Pocket Money.

How to Earn It?

The tasks are:

•To study some information about money in general;

•To conduct a poll among teenagers of our school;

•To contact different organizations and the

Employment Agency in Belebey and find out if they can

provide part-time jobs for teenagers;

•To analyze the information and create a Part-Time

Job Guide for Teenagers.

Introduction

Chapter I. From the history of money

Chapter II. What is pocket money?

1. Money idioms

2. The concept of pocket money

3. Frequently Asked Questions

4. Pocket Money and Teenager

Chapter III. Project “Pocket Money. How to earn it?”

Conclusion

The list of the used literature

From the History of Money

Russian and British Money

Russian rouble is the official currency of Russian Federation. It is also used as a medium of exchange in many former soviet republics and one of the world's oldest currencies. It appeared in 15th century during as called Silver Bum. At the time, Russian coins were made of silver.

The first Russian kopeck

Kopeck at the times of Ekaterina I Modern kopeck

The history of british money is vast and begun in the 8th century with the silver penny which was cut into farthings and halfpennys.

Idiom Meaning ExampleBe broke When you are broke, you

have no money that you can spend.

I’m broke. I have already gone through my salary.

A cash cow That part of a business that always makes a lot of money.

Petrochemicals are the group’s biggest cash cow, earning nearly 50% of the total profits.

Money doesn’t grow on trees

Something we say which means that money isn’t that easy to come by.

You can’t buy every new gadget that hits the market. You must understand that money doesn’t grow on trees.

Money for old rope A job that is an easy way of making money.

A lot of people think that being a celebrity is money for old rope.

pocket money 1

1)( Brit ) a small weekly sum of money given to children

by parents as an allowance

2

2) money for day-to-day spending, incidental expenses,

etc

Collins English Dictionary

He was running short of food, with not even enough pocket money  to buy local bananas.

My kids now look through these each time they have pocket money  to spend.

They were buying the cheap-o players that cost pocket money .

Go to your bank to get travelers checks or pocket money  in the currency of your destination.

Pocket Money = Lunch Money, Laundry Money

Teenagers and Pocket Money

ADVANTAGES

Learn to handle money sensibly;

Feeling of responsibility and independence;

DISADVANTAGES

Cause envy and resentment amongst friends;

If a child has a lot less than his friends he may feel depressed

1. Would you like to earn pocket money and not get it from you parents?2. Do you know how to do it in our town?3. Do you work yourselves?

Part-Time Job Guide for Teenagers

Organization Address Telephone number

Occupation

Newspaper «Solnechnyy gorod»

136,Krasnaya St 4-06-47 Postboy/postie

Newspaper «Metro 74»

8,Amirova St 4-14-05 Postboy/postie

Newspaper«Belebeevskie izvestiya»

53a, Malo-Lugovaya St

3-23-02 Postboy/postie

Supermarket «Apel’sin»

109,Voikova St 4-49-88 Packing goods

Park cleaner Park Chapaeva, Park Zdorov’ya

Collecting rubbish

Newspaper «Modul’+»

32,Lenina St 4-66-88 Postboy/postie

Internet Jobs

Website What do you need to do

www.anketka.ru Answer the questions in the poll about some new products

www.opros.ru Answer the questions in the poll about some new products