Reading
1Look at the text. Then check () the correct words to complete the sentences.____ / 0.2 point
a.The text is ______.
( ) an informational text( ) a narrative
b.It presents facts about money in the ______.
( ) present( ) past
2 Read the text. Then answer the questions. ____ / 0.6 point
a. Where was money invented?
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b. What can be considered money?
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3Check () the correct statements about the text.____ / 1.6 points
a.People started using money to buy things recently.( )
b.When people barter, they buy and sell products.( )
c.People still barter nowadays.( )
d.Fruit and vegetables were never used as units of exchange.( )
e.Cowry shells were used as money in China, in 1200 B.C.( )
f.The first metal money was produced in the United States.( )
g.Different things were used as money in China in the past.( )
h.Old Chinese coins had holes in them.( )
Vocabulary
4Complete the crossword puzzle with the names of the countries where the currencies are used. ____ / 0.8 point
5Complete the proverbs with the words from the box.____ / 0.6 point
a.Money makes the ______go round.
b.Money can’t buy ______.
c.A ______and his money are soon ______.
d.Money doesn’t ______on ______.
6Match the proverbs from Act. 5 with their definitions.____ / 0.4 point
a.You should not waste money because it’s not easy to get it.( )
b.It is easy to get money from people who are not wise.( )
c.Money can buy material things, but true satisfaction comes from inside.( )
d.Money finances most of human businesses and plans.( )
Grammar
7Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the fable with the first conditional. ____ / 1 point
8Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the fable with the first conditional. ____ / 1 point
8Match the sentence halves.____ / 0.6 point
a.If my grandpa won the lottery,( ) if he had money.
b.Ryan will buy a new video game( ) if the weather is good.
c.Dylan would travel around the world( ) I’d make jewelry to sell.
d.If I go shopping alone,( ) I’ll spend a lot of money.
e.We’ll swim in the pool( ) he’d buy an apartment for each of his grandchildren.
f.If I had time,( ) if he goes to the mall.
9Use the prompts to write second conditional sentences.____ / 1.2 points
a.If / I / be / you, | save / money
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b.If / I / have / more money, | buy / a new computer
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c.If / Jake / can decide, | study (neg.) / at this school
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d.If / my parents / work (neg.) / long hours, | have / more time for me
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e.If / this cell phone / be / cheaper, | Marianne / buy / it
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f.If / we / turn off / the TV, | save / electricity and money
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10Write conditional sentences for the situations below.____ / 0.8 point
a.Anna wants to call Tyler, but she might get home late.
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b.Jasmine wants to play basketball tonight, but it might rain.
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c.I don’t speak Spanish so I can’t talk to my Argentinian aunt.
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d.Kayla and her friends can’t go to the concert because the tickets are very expensive.
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Listening
11Listen to some financial tips for teenagers. Then complete them with
the words from the box.____ / 1.2 points
Top tips to save (and earn) money!
•Carry a bottle with water. Refill it at home or at a. ______. You’ll not only b. ______money, but save the environment, too.
•Find free things you can do with your c. ______. When you go to the park or play soccer at the school court, you don’t spend a cent. Sharing a homemade d. ______with fruit juice at a friend’s house is also a good idea!
•e. ______books with friends. You can borrow books from each other and return when you finish reading. You can also have book swap fairs at school.
•Wash your clothes according to the manufacturer’s f. ______. Washing items incorrectly may ruin the color or shrink the fabric. Try exchanging g. ______with friends.
•Keep h. ______and small change in a glass jar. If you want to save i. ______to buy a new video game, for example, you can draw or stick a picture of the console on the jar.
•Do some chores around your neighborhood. Simple tasks, like walking dogs and cleaning backyards, can j. ______you make some good money!
•Think of k. ______to start your own business. You can make jewelry from beads, for example, and l. ______it to your friends.
Writing
12Write a paragraph about what you would do if you had US$ 1 million.____ / 1 point
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