- •I. Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
- •II. Before you read answer the following questions:
- •III. Read and memorize the words and word-combinations:
- •IV. Text a Money and its functions
- •V. Find the English equivalents:
- •VI. Fill in the gaps with the words from the list:
- •VII. Match the following terms with their def'n,t,ons:
- •VIII. Name the following:
- •X. Translate into English:
- •XI. Text b Banking
- •XII. Match the following words and phrases as they occur in the text:
- •XIII. Match the words with their meanings:
- •XIV. Text c At the Bank
- •XV. Answer the following questions:
- •XVI. Complete the sentence according to the text:
- •XVII. Act out the dialogue with your fellow-student.
- •XVIII. Discussion questions. Work in groups and discuss the following points:
- •Grammar
- •I. Make the following sentences passive.
- •II. Change the following sentences using the Passive Voice according to the model:
- •III. Change the following sentences using the Passive Voice:
- •V. Make the following sentences passive:
- •VI Change the following sentences using the Future Perfect passive:
- •VII. Translate the following sentences into English:
V. Find the English equivalents:
Валюта, бартерна економіка, замінювати засіб обміну, головна перевага грошей, вартість грошей, міра вартості, високоякісний папір, робити покупку, вважатися.
VI. Fill in the gaps with the words from the list:
denomination, paper money, payment, medium, advantages, barter economy, money economy
1 Money can be anything, that is generally accepted in ________ for goods and services.
2 Equal __________ of money should have the same value.
3. The principal difference between a _________ and a _________ is that in a barter economy you must find someone who wants what you have.
4 One of the principal __________ of money over barter is its ability to be divided into parts.
5 Money, therefore, is the ________ that enables exchanges to be made easily.
6 The money you are most familiar with, currency, consists of the ________and coins, that you use almost daily.
VII. Match the following terms with their def'n,t,ons:
1. a fare a. an amount of money that a person, business, or country borrows, especially from a bank
2. a salary b. extra percentage paid on a loan
3. a bill c. an amount of money you receive, usually weekly, in return for labour or service
4. an alimony d. paid by a company or the state on your retirement
5. a loan e. paid while traveling, especially on public transport buses, trains, etc.
6. a pension f. money paid for professional services, e.g. to a doctor
7. a fee g. paid at a restaurant after eating
8. a cash h. a fixed amount which is paid, usually monthly, to workers of higher rank
9. a wage i. money paid by divorced father to his former wife for the upkeep of his children
10. an interest j. money which is in the form of coins and notes, not cheques
VIII. Name the following:
1. an additional payment which is a reward to those who work for a company for their extra work;
2. money or property that you arrange for someone to have after you die;
3. a first payment that you make when you agree to buy something expensive such as a car or house;
4. extra money that you are paid in addition to your usual salary;
5. the amount of money you borrow from a bank in an agreement to buy a house;
6. the amount of money borrowed from a bank, greater than that which is your account;
7. the act of changing the money of one country to the money of another country;
8. part of the value of a company that you may buy;
9. a share of the profits of a company, paid once or twice a year to the people who own the company's shares;
10. the system of money used in a particular country;
IX. Make up sentences:
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the root of all evil |
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a measure of the value of goods |
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is |
a means of exchanging goods |
Money |
has |
the guarantee of security |
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a way to store up buying power |
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various uses in the modern world |
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good and bad points |
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some very serious disadvantages |
