17 84 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. Language in use: Compulsive shopping Read the text about shopaholics. Some words are missing. Complete the text by writing one word for each gap (1–12) in the spaces provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. For most of us … 0 is more than just going out and getting something we need. Shopping has become an event, a pastime, a hobby which we look … 1 to even if we don’t buy anything on one of our shopping sprees. Compulsive shopping, however, is much more … 2 that. Shopaholics go out and buy things to relieve some form of anxiety. So shopping becomes an … 3 and later on this often leads to attempts to cover it … 4 . But what are the causes of this behaviour? Explanations range … 5 emotional deprivation in childhood to the need to gain control, from the inability to tolerate negative feelings to perfectionism. In many … 6 compulsive shoppers want to impress, to seek approval or excitement. So the act of buying something is often not an … 7 in itself, it is a means to achieve recognition and respect. So if you are susceptible to compulsive shopping, follow a few simple … 8 : Make a shopping … 9 before going out to prevent yourself from buying things you don’t need. Avoid big shopping … 10 or malls because you might feel tempted to spend. Think twice before you … 11 something and ask if you really … 12 it. 0 shopping 1 7 2 8 3 9 4 10 5 11 6 12 1 ✔ 2 ✔ Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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