{"id":33113,"date":"2015-03-02T00:09:14","date_gmt":"2015-03-02T00:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/?p=33113"},"modified":"2021-11-24T21:57:19","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T21:57:19","slug":"spondulicks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/?p=33113","title":{"rendered":"Spondulicks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a4\u00a0 Pictionaries . . .\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/photographicdictionary.com\/financial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u21d2[01]\u21d0<\/a>\u00a0 \/ \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.enchantedlearning.com\/dictionarysubjects\/money.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u21d2[02]\u21d0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\u2022 \u00a0Money Idioms . . .<a href=\"http:\/\/www.englishclub.com\/ref\/Idioms\/Money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> \u21d2[01<\/a>]\u00a0\u21d4\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.learnenglish.de\/vocabulary\/moneyidioms.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[02]<\/a> \u21d4\u00a0<strong>[<a href=\"http:\/\/kerlynb.hubpages.com\/hub\/20-Money-Idioms-Explained-to-English-as-a-Second-Language-Learners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">03]\u21d0<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Be closed-fisted : \u00a0<\/strong>To be very stingy.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thoughtco.com\/words-used-to-discuss-money-4018902\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-52725\" src=\"http:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/money-bags.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/money-bags.jpg 820w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/money-bags-293x300.jpg 293w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/money-bags-768x788.jpg 768w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/money-bags-146x150.jpg 146w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/money-bags-400x410.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Be pressed for money : \u00a0<\/strong>To be very rich.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Be rolling in money : \u00a0<\/strong>When you have a lot of money.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Live on a shoe string : \u00a0<\/strong>To have a difficult life and have no money but not to show it to\u00a0others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Easy come, easy go : \u00a0<\/strong>When you earn money or something easily, you will miss it easily, too.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pay a heavy price for some thing :<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0To defray a lot of money.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Live beyond ones means : \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>To spend money more than you have.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hit the jack pot : \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>To earn a lot of money.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Money for old rope : \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Convenient money.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Make a fast \/ quick back : \u00a0<\/strong>To earn money easily.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>He is asking an arm and leg for it : \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>To ask money which is not your right.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>I paid cash on the nail : \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>To pay money for sth with difficulty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Not have a bean =\u00a0 I am broke : \u00a0<\/strong>I don\u2019t have any money.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A well-headed person : \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>To be super rich.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6 class=\"yt watch-title-container\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">\u2207 \u00a0Phrasal verbs \u00a0\u21d3<\/h6>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W0QSUOukJFI?list=PLEHBbj8NPA2z5GB5GBRxzl6IOi2iHukOn\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u221e \u00a0\u00abrip off\u00bb \u00a0\u00a0\u21d3 \u00a0\u00abbargain\u00bb<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eZ_waypiyOQ?list=UUJNrqGARkB34-Q6GybVNxwQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Shopping &amp; Buying \u00a0\u21d3<\/strong>\u00a0 [by Ceema]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_QC3qte95ho\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u2022\u2192<a href=\"http:\/\/kerlynb.hubpages.com\/hub\/10-Idioms-on-Business-Negotiations-Explained-to-English-as-a-Second-Language-Learners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10 Business Negotiations Idioms Explained<\/a>\u00a0\u21d0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NPgahOd9UD0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6>\u00a4 \u00a0Banking &amp; money vocabulary \u00a0. . . \u00a0\u21d2<a href=\"http:\/\/www.learnenglish.de\/vocabulary\/money.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[01]<\/a>\u00a0\u21d4\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.myenglishpages.com\/site_php_files\/vocabulary-lesson-banking.php#.UnrVeJTpBhA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[02]<\/a>\u00a0\u21d4\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.learn-english-today.com\/business-english\/money-vocabulary.