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Module 1: Family Life

Summary: Pocket Money

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Key points

  • Pocket money (an allowance) teaches teenagers to manage money.
  • Needs come first; extras can wait.
  • A budget and regular savings help to avoid overspending.
  • We express equality with as + adjective + as, and inequality with not as … as.
  • In money words, the stress is often on the first syllable (SAVings, BUDget) but not always (alLOWance, adDICtion).

Rules to remember

Equality
as + adjective + as: Malek is as old as Rami.
Not equal
not as + adjective + as = less … than: Saving isn’t as boring as people think.
Quantities
as much + uncountable noun + as (money, time); as many + plural noun + as (friends, pens).

How to do it

  1. Are the two things equal? ➡️ as … as. Not equal? ➡️ not as … as.
  2. Keep the adjective in its base form (no -er, no more).
  3. Countable plural noun ➡️ many; uncountable ➡️ much.

Example

I get as much pocket money as my brother, but I don’t buy as many extras as him.

Common mistakes

  • *as taller as* ➡️ as tall as
  • *as much friends* ➡️ as many friends
  • *as old than* ➡️ as old as

Key words

addictionallowancebudgetextrashard-earnedoverspendingpocket moneysavingsstationeryto purchase

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