Prime Time 7/8, Language in Use, Arbeitsheft

Big money Proverbs and sayings Match the two columns. 1. A fool and his money are soon parted. G A Don’t risk losing everything by putting all your efforts or all your money into one plan. 2. A penny saved is a penny earned. B Even the richest people cannot take their money with them after death. 3. Cut your coat according to your cloth. C Not paying back the money you have borrowed will not reduce what you owe other people. 4. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. D Money is not earned easily. In most cases you have to work for it. 5. Forgetting a debt does not pay it. E It is useful to save money that you already have since it is hard to earn more. 6. He who pays the piper calls the tune. F Plan your activities in line with your resources so that you can get by with what you have. 7. Money doesn’t grow on trees. G Stupid people spend money without thinking about it enough and so they will lose it quickly. 8. You can’t take it with you when you go. H The person who provides the money can decide how it should be spent. 1 / Language in use: Compulsive shopping You are going to read a text about shopaholics. In most lines of the text there is a word that should not be there. Write that word in the space provided after each line. Some lines are correct. Indicate these lines with a tick ( ü ). There are two examples at the beginning. For most of us the shopping is more than just going out and getting the 0 something we need. Shopping has become an event, a pastime, ü 00 a hobby which we look forward to us even if we don’t buy anything Q1 on one of our shopping mall sprees. Q2 Compulsive shopping, however, is much more than that. Shopaholics Q3 go out and buy good things to relieve some form of anxiety. So shopping Q4 becomes an addiction and later on this idea often leads to attempts to Q5 cover it up. But what are the only causes of this behaviour? Explanations Q6 range from emotional deprivation in childhood fantasy to the need to Q7 gain control room, from the inability to tolerate negative feelings to Q8 perfectionism. In many cases the compulsive shoppers want to impress, Q9 to seek approval or excitement. So the act of buying something is often Q10 not an aim in itself, it is a means to achieve recognition and respect. Q11 So if you are not susceptible to compulsive shopping, follow a few simple Q12 rules: Make a shopping list before going out to prevent yourself from Q13 buying things you don’t need. Avoid yourself big shopping centres or Q14 malls because you might feel tempted to spend out. Think twice before Q15 you buy something and ask if you really need it. Q16 2 84 Big money 17 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv