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98
hundred
сотня
two hundred
двести
two hundred pounds
sterling
двести фунтов (стерлингов)
receipt
[r
's
t]
квитанция
short
короткий
shorter
короче
We work shorter hours
Мы закрываемся раньше.
to close
закрывать
cent
цент
There is one hundred
cents in one dollar.
В долларе сто центов.
small change
сдача
to believe
[b
'l
v]
полагать, верить
else
еще
somewhere else
где-либо ещ¸
rule
правило
I see.
Понятно.
Exercises
1. Find the answers in the text and write them down:
Where can money be changed in London?
Can only cash be changed?
Where can exchange rates be seen?
2. Complete as in the text:
Banks are usually open from ... until ... Some are ... on Saturday but never ... Many banks have
machine
services. Bureaux de change are usually ... longer hours and .. day They often charge than banks.
3. Read the following:
bureaux de change
either at banks or at bureaux de change or at customers' services desks
They are open every day.
They are open every day but not on Sunday.
They charge a commission.
They charge a bigger commission.
The exchange rates are shown in the windows.
They are shown in the running lines.
The running lines are sometimes placed on the walls
for everybody to see.
4. Write down what the text said about:
• exchange rates
• forms of money to be
changed
• working houis
• commissions
• cash dispensing machines
• place, where money can be
changed
5. Underline the answer true to the text:
• Where did the participants
go to change some money?
To a bank.
To a bureau de
change.
• Where was it located?
In the hotel.
Near the hotel.
Rather far from the
hotel
• What money did they want
to change?
Roubles.
Pounds.
Dollars.