Last month we told you how readers spent their pocket money. We had lots of letters about this, and here are just three of them.
Dear magazine!,
I think your readers got too much pocket money! My mum is a teacher and my dad lost his job last
month and I’ve got a sister – she’s 16 - and two brothers, 11 and 9 and so we don’t get much pocket
money. But we do jobs at home, and Mum and Dad pay us. We get £1 for cleaning the kitchen or
bathroom, £ 2 for washing Mum’s car, and £3 for cleaning the windows – and it’s fun !
Sometimes I go shopping for our neighbour - she’s very old - and she gives me £ 1, or I babysit for my aunt and she gives me £7 for an evening.
I usually save all my money but sometimes I buy sweets - not for me but for my younger brothers.
Sandra, 14
P.S. I don’t buy your magazine! – my friend buys it, reads it and then she gives it to me.
Dear magazine!,
Where do your readers live? Do they all live in big cities like London or Bristol? I want to know
because they can all buy great things with their pocket money. Oh, my brother and I get pocket
money too, but we live in a very small village in Wales. There’s one shop where you can buy
sweets and newspapers or rent a video or a DVD, but that’s all. When we’re not at school we do
our homework, watch TV or ride our bikes – that’s all!
Lea, 16
P.S. My brother and I are saving our pocket money for a car(when we’re old enough), then we
can get out of here !
Dear magazine!,
Thank you for the interesting article on pocket money. I want to visit my cousin in New York
next year, so I want to save as much pocket money as I can. I’ve got some great ideas about
how to save money – maybe other readers want to try them:
At break, don’t buy sandwiches at school. My sister and I buy bread and things at the
supermarket and make our sandwiches at home ‐ they’re much nicer and cheaper, too!
We all like new clothes, but they’re expensive in the shops, so have a „clothes swap“ with your
friends. That’s not only cheaper ‐ it’s funnier, too.
Claire, 15
1.
She’s got one brother.
Sandra
Lea
Claire
2.
Her dad hasn’t got a job.
Sandra
Lea
Claire
3.
She wants to visit her cousin in New York.
Sandra
Lea
Claire
4.
Lea thinks life in small village is....
exciting
interesting
boring
5.
Claire and her friends
buy clothes
swap clothes
make clothes
Now match the beginnings and the endings. Write the correct letter in the list. There are two more endings than you don't need.
1.
Sandra, Lea and Claire
A
save their pocket money.
2.
Sandra thinks
B
and their parents pay them.
3.
Sandra, her sister and her
brothers do jobs at home
C
because she lives in a small
village with only one shop.
4.
Sandra doesn’t get much
pocket money
D
her brothers get too much
pocket money.
5.
Lea wants to know where the
other readers live
E
they do their homework,
watch TV or ride their bikes.
6.
When Lea and her brother
aren’t at school
F
because new clothes are
expensive in the shops.
7.
Claire and her sister think
G
it’s nicer to make sandwiches at home.
8.
Claire and her friends have a
"clothes swap"
H
because the don’t like their clothes.
I
because her dad lost his job.
J
the other readers get too much
pocket money.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Write a letter to the magazine! Start and finish your letter in a good way. Write at least eight sentences.
Write about
‐ how much pocket money you get
‐ what you buy with it
‐ how much you save
‐ what you save your money for.
Last month we told you how readers spent their pocket money. We had lots of letters about this, and here are just three of them.
Dear magazine!,
I think your readers got too much pocket money! My mum is a teacher and my dad lost his job last
month and I’ve got a sister – she’s 16 - and two brothers, 11 and 9 and so we don’t get much pocket
money. But we do jobs at home, and Mum and Dad pay us. We get £1 for cleaning the kitchen or
bathroom, £ 2 for washing Mum’s car, and £3 for cleaning the windows – and it’s fun !
Sometimes I go shopping for our neighbour - she’s very old - and she gives me £ 1, or I babysit for my aunt and she gives me £7 for an evening.
I usually save all my money but sometimes I buy sweets - not for me but for my younger brothers.
Sandra, 14
P.S. I don’t buy your magazine! – my friend buys it, reads it and then she gives it to me.
Dear magazine!,
Where do your readers live? Do they all live in big cities like London or Bristol? I want to know
because they can all buy great things with their pocket money. Oh, my brother and I get pocket
money too, but we live in a very small village in Wales. There’s one shop where you can buy
sweets and newspapers or rent a video or a DVD, but that’s all. When we’re not at school we do
our homework, watch TV or ride our bikes – that’s all!
Lea, 16
P.S. My brother and I are saving our pocket money for a car(when we’re old enough), then we
can get out of here !
Dear magazine!,
Thank you for the interesting article on pocket money. I want to visit my cousin in New York
next year, so I want to save as much pocket money as I can. I’ve got some great ideas about
how to save money – maybe other readers want to try them:
At break, don’t buy sandwiches at school. My sister and I buy bread and things at the
supermarket and make our sandwiches at home ‐ they’re much nicer and cheaper, too!
We all like new clothes, but they’re expensive in the shops, so have a „clothes swap“ with your
friends. That’s not only cheaper ‐ it’s funnier, too.
Claire, 15
1.
She’s got one brother.
Sandra
Lea
Claire
2.
Her dad hasn’t got a job.
Sandra
Lea
Claire
3.
She wants to visit her cousin in New York.
Sandra
Lea
Claire
4.
Lea thinks life in small village is....
exciting
interesting
boring
5.
Claire and her friends
buy clothes
swap clothes
make clothes
Now match the beginnings and the endings. Write the correct letter in the list. There are two more endings than you don't need.
1.
Sandra, Lea and Claire
A
save their pocket money.
2.
Sandra thinks
B
and their parents pay them.
3.
Sandra, her sister and her
brothers do jobs at home
C
because she lives in a small
village with only one shop.
4.
Sandra doesn’t get much
pocket money
D
her brothers get too much
pocket money.
5.
Lea wants to know where the
other readers live
E
they do their homework,
watch TV or ride their bikes.
6.
When Lea and her brother
aren’t at school
F
because new clothes are
expensive in the shops.
7.
Claire and her sister think
G
it’s nicer to make sandwiches at home.
8.
Claire and her friends have a
"clothes swap"
H
because the don’t like their clothes.
I
because her dad lost his job.
J
the other readers get too much
pocket money.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
A
J
B
I
C
E
G
F
Write a letter to the magazine! Start and finish your letter in a good way. Write at least eight sentences.
Write about
‐ how much pocket money you get
‐ what you buy with it
‐ how much you save
‐ what you save your money for.
Dear magazine, My name is Anna and I am 14 years old. I get 5 Euro pocket money. With this money I buy tickets for the cinema, sweets and music CDs. Sometimes I take a walk with our neighbour’s dog and he gives me some additional money. I am trying to save some money, because I have a big wish. I am dreaming of visiting my best friend in London. He moved there one year ago and we miss each other very much. I need another 100 Euro for the ticket so I save as much as possible. Maybe next year I will be able to visit him. Anna, 14