Cover of the textbook Outcomes Pre-Intermediate - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 1

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 15 - Money, money, money! for the textbook Outcomes Pre-Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Hugh Dellar and Andrew Walkley from National Geographic Learning

Question

Work in groups. Discuss what money problems the people in these situations might have - and the best way of dealing with each problem.

Answer

  1. arguments over pocket money, arguments over jobs the teenager does for money in the home, cost of things teenager wants or needs for school, having / not having a job to earn money
  2. bill higher than expected, problems sharing the bill, forgetting wallet or money, credit card not accepted
  3. losing money, being robbed, problems exchanging money or accessing money from banks or bank machines, not understanding exchange rates
  4. cost of living, cost of childcare, cost of clothes and equipment
  5. only takes cash not cards, haggling over price, paying too much for something
  6. having no cash, needing to call bank, possible cyber theft