. study

4. conducted

5. lead to

6. believes

7. fit

8. recommend

9. express

10. well-being

a. thinks

b. report

c. suggest

d. well known

e. show

f. result in

g. saying

h. happiness

i. carried out

j. match

4. Match the phrases (sometimes more than one choice is possible):

1. A song from the famous English pop

2. money is the root

3. spending

4. how they spent

5. if they buy the

6. change the way people

7. goods

8. help us express who we

9. important to our

10. finding the right

a. are as individuals

b. right things

c. job

d. think about money

e. of all evil

f. and services

g. group the Beatles

h. well-being

i. their money

j. habits

5. Fill in the gaps.

A song from the (1) English pop group the Beatles told us that money can't buy us love. Many people also believe that money cannot buy (2) . In fact, there is an expression that says 'money is the root of all (3) . However, a new study from Cambridge University (4) that money can buy you happiness. Researchers conducted a study on the spending (5) of customers in a bank. They (6) what the bank customers bought with their personality. The research team compared the personalities of 625 people with a (7) of how they spent their money. The conclusion of the study was that what people buy can lead to happiness, but only if they buy the (8) things.

evil

habits

list

famous

right

happiness

compared

suggests

One of the researchers believes the study may change the (9) people think about money and happiness. He said it showed, "that spending can increase our happiness when it is spent on (10) and services that (11) our personalities". He said Internet companies could use information about people's happiness to recommend products and (12) that make people happier. Another researcher said spending money could be more important in our (13) than we thought. She said: "Spending money on products that help us (14) who we are as individuals could turn out to be as important to our well-(15) as finding the right job, the right neighbourhood or even the right friends and (16) ."

goods

lives

partners

way

services

being

fit

express

6. Can we buy happiness? Watch the video https://youtu.be/PsihkFWDt3Y