Unit 10 spending money

Did the electricity bill come in the post this morning?

• счёт

• Could you lend me £10? I haven’t got any cash on me.

• наличные

• Excuse me, is there a bank near here? Or a cashpoint?

• банкомат

• I’d get a drink from the machine but I haven’t got any change, only a €10 note.

• мелочь, сдача

• Some people say that using a credit card makes it easier to control spending.

• кредитная карта

• I got an amazing discount on these shoes, they had 50% off.

• скидка

• You shouldn’t use the same PIN for all your cards and your phone, it’s not secure.

• PIN-код

• Shall I put the receipt in the bag for you?

• чек

• Could I have a refund on this jacket, please? It’s not my style.

• возврат денег

• I’m sorry but this till is closed. There are two open at the front of the store.

• касса

• Please carry on until I get back.

• продолжать

• We arrived at the party late because my friend couldn’t decide on what to wear.

• выбрать

• I wish you wouldn’t keep picking on me all the time!

• придираться

• I was tired but I had to finish before the end of the day so I decided to press on.

• продолжать несмотря на трудности

• I always put the radio on as soon as I wake up.

• включить

• I’ll sleep on your suggestion and let you know tomorrow.

• отложить решение до следующего дня

• Don’t start on me! It wasn’t my fault.

• начать критиковать

• You need to switch the computer on at the back.

• включить

• They’re so demanding that I really can’t do business with them.

• вести дела с

• You really got a bargain when you bought your new tablet in the sales.

• купить по выгодной цене

• Anushka went bankrupt when her business failed.

• обанкротиться

• Sarah made a fortune when she sold her company.

• заработать целое состояние

• It’s getting harder to make a living from photography.

• зарабатывать на жизнь

• The business made a huge loss last year.

• понести большие убытки

• This year, we’ve made a profit of over a million pounds!

• получить прибыль

• We’ll give you a bonus every time you use your credit card to make a purchase!

• совершить покупку

desire → desirable / undesirable

желание → желательный / нежелательный

economy → economise → economic → economical / uneconomical → economically

экономика → экономить → экономический → экономичный / неэкономичный → экономически

grow → growing → grown → growth

расти → растущий → выросший / взрослый → рост

nation → national → nationality

нация → национальный → национальность

revolution → revolutionary → revolt → revolting → revolve

революция → революционный → восстание / восставать → отвратительный → вращаться

stimulating → stimulated → stimulate → stimulus → stimulation

стимулирующий → стимулированный → стимулировать → стимул → стимуляция

strong → strength → strongly

сильный → сила → сильно / решительно

supply → supplier

поставлять / запас, снабжение → поставщик