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Reading 1 Look at the text. Then check () the correct words to complete the sentences. ____ / 0.2 point a. The text is ___________________. ( ) an informational text ( ) a narrative b. It presents facts about money in the ___________________. ( ) present ( ) What is Money? Everyone knows that money doesn’t grow on trees. In fact, it has no single place of birth. No one “invented” or “discovered” money. It was formed over time in many cultures, in different parts of the world, and at various points in history. Money is... Anything used to make payments or to keep track of debts and credits is considered “money.” Humans have used everything from horses to coins for these purposes. Money is much more than just a dollar bill or some change. […] A Brief History of Money Barter The first people didn’t buy goods from other people with money. They used barter. Barter is the exchange of personal possessions of value for other goods that you want. This kind of exchange started at the beginning of humankind and is still used today. From 9000–6000 B.C., livestock was often used as a unit of exchange. Later, as agriculture developed, people used crops for barter. For example, I could ask another farmer to trade a pound of apples for a pound of bananas. Shells At about 1200 B.C. in China, cowry shells became the first medium of exchange, or money. The cowry has served as money throughout history even to the middle of this century. First Metal Money In 1000 B.C., China produced mock cowry shells at the end of the Stone Age. They can be thought of as the original development of metal currency. In addition, tools made of metal, like knives and spades, were also used in China as money. From these models, we developed today’s round coins that we use daily. The Chinese coins were usually made out of base metals that had holes in them so that you could put the coins together to make a chain. […]
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Transcript of €¦ · Web viewNo one “invented” or “discovered” money. It was formed over time in many...
Reading
1 Look at the text. Then check () the correct words to complete the sentences. ____ / 0.2 point
a. The text is ___________________. ( ) an informational text ( ) a narrative
b. It presents facts about money in the ___________________. ( ) present ( ) past
What is Money?Everyone knows that money doesn’t grow on trees. In fact, it has no single place of birth. No one
“invented” or “discovered” money. It was formed over time in many cultures, in different parts of the world, and at various points in history.
Money is...
Anything used to make payments or to keep track of debts and credits is considered “money.” Humans have used everything from horses to coins for these purposes. Money is much more than just a dollar bill or some change.[…]
A Brief History of MoneyBarter
The first people didn’t buy goods from other people with money. They used barter. Barter is the exchange of personal possessions of value for other goods that you want. This kind of exchange started at the beginning of humankind and is still used today. From 9000–6000 B.C., livestock was often used as a unit of exchange. Later, as agriculture developed, people used crops for barter. For example, I could ask another farmer to trade a pound of apples for a pound of bananas.Shells
At about 1200 B.C. in China, cowry shells became the first medium of exchange, or money. The cowry has served as money throughout history even to the middle of this century. First Metal Money
In 1000 B.C., China produced mock cowry shells at the end of the Stone Age. They can be thought of as the original development of metal currency. In addition, tools made of metal, like knives and spades, were also used in China as money. From these models, we developed today’s round coins that we use daily. The Chinese coins were usually made out of base metals that had holes in them so that you could put the coins together to make a chain.
[…]MOUNTAIN America Credit Union. Money Basics. Available at: <https://www.macu.com/media/pdf/kids_moneybasics.pdf>.
What is Money?Everyone knows that money doesn’t grow on trees. In fact, it has no single place of birth. No one
“invented” or “discovered” money. It was formed over time in many cultures, in different parts of the world, and at various points in history.
Money is...
