Rich well-off wealthy affluent prosperous

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Now take a closer look at the texts to find the specific information and answer the questions below:

1. Could the euro be found in cash in the previous century?2. Are the western states which are not in the Eurozone willing to change their local currencies? 3. In what economic situation does the euro look the most attractive currency? 4. Make a graph illustrating the euro's dynamics against other currencies. How does it affect exports? 5. What is the criticism of the euro about? Is it well-grounded?

1. Is the dollar's status as the main reserve currency safe? 2. What were the reasons of the dollar's strength in the 90-ies? 3. Does the strong dollar of the 90-ies agree with the Big Mac Index? 4. Make a graph illustrating the dollar's dynamics against other currencies. How does it affect exports? 5. Do the experts have any doubts about dollar's resilience?

1. Decide whether the following expressions mean expensive or cheap

In English they prefer less direct ways of speaking about people's wealth That is why the word rich is often replaced by well-off, wealthy ( a slightly more formal word) e.g. My parents were pretty well-off. He came from a wealthy family. Affluent and prosperous are fairly formal words, often used to describe societies where the economy is successful and the standard of living is good. On the opposite, poor is substituted by disadvantaged, underprivileged or by the expressions to be hard up/be broke or to be skint (informal).