Unit 4: Money and Finance
In this unit, you will learn basic words for money and budgets. You will also practice talking about simple financial decisions at work.
Trong bài học này, bạn sẽ học các từ vựng cơ bản về tiền tệ và ngân sách. Bạn cũng sẽ thực hành cách thảo luận về các quyết định tài chính đơn giản tại nơi làm việc.
Target Vocabulary
- money: coins or notes used to buy things
- budget: a plan for spending and saving money
- price: the amount of money something costs
- cost: how much you need to pay for something
- buy: to get something by paying money
- sell: to give something and get money
- bank: a place to keep or borrow money
- account: money kept in a bank
- pay: to give money for something
- save: to keep money for later
- spend: to use money to buy things
- investment: money put in to earn more money
- profit: money you earn after costs
- loss: money you lose after costs
- currency: the type of money used in a country
Grammar: there is / there are
We use there is for one thing and there are for more than one thing.
Examples:
- There is a bank near my office.
- There are many coins on the table.
can for ability
We use can to talk about what someone is able to do.
- I can save money every month.
- She can pay for her lunch.
a / an / the
a before words starting with a consonant sound,
an before words starting with a vowel sound,
the for a specific thing.
- I want a pen.
- She bought an account online.
- He paid for the book on finance.
Worked Examples
Example 1: How much is the coffee?
Answer: The price of the coffee is $2. You can pay at the counter.
Example 2: I have $50. I want to save some money.
Answer: I can spend $20 and save $30.
Example 3: Look at the office desk. How many coins are there?
Answer: There are ten coins on the desk.
🔑 Đáp án & Giải thích
Example 1: Coffee costs $2, so we use 'the price is $2'.
Example 2: 'Can' shows ability to save $30.
Example 3: Use 'there are' because coins are plural.