Money
Getting money
Henry and his brother grew up in a family where money was always tight1. Henry hoped that when
he was grown-up, money would be never be in short supply for him. Henry’s brother only wanted
a steady income but Henry wasn’t interested in just earning a good salary, he wanted to make big
money2, to be seriously rich3. He started making money at school when he sold the sandwiches his
mother had made him to other children. He also worked in his school holidays to earn money. He
put this money in a bank account and hardly ever made a withdrawal4 from it. When he left school,
he raised enough money through the bank to buy his first shop. He got a really good deal5 because
he found a shop that was going cheap6. By the time he was twenty he had already made a small
fortune7 though, of course, most of his money was tied up8 in his business.
- 1 there wasn’t much money
- 2 informal: a lot of money
- 3 informal: very rich
- 4 took money out of the bank
- 5 informal: got a bargain
- 6 informal: selling for a low price
- 7 made a large amount of money
- 8 not available for spending because it was needed for his business
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