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You will learn

you will talk about the most important valuesvaluevalues in your life
you will discuss the meaning of moneymoneymoney
you will get to know the vocabulary related to money
you will tell what the difference between the altruistic and egoistic attitude is

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Draw a picture showing the value that is the most important in your life.

What values are the most important to you? Discuss them in class. Has any of you mentioned money? Why? Do you know any characters from the literature or films, for whom the wealth was the most important value in life? How did their lives look like? What does money mean to you?

Exercise 1

How can you explain to a little child what the money is? Write your suggestions.

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Important!

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Fotografia barwna przedstawiająca kilka muszelek używanych kiedyś jako środek płatniczy. Muszelki są koloru kości słoniowej. — Cowry shells used as money.
Source: Bin im Garten, licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.

One of the oldest form of money were the cowrie shells. The string of shells consisting from five to ten shells, was the basic monetary unit in the period of the Shang dynasty (from the 17th to 11th century B.C.) in China. In Egypt and Mesopotamia, in the second millennium BC, the bronze rings (easy to carry after being strung on a wire loop), appeared. Their value was determined according to their weight. The first real coinscoinscoins were used in the kingdom of Lydia, located in the modern western Turkey, around 650 year B.C. They came in the form of small nuggets, similar to peas, and were made of electrum (natural alloy of gold and silver). The first paper money was introduced by the Chinese (the first attempt was in the 1st century B.C.).

Exercise 2

Use any English Language Dictionary, and explain the following terms:

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specie

cash

change

bank note

coin

currency

What colloquial terms for money do you know?

There are many sayings and idioms related to money. Check if you know them.

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Exercise 3

Assign the given idioms to their meanings. Idiom: za psie pieniądze. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. to share one's opinion when it is unasked for, 2. to have a lot of money, 3. to know someone very well, especially to know someone from the wrong side, 4. if you have money, you can use it to get more money, 5. a small monetary contribution from someone who is poor, 6. having no money, 7. for a very small amount of money. Idiom: nie mieć grosza (przy duszy). Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. to share one's opinion when it is unasked for, 2. to have a lot of money, 3. to know someone very well, especially to know someone from the wrong side, 4. if you have money, you can use it to get more money, 5. a small monetary contribution from someone who is poor, 6. having no money, 7. for a very small amount of money. Idiom: znać kogoś jak zły szeląg. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. to share one's opinion when it is unasked for, 2. to have a lot of money, 3. to know someone very well, especially to know someone from the wrong side, 4. if you have money, you can use it to get more money, 5. a small monetary contribution from someone who is poor, 6. having no money, 7. for a very small amount of money. Idiom: wtrącać swoje trzy grosze. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. to share one's opinion when it is unasked for, 2. to have a lot of money, 3. to know someone very well, especially to know someone from the wrong side, 4. if you have money, you can use it to get more money, 5. a small monetary contribution from someone who is poor, 6. having no money, 7. for a very small amount of money. Idiom: pieniądz robi pieniądz. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. to share one's opinion when it is unasked for, 2. to have a lot of money, 3. to know someone very well, especially to know someone from the wrong side, 4. if you have money, you can use it to get more money, 5. a small monetary contribution from someone who is poor, 6. having no money, 7. for a very small amount of money. Idiom: wdowi grosz. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. to share one's opinion when it is unasked for, 2. to have a lot of money, 3. to know someone very well, especially to know someone from the wrong side, 4. if you have money, you can use it to get more money, 5. a small monetary contribution from someone who is poor, 6. having no money, 7. for a very small amount of money. Idiom: mieć pieniędzy jak lodu. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. to share one's opinion when it is unasked for, 2. to have a lot of money, 3. to know someone very well, especially to know someone from the wrong side, 4. if you have money, you can use it to get more money, 5. a small monetary contribution from someone who is poor, 6. having no money, 7. for a very small amount of money.

Assign the given idioms to their meanings.

to have a lot of money, to know someone very well, especially to know someone from the wrong side, having no money, to share one's opinion when it is unasked for, a small monetary contribution from someone who is poor, if you have money, you can use it to get more money, for a very small amount of money

za psie pieniądze
nie mieć grosza (przy duszy)
znać kogoś jak zły szelg
wtrącać swoje trzy grosze
pieniądz robi pieniądz
wdowi grosz
mieć pieniędzy jak lodu

We have already discussed things that are important to you. Let’s check what may happen if money becomes the most important value in life.

Exercise 4

Read the text and answer the questions:

How did the father explain to his child what money was?
Against what would father want to warn a child?

