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Inside Out Upper Intermediate Unit 3
Look at the version of the worksheet that your teacher tells you to. Take turns asking each other questions from below, not looking below when it is your turn to answer. If you are using the gapped version, put the correct article in when you ask the question (just speaking, not writing yet). If there is a follow-up question, wait until the initial question is answered before using it.
When your teacher stops you, ask about any questions which you are not sure how to answer, working together as a class to answer them each time.
Write the correct article in each gap, then check with the full version.
Test each other by reading out questions with words missing for the other person to complete.
Gapped version
- How much money do you think you will spend over __________________ weekend?
- What is _______________________________ shortest of cash you have ever been?
- Do you think __________________________________ rich should pay more taxes?
- What things are _______________________ licence to print money in your country?
- If you had __________________________money to burn, what would you do with it?
- Is selling ____________________________________________________ second-hand car for more than it is worth is ripping someone off?
- Have you ever paid through _____________________________________________ nose for something that you saw much cheaper elsewhere later on?
- What things are you happy to pay _____________________________ top dollar for?
- Do you feel sorry for people who live from ___________________________ hand to ______________ mouth in your country? What do you think should be done about it?
- How could you keep ________________________ wolves from the door if you couldn’t find ____________________________________ job?
- What would make you give your husband or a wife __________________________ blank cheque to go shopping?
- Do you save your money for ___________________________________ rainy day?
- What is the most you have ever spent on __________________________________ gift? What was it? Who did you give it to? What was the occasion?
- Do you save up for things that cost _______________________ lot of money, or do you just buy it on _______________________________________________ credit?
- Which supermarket is _________________________________________________ cheapest in your city? What makes you think that it is cheaper than the others?
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Full version
- How much money do you think you will spend over the weekend?
- What is the shortest of cash you have ever been?
- Do you think the rich should pay more taxes?
- What things are a licence to print money in your country?
- If you had money to burn, what would you do with it?
- Is selling a second-hand car for more than it is worth is ripping someone off?
- Have you ever paid through the nose for something that you saw much cheaper elsewhere later on?
- What things are you happy to pay top dollar for?
- Do you feel sorry for people who live from hand to mouth in your country? What do you think should be done about it?
- How could you keep the wolves from the door if you couldn’t find a job?
- What would make you give your husband or a wife a blank cheque to go shopping?
- Do you save your money for a rainy day?
- What is the most you have ever spent on a gift? What was it? Who did you give it to? What was the occasion?
- Do you save up for things that cost a lot of money, or do you just buy it on credit?
- Which supermarket is the cheapest in your city? What makes you think that it is cheaper than the others?
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