Anything used to make payments or to keep track of debts and credits is considered “money.” Humans have used everything from horses to coins for these purposes. Money is much more than just a dollar bill or some change.[…]
A Brief History of MoneyBarter
The first people didn’t buy goods from other people with money. They used barter. Barter is the exchange of personal possessions of value for other goods that you want. This kind of exchange started at the beginning of humankind and is still used today. From 9000–6000 B.C., livestock was often used as a unit of exchange. Later, as agriculture developed, people used crops for barter. For example, I could ask another farmer to trade a pound of apples for a pound of bananas.Shells
At about 1200 B.C. in China, cowry shells became the first medium of exchange, or money. The cowry has served as money throughout history even to the middle of this century. First Metal Money
In 1000 B.C., China produced mock cowry shells at the end of the Stone Age. They can be thought of as the original development of metal currency. In addition, tools made of metal, like knives and spades, were also used in China as money. From these models, we developed today’s round coins that we use daily. The Chinese coins were usually made out of base metals that had holes in them so that you could put the coins together to make a chain.
[…]MOUNTAIN America Credit Union. Money Basics. Available at: <https://www.macu.com/media/pdf/kids_moneybasics.pdf>.
What is Money?Everyone knows that money doesn’t grow on trees. In fact, it has no single place of birth. No one
“invented” or “discovered” money. It was formed over time in many cultures, in different parts of the world, and at various points in history.
Money is...
Anything used to make payments or to keep track of debts and credits is considered “money.” Humans have used everything from horses to coins for these purposes. Money is much more than just a dollar bill or some change.[…]
A Brief History of MoneyBarter
The first people didn’t buy goods from other people with money. They used barter. Barter is the exchange of personal possessions of value for other goods that you want. This kind of exchange started at the beginning of humankind and is still used today. From 9000–6000 B.C., livestock was often used as a unit of exchange. Later, as agriculture developed, people used crops for barter. For example, I could ask another farmer to trade a pound of apples for a pound of bananas.Shells
At about 1200 B.C. in China, cowry shells became the first medium of exchange, or money. The cowry has served as money throughout history even to the middle of this century. First Metal Money
In 1000 B.C., China produced mock cowry shells at the end of the Stone Age. They can be thought of as the original development of metal currency. In addition, tools made of metal, like knives and spades, were also used in China as money. From these models, we developed today’s round coins that we use daily. The Chinese coins were usually made out of base metals that had holes in them so that you could put the coins together to make a chain.
[…]MOUNTAIN America Credit Union. Money Basics. Available at: <https://www.macu.com/media/pdf/kids_moneybasics.pdf>.
What is Money?Everyone knows that money doesn’t grow on trees. In fact, it has no single place of birth. No one
“invented” or “discovered” money. It was formed over time in many cultures, in different parts of the world, and at various points in history.
Money is...
Anything used to make payments or to keep track of debts and credits is considered “money.” Humans have used everything from horses to coins for these purposes. Money is much more than just a dollar bill or some change.[…]
A Brief History of MoneyBarter
The first people didn’t buy goods from other people with money. They used barter. Barter is the exchange of personal possessions of value for other goods that you want. This kind of exchange started at the beginning of humankind and is still used today. From 9000–6000 B.C., livestock was often used as a unit of exchange. Later, as agriculture developed, people used crops for barter. For example, I could ask another farmer to trade a pound of apples for a pound of bananas.Shells
At about 1200 B.C. in China, cowry shells became the first medium of exchange, or money. The cowry has served as money throughout history even to the middle of this century. First Metal Money
In 1000 B.C., China produced mock cowry shells at the end of the Stone Age. They can be thought of as the original development of metal currency. In addition, tools made of metal, like knives and spades, were also used in China as money. From these models, we developed today’s round coins that we use daily. The Chinese coins were usually made out of base metals that had holes in them so that you could put the coins together to make a chain.
[…]MOUNTAIN America Credit Union. Money Basics. Available at: <https://www.macu.com/media/pdf/kids_moneybasics.pdf>.
What is Money?Everyone knows that money doesn’t grow on trees. In fact, it has no single place of birth. No one
“invented” or “discovered” money. It was formed over time in many cultures, in different parts of the world, and at various points in history.
Money is...
