You’re going to hear a short talk about money.
You will hear the talk twice.
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Now listening again with the script.
What is money? The pound, the dollar or the euro are actually just like a gram or a kilometre. The difference is that you can exchange money for something else. With £10 you can buy a book, a cake or a cinema ticket. But the note itself is only a printed piece of paper which costs almost nothing to make.
In the past, money didn’t exist. There were no banks or shops. In those days, people would exchange things. Two farmers, for example, could exchange corn for milk. This was an exchange between two people, each of whom had something that the other wanted. But in time, most societies invented their own currency so that people could be more flexible. Different currencies began to join together, which is why today everyone uses the same currency in their country.
Now listening again with the script.
What is money? The pound, the dollar or the euro are actually just like a gram or a kilometre. The difference is that you can exchange money for something else. With £10 you can buy a book, a cake or a cinema ticket. But the note itself is only a printed piece of paper which costs almost nothing to make.
In the past, money didn’t exist. There were no banks or shops. In those days, people would exchange things. Two farmers, for example, could exchange corn for milk. This was an exchange between two people, each of whom had something that the other wanted. But in time, most societies invented their own currency so that people could be more flexible. Different currencies began to join together, which is why today everyone uses the same currency in their country.
Now listening again with the script.
What is money? The pound, the dollar or the euro are actually just like a gram or a kilometre. The difference is that you can exchange money for something else. With £10 you can buy a book, a cake or a cinema ticket. But the note itself is only a printed piece of paper which costs almost nothing to make.
In the past, money didn’t exist. There were no banks or shops. In those days, people would exchange things. Two farmers, for example, could exchange corn for milk. This was an exchange between two people, each of whom had something that the other wanted. But in time, most societies invented their own currency so that people could be more flexible. Different currencies began to join together, which is why today everyone uses the same currency in their country.
Now listening again with the script.
What is money? The pound, the dollar or the euro are actually just like a gram or a kilometre. The difference is that you can exchange money for something else. With £10 you can buy a book, a cake or a cinema ticket. But the note itself is only a printed piece of paper which costs almost nothing to make.
In the past, money didn’t exist. There were no banks or shops. In those days, people would exchange things. Two farmers, for example, could exchange corn for milk. This was an exchange between two people, each of whom had something that the other wanted. But in time, most societies invented their own currency so that people could be more flexible. Different currencies began to join together, which is why today everyone uses the same currency in their country.
Now listening again with the script.
What is money? The pound, the dollar or the euro are actually just like a gram or a kilometre. The difference is that you can exchange money for something else. With £10 you can buy a book, a cake or a cinema ticket. But the note itself is only a printed piece of paper which costs almost nothing to make.
In the past, money didn’t exist. There were no banks or shops. In those days, people would exchange things. Two farmers, for example, could exchange corn for milk. This was an exchange between two people, each of whom had something that the other wanted. But in time, most societies invented their own currency so that people could be more flexible. Different currencies began to join together, which is why today everyone uses the same currency in their country.
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- Question 1 of 2
1. Question
The first time you listen, you cannot take notes
After the first time, try and summarise what the speaker is generally talking about in one or two sentences.
ANSWERANSWER: The talk is about what money is and the history of money (any broadly similar formulation is acceptable)
- Question 2 of 2
2. Question
Now listen to the talk again.
This time you can make notes
In the real exam, you will have to give the examiner 6 facts about line dancing, then the examiner will ask you 4 more questions (10 facts in total)
For this simulation exam, try and record as many facts as possible.
Press play when you’re ready
- ANSWERS
- The pound, the dollar or the euro are like a gram or a kilometre.
- The difference is that you can exchange money for something else.
- With £10 you can buy a book, a cake or a cinema ticket.
- A note is only a printed piece of paper which costs almost nothing to make.
- In the past, money didn’t exist.
- There were no banks or shops.
- People exchanged things.
- A farmer could exchange corn for honey.
- Two people could exchange something that the other wanted.
- Most societies invented their own currency so that people could exchange more.
- The different currencies began to join together,
- This is why today everyone uses the same currency in their country.
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