ESL Unit 7: Money and Finance

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Match the vocabulary related to money with their meanings:

Pocket Money = Money carried for daily expenses Cash = Money in the form of coins or banknotes Barter = Exchange of goods or services without using money Debit cards = Plastic cards to withdraw money from a bank account

Match the grammar concepts with their explanations:

First Conditional = Used to talk about future events that are likely to happen Reflexive pronouns = Used to refer back to the subject of a sentence Modal Verbs = Used to express ability, permission, or obligation Connectives = Used to link words, phrases, or clauses together

Match the natural resources with their types:

Wind = Renewable resource Coal = Non-renewable resource Trees = Renewable resource Iron = Non-renewable resource

Match the party-related vocabulary with their meanings:

Festivals = Large public celebrations Acrostic = A poem where the first letter of each line spells a word Party = A social gathering for celebration or enjoyment Puppets = Figures or characters controlled by a person Signup and view all the answers

Match the vocabulary related to energy with their meanings:

Solar power = Energy from the sun Hydroelectricity = Energy from the movement of water Wind power = Energy from the wind Turbine = A machine that converts energy from one form to another Signup and view all the answers

Match the grammar concepts with their explanations:

Determiners = Used to indicate whether a noun is specific or general Defining relative clauses = Provide essential information about a noun Non-defining relative clauses = Provide additional information about a noun Concrete Nouns = Refer to tangible objects Signup and view all the answers

Match the vocabulary related to celebrations with their meanings:

Anniversary = A celebration of a wedding anniversary Wedding = A ceremony to unite two people in marriage Festivals = Large public celebrations Birthday = A celebration of a person's birth Signup and view all the answers

Match the vocabulary related to performances with their meanings:

Concert = A performance of music Comedy = A performance intended to be humorous Tour = A series of performances in different locations Flash mob = A sudden, spontaneous performance in a public place Signup and view all the answers

Match the natural resources with their uses:

Metals = Used in manufacturing and construction Minerals = Used in various industries such as manufacturing and electronics Rocks = Used in construction and decoration Wind = Used to generate electricity Signup and view all the answers

Match the vocabulary related to money management with their meanings:

Budget = A plan for managing one's finances Expenses = The costs of running a household or business Debts = Obligations to pay money to someone Savings = Money set aside for future use Signup and view all the answers

Match the idioms with their meanings:

Break the bank = To spend more money than one can afford Get a run for your money = To get good value for one's money Foot the bill = To pay the cost of something Keep the wolf from the door = To have just enough money to avoid poverty Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Unit 7: A World of Money

A numismatist is a person who studies and collects coins and banknotes.
Banknotes, bills, and cash are forms of paper money.
Pocket money is an allowance given to children.
Barter is a system of exchanging goods or services without using money.
Metal coins, cryptocurrency, and electronic/digital money are alternative forms of money.
Plastic cards, debit cards, and credit cards are forms of payment.
Savings, expenses, and debts are key financial concepts.
Gold and paper money are forms of currency.
Income, cost, and subtract are mathematical operations used in finance.
Borrow, outgoings, and budget are financial management terms.
Reward, keeping track, and prioritize are important skills for managing money.
Break the bank, get a run for your money, foot the bill, and keep the wolf from the door are idiomatic expressions related to money.
Deposit, loan, and bank are financial institutions and services.

Grammar

The first conditional is used to talk about future possibilities.
Prepositional verbs are verbs that combine with a preposition to form a new verb.
Reflexive pronouns are used to refer back to the subject of a sentence.

Unit 8: Earth's Natural Resources

Natural resources include animals, forests, wind, sunlight, metals, minerals, rocks, coal, oil, water, and natural gas.
Renewable resources can be replenished naturally, while non-renewable/un-renewable resources cannot.
Solar power, hydroelectricity, and wind power are forms of renewable energy.
Copper, gold, trees, sand, petrol, iron, and diamonds are specific natural resources.
Turbine and innovation are related to the use of natural resources.
Population, prohibited, and banned are concepts related to conservation.
Sources of power are ways of generating energy.

Grammar

Modal verbs are used to express degrees of possibility and obligation.
Connectives are used to link words, phrases, or clauses.
Determiners are used to express the reference of a noun.
Future tenses are used to talk about future events.

Unit 9: Fun Party Times

Festivals and celebrations are events that bring people together.
Acrostic is a type of poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word.
Noisy, colorful, and band are descriptive words related to festivals.
Annual and anniversary are types of events.
Wedding, planning in advance, sharing, and gathering are related to celebrations.
Concert, party, puppets, and happiness are forms of entertainment.
Pleasure, brilliance, and culture are values associated with celebrations.
Energy, pop festival, face masks, and fireworks are aspects of festive events.
Birthday, lookers-on, and passers-by are related to parties.
Costumes, themed event, comedy, and comedian are forms of entertainment.
Tour, flash mob, synaesthesia, homophones, and homographs are specialized terms.
Genre and fiction are literary concepts.
Non-fiction is a type of writing that is based on fact.

Grammar

Review of past, present, and future tenses is a review of verb forms.
Concrete, abstract, and compound nouns are types of nouns.
Defining and non-defining relative clauses are used to provide more information about a noun.