Anything used to make payments or to keep track of debts and credits is considered “money.” Humans have used everything from horses to coins for these purposes. Money is much more than just a dollar bill or some change.[…]
A Brief History of MoneyBarter
The first people didn’t buy goods from other people with money. They used barter. Barter is the exchange of personal possessions of value for other goods that you want. This kind of exchange started at the beginning of humankind and is still used today. From 9000–6000 B.C., livestock was often used as a unit of exchange. Later, as agriculture developed, people used crops for barter. For example, I could ask another farmer to trade a pound of apples for a pound of bananas.Shells
At about 1200 B.C. in China, cowry shells became the first medium of exchange, or money. The cowry has served as money throughout history even to the middle of this century. First Metal Money
In 1000 B.C., China produced mock cowry shells at the end of the Stone Age. They can be thought of as the original development of metal currency. In addition, tools made of metal, like knives and spades, were also used in China as money. From these models, we developed today’s round coins that we use daily. The Chinese coins were usually made out of base metals that had holes in them so that you could put the coins together to make a chain.
[…]MOUNTAIN America Credit Union. Money Basics. Available at: <https://www.macu.com/media/pdf/kids_moneybasics.pdf>.
What is Money?Everyone knows that money doesn’t grow on trees. In fact, it has no single place of birth. No one
“invented” or “discovered” money. It was formed over time in many cultures, in different parts of the world, and at various points in history.
Money is...
Anything used to make payments or to keep track of debts and credits is considered “money.” Humans have used everything from horses to coins for these purposes. Money is much more than just a dollar bill or some change.[…]
A Brief History of MoneyBarter
The first people didn’t buy goods from other people with money. They used barter. Barter is the exchange of personal possessions of value for other goods that you want. This kind of exchange started at the beginning of humankind and is still used today. From 9000–6000 B.C., livestock was often used as a unit of exchange. Later, as agriculture developed, people used crops for barter. For example, I could ask another farmer to trade a pound of apples for a pound of bananas.Shells
At about 1200 B.C. in China, cowry shells became the first medium of exchange, or money. The cowry has served as money throughout history even to the middle of this century. First Metal Money
In 1000 B.C., China produced mock cowry shells at the end of the Stone Age. They can be thought of as the original development of metal currency. In addition, tools made of metal, like knives and spades, were also used in China as money. From these models, we developed today’s round coins that we use daily. The Chinese coins were usually made out of base metals that had holes in them so that you could put the coins together to make a chain.
[…]MOUNTAIN America Credit Union. Money Basics. Available at: <https://www.macu.com/media/pdf/kids_moneybasics.pdf>.
Across Down1. dollar 2. pound5. peso 3. dinar6. yuan 4. euro8. real 7. yen
2 Read the text. Then answer the questions. ____ / 0.6 point
a. Where was money invented? _____________________________________________________________________________________b. What can be considered money?_____________________________________________________________________________________
3 Check () the correct statements about the text. ____ / 1.6 points
a. People started using money to buy things recently. ( )b. When people barter, they buy and sell products. ( )c. People still barter nowadays. ( )d. Fruit and vegetables were never used as units of exchange. ( )e. Cowry shells were used as money in China, in 1200 B.C. ( )f. The first metal money was produced in the United States. ( )g. Different things were used as money in China in the past. ( )h. Old Chinese coins had holes in them. ( )
Vocabulary4 Complete the crossword puzzle with the names of the countries
where the currencies are used. ____ / 0.8 point
5 Complete the proverbs with the words from the box. ____ / 0.6 point
a. Money makes the __________________ go round.b. Money can’t buy ___________________.c. A _________________ and his money are soon __________________.d. Money doesn’t _________________ on __________________.
