Daily Life - Coins and Money (C0356)

A:

Help me organize these coins.

B:

That’s a lot of money! What did you do? Break the piggy bank?

A:

Yeah, I’m gonna go to the bank and change it for bills, but first I have to separate them into little piles.

B:

Ok, I'll find all the quarters and dimes while you sort the nickels and pennies.

A:

Great, then we can add everything up and take it to the bank.

B:

I found some coins that are not from here.

A:

Oh yeah, those are from my trip to London. I have a couple of different pence, but in all it won't add up to one pound.

B:

Are you sure the bank will change these coins for you?

A:

Hopefully!

Key Vocabulary

coin

a small round piece of money usually made from met

piggy bank

a small container used to store coins

bill

form of money that is made from paper

quarter

a coin worth one fourth of a dollar

dime

a coin worth one tenth of a dollar

nickel

a coin worth one twentieth of a dollar

penny

a coin that is worth one cent or one one hundredth

Supplementary Vocabulary

Mint

To make or fabricate coins

Treasury

A place in which private or public funds are kept

Safe

A large metallic vault used to store money safely

Bling

Slang term used for money, gold and jewelery

Money Press

Machine that prints and produces bills

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