1.

Make the combinations of synonyms with these words and phrases:

to withdraw to get out (money); to purchase

to take money out
to pay everyday bills to pay household bills to have a high
expenditure
in the black on credit to date
to buy to purchase to owe money
discount reduction bargain
good value bargain on credit
not worth rip-off wealthy
unemployment benefit the dole the dole
to haggle to argue about the price to pay household bills
to spend a lot to have a high to have a high income;
expenditure to get profit
to be in debt to owe money rip-off
to earn a lot to have a high income; to get out (money);
to get profit to take money out
prosperous wealthy reduction
up to now to date to argue about the price

2. Match the words and phrases with their definitions:

bank statement to deposit overdraft to be in the red
in bulk a fee a fare income tax
customs duty excise duty down payment
1. An amount of money paid for a particular piece of work or a particular right or
service – ____ a fee ___
2. To put something valuable, especially money, in a bank or safe – __ to deposit
____
3. A tax that you have to pay on your income, usually higher for people with
larger incomes – _____ income tax ___
4. When you owe money to the bank – ___ to be in the red ___
5. The money that you pay for a journey on a vehicle such as a bus or train – ____
a fare ____
6. A record of the money put into or taken out of a bank account – __ bank
statement
7. A tax paid on goods that are imported – ___ customs duty __
8. In large amounts – __ in bulk ____
9. An amount of money that you pay at the time you buy something but is only a
part of the total cost of that thing (you usually pay the rest of the cost over a
period of time) – ___ down payment ____
10.An amount of money that a customer with a bank account is temporarily
allowed to owe to the bank, or the agreement which allows this – ____
overdraft ___
11.A tax paid on some goods such as alcohol, cigarettes, or petrol paid to a
national or state government – __ excise duty ___

3. Fill in the sentences with the words and phrases from Task 2, making some
changes if necessary:
1. Congress is highly unlikely to raise __an excise duty___ in an election year.
2. I made/put a ____ down payment ____ on a new smart TV.
3. Government sources estimate a long-term 50 percent increase in rail __fare__.
4. Jack becomes suspicious of her money source when he finds a ______ bank
statement _ of hers.
5. The government is raising _a__ customs duty _____ on imports of machinery
and equipment.
6. Someone proposed a motion to increase the membership ___fee__ to $500 a
year.
7. If a person or business doesn’t have money in the bank or is in debt, it means
they are ____in the red_______.
8. Motorists can save about two thirds of the vehicle ____income tax_________
by choosing a cleaner car.
9. The office buys paper _____ in bulk _______ to keep down costs.
10.I paid off my ____deposit______ as soon as I got my pay cheque.
11.I _____overdrafted___ €500 in my account this morning.