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Money Issues 8
E. Complete the sentences with the words and
phrases from the boxes.
gist little green men
green fingers
off the grid phone booths
pay taxes
thick weirdo
take something for granted
westernised
1. Some people choose to live
because they don’t trust the government.
2. When you start earning money, you have to
on your income.
3. When somebody is good at gardening, we often
say they have .
4. Another way of saying someone is stupid,
though equally impolite, is to say he’s
.
5. We sometimes refer to aliens as
.
6. When you understand the main idea of
something, but not the finer details, you can say
you get the of it.
7. When we , we don’t see the
value of it or accept it as something everyday
and mundane.
8. Calling someone a is an
impolite way of saying they’re different to you.
9. When countries have developed customs and
lifestyles similar to those of the US, we say they
are .
10. are less common nowadays
as many people have mobile phones.
D. Listen to the conversation again. Answer the F. Discuss with a partner.
questions.
1. Do you know anyone who believes in the
1. Where is Jo Nemeth from? existence of little green men?
2. Where did she keep her van? 2. What do you think people take for granted in
3. How did Daniel Suelo start his moneyless your country?
lifestyle? 3. Who in your family has green fingers?
4. What is he known as today? 4. How easy do you think it would be to go off
5. What does he use the local library for? the grid nowadays?
6. Why did some people think he shouldn’t use
the library?
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