Prime Time 8. Coursebook plus Semester Self-checks, Schulbuch

Listening–speaking: Bitcoin, blockchains and the future of money (B2) a) Listen to part of a radio interview with an economic expert on the future of money. b) While listening, take notes on the following aspects: 1. Inventor of the Bitcoin system: 2. Original idea of the Bitcoin system: 3. Responsibility for the Bitcoin system: 4. Production of bitcoins: 5. Possible total amount of bitcoins: c) Summarise the radio interview for a classmate and outline the most important information. Listening–speaking: Bitcoin, blockchains and the future of money (B2) Comment on the radio interview in a statement to your friends. Describe what the Bitcoin system is and how it differs from traditional money systems. Argue why you would (not) like to try and “mine” your own bitcoins. Discuss in which directions the monetary system could develop in the future. Self-assessment Tick the appropriate boxes. Reading Can understand articles and reports concerned with contemporary problems in which the writers adopt particular stances or viewpoints. I understood the text without help. I had to guess the meaning. I had to use a dictionary. I did not understand the text. Writing Can write straightforward connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. I could write the text without help. I reused phrases from the text. I had to look up words/phrases. I could not express my ideas as wanted. Listening Can understand standard spoken language, live or broadcast, on both familiar and unfamiliar topics normally encountered in personal, social, academic or vocational life. I could understand everything. Sometimes I had to guess the meaning. I could only under­ stand parts. I could hardly under­ stand anything. Speaking Can communicate with some confidence on familiar routine and nonroutine matters related to his/her interests and professional field. I could express my opinion without help. I was sometimes lost for words. I had to make notes before I started. I could not express my ideas clearly. Find suggestions to help you on the CD-ROM in this book. 2 13 3 137 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv