The Cost of Living

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1. Listen to the radio programme and answer the questions.

1 What do they exactly mean by ’the cost of living’?

2 How does Jackie keep track of her expenses each month?

3 What about Callum’s routine?

4 What is the question of the week?

5 What possible answers do they give to that question?

6 What kind of people took part in the survey mentioned?

7 What was the purpose of that survey?

8 The hosts are giving some examples of the things which appeared in the survey. What are these?

9 Did people regard the things in Question 8 as necessary to everyday life?

2. You could hear the following expressions in the listening. Put them into the correct places.

BUDGET (n)    ACCEPTABLE    BUDGET (adj)    STANDARD OF LIVING    AFFORD    SURVEY    ESSENTIAL    LONG AND HARD    REGARDED    EXPENSES

a) Meeting friends at weekends is ……………………… as important by most people.
b) Unfortunately, this summer we can’t ……………………… to travel abroad.
c) It is not ……………………… for me to smoke in a restaurant.
d) The flat screen TV was well over our ………………………, so we decided not to buy it.
e) Some people have to work really hard to reach a good ……………………… .
f) He was thinking ………………………, but he couldn’t remember the name of the hotel.
g) Since we spent most of our money on the accommodation, we needed to book a ……………………… flight.
h) Although she works hard, her salary hardly covers her monthly ……………………… .
i) A recent ……………………… showed that most people didn’t like soap operas any more.
j) Water is ……………………… to life.

MEGOLDÁSOK

1.
1 Our everyday expenditure. / What it costs us to live our day-to-day lives. (2 points)

2 She doesn’t know how much it is for her. / She doesn’t know how much money she spends
each month. (1 point)

3 He is well organised, he puts his salary into a bank account and he counts his monthly
expenses. (2 points)

4 What is the minimum amount of money per year that a single person needs to live an
acceptable life in Great Britain? (2 points)

5 The three possible answers are: A: £11,200 B: £13,400 C: £15,600 (3 points)

6 (A number of groups of) ordinary people took part in the survey. (1 point)

7 To find out what minimum (money) we need to live on / for the basics and also to participate
in social life. (2 points)

8 Mobile phones, TV and DVD player, access to the Internet, (having) a holiday. (4 points)

9 Mobile phones, TV and DVD player and having a holiday are essential/necessary, however,
access to the Internet at home is not essential/necessary. (2 points)

2.
A) REGARDED

B) AFFORD

C) ACCEPTABLE

D) BUDGET (n)

E) STANDARD OF LIVING

F) LONG AND HARD

G) BUDGET (adj)

H) EXPENSES

I) SURVEY

J) ESSENTIAL