Michel Piquemal Lusterko i pieniądze
Bajka żydowska
Pewnego razu małe dziecko zapytało swego ojca:
– Tato, co to są pieniądze?
Ojciec zastanawiał się przez chwilę, a potem wziął kawałek zwykłego szkła i podniósł go do oczu dziecka, prosząc je:
– Popatrz przez nie!
Dziecko mogło zobaczyć przez szkło i swojego ojca, i ludzi, którzy przechodzili ulicą, i przejeżdżające nią pojazdy.
Potem ojciec wziął srebrną farbę i pokrył nią całą powierzchnię jednej strony szkła, żeby zrobić z niej podlew lusterka.
– Popatrz teraz – poprosił.
Ale w tak utworzonym lustrze dziecko widziało już tylko własną twarz.
– To jest właśnie niebezpieczeństwo, które niesie ze sobą pieniądz – powiedział ojciec. – Prowadzi ono do tego, że widzisz już tylko samego siebie.
piquemal Source: Michel Piquemal, Lusterko i pieniądze, Warszawa 2004.

People should not see only themselves in life. According to you, how they should act to comply with this rule?

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Exercise 5

Complete the definitions of “altruist” and “egoist”. Remember their meaning.

another’s, his own, person, person, bad, welfare, devoted, selfish, others

Altruist - a ...................... unselfishly concerned for or ...................... to the ...................... of others

Egoist - a ...................... who places ...................... good over the good of ......................, a ...................... person.

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Today you have learnt some new words and idioms. Check if you remember them. Word: waluta. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. change, 2. add one's two penny worth, 3. coin, 4. currency, 5. value, 6. bank note, 7. specie, 8. a pittance, 9. egoist, 10. altruist, 11. to roll in money, 12. widow’s mite, 13. to be penniless. Word: bilon. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. change, 2. add one's two penny worth, 3. coin, 4. currency, 5. value, 6. bank note, 7. specie, 8. a pittance, 9. egoist, 10. altruist, 11. to roll in money, 12. widow’s mite, 13. to be penniless. Word: drobne. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. change, 2. add one's two penny worth, 3. coin, 4. currency, 5. value, 6. bank note, 7. specie, 8. a pittance, 9. egoist, 10. altruist, 11. to roll in money, 12. widow’s mite, 13. to be penniless. Word: banknot. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. change, 2. add one's two penny worth, 3. coin, 4. currency, 5. value, 6. bank note, 7. specie, 8. a pittance, 9. egoist, 10. altruist, 11. to roll in money, 12. widow’s mite, 13. to be penniless. Word: moneta. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. change, 2. add one's two penny worth, 3. coin, 4. currency, 5. value, 6. bank note, 7. specie, 8. a pittance, 9. egoist, 10. altruist, 11. to roll in money, 12. widow’s mite, 13. to be penniless. Word: altruista. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. change, 2. add one's two penny worth, 3. coin, 4. currency, 5. value, 6. bank note, 7. specie, 8. a pittance, 9. egoist, 10. altruist, 11. to roll in money, 12. widow’s mite, 13. to be penniless. Word: egoista. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. change, 2. add one's two penny worth, 3. coin, 4. currency, 5. value, 6. bank note, 7. specie, 8. a pittance, 9. egoist, 10. altruist, 11. to roll in money, 12. widow’s mite, 13. to be penniless. Word: wartość. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. change, 2. add one's two penny worth, 3. coin, 4. currency, 5. value, 6. bank note, 7. specie, 8. a pittance, 9. egoist, 10. altruist, 11. to roll in money, 12. widow’s mite, 13. to be penniless. Idiom: psie pieniądze. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. change, 2. add one's two penny worth, 3. coin, 4. currency, 5. value, 6. bank note, 7. specie, 8. a pittance, 9. egoist, 10. altruist, 11. to roll in money, 12. widow’s mite, 13. to be penniless. Idiom: nie mieć grosza przy duszy. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. change, 2. add one's two penny worth, 3. coin, 4. currency, 5. value, 6. bank note, 7. specie, 8. a pittance, 9. egoist, 10. altruist, 11. to roll in money, 12. widow’s mite, 13. to be penniless. Idiom: wdowi grosz. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. change, 2. add one's two penny worth, 3. coin, 4. currency, 5. value, 6. bank note, 7. specie, 8. a pittance, 9. egoist, 10. altruist, 11. to roll in money, 12. widow’s mite, 13. to be penniless. Idiom: wtrącać swoje trzy grosze. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. change, 2. add one's two penny worth, 3. coin, 4. currency, 5. value, 6. bank note, 7. specie, 8. a pittance, 9. egoist, 10. altruist, 11. to roll in money, 12. widow’s mite, 13. to be penniless. idiom: mieć pieniędzy jak lodu Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. change, 2. add one's two penny worth, 3. coin, 4. currency, 5. value, 6. bank note, 7. specie, 8. a pittance, 9. egoist, 10. altruist, 11. to roll in money, 12. widow’s mite, 13. to be penniless.

Today you have learnt some new words and idioms. Check if you remember them.

waluta	currency
bilon	specie
drobne	change
banknot	bank note
moneta	coin
altruista	altruist
egoista	egoist
wartość	value
psie pieniądze	a pittance
nie mieć grosza przy duszy	to be penniless
wdowi grosz	widow’s mite
wtrącać swoje trzy grosze	add one's two penny worth
mieć pieniędzy jak lodu	to roll in money