Engels unit 4
4.1
Phrasal verbs – shopping and money
Bring sth out= release/launch/start selling sth
Forking out= (informal) spend money on sth (usually when you don’t want to)
Knock off= (informal) reduce the price
Rip sb off= (informal) cheat sb by charging too much
Shop around= consider several possibilities before you choose sth you want.
Snap sth up= buy sth as soon as it becomes available
Splash out on sth= spend a lot of money, especially on nice things for yourself.
Money idioms
Be broke= have no money
Cost an arm and a leg= cost a lot of money
Have money to burn= have so much money that you don’t notice what you spend
Make ends meet= have just enough money to buy the things you need
Pay through the nose= pay too much money for sth
Collocations – buying and selling
Noun-noun
A chain of cafés/supermarkets, etc
A range of products/services, etc
A value for money
Verb-noun
Attract customers
Cost a fortune
Fill a gap in the market
Adjective-noun
Discounted price
Niche market
Verb-noun collocations
Owe/withdraw money
Monopolise/supply the market
Deal with/serve customers
Be worth/make a fortune
Launch/promote a product
Cut/raise prices
4.2
Reply questions
Bevestigende zin + bevestigend antwoord
‘I went to the gym yesterday’ ‘did you?’
Negatieve zin + negatief antwoord
‘I never but shoes online’ ‘Don’t you?’
4.1
Phrasal verbs – shopping and money
Bring sth out= release/launch/start selling sth
Forking out= (informal) spend money on sth (usually when you don’t want to)
Knock off= (informal) reduce the price
Rip sb off= (informal) cheat sb by charging too much
Shop around= consider several possibilities before you choose sth you want.
Snap sth up= buy sth as soon as it becomes available
Splash out on sth= spend a lot of money, especially on nice things for yourself.
Money idioms
Be broke= have no money
Cost an arm and a leg= cost a lot of money
Have money to burn= have so much money that you don’t notice what you spend
Make ends meet= have just enough money to buy the things you need
Pay through the nose= pay too much money for sth
Collocations – buying and selling
Noun-noun
A chain of cafés/supermarkets, etc
A range of products/services, etc
A value for money
Verb-noun
Attract customers
Cost a fortune
Fill a gap in the market
Adjective-noun
Discounted price
Niche market
Verb-noun collocations
Owe/withdraw money
Monopolise/supply the market
Deal with/serve customers
Be worth/make a fortune
Launch/promote a product
Cut/raise prices
4.2
Reply questions
Bevestigende zin + bevestigend antwoord
‘I went to the gym yesterday’ ‘did you?’
Negatieve zin + negatief antwoord
‘I never but shoes online’ ‘Don’t you?’
