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8 Money Issues

B. Complete the phrases with the words in the boxes.

clear ear far gist

just right still thick

1. I don’t get how...
2. Are you with me?
3. It’s as as mud.
4. Got it so ?
5. I get the of it.

6. Am I in thinking that...?
7. It goes in one and out the other.
8. This is probably just me being , but...

8.1
C. Listen to the conversation. Tick the phrases you
hear in exercise B.

D. Complete the sentences with words from the recording.

1. The students decide to talk about how trade was conducted in the past without .
2. In the past, it was common for there to be a .
3. Whatever your in society, everything you had was for the community.
4. When the fisherman and hunters caught food, it went into the .
5. When members of the community needed food, they asked the for it.
6. If the hunters or fisherman had a day, there would still be food for them to eat.

E. Discuss with a partner.

1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of a gift economy?
2. What factors do you think affect how effective a gift economy is?
3. Why might it be difficult for communities to use a gift economy nowadays?

F. Discuss with a partner.

1. Do you think a barter system would work where you live? Why/Why not?
2. What skills or services could the family members of your class offer to trade?

8.2
G. Listen to the recording. What reasons does the speaker give?

H. Listen again. Which of the phrases below do you hear?

Phrases to agree Phrases to disagree
I guess so. I don’t really agree with you there.
I know exactly what you mean. I have my doubts.
I second that. I see things rather differently.
That’s precisely what I was thinking. You could say that; however, ...
You took the words right out of my mouth. That’s one way of looking at it, but...

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