Good morning everybody. My topic for today is"Early Money". I’m going to tell you something about money used in the early days. To be honest, we know little about how early people came to use money. But we do know some of the things whieh have been used as money. In early times in some European countries, salt was very difficult to get. It was used as money. In some parts of Asia, tea was used for money. The American Indians used nuts and other things. Perhaps the most common money of all was an animal of some kind. In some places today, cows are still used as a kind of money. So you see, things highly valued by everybody may serve as money.
The Chinese were the first people to use coins as money. Oh, sorry, you don’t know this word Well it is spelled C - O - I - N. Here are some coins of the past. You can come over and have a look.
Good morning everybody. My topic for today is"Early Money". I’m going to tell you something about money used in the early days. To be honest, we know little about how early people came to use money. But we do know some of the things whieh have been used as money. In early times in some European countries, salt was very difficult to get. It was used as money. In some parts of Asia, tea was used for money. The American Indians used nuts and other things. Perhaps the most common money of all was an animal of some kind. In some places today, cows are still used as a kind of money. So you see, things highly valued by everybody may serve as money.
The Chinese were the first people to use coins as money. Oh, sorry, you don’t know this word Well it is spelled C - O - I - N. Here are some coins of the past. You can come over and have a look.
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Good morning, everybody. My topic for today is "Early money". I’ m going to tell you something about money used in the early days. To be honest, we know little about how early people came to use money, but we do know some of the things which have been used as money. In early times in some European countries, salt was difficult to get. It was used as money. In some parts of Asia, tea was used for money. The American Indians used nuts and other things. Perhaps the most common money of all was some kind of animal. In some places today, cows are still used as a kind of money. So you see, things highly valued by every body may serve as money:
The Chinese were the first people to use coins as money, Oh, sorry, you don’t know the word coin Well, it is spelled C-O-I-N.
Here are some coins of the past. You can come over and have a look.
M: Good morning.
W: Good morning.
M: My name is John Smith. I have an appointment with Ms. Brown at 11 o’clock.
W: Yes. Ms. Brown is expecting you. She will be with you in a few minutes. Sit down, please.
M: Thank you.
W: Would you like to have something to drink
M: Yes, a cup of tea, please.
W: How long are you going to stay in Shanghai, Mr. Smith
M: I’ll be here until tomorrow afternoon.
W: Shall I call a taxi to take you to the hotel after your meeting with Ms. Brown
M: Yes, it’s very kind of you.
W: Good morning, listeners. Today we have invited Professor Anthony Johnson from Robotics Institute to tell us about space tourism in the 21st century. Professor Johnson, after what had happened to NASA’s Mars Pathfinder, do you think plans about space travel will be adjusted
M: You would think that NASA’s recent disaster would have dampened the spirits of those who see space as tourism’s last frontier. Not a bit. Orbiting hotels are still being planned; some travel agents are offering flight bookings.
W: Has anyone actually toured in space
M: So far there has been only one space tourist: John Glenn. And it will be years before the rest of us have the opportunity to take that giant step.
W: But some travel agents have promised to take us into space soon.
M: For all their promises, the would-be pioneers of space tourism are a long way from putting you, me and our suitcases in orbit. That’s why Zegrahm Space Voyages, a
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