ccording to the Oxford English Dictionary dollars go back to German thaler, while its sigh is a simplified of the Spanish peso. The basic unit of the UK money is the pound, also called the pound sterling. Today the pound is equal to 100 pence. Pound corresponds to the Latin pondus (weight). Sterling points to the highest quality and a pound sterling is a coin of 20 shillings represented by a golden sovereigh. Rouble is the basic unit of the Russian Federation. In the past scientists thought that for many centuries only leather and furs were used in ancient Russia as money. In the 17th century a silver rouble became the main coin, there were 10 copecks and 5 copecks. In 1769 the first Russian paper money appeared. T: Now fill the table. There are 4 columns in the table. You should put a tick if you know this fact before ? New information + Thought differently - Don t understand, have questions? T: Now let s discuss in groups. What facts did you know before? What new information have you learned from the text? Are there any facts in the text you don t understand? Thank you. Етап 4. Пошук еквівалента Мета: систематизувати лексичний матеріал по темі Прийоми: індивідуальна робота, колективна робота T: The next task is very interesting. You can see some expressions and word - combinations connected with money. Try to find what they mean. 1. To put money into ... a) ... to marry someone whose family is rich. 2. Funny money ... b) ... to be very rich. 3. To roll in money ... c) ... money that you earn very easily. 4. Money for jam ... d) ... to use your money in order to make a profit. 5. Pocket money ... e) ... a small amount of money you can use to buy small things. 6. To marry into money ... f) ... money that has been printed illegally. 1. D 2. F. 3. B. 4. C. 5.E. 6.A. T.: Money is a very important thing for people, so there are a lot of proverbs and sayings about it. You can see some proverbs written on dollar bills, but their beginnings and endings are written on the different parts. Try to match them. Find Russian equivalents. Money has - no smell. Гроші не пахнуть. Muck and money - go together. Бруд і гроші ходять поруч. Lend your money - and lose your friend. Хочеш втратити друга, позич йому гроші. Time is - money. Час - гроші. Етап 5. Граматика Мета: розвиток граматичних навичок Прийоми: індивідуальна робота T: It is time to check up your grammar. Fill in the gaps using the past tense of verbs from the box. * Buy * sell * win * lose * waste * pay * find * cost * spend * give 1. My car was five years old, so I ____ it and ____ a new one. 2. It was very sad when I ____ my watch in the street. It was a present from my wife and it _____ her a lot of money. Fortunately, somebody ____ it the next day and took it to a Police Station. 3. I ____ over? 2.000 for my computer, but it isn t worth very much now. 4. My father ____ me? 50 last week but I ____ most of it on a ticket for a concert on Friday. 5. Last week somebody ____? 1000 in a game on TV. It was incredibly exciting. 6. I m afraid I ____ my money on those CDs because I never play them. Етап 6. Гра Chains of events Мета: розвиток навичок зв'язного ...