ESL Podcast 191 - Changing Money
to have everything - to have all of the things one needs; to be fully prepared
Do you have everything you need for school today?
to change money - to give one type of money to get another type of money
After I arrive in Japan, I'll need to change some money from U.S. dollars to yen.
to recommend - to suggest; to advise
The website recommends that travelers use the bus for getting around the city.
exchange rate - the amount of one type of money that will have to same value as another type of money
The exchange rate isn't very good today, so I will get fewer British pounds for my U.S. dollars.
fee - an amount of money that must be paid for a service
Aside from tuition, students must pay fees to be a student at the university.
branch - one office that is not the main office in a larger group of offices
My bank has several branches in my city. It's very convenient.
to exchange - to give something in order to receive something of the same, or nearly the same, value
I bought this shirt for my brother but it doesn't fit him. Can I exchange it for another size?
currency - money used in a country
Do you know what currency India uses?
How much is (something) worth? - What is the value of something?; What is the cost of something?
This is a very old car. If I decide to sell it, how much do you think it's worth?
one...to - used when talking about exchange rates to describe how much one unit of money is worth in another unit of money
When I traveled to Thailand, the exchange rate was one dollar to 38 baht.
large/small bills - in money, large bills have greater value (such as $50 and $100 bills) and small bills have less value (such as $5 and $1 bills)
The store would not accept any large bills and I didn't have any small bills on me.
mix - a combination of different things
Usually in a bag of candy, there is a mix of different colors like red, yellow, and green.
change - coins; money with the same or smaller value than the U.S. one dollar bill
She wanted to buy a soda from the vending machine, but she didn't have any change.
please sign here - a polite request for someone's signature in a certain place
Please sign here on this line and put today's date next to it. $20's, $10's, $5's, $1's - pronounced "twenties, tens, fives, ones"; a way of referring to types of U.S. paper money when there is more than one of each bill
The man who robbed the store took all of the $20's and $10's out of the cash register, but he left the $5's and $1's.
quarters, dimes, nickels - types of U.S. coins; a quarter = 25 cents, a dime = 10 cents, a nickel = equals 5 cents
I can't believe it! That woman paid for all of her groceries in quarters, dimes, and nickels.