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GLOSSARY
to have everything
– to have all of the things one needs; to be fully prepared
* Do you have everything you need for school today?
to change money
– to give one type of money to get another type of money
* After I arrive in Japan, I’ll need to change some money from U.S. dollars to yen.
to recommend
– to suggest; to advise
* The website recommends that travelers use the bus for getting around the city.
exchange rate
– the amount of one type of money that will have to same value
as another type of money
* The exchange rate isn’t very good today, so I will get fewer British pounds for
my U.S. dollars.
fee
– an amount of money that must be paid for a service
* Aside from tuition, students must pay fees to be a student at the university.
branch
– one office that is not the main office in a larger group of offices
* My bank has several branches in my city. It's very convenient.
to exchange
– to give something in order to receive something of the same, or
nearly the same, value
* I bought this shirt for my brother but it doesn’t fit him. Can I exchange it for
another size?
currency
– money used in a country
* Do you know what currency India uses?
How much is (something) worth
? – What is the value of something?; What is
the cost of something?
* This is a very old car. If I decide to sell it, how much do you think it’s worth?
one
...
to
– used when talking about exchange rates to describe how much one
unit of money is worth in another unit of money
* When I traveled to Thailand, the exchange rate was one dollar to 38 baht.
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large/small bills
– in money, large bills have greater value (such as $50 and
$100 bills) and small bills have less value (such as $5 and $1 bills)
* The store would not accept any large bills and I didn’t have any small bills on
me.
mix
– a combination of different things
* Usually in a bag of candy, there is a mix of different colors like red, yellow, and
green.
change
– coins; money with the same or smaller value than the U.S. one dollar
bill
* She wanted to buy a soda from the vending machine, but she didn’t have any
change.
please sign here
– a polite request for someone's signature in a certain place
* Please sign here on this line and put today’s date next to it.
$20's, $10's, $5's, $1's
– pronounced “twenties, tens, fives, ones”; a way of
referring to types of U.S. paper money when there is more than one of each bill
* The man who robbed the store took all of the $20’s and $10’s out of the cash
register, but he left the $5’s and $1’s.
quarters, dimes, nickels
– types of U.S. coins; a quarter = 25 cents, a dime =
10 cents, a nickel = equals 5 cents
* I can’t believe it! That woman paid for all of her groceries in quarters, dimes,
and nickels.
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COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1. Why does Sandra want to change her money?
a) She wants U.S. dollars instead of euros.
b) She wants euros instead of U.S. dollars.
c) She wants to go to the bank.
2. How much money does Sandra want to get?
a) .8 euros
b) 400 euros
c) 500 U.S. dollars
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WHAT ELSE DOES IT MEAN?
mix
The word “mix,” in this podcast, means a combination of different things or types
of things: “There was a mix of men and woman at the meeting.” The word “mix”
is used often in cooking. The verb “mix” means to combine different
“ingredients,” or things that can be put together to make a type of food. If you are
making a cake, for example, you may “mix eggs and water.” The noun “mix” is
used to describe something you can buy at the store with some of the ingredients
already put together but that isn’t already cooked: “Instead of buying all of the
ingredients to make cookies, it’s easier to just buy the mix.” The phrase “to mix it
up” is often used to mean to add something new or different to something else,
such as music: “I’m tired of dancing to these slow songs. Let’s mix it up.” Or,
“This band mixed it up on their latest CD by adding electric guitar to classical
music.”
change
In this podcast, the word “change” means money in the form of coins. “I have too
much change in my pocket.” The verb “to change” can also be used to describe
turning one thing into something else: “I changed my mind, I want the blue car
instead of the white one.” or “Could you change this to another radio station?” It
can also be used to describe when you take off some clothing to put on other
clothing: “I need to change my clothes before I start exercising.”
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CULTURE NOTE
The “federal,” or national, government in the U.S. tries to prevent people from
“counterfeiting,” or making fake money. Counterfeiting is a serious crime.
However, because people still try to make fake money, the government does
several things to try to make it more difficult for people to counterfeit and also
for people to “detect,” or identify, fake money when it is used.
One thing the U.S. government has done is to print money using special paper
and “ink,” or the color liquid used to write or print. Recently, the government
has added different colors to some of the new bills to make it harder to fake.
For example, some bills, like the new $20’s, have “shifting ink,” which means
that when you look at the bill, you will see different colors depending on which
way you are holding the bill.
There are also designs that are added in a certain style and certain ink that is
difficult to put onto fake bills. Each type of bill also has different symbols that
stand for the United States, and different words on the bills are “microprinted,”
or printed in very small words, which are difficult to fake. If you are not sure if a
bill is real, hold it up to light. Real bills greater than $1 have a “watermark,” or
an image, on the front right (or back left) of the bill that you can see only when
you hold the bill up to the light.
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Comprehension Questions Correct Answers: 1 – a ; 2 – c
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COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT
Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 191, “Changing
Money.”
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 191. I'm your host, Dr.
Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in
beautiful Los Angeles, California. Remember, to visit our website at eslpod.com.
You can get there our complete Learning Guide for this podcast, including the
complete transcript, definitions, additional explanations and culture notes.
Today's podcast is called “Changing Money.” Let's go.
[Start of story]
I was at the airport to pick up my friend Sandra, who was visiting from Italy.
Gustavo: Do you have everything?
Sandra: Yes, I think so. But, I don’t have any U.S. dollars. Where can I change
money? Can I do that here?
Gustavo: You could, but I wouldn’t recommend it. The exchange rate is really
high and so are the fees. I’ll take you to the bank tomorrow.
The next day, I picked Sandra up from her hotel and we went to a branch nearby.
Bank clerk: What can I do for you?
Sandra: I’d like to exchange some currency and to get some U.S. dollars.
Bank clerk: Okay, how much would you like?
Sandra: How much is one euro worth?
Bank clerk: The current rate is one dollar to .8 euros.
Sandra: In that case, I’d like 500 U.S. dollars.
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