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Lesson 10—The Richer, the Poorer
I. The US Money
II. Gypsies
III. Lifestyles in America
IV. Variety Store
V. Beauty Salon
Background Background informationinformation
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Cash: paper currency
The US government prints money in the following denominations: $10,000; $5,000; $1,000; $500; $100; $50; $20; $10; $5 and $1.
You will never see most of these bills; twenties, tens, fives and ones are the most commonly used. You will find a picture of George Washington on the $1 bill, Abraham Lincoln on the $5, Alexander Hamilton on the $10 and Andrew Jackson on the $20. There are also pictures on the back (the White House on the $20, the Treasury Building on the $10, the Lincoln Memorial on the $5 and a big “ONE” and the American insignia on the $1.
I.I. The US Money The US Money
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Money in general is referred to as: “cash”, “bucks”, “dough”, “bread”, “moolah”, “greenbacks”, etc. A one-dollar bill is most often called “a dollar”, “a single”, “a buck” or “a bill”; a five-dollar bill is “five dollars”, “a fiver”, “a five spot” or “five bucks”. A ten-dollar bill might be “a ten”, “ten bucks” or a “ten spot”.
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I.I. The US MoneyThe US Money
Cash: coins
Coins come in the following denominations: $.01
or 1¢ (a penny, a cent, one cent); $.05 or 5¢ (a
nickel, five cents); $.10 or 10¢ (a dime, ten cents);
$.25 or 25¢ (a quarter, two bits, twenty-five
cents); and $.50 or 50¢ (a fifty-cent piece).
Coins are called “change”, “small change”, or
“silver” (though they aren’t made of silver
anymore). Coins are generally recognized by their
size, but somebody “goofed” on the dime, which
is smaller than either a nickel or a penny. All the
others are in size order.
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I.I. The US MoneyThe US Money
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Roma (people), commonly known as Gypsies, a
traditionally nomadic people found throughout the
world. While the term gypsy is often attached to
anyone leading a nomadic life, the Roma share a
common biological, cultural, and linguistic heritage
that sets them apart as a genuine ethnic group.
II.II. GypsiesGypsies
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When they first arrived in Europe over 500 years ago, the Roma were called Gypsies in the mistaken belief that they had come from Egypt. The true origins of the Roma remained a mystery until the late 18th century, when European linguists discovered connections between the Romani language and certain dialects spoken in northwestern India. More recent linguistic and historical studies have confirmed that the Roma originated in India.
II.II. GypsiesGypsies
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The world population of Roma is difficult to
establish with any certainty. Estimates suggest that
there are between approximately 15 and 30 million
Roma worldwide. Some 10 million Roma live in
Europe, and they make up that continent’s largest
minority population. The largest concentrations of
Roma are found in the Balkan peninsula of
southeastern Europe, in central Europe, and in
Russia and the other successor republics of the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). Smaller
numbers are scattered throughout western Europe,
the Middle East, North Africa, and the Americas.
II.II. GypsiesGypsies
The Fortune Teller, Georges La Tour 1632—1635
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The Roma are divided
into groups sometimes
referred to as nations or
tribes. These divisions
generally reflect
historical patterns of
settlement in different
geographic areas.
Although historically
renowned as wanderers,
the vast majority of
modern Roma live in
settled communities.
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1. Lost Generation, group of expatriate American writers residing primarily in Paris during the 1920s and 1930s. The group never formed a cohesive literary movement, but it consisted of many influential American writers, including Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Carlos Williams, Thornton Wilder, Archibald MacLeish, and Hart Crane. The group was given its name by the American writer Gertrude Stein to refer to expatriate Americans bitter about their World War I experiences and disillusioned with American society. Hemingway later used the phrase as an epigraph for his novel The Sun Also Rises (1926).
III.III. Lifestyles in Lifestyles in AmericaAmerica
Ernest Hemingway
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III.III. Lifestyles in Lifestyles in AmericaAmerica
2. The beat generation, group of American writers of the 1950s whose writing expressed profound dissatisfaction with contemporary American society and endorsed an alternative set of values. Its best-known figures were writers Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, who met as students at Columbia University in the 1940s, and San Francisco-based poet and publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Ferlinghetti’s City Lights Bookstore, in the North Beach section of San Francisco, became a center of Beat culture and remained an enduring symbol of alternative literature into the 1990s. Another center of Beat activity was New York City’s East Village, where Ginsberg made his home.
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3. Hippie, member of a youth movement of the late 1960s that was characterized by nonviolent anarchy, concern for the environment, and rejection of Western materialism. Also known as flower power, the hippie movement originated in San Francisco, California. The hippies formed a politically outspoken, antiwar, artistically prolific counterculture in North America and Europe. Their colorful psychedelic style was inspired by drugs such as the hallucinogen Lysergic Acid Diethylamid (LSD). This style emerged in fashion, graphic art, and music by bands such as Love, the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, and Pink Floyd.
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4. Yuppie, a young upwardly mobile professional person. Yuppies tend to be 9-5 professional workers. Yuppies tend to value material goods (especially trendy new things). In particular this can apply to their stocks, imported automobiles, development houses, and technological gadgets, particularly cell phones. Unfortunately, the fast paced pursuit of these material goods has unintended consequences. Usually in a hurry, they seek convenience goods and services. Being "time poor", their family relations can become difficult to sustain. Maintaining their way of life is mentally exhausting. Sometimes, they will move every few years to where their job goes, straining their family. The fast-paced lifestyle has been termed a rat race.
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It refers to a retail store that carries a large variety of usually inexpensive merchandise.
IV.IV. Variety Store Variety Store
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An establishment providing women with services that
include hair treatment, manicures, and facials. Also
called beauty parlor, beauty shop.
V.V. Beauty SalonBeauty Salon
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