Outcomes PI VB: Unit 15 (Money)

according to

when you say who gave you information
Согласно the government, inflation fell.

average

a number that is the result of adding amounts and dividing by the number of amounts
The средний age in my class is 14.

cost of living

the amount of money needed for essentials like food and housing
The стоимость жизни in London is high.

currency

the money used in a country
The валюта of the USA is the dollar.

currently

happening now
Inflation is в настоящее время low.

designer

made by a famous designer, expensive and fashionable
She wore a дизайнерское dress.

election

when people vote to choose leaders
There will be an выборы in May.

electronic

using electricity and chips, like TVs and computers
Электронные goods are cheaper there.

goods

items made to be sold
A shop selling luxury товары.

inflation

a rise in prices over time
Инфляция rose to 20%.

pace

the speed of something
The темп of life in New York is fast.

popularity

being liked by many people
The book enjoys huge популярность.
Книга пользуется популярностью

unemployment

not having a job
Безработица rose to 3 million.

weak

not strong
The currency is слаба right now.

assume

to believe something is true without proof
I предположил she was out.

pay attention

focus or interest
Please обращай (уделяй) внимание in class.

doll

a toy that looks like a baby or person
A wooden кукла.

earn / earns

to get money for working
He зарабатывает a good wage.

has fallen

to go down in level or amount
The unemployment rate упал (grammar hint: и до сих пор низкий)

grew up

became an adult
I вырос near Bristol.

interest

extra money paid on a loan or earned in a bank
I paid 15% процентов.

invest / invested

to use money to make more money
He инвестировал in property.

minimum

the smallest possible amount
The минимальная wage was £5.73.

owe

to need to pay someone back
I должен the bank £2,000.

population

the number of people in a place
The население of the UK is 65 million.

possession

something that belongs to you
The кукла was her most precious имуществом.

saying

a common expression
As the ________ goes, “many hands make light work.”
Как говорится, “У семи нянек дитя без глазу”.

turn into

to change something into something else
Water превращается в ice at 0°C.

valuable

worth a lot of money or useful
I learnt a ценный lesson.

wage

money paid for work (usually weekly)
My first job paid a low заработная плата.

worth

how much something costs or is valued
My watch is стоит £300.

account

a bank arrangement to keep and manage your money
I opened a savings счет.

activity

something done for a purpose
There’s been a lot of активности on the site.

argue

to speak angrily because of disagreement
Stop спорить about the bill!

condition

the state something is in
The car is in good состоянии.

cover

insurance protection
We’re застрахованы against fire and flooding.

direct debit

automatic regular payments from your bank
I pay my rent by прямым дебетом.

fare

the cost of a journey by public transport
The плата за проезд for the bus is £2.

go up

if something ___es ____, it increases

Train fares have just поднялись again.

irregular

something that is _____ is not usual or expected and might not be honest or legal

I work нерегулярные hours, meaning I don’t start and finish at the same time every day.

joint

____ things are shared or owned by two people at the same time My partner and I have a совместный bank account.

loan

an amount of money that someone borrows

I had to take out a кредит to buy the new car.

manage

if you ________ to do something, you succeed in doing it, even though it might be quite difficult

Did you сумел to get tickets for the concert on Saturday?

mark

a small area of dirt or damage on the surface of something

There's a coffee пятно on the table from my cup.

payment

an amount of money that you pay at a particular time

The final платёж for the holiday is due at the end of the month.

point out

if you ___ something ___, you tell someone it exists or is true

She указала several problems with the proposed plan.

recession

if there is a _____, there is much less business activity than usual

The country is in рецессии, and many people are losing their jobs.

separately

if things are _____, they are not together; if things happen _____, they do not happen at the same time

Your PIN will be sent отдельно from your new bank card.

software

programs used by computers

You need to install the new программное обеспечение to use all the features.

speed up

if something _____s ____, or if you_____ it ___, it starts to move or happen more quickly

We need to ускорить the process if we want to finish on time.

take out

if you take out a loan or an insurance policy, you arrange to borrow money or buy a policy

I need to взять a loan to cover the university fees.

transfer

if you transfer someone or something, you move them to another place

I want to перевести some money to my sister's account.

get used to

if you ____ something, you start being able to use it or understand it easily because it is no longer new or surprising to you

It might take some time before you привыкнешь к the new system.