Friday 15

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	Jelle 3	Amber 8	Luit 11	Jasmin 18	Ayda 19
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	Elias 5	Jayden 6	Ece 13	Samya 14	Tuana 15

Teacher 

Blackboard 

Last time 

Do you remember?

What will this lesson
be about?

Today

Let's see how many idioms that have to do with money you already know! 

We will start with a quiz. 

Idiom

a group of words in a fixed order that have a particular meaning that is different from the meanings of each word on its own:

To "have bitten off more than you can chew" is an idiom that means you have tried to do something which is too difficult for you.

Instructions

In the following questions, choose which idiom can replace the bit between brackets.

My friend is (in good financial condition) after many financial problems last year.

1. cooking the books
2. betting his bottom dollar
3. back on his feet
4. bringing home the bacon

I spent my (last small amount of savings) on a ticket for a basketball game.

1. bottom dollar
2. cold hard cash
3. money to burn
4. kickback

My father worked hard all of his life (earning the family living).

1. passing the buck
2. paying through the nose
3. stone broke
4. bringing home the bacon

The meanings :

• pass the buck=To shift blame from oneself to another person 
• pay through the nose=pay much more than a fair price.

I decided to (sell all of my belongings) and go and work overseas.

1. strike it rich
2. cash in my chips
3. put in my two cents
4. tighten my belt

The meanings:

• If you strike it rich, you make a lot of money, especially in a short time 
• put in (one's) two cents=To share one's opinion or point of view for whatever it may be worth, generally when it is unasked for.

We were able to buy the house (very cheaply) so we decided to try to buy it immediately.

1. worth our salt
2. stone broke
3. for a song
4. on a dime

The meanings:

What does it mean to be worth your salt?

From time to time, you may have heard someone say that someone or something is “worth its salt." This common idiom means that someone or something deserves respect and is worth its cost or has value. The phrase originated with the ancient Romans, who valued salt highly.

My sister went to Las Vegas and (won a lot of money) at the casino.

1. made ends meet
2. lost her shirt
3. greased her palm
4. hit the jackpot

The meanings:

Losing your shirt is an idiom that, in the investment world, means to lose one's money, savings, investments, resources, or more, if investments were made with borrowed funds. ... One may say, for example, “He lost his shirt in the last recession.” This phrase implies not just loss, but ultimate loss

That man is (very rich) but he never likes to spend his money.

1. cut-rate
2. loaded
3. cooking the books
4. in the whole

I was (without money) many times when I first started working.

1. raking in the money
2. worth my salt
3. laying away money
4. flat broke

The meanings:

• cut-rate: for sale at a reduced or unusually low price.
  
• rake in the money= to earn or receive (a large amount of money) 

Our company has been (losing money) for over three years now.

1. making a killing
2. in the red
3. on a dime
4. putting in their two cents worth

The meanings:

• make a killing=have a great financial success.
• on a dime=What does buying on a dime mean?When it comes to a term like dime, only one thing is consistent: the amount you're paying. A dime is basically ten dollars worth of weed. The actual amount will vary by dealer. The actual name comes from the fact that the word dime has been used as a slang term for the word ten for a long time.

Type 1 or 2 idioms that you have learned

Type 1 or 2 idioms that you have learned

Kijk- en Luistervaardigheid

Je gaat kijken naar een korte video over geld.

Beantwoord de vragen in de video.

00:00

Pay attention 

The question will be:

How old is the tablet the man is holding?

01:05

Pay attention 

The question will be:

Why was iron used as money 2500 years ago?

01:42

Pay attention 

The question will be:

What is the small coin made of?

02:11

Pay attention 

The question will be:

Historical leaders put their names on coins to show how important they were.

True/False 

02:36

Pay attention 

The question will be:

What do you think is a 'blank' in this fragment?

03:45

Pay attention 

The question will be:

Why did people start using paper money?

04:11

Pay attention 

The question will be:

Mobile banking was invented in Kenia.

True/False

05:09

Mobile banking was invented in Kenia.

1. True
2. False

04:11

Why did people start using paper money?

1. It was easier to make and less expensive.
2. It was more efficient and safer.
3. There was not enough valuable metal for coins.

03:45

What do you think is a 'blank' in this fragment?

1. a chop with a hammer that goes wrong
2. a newly made silver coin
3. a piece of metal without a design

02:36

Historical leaders put their names on coins to show how important they were.

1. True
2. False

02:11

What is the small coin made of?

1. Silver
2. Gold
3. Silver and gold
4. Iron

01:42

Why was iron used as money 2500 years ago?

1. Because it was heavy
2. Because people thought it was valuable
3. Because you could also fight with it
4. Because they didn't have anything else

01:05

How old is the tablet the man is holding?

1. 4.000 years old
2. 4.500 years old
3. 450 years old
4. 400 years old

TRUE

FALSE

Money was also used to spread messages.

Historical leaders put their names on coins to show how important they were.

Seashells can never be used as money.

What did you learn today?

How did the listening go?

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