UNIT 3 MONEY Lesson 1 THE HISTORY OF MONEY: FROM BARTER TO BITCOIN 1 a) Unjumble the words.

UNIT 3 MONEY Lesson 1 THE HISTORY OF MONEY: FROM BARTER TO BITCOIN

1 a) Unjumble the words.

1. the onudp — the pound
2. twelal — wallet
3. tebannko — banknote
4. sicon — coins
5. dictre dcsra — ___
6. TMA — ATM
7. cgeexhan erta — exchange rate
8. hsac — cash
9. myneo — money
10. dreta — trade
11. kban noacuct — bank account
12. rycucen — currency b) Match six words from ex. 1a with the pictures. [Рисунок: кошелёк с банкнотами; под ним пустой квадрат.] [Рисунок: банкнота с символом доллара; под ней пустой квадрат.] [Рисунок: монеты; под ними пустой квадрат.] [Рисунок: знак £; под ним пустой квадрат.] [Рисунок: надпись \(1\ \text{USD} = 2.58\ \text{BYN}\); под ней пустой квадрат.] [Рисунок: банкомат; под ним пустой квадрат с рукописной цифрой 6.] 46

2 Complete the sentences. Use the words from ex. 1. Change the form if necessary.

1. There are one hundred pence in a pound.
2. Today isn’t really my day — I got stuck in the lift and my wallet was stolen this morning, and now I’ve lost my car keys.
3. My parents gave me a BYN 20 note to buy a present for my friend.
4. Let’s toss a coin to decide who will start the game.
5. Do they take ___ in this shop?
6. Is there an ATM near here? I need to take some money out.
7. I’m travelling to the United States next week, so I need to check the exchange rate of the dollar.
8. Will you pay by credit card or in cash?
9. Belarus borders with many European countries.
10. If you want to keep your money in a bank, you have to open a bank account.
11. The euro is the single currency of the European Union’s 28 member states.
12. I couldn’t buy anything to eat because I didn’t have any ___ on me.

3 a) Mark the sentences true (T) or false (F). Use ex. 3b from lesson 1 in your SB.

1. Only a few countries have their own currency. F
2. People started to use money 300 years ago. F
3. Different things were used instead of money in the past. T
4. First, people started to use paper money and then they added coins. F
5. Credit cards are very popular with people nowadays. T
6. You can find an ATM on every continent in the world. F
7. An e-wallet is used to make payments online. T
8. Bitcoin is the smallest type of coin in the world. F b) Answer the question. Explain your answer. Write it down. Do you think cash will disappear in the future?

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