3. Do you like collecting stamps?

4. Do you like collecting postcards?

5. The earliest coins in the world were used in China from more than 3000 years ago.They were called bei money. Lesson22COINS

6. Later,another type of coin was used,with holes in it,and these coins were used for the next 2,000 years,that is from 221 BC until 1916.

7. What can you usually see on the two sides of a coin? It is common to have the head of a famous person on one side. Today the coins is usually pressed with the name of the country,the value of the coin and the date.

8. the head ofafamous person

9. The coin is pressed with the value of the coin and the dates On this side it is pressed with the name of country.

10. What things were used for money before coins appeared? seashells rings bamboo sticks wood pieces of cloth

11. Coins can be made of different kinds of metal mixed together.The earliest coins in the west were made of gold mixed with silver.

12. The new Chinese panda coin is made of 99.99% gold.

13. Fill in the blanks with suitable words 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 one 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.The new Chinese ______ coin is made of 99.99% gold. China 3000 sizesweightsshapes designshead pressedname things mixed panda