B. Be ready to sum up the point of view of each of the speakers.
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 1816.
A. Complete the dialogue by using the following word combinations from the box.
DIALOGUE
| (1) college supplies, (2) to develop a useful budget, (3) optional expenses, (4) miscellaneous items, (5) to adjust the budget, (6) to allocate part of the income, (7) to figure out the weekly expenses, (8) to reduce expenses, (9) to keep record |
A.: Hello, there. What luck running into you, George!
G.: Hello, old man. What's up?
A.: Oh, these expenses, ...! I am deeply worried by the problem. Don't you think we bought too many _________ last week. I tried ________, and I'd like to point out that we'll have ___________.
G.: I'm afraid I know next to nothing about the way to use money effectively.
P.: Fair enough! It's not wise to spend money that way. But neither George nor me can keep track of our actual income and expenses. We want to have so many things and money is so scarce. Possibly the way out will be to make our personal budget.
G.: Come off it! You can't be serious! This decision _____________ is a big waste of time for very little money!
P.: I'm not sure I quite agree. When I was in Germany, I noticed that the Germans _____________ of how much they spend for food, entertainment, clothing, ________, personal care, transportation, etc. It will be impossible for us _____________ if we do not know what changes to make in the budget.
A.: On balance, we should list all the sources of money and see that expenses match the income.
P.: Perhaps, but don't you think that some expenses are set in advance and must be paid regularly, others change with circumstances, and, of course, we should _____________ for _____________, such as entertainment, personal care and so on.
G.:That may well be true. I am bound to agree. Let's try. In for a penny, in for a pound[6].
c. Make use of the expressions in italics[7], the chart below and communication skills to imitate the situation in which Paul gets acquainted with a family from Germany and discusses their personal budget.