MAKING END MEET

MAKING END MEET

1. grammar

   • if+ past simple
     • use the past simple to talk about situations in the present that are impossible or stating the opposite of the real situation
     • + would + infinitive in the main clause to describe the imagined result
   • so and much
     • so ( an adjective, no noun)
     • such a ( adjective + singular noun)
     • such ( adjective + plural noun/uncountable noun)
   • some-/any-/no- + one/-body/-thing
     • we use to talk about people and objects in general
       • We use some-, any- and no- with -one, -body and -thing to talk about people and objects in general
       • Use -one / -body to refer to a person. There is no difference in meaning.
       • Use -thing to refer to an object. The verb is third person singular.
       • Use someone/body/thing in affirmative sentences, offers and requests.
       • Use anyone/body/thing with not or in questions.
       • Use anyone/body/thing also in affirmative sentences. In these sentences any - all.
       • No one/body and nothing have a negative meaning. Use them with an afirmative verb without not in statements and questions.

2. vocabulary

   • money verbs
     • afford: to be able to buy or do something because you have enough money or time:
     • borrow: to get or receive something from someone with the intention of giving it back after a period of time:
     • buy: to get something by paying money for it
     • cost: the amount of money needed to buy, do, or make something
     • earn: to receive money as payment for work that you do:
     • invest: to put money, effort, time, etc
     • lend: to give something to someone for a short period of time, expecting it to be given back:
     • pay for: to give money to someone for something you want to buy or for services provided:
     • spend: o give money as a payment for something:
     • waste: an unnecessary or wrong use of money,
   • money nuns
     • bank acount: an arrangement with a bank in which the customer puts in and removes money and the bank keeps a record of it
     • bills: a request for payment of money owed, or the piece of paper on which it is written:
     • cash: money in the form of notes and coins, rather than cheques or credit cards:
     • credit card : a small plastic card that can be used as a method of payment, the money being taken from you at a later time
     • loan: an amount of money that is borrowed, often from a bank, and has to be paid back
     • mortgage: an agreement that allows you to borrow money from a bank or similar organization
     • rent: a fixed amount of money that you pay regularly for the use of a room, house, car, television, etc. that
     • salary: a fixed amount of money agreed every year as pay for an employee, usually paid directly into his or her bank account every month: