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Money & Shopping — C2 English Lesson

📅 2026-09-23📊 C2 Proficient📚 10 new words🎧 daily podcast

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affluence /AF-loo-ents/

noun

great wealth and prosperity

"The quiet affluence of the neighborhood was evident in its private gardens and understated cars."

conspicuous /con-SPIK-yoo-us/

adjective

deliberately showy; designed to be noticed

"Critics dismissed his sports-car collection as conspicuous consumption, designed to impress rather than to enjoy."

haggle /HA-gul/

verb

to bargain or negotiate over a price

"She refused to haggle with the street vendor, preferring to pay the asking price and walk away."

extortionate /ek-STOR-shuh-nit/

adjective

far too expensive; like robbery

"The hotel charged extortionate rates for a bottle of water, knowing guests had no alternative."

austerity /aw-STER-ih-tee/

noun

strict limits on spending

"After the crash, the family embraced a period of austerity, cutting every non-essential expense."

exorbitant /ek-ZOR-bih-tent/

adjective

unreasonably high in price

"The artist's early works now fetch exorbitant sums at auction."

frugality /froo-GA-lih-tee/

noun

careful, thrifty management of money

"His frugality bordered on the eccentric; he darned his own socks for decades."

indebtedness /in-DET-id-ness/

noun

the state of owing money

"Easy credit had trapped the country in a cycle of rising indebtedness."

opulence /OP-yoo-lents/

noun

luxurious display of great wealth

"The boutique hotel's lobby dripped with opulence, all marble floors and crystal chandeliers."

splurge /SPLURJ/

verb

to spend a lot of money lavishly on one occasion

"After a decade of saving, they finally splurged on a month-long honeymoon in Japan."

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📝Grammar: 1A: Present simple and continuous, action and non-action verbs

Use the **present simple** for things that are always true or happen regularly. Quiet affluence **whispers**; conspicuous wealth **shouts**. Mind the third-person singular spelling: she **haggles** at dawn markets, he **studies** auction catalogues. The rules give us **lives**, **studies**, **watches**. In questions, follow **ASI** (Auxiliary, Subject, Infinitive), or **QuASI** when a question word leads. **Do** you **know** a dealer who **charges** extortionate fees? Adverbs of frequency go **before** the main verb but **after be**. She **always** resists a splurge; the prices **are usuall

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