6 Match the proverbs from Act. 5 with their definitions. ____ / 0.4 point
a. You should not waste money because it’s not easy to get it. ( )b. It is easy to get money from people who are not wise. ( )c. Money can buy material things, but true satisfaction comes from inside. ( )d. Money finances most of human businesses and plans. ( )
Grammar7 Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the fable
with the first conditional. ____ / 1 point
8 Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the fable with the first conditional. ____ / 1 point
fool • grow • happiness • parted • trees • world
The Milkmaid and Her PailBy Aesop
A milkmaid was returning from the field after milking her cow. She was carrying a shining milk pail on her head. As she walked, she started to make plans for the future:
“This good, rich milk will give me plenty of cream to make butter. If I a. ____________ (sell) the butter at the market, I b. ______________ (get) money. If I c. ______________ (get) money, I d. ________________ (buy) eggs for hatching. If all the eggs e. ____________ (be) hatched, I f. _________________ (have) fine young chicks. Then if the farmer g. ______________ (buy) them after some time, I h. __________________ (receive) money enough to buy a beautiful dress. And if I i. _________________ (have) a beautiful dress, everybody j. ________________ (look) at me…”
The girl was so distracted, thinking about her plans, that she stumbled and the pail fell off her head! All of a sudden, all her milk was on the ground…
Moral: Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
The Milkmaid and Her PailBy Aesop
A milkmaid was returning from the field after milking her cow. She was carrying a shining milk pail on her head. As she walked, she started to make plans for the future:
“This good, rich milk will give me plenty of cream to make butter. If I a. ____________ (sell) the butter at the market, I b. ______________ (get) money. If I c. ______________ (get) money, I d. ________________ (buy) eggs for hatching. If all the eggs e. ____________ (be) hatched, I f. _________________ (have) fine young chicks. Then if the farmer g. ______________ (buy) them after some time, I h. __________________ (receive) money enough to buy a beautiful dress. And if I i. _________________ (have) a beautiful dress, everybody j. ________________ (look) at me…”
The girl was so distracted, thinking about her plans, that she stumbled and the pail fell off her head! All of a sudden, all her milk was on the ground…
Moral: Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
The Milkmaid and Her PailBy Aesop
A milkmaid was returning from the field after milking her cow. She was carrying a shining milk pail on her head. As she walked, she started to make plans for the future:
“This good, rich milk will give me plenty of cream to make butter. If I a. ____________ (sell) the butter at the market, I b. ______________ (get) money. If I c. ______________ (get) money, I d. ________________ (buy) eggs for hatching. If all the eggs e. ____________ (be) hatched, I f. _________________ (have) fine young chicks. Then if the farmer g. ______________ (buy) them after some time, I h. __________________ (receive) money enough to buy a beautiful dress. And if I i. _________________ (have) a beautiful dress, everybody j. ________________ (look) at me…”
The girl was so distracted, thinking about her plans, that she stumbled and the pail fell off her head! All of a sudden, all her milk was on the ground…
Moral: Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
The Milkmaid and Her PailBy Aesop
A milkmaid was returning from the field after milking her cow. She was carrying a shining milk pail on her head. As she walked, she started to make plans for the future:
“This good, rich milk will give me plenty of cream to make butter. If I a. ____________ (sell) the butter at the market, I b. ______________ (get) money. If I c. ______________ (get) money, I d. ________________ (buy) eggs for hatching. If all the eggs e. ____________ (be) hatched, I f. _________________ (have) fine young chicks. Then if the farmer g. ______________ (buy) them after some time, I h. __________________ (receive) money enough to buy a beautiful dress. And if I i. _________________ (have) a beautiful dress, everybody j. ________________ (look) at me…”
The girl was so distracted, thinking about her plans, that she stumbled and the pail fell off her head! All of a sudden, all her milk was on the ground…
Moral: Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
The Milkmaid and Her PailBy Aesop
A milkmaid was returning from the field after milking her cow. She was carrying a shining milk pail on her head. As she walked, she started to make plans for the future:
“This good, rich milk will give me plenty of cream to make butter. If I a. ____________ (sell) the butter at the market, I b. ______________ (get) money. If I c. ______________ (get) money, I d. ________________ (buy) eggs for hatching. If all the eggs e. ____________ (be) hatched, I f. _________________ (have) fine young chicks. Then if the farmer g. ______________ (buy) them after some time, I h. __________________ (receive) money enough to buy a beautiful dress. And if I i. _________________ (have) a beautiful dress, everybody j. ________________ (look) at me…”
