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Sunday 29 September 2013


Plastic money in England?
(Level: Intermediate / B1 / ** to ***)



Before watching

The Bank of England has started a public consultation over whether to replace the paper £5 and £10 notes with plastic (polymer) banknotes in 2016.

A five-pound note (also called a fiver)
from: currencyguide.eu
 
 
A ten-pound note (also called a tenner)
from: currencyguide.eu

 
The following words could be useful:
to come up with: to think of something such as an idea            trouver / proposer
to crumple: to crush (e.g. paper) so that it forms untidy folds      chiffonner / froisser
to bend: to make something become curved or folded        plier
to rip: to tear (apart)              déchirer
the outcry: angry expression of protest as a reaction to something that someone has done or to something that happened
      tollé / levée de boucliers / indignation

If you want to know more...
1. about the Bank of England and the current banknotes: http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/Pages/home.aspx

2. about the polymer banknotes (with a video to watch):
http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/polymer/Pages/default.aspx


While watching

Watch the BBC news report and answer the question in French!




What are the advantages of the polymer banknotes?
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When you are finished, check your answers!

1. Plus solides / résistants que les billets actuels en papier; on peut les plier, les chiffonner, essayer de les déchirer et ils gardent leur structure d'origine. Ils restent impeccables même si on les passe accidentellement au lave-linge. (contrairement aux billets classiques qui déteignent)...   / Durée de vie: 2,5 fois supérieure aux billets traditionnels...

2. Plus propres que les billets en papier.

3. Plus sécurisés, donc plus difficiles à contrefaire  (notamment grâce à la présence de fenêtres transparentes...)

4. Les éléments traditionnels des billets appréciés des utilisateurs (configuration globale) sont maintenus...

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