The Magic Coins of Paper Valley

The Magic Coins of Paper Valley

In the enchanted land where rivers sparkled with rainbow ink and money trees grew leaves of cotton and linen, lived three special friends: Professor Luminara, who spent his days dreaming up wonderful inventions. Zippy, who never stayed still for long. And dear old Grumbly Gus would huff at every coin he saw, muttering about "useless shiny things" - though everyone knew he secretly kept the prettiest ones in his pocket.

She looked at Zippy, who never stopped running—grabbing tools for the professor, rushing messages to the village, or hunting for lost bits and bobs. He never hesitated to ask others when he needed assistance.

"You ask for the most help from all of us," Marigold chuckled at Zippy. Gus picked up his coin hesitantly. As the glowing light reflected in his eyes, his grumpy face melted into a smile.

And so the friends learned that the real magic wasn’t in the shiny coins—but in what they meant: a way to say 'thank you,' appreciate each other’s help, and work together instead of fighting. The printer, now fixed, buzzed happily as it stamped every item with a special symbol: a little tree with cloth leaves. It reminded them all that even in their magical world, kindness and fairness were the strongest magic of all.

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LET’S DO SOME EXERCISES!

2.Mark the sentences True or False and correct false statements:

a) Gus liked money.
b) Professor wanted to give kids money to buy sweets.
c) They couldn`t fix the printer because they were arguing.
d) The paper used for money is made out of modeling clay and flour.
e) The ink has secret mineral deposits.

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4.Who says the following phrases?

a) I don`t see why you have to count .
b) Money makes helping fair!
c) Now look what happened!
d) Can you help me, please?
e) Unlike people, machines dont use any money.

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5.Answer the questions:

a) Do you have money?
b) What do you spend your money on?
c) Do you think it`s OK to pay your friends if they help you? Why (not)?
d) Why do you think people argue sometimes?

6.Put the sentences in the right order:

a) This is all your fault!
b) Money is just paper!
c) Unlike people, machines don`t use any money.
d) The Mayor pays me to invent helpful things and villagers give coins to use them.
e) Don`t you see? You are both working hard.
f) I don`t like this new idea at all.
g) He gets money for helping.

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7.Complete the task:

- Imagine that you are planning to work very soon. Which job would you like to have and why? ( You can talk about a hairdresser, technician , a taxi driver or any other you like).

8.Remember the words:

a) If you ...( посмотришь на) money under a special ...(свет), this helps protect people form ...(фальшивых денег).
b) Now look what ...(случилось)!
c) We can`t fix the printer because you are arguing …(ссоритесь с) each other.
d) Marigold is secretly …(влюблена в) the professor.
e) The ink has secret …(добавки).

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9.Do the task:

- Think about the world without money. How would people live? What would they get for the job they did? How would people get food and clothing?

the last exercise

10.Tell why:

-The ink for money has special additives.
-The professor gave money to the kids.
-People get money for their work.

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You have done it!