After text exercises. VI. Complete the sentences according to the text:

VI. Complete the sentences according to the text:

1. The official currency of the UK is …..

2. English banknotes are issued by …..

3. As to coins they are minted also by …..

4. On the face of English banknotes one can read the denomination given …..

5. The back of English banknotes feature portraits …..

 

VII. Match the sentence halves:

1.The one pound banknote features …	1…is the pound sterling.
2.The official currency of the UK …	2…feature portraits of different famous people.
3.The back of English banknotes …	3…Isaac Newton.
4.The inscription on the face of the banknotes reads …	4…I promise to pay the bearer on demand the sum of …
5.As to coins they are …	5…minted by the state bank.

 

VIII. Think of the questions to these answers:

1. The back of English banknotes, like many other banknotes, feature portraits of

different famous people.

2. On the face of English banknotes one can read the denomination given both in

figures and in words.

3. The official currency of the UK is the pound sterling which is equal to one hundred pence.

4. English banknotes are issued by the Bank of England.

5. The twenty pound banknote features William Shakespeare (1564-1616), the greatest playwright of all time.

 

IX. Are the following sentences true or false according to the text “English Banknotes and Coins”?

 

1. The official currency of the UK is the pound sterling.

2. English banknotes are issued by the commercial banks.

3. The back of the five pound note portrays William Shakespeare (1564-1616).

4. On the face of English banknotes one can read the denomination given both in

figures and in words.

5. The second signature is that of the Chief Cashier.

 

X. Find the numerals in the following sentences.

(see appendix – reference section)

1. The first signature on the English banknotes is that of the person authorized by

the Government and the Bank of England.

2. The one pound banknote features Isaak Newton (1642-1727).

3. The second signature on the English banknotes is that of the Chief Cashier.

4. Olympic Games in Sochi will be in 2014.

5. One third of the Earth is covered with forest.

XI. Sum up what the text says about:

a)English banknotes

 

b)English coins

 

XII.

 

a)Take any banknote (coin) which is in circulation now in our country and say a few words about it (its denomination; issuer; inscriptions, if any; portraits, if any;

flags, if any).

 

b)Imagine you are talking to an Englishman (or any other foreigner) about

money. Compare two banknotes (coins) of your countries.

 

 

Unit III

American money