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2. Which people do these words describe? Why?
thrifty skinflint well off hard up privileged underprivileged
3. Discuss how money (or the lack of it!) affects your life.
LANGUAGE WORK
Hot Verbs: come and go
There are many common expressions with the verbs come and
go. These examples come from the texts.
I’ll go to any lengths ...
The kids always come first...
My monthly food bill comes to about £350 ...
Sometimes I'll go wild ...
Decide which verb fits these sentences:
1. Mini-skirts came/went into fashion in the 1960s.
2. Ugh! The milk's come/gone sour!
3. I don't feel old, but I'm beginning to go/come grey.
4. This sweater won't go/come in my suitcase. I'll have to carry
it.
5. Jane and I have come/gone to an agreement. I'll shop if she
cooks.
6. 'It's my dream to meet someone famous.' 'I hope your dream
goes/comes true.'
7. Most of my money comes/goes on bills.
8. With coffees and VAT, your bill goes/comes to £90.
9. How did your interview go/come?
10. Britain came/went second in the 100 metres.
11. I think I must be going/coming mad.
12. The time has come/gone to make a decision.
13. My brother's business came/went bankrupt.
14. That tie goes/comes really well with your jacket.
15. Everything will come/go right in the end.
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MAKING AND SPENDING MONEY
MAKING MONEY
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READING ONE
A. INTRODUCING THE TOPIC
The following article is about how counterfeiters make fake
money. It is also about how the U.S. government tries to stop
counterfeiting. In groups of three, make a list of things that you
think the government might do to make money harder to copy.
Making Money
It was so quick and easy. A fourteen-year-old boy in
Scorttsdale, Arizona, pulled out his $50 bill and put it onto his school's
new-computer scanner. Then he printed ten copies of his $50 bill on a
color copier. Within seconds he changed $50 into $550, and he was
ready to shop.
Twenty years ago only a few people had the skills or equipment
to make counterfeit money. Today computer, copier, and printer
technology is so good that almost anyone can 'make' money. With
the new technology there is a new kind of counterfeiter: casual
counterfeiters. These counterfeiters are called casual because they
don't have special skills and because they don't need to plan much.
The number of bills made by casual counterfeiters on their home
or office computer is growing fast. In fact, this number has doubled
every year since 1989! There is no way to stop counterfeiting 100 per-
cent. But the government has recently found a few ways to make
casual counterfeiting very difficult.
One way is to put very, very small words, called microprint, in
hidden places on the bill. These words are only 6/1000 inch. No one
can read them without a magnifying glass, a special glass that makes
things look bigger. And they are too small to come out clearly on a
copier. If someone copies a bill that has microprint and you look at the
copy through a magnifying glass, instead of microprinted words, you
will see only black lines.
Another way to stop people from making counterfeit money on
their home computers is to use special color-changing ink. Money
2. Which people do these words describe? Why? MAKING AND SPENDING MONEY thrifty skinflint well off hard up privileged underprivileged MAKING MONEY3 3. Discuss how money (or the lack of it!) affects your life. READING ONE A. INTRODUCING THE TOPIC LANGUAGE WORK The following article is about how counterfeiters make fake Hot Verbs: come and go money. It is also about how the U.S. government tries to stop counterfeiting. In groups of three, make a list of things that you There are many common expressions with the verbs come and think the government might do to make money harder to copy. go. These examples come from the texts. I’ll go to any lengths ... Making Money The kids always come first... It was so quick and easy. A fourteen-year-old boy in My monthly food bill comes to about £350 ... Scorttsdale, Arizona, pulled out his $50 bill and put it onto his school's Sometimes I'll go wild ... new-computer scanner. Then he printed ten copies of his $50 bill on a color copier. Within seconds he changed $50 into $550, and he was Decide which verb fits these sentences: ready to shop. 1. Mini-skirts came/went into fashion in the 1960s. Twenty years ago only a few people had the skills or equipment 2. Ugh! The milk's come/gone sour! to make counterfeit money. Today computer, copier, and printer 3. I don't feel old, but I'm beginning to go/come grey. technology is so good that almost anyone can 'make' money. With 4. This sweater won't go/come in my suitcase. I'll have to carry the new technology there is a new kind of counterfeiter: casual it. counterfeiters. These counterfeiters are called casual because they 5. Jane and I have come/gone to an agreement. I'll shop if she don't have special skills and because they don't need to plan much. cooks. The number of bills made by casual counterfeiters on their home 6. 'It's my dream to meet someone famous.' 'I hope your dream or office computer is growing fast. In fact, this number has doubled goes/comes true.' every year since 1989! There is no way to stop counterfeiting 100 per- 7. Most of my money comes/goes on bills. cent. But the government has recently found a few ways to make 8. With coffees and VAT, your bill goes/comes to £90. casual counterfeiting very difficult. 9. How did your interview go/come? One way is to put very, very small words, called microprint, in 10. Britain came/went second in the 100 metres. hidden places on the bill. These words are only 6/1000 inch. No one 11. I think I must be going/coming mad. can read them without a magnifying glass, a special glass that makes 12. The time has come/gone to make a decision. things look bigger. And they are too small to come out clearly on a 13. My brother's business came/went bankrupt. copier. If someone copies a bill that has microprint and you look at the 14. That tie goes/comes really well with your jacket. copy through a magnifying glass, instead of microprinted words, you 15. Everything will come/go right in the end. will see only black lines. Another way to stop people from making counterfeit money on their home computers is to use special color-changing ink. Money 17 18
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