English Unlimited HAK/HUM 3, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM (mit Handelskorrespondenz)

64 Money matters 05 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS Read the introduction to a newspaper article. Why did Kath Kelly decide to live on a pound a day? VOCABULARY 12 Linking expressions 1 At 47, Kath Kelly made a sudden decision to change her life. Out one evening with friends, Kath – who was sharing a house and working as a part-time language teacher – complained that she could not a ord a wedding present for her brother Danny. So she announced that she would survive on £1 a day for the 12 months up to his wedding. She came up with lots of great ways to save money. How I lived on £1 a day Do you try to save money? How many ways of saving money can you think of? Make a list. Look at Kath’s advice for saving money. 1 Match the tips to pictures A–F. 2 Were any of your ideas the same as Kath’s? 13 a b Kath’s money-saving tips (1) Go to a library if you want to use the internet or read the papers. (2) Do your shopping at the end of the day when small food shops reduce their prices. (3) Keep your teabag aer making a cup of tea. Use it at least twice, but leave it in the cup longer each time. (4) Visit people and leave notes if they’re out instead of making phone calls. (5) Pick fruit from bushes and trees whenever you walk anywhere. (6) Never ignore a market researcher in case they have free samples to hand out. A B C D E F Which ideas do you think are practical? Why? Do you do any of these things? Look at the highlighted linking expressions in 13b. Which can be followed by: a subject + verb? b - ing or a noun? c either a or b? Write money-saving tips using linking expressions. Use these topics and three more ideas of your own. c 14 a b Example: Cycle or walk instead of using your moped. Tell the class your top five tips. Then choose the best five as a class. 15 moped cigarettes plastic bags mineral water newspapers clothes Saving money Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv