3. Do you like collecting things? What do you like to collect? What else can be collected? Stamps; cards; CD; books; news; Coins; etc.

4. In what way are coins different from each other ? They may be of different sizes, weights,shapes, and of different metals.

5. 1.When were the earliest coins used in China? A.about 2500 years ago B.about 2000 years ago C.earlier than the year of 1000 BC D.around the year of 1000 AD 2.How long were the coins with holes in them used? A.2000 years B.less than 2000 years C.about 2000 years D.more than 20 centuries 3.Why were the round coins with holes used for so many years? A.They looked nice. B.They were made of silver. C.They were easy to carry and use. D.They were made of gold. 4.Before coins appeared what were used for money? A.seashells and paper B.bamboo sticks and stones C.wood and cloth D.paper and clothes 5.What was found in 1978? A.a collection of coins in England B.an old coal mine C.a collection of coins in Australia D.both A and C

6. 6.What were the earliest coins in the west made of? A.gold B.gold mixed with silver C.iron D.aluminum( 铝 ) 7.Why were Chinese coins between the 7th century and the late 1870s be found in northern Australia? A.Because the same coins were used in Australia at that time. B.Because thousands of Chinese worked there in the late 19 th century. C.Because some Australians took them there form China. D.It is still unknown. Listen to the tape and get more information

7. seashellscloth wood before coins, …… could be used as money bamboo sticks

8. the earliest coins in the world ;be used in China ; more than 3000 years ago

9. be used for the next 2,000 years ---- from 221 BC until 1916

10. Ren Min Bi U.S. Dollars

11. different coins be of different sizes,weights shapes,metals have different designs

12. the heads of famous people the value the name of the country the date

13. discoveries of collections of coins I. Place: Time: The number of coins: The age of the coins: England 1978 54,951 dating from 260-275AD II. ( the largest ) Place: The number of the coins: The age of the coins: England 200,000 silver pennies 600 years old

14. a story that a collection of coins tell us Time Place Discovery The coins Reason 1978 an old gold-mining town in northern Australia a pot containing 32,000 Chinese metal coins include…all the types of Chinese coins… between the 7 th century and the late 1870s thousand of Chinese work there… one of them keep a kind of bank… die without

15. The earliest coins in the world were used in ______ from more than _____ years ago. Coins may be of different ________, _______,________, and of different metals. Usually they have different _______on the two sides. There is usually the ________ of a famous person on on side. Today the coin is _________ with the _____ of the country, the date and its value. In the past many _________ could be used for money, such as seashells, rings, bamboo sticks and so on. The earliest coins in the West were made of gold ______ with silver. Many collections of coins were ________. The largest collection found in _______ contained about 200,000 solver pennies that were over 600 years old. China 3000 sizesweightsshapes designs head pressedname things mixed discovered England

16. Do coins of different sizes, weights and shapes cause trouble? What trouble? A: Qinshihuang B: an official of Qinshihuang Situation: The official is trying to persuade Qinshihuang to make the whole country use only one kind of coin.