English for Masters in Economics. Маркушевская Л.П - 10 стр.

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Task 3. Fill in the chart with the currency signs and countries they are
ofcially used in.
1. Generic currency symbol
2. the United States of America
3. Euro, EUR
4.
5. Pound Sterling, GBP
6.
7. Israel
8. Brazil
9. Hryvnia, UAH
Task 4. Complete the sentences with appropriate words according to the
text you have just read.
1. There are many forms of money. For example, ___, _____, and____.
2. Some societies used _____ and _____ as money.
3. Workers pay for ______ and _____ with the money they receive for
their labour.
4. Both public and ______ trading ______ are expressed in ________.
Task 5. Choose
much, many or a lot of in the following sentences.
А. Ifanounisinsingularanditisuncountable,weusemuch.Usually
we use much in negative and interrogative sentences. In positive
statements we use a lot of.
Example: much money.
В. Ifanounisinplural,weusemany.
Example: many friends.
1. Much/Many prices go down at the end of the year.
2. How
much/many coins do they need to make a telephone call?
3. Much/many people still go into the barter system.
4. There are much/many forms of money.
5. How much/many does your house cost?
6. I haven’t got
many/much money to pay for the credit.
7. Our boss has
a lot of / much enthusiasm.
Task 6. Study the information about an automated teller machine (ATM).
An automated teller machine, banking machine (ABM) or Cash Machine
is a computerised telecommunications device that provides the clients
ofanancialinstitutionwithaccesstonancialtransactionsinapublic
space without the need for a cashier, human clerk or bank teller.
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5.ВыпущенноеввидезолотоймонетыцаремЛидиивVIвеке,золото
всеещеиграетважнуюрольвмеждународнойденежнойсистеме.
a) Being issued as a gold coin by the king of Lidia in the sixth century,
today gold is still playing an important part in international monetary
system.
b) Being issued as a gold coin by the king of Lidia in the sixth century,
at present gold doesn’t play an important role in international mon-
etary system.
c) Having been issued as a gold coin by the king of Lidia today gold is
still playing an important part in international monetary system.

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