Task 1. Translate from English into Russian some lexical units from the text

Counterfeit –

Conclusively-

Mediterranean-

Transaction(s)-

Unauthorized-

Stipulated-

Undermine-

Currency-

Heinous-

Prussia-

Revenue-

Culprit-

Curb-

Rocket-

Forgery-

Forger-

Lead-

Task 2. Put as many questions to the text as you can, beginning with “when”, “where”, “why”.

Task 3. Find in the text:

Страны Ближнего Востока

В огромных количествах

Как доказано Афинскими законами еще в 6 веке до н.э.

4) все, что вам нужно, это…

Т.к. фальшивомонетчиков чаще всего ловят, отслеживая источник фальшивых денег

Высокая номинальная ценность

7) искусные фальшивомонетчики Др. Греции снизили до 10% содержание серебра в монетах от номинальной ценности

Большое количество фальшивых денег в обращении подрывало денежную систему

Выпуск фальшивых денег в обращении нарушает основную монополию государства

Text 6. Coining a phrase (idioms with the word “coin”)

There are a lot of expressions in English which use the names of British coins. Since decimalization in 1971, some of the coins no longer exist, but the expressions are still alive!

If you take care of the pennies, the pounds will take care of themselves, because if you take care of the small things, the large things will be all right; however, if you are penny wise, pound foolish, you are careful in small matters but wasteful in large ones. When you are in for a penny, you are in for a pound, because once you have started something you should see it through. If somebody doesn’t care twopence, they don’t care at all. If you ride a penny-farthing, you are rather old-fashioned, because it is a very old bicycle with an enormous front wheel and a very small back wheel. Finally, if you say that something cost a pretty penny, you mean it cost a lot of money.

Your new professional vocabulary for memorizing

Phrasal verbs:

Bank on - depend on sth happening

Come across – find sth or meet sb by chance

Come by – get sth, especially sth that is hard to get

Come into – inherit

Do without – live without (sth you can’t afford)

Get by – manage to survive (financially)

Get through – use all of , finish

Give away – give free of charge; reveal sth you are trying to hide

Live on – use as a source of money

Look round – examine (a place)