Ex.2. The following words can be used in more than one way. Underline the correct part of speech for each word as it used in the text
1. | term | a) noun | b) verb |
2. | store | a) noun | b) verb |
3. | value | a) noun | b) verb |
4. | purchase | a) noun | b) verb |
5. | trust | a) noun | b) verb |
6. | function | a) noun | b) verb |
7. | exchange | a) noun | b) verb |
8. | bill | a) noun | b) verb |
9. | stand | a) noun | b) verb |
Ex.3. Give the English for:
символ успіху; купувати товари та послуги; золото та срібло; монети та банкноти; виконувати функції; засіб обміну; в обмін на гроші; мірило вартості; складання бюджету; засіб заощадження.
Ex.4. Match words from list A with words from list B that have a similar meaning.
A | B |
purchase value perform exchange represent spend retain accumulate wealth | riches increase keep pay money for smth. change denote complete a task worth buy |
Ex.5. Find suitable opposites to the following words:
to represent, popular, success, value, to trust, to accumulate, similar, easy.
Ex.6. Match the nouns in the left-hand column with the verbs in the right-hand column:
money the value | assess decline in establish exceed fluctuate in reduce offset transfer borrow earn lose make save spend |
Ex.7. What part of speech are these words? You can find out by looking in your dictionary.
noun | verb | adjective | |
monetary | ------ | ------ | ------ |
monetize | ------ | ------ | ------ |
moneymaker | ------ | ------ | ------ |
moneyed | ------ | ------ | ------ |
money-grubber | ------ | ------ | ------ |
Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian:
1. He doesn’t have much monetary sense; he’s always wasting his money.
2. The government monetized its bonds and spent the money on new projects.
3. That new saleswoman is already a moneymaker for our company.
4. She married a man from a moneyed family.
5. He is such a money-grubber that he won’t answer a question unless you tell him how much you will pay him.
Ex.8. The words in the box frequently occur before “money”.
Find combinations that mean:
1. money that is being used by the public as opposed to money left in bank accounts;
2. money easily available on loan at a low rate of interest;
3. extra money or high wages paid to people working in dangerous conditions;
4. money that is difficult to borrow because of high interest rates;
5. money that is not circulated or invested and does not earn interest;
6. an item that can be easily exchanged in the way that money can, although it is not money itself. It includes cheques and postal orders but not banknotes or coins;
7. money lent on condition that it must be repaid immediately if necessary;
8. money offered by someone to show that he/she is honest and truthful and will keep to all agreed terms and conditions;
9. the reward paid by the owners of a rescued ship or goods to the person or organization that saved it/them;
10. change for small purchases;
11. money which is moved from country to country to get the best return;
12. money paid to someone in return for keeping silent about a crime.