After text exercises

VI. Complete the following sentences according to the text:

1. The American dollar is subdivided into...

2. The dollars are issued by the...

3. On the back of banknotes various famous...

4. All the banknotes bear the words...

5. Later he became the first...

6. It was Benjamin Franklin (1706-1709) who invented...

VII. There are some sentences in the text in the Passive Voice, find and translate them.

VIII. Put prepositions where necessary

from, of, into, by, on, to

1. The American dollar is subdivided...one hundred cents.

2. The dollars are issued...the Federal Reserve System, established...the Congress in 1913.

3. Here is the text....the face of an American dollar banknote.

4....the face...an American dollars one can also see the portraits...the following famous persons.

5. George Washington (1732-1799) was the first president...the United States... America, who gave his name....the capital....the country.

6. Texas won independence....Mexico.

IX. Translate the following sentences:

1. On the back of banknotes various buildings are featured.

2. Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804) fought in the Independence War together with general George Washington.

3. The American dollar is subdivided into one hundred cents.

4. The dollars are issued by the Federal Reserve System, established by the Congress in 1913.

5. On the face of American dollars one can also see the portraits of famous persons.

6. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) proclaimed freedom of slaves of the south

X. Sum up what the text says about:

1. the issuer of American dollar notes…

2. the inscription on the face…

3. the portraits on the face…

4. the famous buildings on the back…

5. American coins...

XI Imagine you are talking to an American. Exchange coins as souvenirs and say a few words about the coin.

Unit IV

Glimpses of History of Money