Vocabulary Focus. 1. Complete the definitions

1. Complete the definitions.

a) to trade by exchange of commodities rather than by the use of money is to …;

b) … is a system of organizing the manufacture of goods in a series of separate operations, each of which is carried out by a different worker or group of workers;

c) a piece of metal stamped and issued by the government for use as money is a …;

d) a … is someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity;

e) to … means ‘to make easier or less difficult’.

2. Complete the sentences with the words from the box. Mind grammar forms.

valuable

a unit of account

facilitate

durable

eliminate

a medium of exchange

1. Careful planning … any kind of work.

2. The company plans to … more than 2,000 jobs in the coming year.

3. The machines have to be made of … materials.

4. … is a standard monetary unit of measurement of value of goods, services, or assets.

5. Something commonly accepted in exchange for goods and services and recognized as representing a standard of value is ….

6. This painting is extremely ….

3. Match the verbs on the left with nouns on the right to make phrases from the text.

Translate them and use in the sentences of your own.

to use in
to purchase	transactions
to create	goods and services
to facilitate	difficulties
to eliminate
to obtain