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[03]<\/a> \u00a0\u21d0<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachingenglish.org.uk\/sites\/teacheng\/files\/money_vocabulary_worksheet_4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2192pdf \u21d0<\/a><strong>Matching<\/strong> exercise \u00a0\/ \u00a0\u2192<a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachingenglish.org.uk\/sites\/teacheng\/files\/money_vocabulary_worksheet_5.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf \u21d0<\/a><strong>Gap-fill<\/strong> exercise \u00a0\/ \u00a0\u2192<a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachingenglish.org.uk\/sites\/teacheng\/files\/money_vocabulary_worksheet_6.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf \u21d0<\/a><strong>Discussion<\/strong> questions<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tYTjLH0SyMI\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u2022\u00a0The hard-up &#8230; [badly-off]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you lack the <em>wherewithal <\/em>or you<em>\u00a0&#8216;<strong>can&#8217;t make ends meet&#8217;<\/strong>,<\/em>\u00a0you may be\u00a0<strong>&#8216;strapped for cash&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong>or, even worse, &#8216;<strong>penniless&#8217;<\/strong>: <strong>&#8216;broke&#8217;, &#8216;skint&#8217;, &#8216;busted&#8217;<\/strong> &#8230; are slang synonyms; they all mean <strong>&#8216;bankrupt&#8217;, &#8216;poverty-stricken&#8217;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u2022\u00a0The well-off &#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Wealthy<\/strong> people with loads of <em>dough<\/em> (or <em>bread<\/em>) are often called <strong>\u00abmoneybags\u00bb<\/strong>. They &#8216;<em><strong>live on Easy Street&#8217;<\/strong><\/em>. A jocular way of referring to them:\u00a0<strong>\u00a0\u00abfilthy rich\u00bb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.englishtrackers.com\/english-blog\/british-slang-for-money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-33114\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/money.jpg\" alt=\"money\" width=\"170\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/money.jpg 170w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/money-150x111.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\u221e \u00a0<\/strong> Two opposite <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">FALSE FRIENDS<\/span>: they don&#8217;t mean what you think!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>&#8211; EXTRAVAGANT<\/strong> = &#8216;<em>spendthrift&#8217;, \u00a0&#8216;squanderer&#8217;, \u00a0&#8216;profligate&#8217;, \u00a0&#8216;prodigal&#8217;\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>&#8211; PARSIMONIOUS<\/strong>\u00a0= &#8216;<em>mingy&#8217;, \u00a0&#8216;stingy&#8217;<\/em>\u00a0 (adj), \u00a0&#8216;<em>scrooge&#8217;, \u00a0&#8216;skinflint&#8217;<\/em>\u00a0 (n.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00b6\u00a0 \u00a0 In times of economic stress . . .<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8230; we <strong>go short<\/strong> \u00a0(= <strong>do without<\/strong> things);<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-16846\" src=\"http:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/F_crisis.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"142\" height=\"96\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8230; we <strong>tighten our belts<\/strong> \u00a0(=go hungry)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">&#8230; we <strong>cut down on<\/strong> luxuries \u00a0(=spend less on unessential things)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">&#8230; we <strong>make do<\/strong> \u00a0(=manage with whatever we can get)<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?t=14&amp;v=ug-xjtExqKA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-45934\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/prices.jpg\" alt=\"prices\" width=\"333\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/prices.jpg 388w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/prices-300x101.jpg 300w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/prices-150x50.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zJV-GfqFQOk\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ttuXQWV_dtQ#t=72\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16847 \" title=\"Crisis\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Crisis.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"35\" height=\"33\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u2022\u2192<a href=\"https:\/\/englishinbarcelona.wordpress.com\/lessons\/vocabulary\/economic-recession\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vocabulary\/economic-recession<\/a>\u21d0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a4 Pictionaries . . . \u21d2[01]\u21d0 \/ \u21d2[02]\u21d0<\/p>\n<p> \u2022 Money Idioms . . . \u21d2[01] \u21d4 [02] \u21d4 [03]\u21d0 Be closed-fisted : To be very stingy. Be pressed for money : To be very rich. Be rolling in money : When you have a lot of money. Live on a shoe string : [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":33114,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[197],"tags":[200],"class_list":["post-33113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vocab","tag-documentary","odd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33113"}],"version-history":[{"count":61,"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55584,"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33113\/revisions\/55584"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/33114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}