Spotlight 10 unit 2a

SPOTLIGHT 10
Module 2
2a Britain’s Young Consumers

Consumer
- someone who buys or uses goods or services

Catch up – догонять, наверстывать
Dig deep in one’s pocket – тратить больше
Hand out – выдавать
Make ends meet – сводить концы с концами
Shopping spree – поход по магазинам
Resist – устоять
Student loan – кредит на обучение
Pocket money – карманные деньги
Afford – иметь возможность
Splash out – разбрасывать
Save up – скопить
Borrow – занимать, одалживать
Lend – давать взаймы

Read the title and the first paragraph of the article. What do you think British teenagers spend their money on?
Listen and read to find out.

Ex. 2 Read the teenagers’ quotes and match each one to the comments A-F
A
B
C
D
E
F

Check the words
consumers: people who buy things for their own use
retailer: shop owner/seller
catch up: reach the same level as something
dig deeper into their pockets: pay out more money than usual
hand out: give away
make ends meet: have enough money to live on
resist: stop from doing something
survive: live; get by
student loan: money the government lends students to pay for their studies
pocket money: money parents give children to spend as they wish
household chores: routine jobs done around the house
can’t afford to splash out: not having money to buy luxuries, expensive things
shopping sprees: buying lots of things at the same time
save up: gradually collect money by spending less than usual

1. A lot of consumers enjoy buying things during the sales.
2. The biggest retailers usually have shops in the main city centres.
3. If you miss too many lessons, you can't catch up.
4. Prices are always going up and so I’m digging deeper into my pockets just to pay for my basic needs.
5. The government is handing out food packages to needy families.
6. Both my mother and father have to work as they have problems trying to make ends meet.
Read and translate

7. If I like a particular top or skirt, I can’t resist buying it in several colours.
8. I can’t survive on less than £20 a week!!
9. My parents aren’t rich so I’ll have to have a student loan at university.
10. I can’t afford to splash out on new dresses for each wedding I am invited to.
11. I always go on a shopping spree to buy things for my birthday party.
12. I am saving up for a holiday abroad.
Read and translate

Ex. 3 What do you think teenagers in Russia spend their money on?
clothes and accessories
household bills
eating out
mobile phones cards
sweets and snacks
rent
bus fares
petrol
computer games
CDs/DVDs
going out (cinema, concerts, sport events)
magazines/ books/ comics
supermarket shopping
What do you spend your money on?
A: I spend most of my money on …
B: Me too. I also buy …

Ex. 5 Fill in:
How do you …… for things you buy: in cash, by cheque or by credit card?
Do you ever ……… money to your friends?
Do you ever ………… money from your friends?
Do you ……. up to buy something you want, e.g. a new bike?
Do you think teenagers ……… their money on things they don’t really need?
Which of the things you buy ….... a lot and which are reasonably priced?
Do you have a part-time job to ……… extra money?
waste
pay
cost
lend
borrow
save
earn
Answer the questions about yourself.

to dig deep into one’s pockets
to use a lot of your own money to pay for something
My parents dug deep into their pockets to pay for a new car.

to splash out
to spend a lot of money on buying things, especially  things that are pleasant to have but that you do not need
We can't afford to splash out that much money for luxuries.

to make ends meet
to have enough money to cover expenses
It’s not easy to make ends meet with a big family, but somehow we manage.

If I had a lot of money I would…

b
e
d
a
c

student loan
bus fares
shopping spree
household bills
pocket money

afford
resist
survive

catch
hanging
saving
wastes

make ends meet
dig deep in my pocket
splash out
can’t afford to

https://wordwall.net/ru/resource/35169453/2a-spotlight-10
https://student.vznaniya.ru/home/lesson/1021822/Listen?slug=JT6SpIdl&onlypreview=true
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