III CHECK AND IMPROVE YOUR VOCABULARY SKILLS. 1 Guess the words by their definitions:

 

1 Guess the words by their definitions:

A piece of metal money

An establishment for keeping money and valuables safely

To give in exchange for money

An article of trade

An exchange of goods for other goods

Money put and stored at the bank

A piece of paper money

Money in coins or notes

Lasting for a long time

To take from one place to another

Highly valued, dear

 

(to sell, trade, precious, coin, commodity, deposit, cash, durable, note, to carry, bank,)

 

Complete the sentences.

1 Money is a human__________ and it depends on _________.

2 Money has three basic ______________.

3 Hera ______often _____________ with money.

4 Many different ______________ served as money.

5 The ____________ made their drachma of _________.

6 ____________ are said to be used first in China.

7 The _____________ of many countries disappear as they join the _______________.

8 Smart cards and mobile phones allow us to make transactions without the use of _____________.

 

Fill in proper prepositions.

1 Money is the product ___ human imagination and it depends ____ trust.

2 Money is a means ____ payment, a unit ___ measuring buying power, and a record ____ wealth ____ future spending.

3 Many different commodities served ____ money.

4 ___ time these commodities were replaced ___ precious metals.

5The Greeks put drachma _____ the mouth of dead people.

6 In 2002 twelve currencies converged ____ one.

7 We can make transaction _______ the use of cash.