Reading explorer5级精品教学课件Book 5_Unit 12.pptxVIP

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U12-p.249Answerswillvary.Answerswillvary.Possibilitiesinclude:cash—everyonetakesit,easytosteal,bulkyiflargeamounts;creditcard—easytocarry,mostpeopletakeit,canbestolenorhackedinto;checks—easytocarry,noteveryoneacceptsthem.Answerswillvary.

U12A-p.250?Coinsofdifferentshapesandsizesfromvariouscountries.Coinswereintroducedasamethodofpaymentaround700b.c.

BeforeYouReadU12A-p.250A.Matching.Thefollowingmoney-relatedwordsappearinthepassageonpages251–256.Usethewordstocompletethedefinitions.Twowordsareextra.balance bill exchangerate inflationinterest mint reserve treasury1._____________isanincreaseinthepricesofgoodsandservicesinacountry.2.The_____________istheplacewheretheofficialcoinsofacountryaremade.3.A(n)_____________isasupplyofsomethingthatisavailableforusewhenneeded.4.Therevenuesorfundsofagovernmentarereferredtoasthe_____________.5.The_____________ofacountry’sunitofcurrencyistheamountofanothercountry’scurrencythatyoucangetforit.6._____________isextramoneyyoureceiveifyouhaveinvestedasumofmoney;itisalsotheextramoneyyoupayifyouhaveborrowedmoneyorarebuyingsomethingoncredit.inflationmintreservetreasuryexchangerateinterest

U12A-p.250B.SkimandPredict.Skimthefollowingpassage.Check(?)whichofthefollowinghavebeenusedasmoney.Thenreadthepassagetocheckyourpredictions.□clamshells □abronzedrum □ablockofsalt □beads???

U12A-p.251?TwomonksinBangkok,Thailand,withdrawmoneyfromautomatictellermachines(ATMs).12A

WriterPeterT.Whitetracesthehistoryofoneofhumanity’soldestcreations:fromthebeginningsofcoinageinantiquitytotheemergenceofacashlesssociety.Whatismoney?Initsusualdefinition,moneyisanythingthatisacceptedasamediumofexchangeandastoreofvaluebecauseitexistsinlimitedquantitiesand,abov