Precious metals

Тема: Precious metals

Цель урока:

учебная – совершенствование лексических навыков по теме «Glimpses of history of money»; формирование лексических навыков по текущей теме;

            познавательная – ценные металлы.

Тип урока: комбинированный

1. Вопросы по теме "Glimpses of history of money”

1. What commodities served as money at different time and in different countries?
2. Who used shells as money? In what way did they use shells? Did they make strings or belts of shells? What was the name of such belt or such string?
3. What are the requirements of a commodity to serve as money? What commodities can people use as money?
4. Why did precious metals start to serve as money?
5. How did coins come into existence?
6. How did paper banknotes come into existence?
7. What coins are called coppers? silver?

2. Прочитайте текст, заполнив пропуски. Студенты читают каждый по одному предложению.

At different periods of time and in different parts of the world many different _____________ have served as _______________.

These ____________________ were: cattle, sheep, furs, leather, fish, tobacco, tea, salt, shells etc. The illustration shows shell money used by early _____________ in North America. The shells were threaded into strings or belts called ____________. The experts _____________ that to serve effectively as money, a commodity should be fairly ___________, easily ___________, and portable. None of the __________________ commodities possessed all these qualities, and in time they were superseded by _________________.

First they were superseded by _________ and later by ___________.

When a ____________ was made the metal was first weighed out. The next stage was the cutting of the metal into pieces of definite weight and so coins came into ___________.

Paper money first came into use in the form of __________given by ____________ in exchange for deposits of silver and gold _______. After goldsmiths became bankers their receipts became ______________. That’s how the first banknotes came into ______________.

At first coins were worth their face value as metal. But later _______________ of limited value as legal ____________ were issued. Now smaller denomination coins are made from bronze and are often referred to as ___________. Bigger ______________ coins are made from cupronickel ["kju:prq(V)'nIk(q)l] and are usually called _____________.

3. Рассказать о деньгах в прошлом; как появились первые монеты и банкноты; что называется «coppers» и «silver».

4. Словарный диктант по теме «Glimpses of history of money»

5. Новая тема "Precious metals”. Презентация слов

6. Найди лишнее слово

1. gold – silver – iron – platinum – palladium

2. jewellery – electronics – dentistry – medals – currency reserves - kitchen

3. bullion bars – banknotes – bullion coins – coins

4. American Eagle – Maple Leaf – Britannia – alloy bars – New Sovereign

5. banks - cheat – deceive – alloy bars – private dealers

6. innocent – sly – dodger – twisty – evasive

7.acquire – sell - purchase – obtain – gain

8. dollar – currency – pound sterling – shell

7. Прочитать текст "Precious metals”

The four important precious metals are gold [gqVld], silver, platinum ['plxtInqm] and palladium [pq'leIdIqm]. They are used for various purposes:

• as a commodity to be bought and sold
• for jewellery ['dZu:qlrI] industry
• for electronics, dentistry and other industries
• for numismatic ["nju:mIz'mxtIk] and seminumismatic ['semI]  coins
• for medals

Besides gold is used as currency reserves of a country.

Actual gold is used in the following forms:

• bullion bars ['bVljqn]
• bullion coins
• coins

Precious metals should be acquired only from banks. There are some private dealers selling counterfeit precious metals. They are alloy bars and coins. And very often private dealers try to find innocent purchasers and cheat them.

The most popular bullion coins are:

• American Eagle (the USA)
• Britannia (the UK) [brI'txnIq]
• New Sovereign (the UK) ['sPvrIn]
• Maple Leaf (Canada) ['meIp(q)l]

     8. Презентация "The most popular bullion coins"

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    9. Дополните следующие предложения

1. The four important precious metals…
2. They are used for various purposes…
3. Besides gold is used
4. Actual gold is used…
5. The most popular bullion coins are…

    10. Переведите на русский языка

1. Acquire precious metals only from banks.
2. Private dealers sell only counterfeit precious metals.
3. They are alloy bars and coins.
4. Private dealers try to find innocent purchasers and cheat them.

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