The girl was so distracted, thinking about her plans, that she stumbled and the pail fell off her head! All of a sudden, all her milk was on the ground…
Moral: Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
The Milkmaid and Her PailBy Aesop
A milkmaid was returning from the field after milking her cow. She was carrying a shining milk pail on her head. As she walked, she started to make plans for the future:
“This good, rich milk will give me plenty of cream to make butter. If I a. ____________ (sell) the butter at the market, I b. ______________ (get) money. If I c. ______________ (get) money, I d. ________________ (buy) eggs for hatching. If all the eggs e. ____________ (be) hatched, I f. _________________ (have) fine young chicks. Then if the farmer g. ______________ (buy) them after some time, I h. __________________ (receive) money enough to buy a beautiful dress. And if I i. _________________ (have) a beautiful dress, everybody j. ________________ (look) at me…”
The girl was so distracted, thinking about her plans, that she stumbled and the pail fell off her head! All of a sudden, all her milk was on the ground…
Moral: Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
8 Match the sentence halves. ____ / 0.6 point
a. If my grandpa won the lottery, ( ) if he had money. b. Ryan will buy a new video game ( ) if the weather is good. c. Dylan would travel around the world ( ) I’d make jewelry to sell. d. If I go shopping alone, ( ) I’ll spend a lot of money. e. We’ll swim in the pool ( ) he’d buy an apartment for each of his grandchildren.f. If I had time, ( ) if he goes to the mall.
9 Use the prompts to write second conditional sentences. ____ / 1.2 points
a. If / I / be / you, | save / money ____________________________________________________________________________________b. If / I / have / more money, | buy / a new computer____________________________________________________________________________________c. If / Jake / can decide, | study (neg.) / at this school____________________________________________________________________________________d. If / my parents / work (neg.) / long hours, | have / more time for me____________________________________________________________________________________e. If / this cell phone / be / cheaper, | Marianne / buy / it____________________________________________________________________________________f. If / we / turn off / the TV, | save / electricity and money____________________________________________________________________________________
10 Write conditional sentences for the situations below. ____ / 0.8 point
a. Anna wants to call Tyler, but she might get home late._____________________________________________________________________________________b. Jasmine wants to play basketball tonight, but it might rain._____________________________________________________________________________________c. I don’t speak Spanish so I can’t talk to my Argentinian aunt._____________________________________________________________________________________d. Kayla and her friends can’t go to the concert because the tickets are very expensive._____________________________________________________________________________________
Listening11 Listen to
some financial tips for teenagers. Then complete them with the words from the box.
____ / 1.2 points
Top tips to save (and earn) money!• Carry a bottle with water. Refill it at home or at a. ___________. You’ll not only b. ___________ money, but save
the environment, too.• Find free things you can do with your c. ___________. When you go to the park or play soccer at the school court,
you don’t spend a cent. Sharing a homemade d. ___________ with fruit juice at a friend’s house is also a good idea!
• e. ___________ books with friends. You can borrow books from each other and return when you finish reading. You can also have book swap fairs at school.
• Wash your clothes according to the manufacturer’s f. ___________________. Washing items incorrectly may ruin the color or shrink the fabric. Try exchanging g. _____________ with friends.
• Keep h. ___________ and small change in a glass jar. If you want to save i. ____________ to buy a new video game, for example, you can draw or stick a picture of the console on the jar.
• Do some chores around your neighborhood. Simple tasks, like walking dogs and cleaning backyards, can j. ___________ you make some good money!
• Think of k. ___________________ to start your own business. You can make jewelry from beads, for example, and l. ____________ it to your friends.
Writing12 Write a
paragraph about what you would do if you had US$ 1 million.____ / 1 point
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clothes • coins • friends • help • instructions • money opportunities • pizza • save • school • sell • share
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