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greedy wanting more money, things,

or power than you need

to earn to receive money for work

that you do

to spend to use money to pay for things

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to blow money INFORMAL to spend a lot of money

quickly on things that you do not need

to possess - to have

to afford if you can afford something, you have enough money to

be able to pay for it.

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to be broke INFORMAL to have no money

Can you lend me £5? I’m completely broke.

to get a loan to borrow money from a

bank

mortgage a legal agreement in which you borrow

money from a bank in order to buy a house. You pay back your mortgage by

making monthly payments

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Find the rhyming words

possibly

mess

blow it all

more

ring

store

loan

home

king

at the mall

sing

thing possess

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foolishly

We live in a greedy little ____

That teaches every little boy and ____

To earn as much as they can ______

Then turn around and spend it ______

We've created us a credit card _____

We spend the money that we don't ______

Our religion is to go and _______

So it's shoppin' every Sunday ______

Listen to the song and fill in the missing words

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All we ever want is ____

A lot more than we had _____

So take me to the nearest _____

Can you hear it _____

It makes you wanna _____

It's such a beautiful thing Ka-ching!

Lots of diamond rings

The happiness it brings

You'll live like a _____

With lots of money and ______

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When you're broke go and get a ____

Take out another mortgage on your ____

Consolidate so you can afford

To go and spend some more when you get bored

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All we ever ____ is more

A lot more than we ____ before

So take me to the _______ store

Can you hear it ring

It ______ you wanna sing

It's such a beautiful thing Ka-ching!

Lots of _______ rings

The happiness it brings

You'll ____ like a king

With lots of money and things

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Discussion 1. In your opinion, what's the message of the song? 2. How often do you go shopping? Do you enjoy it? 3. Do you ever buy things you don't need? 4. Do you have a credit card? 5. Do you think that you spend too much money? 6. Are you good at saving money? 7. Have you ever taken a loan? 8. Which do you think are generally happier - rich people or poor people? 9. Do you think money can have a negative effect on people? In what way? 10. Can you explain these proverbs in other words? The best things in life are free. Time is money. Save your pennies for a rainy day. Money doesn't grow on trees.

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Happy Learning!!!

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