Complete these statements with different highlighted expressions from 13a and your own advice about managing money. 1 It’s important to … 3 It’s difficult to … 2 It’s a bad idea to … 4 It’s easy to … Talk about your sentences together. Do you agree with each other? Example: It’s important to put money aside so that you can afford little extras. You’re going to write a blog entry for www.usefultips.com and explain about: ■■ keeping fit. ■■ finding jobs. ■■ taking care of a pet. ■■ finding bargains in shops. ■■ using social media. ■■ … First, think about the language you need to: 1 give advice. 2 give reasons for your advice. Now write your blog entry (around 200 words). In class, talk about your blog entries. Whose advice do you think is the most useful? c d Writing 14 a b c d Saving money Read the information about Jack Monroe. Why does the famous British food writer know about being poor? Vocabulary Linking expressions 1 15 a Nowadays Jack Monroe is a successful food writer, journalist and activist campaigning on poverty issues, particulary hunger relief. Initially she rose to prominence for writing a blog titled A Girl Called Jack (now www.cookingonabootstrap.com), and has since published several cookbooks focusing on ‘austerity recipes’ and meals that can be made on a tight budget. As a teenager Jack experienced bullying, dropped out of high school at 16 and started to work. After having a child, the job as a call handler for Essex County Fire and Rescue Service became difficult. It proved impossible to arrange the work around childcare responsibilities and she decided to leave the fire service. During the following 18 months Jack lived on benefits, kept looking for work, and moved from relative affluence to poverty and financial hardship. That was when Monroe started writing the blog A Girl Called Jack, in which she shared cheap recipes created as a single parent with a young child aiming to provide family meals for less than £10 per week. Do you try to save money? How many ways of saving money can you think of? Make a list. Look at the advice for saving money on p. 56. 1 Match the tips 1–6 to pictures A–F. 2 Were any of your ideas the same? b c C D E F B A Language skills Extras Explore 5 Money matters 55 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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