PRIME 1 - SUMMITMONEY MATTERSVOCABULARY

Describing your spending habits• What do you call a person who likes to spend large

amounts of money?

• What adjective can you use to describe someone who is willing to give more money, time, etc. than is expected?

• What do you call someone who does not like spending money and can be very unpleasant about it?

• What adjectives can you use to describe someone who is unwilling to give money, even when one has a lot of it?

A big spender

generous

A cheapskate/a tightwad

Cheap/stingy

Describing your spending habits• What do you call someone who spends money

carelessly, especially when he or she doesn’t have a lot of it?

• What can you say about a person who uses money carefully and wisely? He or she is ...

A spendthrift

thrifty /frugal.

Use the previous expressions to complete the statements.Lucy just can’t control herself! She buys everything she likes even if she has little money. She is such a

-Gina must be rich. She gives everyone expensive gifts and she insists on treating us to dinner. She is a - Well, I think she is just - Peter refused to participate in the pizza party because

he said he would just eat one slice and he wouldn’t pay R$ 20,00 for that. Isn’t he

- Oh, yes! The guy is a

spendthrift.

big spender.generou

s.

stingy/ cheap? cheapskat

e/ tightwad.

Other expressions related to money• To live below or within your means• To make ends meet• To pay your debts in full• To cut back on expenses• To create a budget• To be drowning in debt• To put something away for a rainy day