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1Unit8MoneymattersListeningtotheworldSharingScriptsF=Finn;W1=Woman1,etc.;M1=Man1,etc.Part1F:Ispendalotoftimeshopping.Ilikebuyingshoesandbooks.Ibuythingsonline,butIalsolikevisitingstreetmarkets.Howaboutyou?Howdoyoufeelaboutshopping?W1:Er,Idon’treallylikeitverymuchonthewhole.Er,Ifinditcangetverystressful–bigcrowds,especiallyinLondon.M1:Itdependsonmymood,butgenerallyyes,Ienjoyit.W2:Imightthinkit’soneofthebestthingstodo,ever!W3:Ilikeshopping–whenIcanaffordit.ButIcan’tafforditmostofthetime.W4:Iloveshopping.It’s,it’sagoodwaytospendaday.Youcanhavefun,gooutwithyourfriendsorfamilyandcomehomewithsomenewthings.W5:Loveit.Ienjoyitverymuch.It’sgreat…givesyouabuzz.M2:Ihavemixedfeelingsaboutshopping.SometimesI’minthemoodandothertimes,Ican’tbeartheideaofshopping.W6:Iloveshopping,becauseit’slikeyoufindnewthingsandyouspendtimewithyourfriendsorfamily.Yeah,it’sgoodfun.M3:Ihateshopping.IprefershoppingontheInternet,whereIcanlookateverything2andhaveeverythingdeliveredtomyhouse.W7:IloveitandIhateit.M4:WhatdoIfeelaboutshopping?Idon’tlikeshopping.Part2F:Wheredoyouusuallyshop?W1:Forclothes?IguessIlikethehighstreetchains.AndyoufindtheminlotsofplacesaroundLondon.M1:Usuallyclothesshops,er,independentclothesshops.W2:I’vebeentoHarrods.Harrodsisreallyexpensive,obviously,butit’sjustwonderfultogointhereandseewhatthey’vegotonofferandthingslikethat.M3:IshoponeBay.IlikeeBaybecauseyoucanfind,er,olderthingsorveryrareitems.W3:Second-handstores.Ilikevintagestoresandmarkets,andthosesortsofplaces.W4:IfIhavethemoney,Igoforthemoreexpensivedesigners.Butusuallyjustmidrange.W5:Iusuallyshopinlargestores,er…likeSelfridges.M2:Itrytoavoidthebigdepartmentstores,butIfindthesmallindependentshops.W6:Iusuallyshopinhighstreetstoresorvintageshops,becauseinvintageshops,youcanfindrarethingsthatnobodyelsehas.W7:BecauseIliveinCapeTown,IdomostofmyshoppinginCapeTown,SouthAfrica.ButIcometoEuropequiteoftenduringsummertime,soIdomyshoppinginEngland,inLondonorinItaly.3Part3F:Haveyouboughtanythingrecently?W1:Ihaveactually.Er,IboughtadressandIboughtatelephone.M1:Yes,Iboughtabook–toreadonthetrain.W2:Iboughtmyselfanewcoat.M5:ApairoftrainersthatI’mwearingatthemomentIboughtyesterday.So,that’sthemostrecentthingI’vebought.W6:Iboughtlotsofthingsinthesale,liketopsandskirts.AndIboughtapairofshoesaswellthatIhadmyeyeonforawhile.M2:Yes,I’veboughtsomeverycheaptrousersinthesales,um,whichI’mverypleasedabout.Iboughttwopairsbecausewhenyoufindonepairthatyoulike,youshouldalwaysbuyanother.W3:Ihaven’t,no,butmyfriendNataliehas.W4:Iboughtmysunglasses.They’reChanel,sothey’requiteexpensive.Andthat’stoday.Theotherweekthough,IboughtaMimcohandbagwhichwasalsofairlyexpensivebutIthinkit’sverynice.ListeningScriptsWelcometoMoneyMatters,presentedbyJimmyStevens.Todaywe’regoingtotalkaboutfourofthebestmoney-makingideasinhistory.Whatdoyouthinkthisis?It’safoodwhichyoudon’teat.It’sasweetwhichismadeofrubber.It’schewing4gum!Chewinggumwasoriginallymadefromchicle,aplantfromCentralandSouthAmerica,butnowmanygumcompaniesuserubber.Nooneknowswhofirstusedchewinggum,butitwasin1891thatWrigleyCompanystartedmakingandsellingit.Manypeoplesayithelpsthemtoconcentrate,andtheUSarmygivesgumtoitssoldiersforthisreason.Todaytheindustryisworthnearly20billiondollarsayear.Ontoournextbigmoneymaker.Thefirsttelephonethatcouldbecarriedaroundwasinventedin1908.Inthe1954film,Sabrina,acharacterplayedbyactorHumphreyBogartmadeacallfromthebackofhiscar!Butitwasin1973thatthemodernmobilephonewasinventedbyanAmerican,MartinCooper,andinthe1980s“mobiles”startedtobecomepopular.Manycountries,includingtheUK,nowhavemoremobilephonesthanpeople.NextistheiPod.It’ssmallandlight.Itplaysandstoresmusic.AcompanycalledAppleinventedit,butVinnieChiecowasthemanthatgavetheiPoditsname.Hesawthemachineandthoughtofalinefromthefilm2001:ASpaceOdyssey,“Openthepodbaydoor,Hal!”TheiPodarrivedonthemarketin2001.In2007,fromJanuarytoMarch,Appleearned1.8billionpoundsfromiPodsales.Ourfinalbigmoneymakerisallaboutmakingmoney.In1934CharlesDarrowshowedagametoacompanycalledParkerBrothers.Didtheywanttoinvestinit?No,theydidn’t.So,withafriendwhoworkedinaprintingcompany,Mr.Darrowmade500copiesofthegameandstartedsellingthemunderthename“Monopoly”.Theideaofthegameistobuystreetswhereyoucanbuildhousesandhotels.ItsoonbecamepopularandParkerBrothersagreedtoproduceit.Todaytheownerssaythey’vesoldover200millionMonopolysetsand750millionpeoplehave5playedit.Thegameistrulyinternational:It’ssoldin103countriesandin37languages.ViewingScriptsP=Presenter;SB=SergeyBrinP:It’sthefastestgrowingcompanyinhistory,usedby400millionpeopleamonth.TheInternetsearchengineGooglehasturneditsfoundersfromstudentstomultibillionaires.Tonight,TheMoneyProgramdoesitsownresearchonthisextraordinarymoneymakingmachineandfindsouthowit’schangedthelivesofcountlessmillionsofpeoplewhonowinhabit“theWorldAccordingtoGoogle”.Andthesearetheguyswhomadeitallpossible.Google’sfounders,LarryPageandSergeyBrin,stillintheirearly30s,andeachworthanestimated6billionpounds.Theirsisadramatictalewhichbegan10yearsagowhenLarryandSergeywerebothbrilliantcomputersciencestudents.Th