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7b Read

A Discuss.
or can you guess the answers?
The words below all have to do with money. B Look at the questions a-e. Do you know
Do you know what they mean? a. Is paper actually used to make all
paper money?
coin note cash
paper money currency b. Is money dirty?
c. How long do coins last?
MON€Y d. Where was paper money irst used?
e. What did people use before money
as we know it today?
Read the facts about
MAKE$ THE C money and match each
paragraph with the
questions a-e in activity
WORLD GO B. Then listen and check
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In ancient times, money didn’t exist, so people
exchanged animals or things they had, such as
cows, tea, spices and stones, for other things that
they needed. In ancient Rome, salt was so valuable
that it was used to pay soldiers for their work.
The Aztecs and the Mayas used beans instead of
money. In the 1600s, the Russians started to use
fur, which was then called ‘soft gold’.

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During the 7 century CE, China created the first They usually last twenty-five to thirty years. Do
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paper money in the world. Until then, the Chinese you think that’s not very long? Well, a note only
used copper coins. However, it was difficult for lasts about 18 months. Do you wonder what
merchants to carry lots of coins with them when happens to coins that are too worn out to use?
they travelled long distances. So, they started to They are recycled to produce new ones, of course.
use paper money, which was lighter – so light, in
fact, that it was soon nicknamed ‘flying money’!
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Absolutely. Lots of germs live on money.
3 According to a study, 94% of money carries

The answer is no. For example, US currency is not bacteria and viruses – and some of them can
made of paper. Instead, it is printed on material survive for up to 17 days. Luckily, not all of these
that consists of 75% cotton and 25% linen. That germs can make you ill – but don’t forget to wash
makes it hard to tear. Actually, you would have to your hands after you handle money.
double fold a dollar about four thousand times
(first forwards and then backwards) to tear it! NOTE
New banknotes can also be made of polymer,
which is a thin, flexible plastic. When the new five • 1600s (sixteen hundreds) is the century
pound note came out in 2016, the UK government that runs between 1600 and 1699.
advertised it as ‘strong’ and ‘long-lasting’. This • We write 75%.
made lots of people post online videos of We say seventy- ive per cent.
themselves trying to destroy it!

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