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pr shells were used as money. The Chinese were the first people to barter shells for other commodi-

«Łut this practice eventually spread to other lands as well. Shells are in fact the most widely used ■cy in history and were used for longer than any other form of money.

"c 1,000 BC the first metal money and coins appeared. The Chinese manufactured bronze and cop-łiiirrtation shells, used metal tools (e.g. knives) as money and finally developed primitive round coins. "ronins had holes in them so they could be put together like a chain¹¹.

:oins were adopted by other cultures, their shape was perfected and they were often stamped images of gods, kings or emperors¹². Many of them were madę from precious metals, such as or gold.

por • money, used in China in the 2^nd century BC, was the first known type of banknote; paper iterafes did not appear until the 9^rh century, once again in China. It took some time for Europę to as banknotes only became popular there at the end of the 17^th century.

m.~_re probably lies with digital¹⁴ cash. Money in the form of bits and bytes will very likely become 'ency of the futurę. However, it is yet to be seen whether virtual money will transform the history linoney and banking and perhaps even replace coins and notes altogether.

chain - łańcuch emperor - cesarz

¹³    leather - skórzany

¹⁴    digital - cyfrowy

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Ćwiczenie 42.1 Łiiicełn// tekst wyrażeniami z ramki.

	broke * overdrew my account • put some money aside
	red • spend • spendthrift • stand • through the nose

■nu -'.ant to know why l'm always (1)    ...........................? Well, it's not that l'm a (2) ..............

L............., you know. I've been trying to (3) .............................. every month, but that seems

■m)jiicssible! I (4) .............................. half of my salary on rent and bills. I know l'm paying

Hf) ............................ for my fiat, but it is in a really nice area and it's quite luxurious, so I think

■ »łorth the money. My car also cost quite a lot and I (6) .............................. to make a down

ŁpoujM-ient. I'm still in the (7) .............................. and I can barely afford the basie things in life.

PU® *cu know I haven't been dubbing for Iwo weeks? And I haven't spent a weekend abroad for Ulimcr two months? I owe £200 to the lady who comes to clean my fiat and £150 to the man who Hies my car to the garage. You don't expect me to do all those things myself, do you? Life's

Tftccme hard for me, really. There must be something I can do. Let's talk about it. Ul (8) ..............

k~~......... you lunch.

Ćwiczenie 42.2

BH<lD srz prawidłową odpowiedź.

m held the banknote up to the light to see if it had a .....................

A. water sign    B. watermark    C. water marking

li Llttle Susie has been putting all her pocket money in her ..................... She is saving it up

for a new bicycle.

A. piggy safe    B. piggy box    C. piggy bank

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