Currency

 

The pound sterling is the oldest currency in the world that is still in use. What do you know about the money used in the UK?

 Video courtesy of Barrington Berkeley

Preparation

We suggest you do the vocabulary activity below before you watch. Then watch the video and after that, do the tasks to check your comprehension. You can read the transcript at any time if you want to.

Exercise

Task

Read the questions and select the right answer.

Exercise

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Task 2

Read the sentences and fill in the gaps by dragging the words from the top.

Exercise

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covarac's picture

Dear
Is it possible to download videos from this site ?
Thanks

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asifbox1's picture

Hi every one
today when i start to hear the video about the currency but in beginning of this video i was unable to hear the voice but after few seconds the video runs without interruption. so i really enjoyed to know about the currency of UK.according my own point of view that currency describe cultural identifications of any country like as we see flags of different country.When ever you see the currency in your hand straight away name of that country comes in you mind.i think the euro was a good time to unite the different nations and country. As i am living in Uk i remembered first two or three months were so hard for me because when i go outside for shop i become in P . some time i felt shy when i give money on counter. but i am used too  in Uk currency
i feel difficult to describe the these two task because i have not enough vocabulary in mind but this is my 2nd day hope so with the passage of time i will improve slowly.

Arnaldo Andrés Mermin's picture

Very good exercise!!!

nvthanh's picture

Hi everybody ^^
I'm learning English and this video is great. I like website so much.

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That's great to hear, nvthanh!
 
I hope you enjoy the rest of the webiste as much, and good luck in your studies!
 
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Balganion's picture

This website is great,,,I'm just starting to learned English as my second language but that's find..a Chinese philosopher said a journey to a hundred miles begin with a single step and that's what I'm doing right now..the quality of the man speaking is good and easy to understand..

massod's picture

What is the original value that holds with the bank note and where does it came from ? after all its a piece of paper !

Beky's picture

Congratulations for this website, this is fantastic, I love it!!!. I'm learning English and this listenings are really good for me.  And I have to say that the voice of the man is very nice, the accent, the sound, background music... everything is perfect, I never get tired of listening to. I hope to travel to UK soon. Thank you very much.

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Hello Beky!

Thanks for your kind words - I'm glad you like the website so much! Enjoy your trip to the UK when you get there!

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Jeremy Bee
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