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UNIT 9

EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

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CONTENT
1. We will learn how to.…………………………..……3
2. Use of English...............................................4
3. Task I: Travel and Money .……….…………... 12
4. Project: European Central Bank..……........13

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We will learn how to…

Understand and interpret 1st and 2nd conditionals


-Giving advice 2nd conditional (If I were you, …)

Understand and use of different quantifiers


- Countable vs uncountable nouns and quantifiers
- Use of different quantifiers: a lot, a little, a few,
much , many

Clarify and defining relative clauses (who, that, which)

(Remember: Words in green = More challenging vocabulary)

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TASK 1
TRAVELLING AND MONEY
All of us need to use money when we travel. Answer the following
questions according to your own experiences. (Long answers)

1. Have you ever run out of money? What did you do to solve the problem?
2. Do you usually pay bank charges or a commission when you exchange money?
What kind of charges do you pay?
3. What do you usually use more: cash or a credit/debit card? Why?
4. Do you use an ATM when you are outside of your country?
5. Have you ever had problems exchanging money?
PROJECT

«EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK (ECB)»

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«EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK (ECB)»
What do you know about it?
1. Search for some information about the European Central Bank.

2. Write an essay ( 180 words) about the European Central Bank,


mentioning the following information:

- Where is it located?
- What is it used for?
- Who works there?
- When did the European Central Bank start working for the first
time?
- How does the ECB work?

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Useful vocabulary
- monetary policy
- Eurozone
- «It is located in…» - currency area
- institution
- «Some of its functions include…» - capital stock
- price stability
- «It is formed by…»
- foreign exchange operations
- «It was created because…» - Euro coins
- Euro banknotes
- «It appeared in…» (+ date) - capital
- Euro-system

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