Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 50

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• 00:10

  Hi there, this is Harry, and welcome back to another podcast.

• 00:13

  I hope you're all keeping well and enjoying the late summer sunshine, if you've got it, or some late summer weather like an indian summer that we sometimes refer to as well.

• 00:24

  I'm certainly enjoying that where I am.

• 00:27

  The weather in the last week since I spoke to you last has been really, really good.

• 00:32

  And no rain.

• 00:34

  A little bit of wind and some nice temperatures, but I can see the trees beginning to turn a little bit yellow and the signs that autumn is on its way.

• 00:45

  However, we've had good summer mostly, and the weather has been generally good.

• 00:50

  And I'm sure you all and hope you all enjoyed some summer holiday.

• 00:55

  So what are we going to talk to you about today?

• 00:57

  Well, I thought I might talk to you about money.

• 01:00

  Everybody's favorite topic, money.

• 01:03

  The saying money makes the world go round.

• 01:05

  And I think it is a really true saying because without it, well, what will we have?

• 01:11

  We'll have no trade between nations, we'll have no investment by companies, we'll have no money to spend in the supermarkets, no way to feed and clothe ourselves, and generally people will just struggle.

• 01:30

  Of course we could go back to the old days when we used to barter.

• 01:34

  That's b a r t e r.

• 01:36

  Barter meaning exchange something for something else.

• 01:40

  So if I did something for you, fix a door or put in a window, then you would do something for me, like fix my bathroom or cook me a meal, or give me some of your vegetables.

• 01:54

  So this would be a barter where we would exchange one service for another service or some products for a particular service.

• 02:03

  But I'm sure it still goes on.

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