this? II-Euro vs. Dollar III-Money in the USA

One dollar note: George Washington (First president). 2 dollars: Thomas Jefferson (third president). 5 dollars: Abraham Lincoln (sixteenth president). 10 dollars: ...
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I-How much is it/ this? How much is a slice of pizza? It is $ 1.50 (one fifty). That’s quite cheap! How much is a bottle of champagne? It is $ 30.00 (thirty dollars). It’s a bit expensive! Excuse me sir, how much are the shorts? The shorts are 9.99 (nine ninety-nine)

II-Euro vs. Dollar In America, people use “the US Dollar” ($). It’s their national currency, whereas in most European countries, we use “the Euro” (€) like in France, Spain or Ireland. A Euro is about $1.30 (one thirty in dollars) In Great Britain, people use the Pound Sterling (£), it is about 1.24 € (in Euros). You can buy things in Euros in London or exchange your euros into pounds in a Foreign Exchange Office.

III-Money in the USA   -US coins: 1, 5, 10 (a dime), 25 (a quarter), half dollar, one dollar. -Banknotes: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 One dollar note: George Washington (First president) 2 dollars: Thomas Jefferson (third president) 5 dollars: Abraham Lincoln (sixteenth president) 10 dollars: Alexander Hamilton (a politician) 20 dollars: Andrew Jackson (seventh president) 50 dollars: Ulysses S. Grant (eighteenth president) 100 dollars: Benjamin Franklin (a founding father)

 

  The  Founding  fathers  :  seven  political  leaders  who  signed  the  declaration  of  indepedence  of  the  first   thirteen  colonies  (the  future  United  States  of  America)  and  who  established  the  first  constitution.   George  Washington  

Thomas  Jefferson  

Benjamin  Franklin  

John  Adams  

Alexander  Hamilton  

John  Jay  

James  Madison