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Buy Back Plus
Explain to students that they are going to read an article about 
an offer which is called 
Buy Back Plus
.
Explain that 
plus
usually means 
also
, but here it probably refers 
to some kind of advantage / benefi t you are going to get.
1
Ask students to raise their hands as soon as they have found 
the answer to the question (it is in the paragraph in the top 
left corner). Ask which words are used to refer to Mexican 
pesos 
(foreign currency)
.
2–3
Students can do these exercises in pairs. Check answers.
4–5
Students can do these exercises in pairs. They can either 
work together to fi nd the information in the leafl et, or they 
can work on their own and then compare answers.
6
Students can do this exercise in pairs. Check answers.
7
Ask students where they usually exchange their money if they 
are going abroad. Ask if they usually buy cash or travellers 
cheques.
If you have any students from EC (European Community) 
countries which use the euro, ask them if travelling has 
become easier since the introduction of the euro. Ask 
students if they would use the Travelex Buy Back Plus offer 
and why they would or would not use the offer.
More activities
Say the name of a currency, e.g. 
yen
and ask students to name 
a country or countries where this currency is used (Japan). Then 
ask students to write a list of currencies and countries. Check 
answers and create a class list on the board. For example: 
dollar
(Canada, New Zealand, Australia, United States, etc.), 
peso
(Mexico, Chile, Argentina, etc.), 
franc
(Switzerland, etc.).
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