English and American money

Тема: English and American money (английские и американские деньги)

Цель урока:

учебная – совершенствование лексических навыков по теме "Making a selection”; формирование лексических навыков по теме "English and American money”;

познавательная – понятие о денежных единица Великобритании и США.

1. Устный перевод со словами из темы "Making a selection” (предложения можно взять из примеров, демонстрирующих употребление слов).

2. Вопросы к «домашнему» диалогу по теме «Making a selection”

1. How long did it take Bruce to find a job?

2. How many resumes did he sent? How many resumes did he send a day?

3. What was his job before?

4. Why did he leave Excel?

5. Where does he work now? In what department does he work? What are his duties?

6. What is his advice to people who is looking for a job?

            Should you go on a long holiday or attack a problem immediately?

            How many hours a week should you work?

            In what way does Bruce advice to relax?

            Shall you meet people who are in the same situation, that is unemployed people?

            Should you apply for a job if you don’t want it?

            Should you tell your friends that you are looking for a job?

3. Сочинение "What do you know about Bruce? What is your opinion about Bruce?”

4. Устный зачет по словам раздела Resumes and Interviews (по желанию преподавателя).

5. Новая тема: English and American money. Презентация слов

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6. Текст «English banknotes and coins»

The official currency of the United Kingdom is the pound sterling which is equal to one hundred pence.

Дополнительная информация о британский фунтах

A British pound is subdivided into 100 pence. The word "A British Pound” or "Pound of Sterling” dates back to Anglo-Saxon times (12 century) when coins called sterlings were minted from silver; 240 of these sterlings weighed one pound. Before 1971 1 pound was equal to 240 pence.

Дополнительная информация о соотношении денежных единиц до 1971 года

1 гинея (guinea) =21 шиллинг (schillings)

1 фунт стерлингов (pound sterling) = 20 шиллингов

1 крона (crown piece) =5 шиллингов

1 полукрона =2,5 шиллинга

1 флорин (florin ['flPrIn]) =2 шиллинга

1 шиллинг=12 пенсов

1 гроут=4 пенса

1 пенни=2 полпенни или 4 фартинга

English banknotes are issued by the Bank of England. As to coins they are minted also by this state bank.

There are banknotes of the following denominations: &1, &5, &10, &20, &50, &100. The following coins are in circulation: halfpenny, one penny, two pence, five pence, ten pence, fifty pence.

On the face of English banknotes one can read the denomination given both in figures and in words.

Then the inscription on the face of the banknote reads: I promise to pay the bearer (предъявитель) on demand the sum of…And then there are two signatures. The first signature is that of the person authorized by the Government and the Bank of England. The second signature is that of the Chief Cashier.

The backs of English banknotes, like many other banknotes, feature portraits of different famous people.

• The one pound banknote, for example, features Isaac Newton (1642 – 1727) a well-known English scientist who made a few very important discoveries including gravitation law.

• The back of the five pound note portrays the Duke of Wellington (1769 – 1852), a famous Irish general who defeated Napoleon  at Waterloo, Belgium in 1815.

• On the back of the ten pound note one can see Florence Nightingale (1820 – 1910), founder of the nursing profession. She volunteered as a nurse to Turkey to take care of the wounded soldiers from Crimean War, war of England and France versus Russia.

• And the back of the twenty pound banknote features William Shakespear (1564-1616), the greatest playwright of time.

American money

The American dollar is subdivided into one hundred cents.

The dollars are issued by the Federal Reserve System, establisheв by Congress in 1913.

Here is the text on the face of an American dollar banknote:

• dollars
• Federal Reserve Note
• The United States of America
• this note is legal tender (платежное средство) for all debts public and private
• Washington, D.C.
• Treasurer of the United States
• Secretary of the Treasury.

On the face of American dollars one can also see the portraits of the following famous persons:

• George Washington (1732-1799), the first President of the United States of America, who gave his name to the capital of the country.

George Washington became the first President after the successful was of 13 British colonies for independence. After they won the war they formed 13 states and united to make the United States of America. Thus Independence was proclaimed on July 4, 1776.

• Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865) who was President from 1861 to 1865 after the war between the northern and southern states. It was he who proclaimed freedom of slaves of the south.
• Alexander Hamilton (1755 – 1804), a famous American statesman, who fought in the Independence War together with George Washington. Later he became the first Secretary of the Treasury.
• Andrew Jackson (1767 -1845) who was President of the USA from 1829 to 1837, when Texas won independence from Mexico.
• Ulysses Grant (1822 – 1885) who was President of the USA from 1869 to 1877 when the Centennial Exposition was held in Philadelphia.
• Benjamin Franklin (1706 – 1790) a very popular public figure, writer, diplomat and scientist. It was he who invented bifocal spectacles among many other things.

On the back of banknotes various buildings are features, such as:

• Lincoln Monument, one of the monuments in Washington
• US Treasury Building, in Washington
• White House, house of every President, except George Washington, who only planned the capital of the USA
• US Capitol, which houses the Senate and the House of Representatives
• Independence Hall, in Philadelphia, where Independence of the 13 British colonies was proclaimed.

All the banknotes bear the words

In God We Trust

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7. Грамматика

8. Домашнее задание

1. Заполните пропуски

1. The official ______________of the United Kingdom is the ____________which is ______________to one hundred pence.
2. Bank of England ___________banknotes and ____________coins.
3. On the face of English banknotes one can read the _______________________
4. The ______________________is given both in figures and in _____________
5. The _____________________on the face of the ______________reads: I promise to pay the ____________________on demand fifty Pounds.
6. The first _______________is that of the person authorized by the Government and the ________________.
7. The second signature is that of the _____________________.
8. Isaac Newton is a well-know English __________________.
9. Florence Nightingale is the founder of the ________________profession. She ___________ as a nurse to Turkey to take care of the wounded soldiers.
10. Alexander Hamilton was a famous American __________________who fought in the Independence War.
11. The _____________________issues dollars.

2. Расскажите, что вам известно об английских банкнотах и английских монетах.

3. Расскажите о русских денежных единицах по плану:

• its denomination
• its issuer
• inscriptions, if any
• portraits, if any
• flags, if any.

4. Расскажите о знаменитых зданиях на обороте долларовых купюр.

5. Расскажите о знаменитых людях, изображенных на лицевой стороне долларовых купюр.