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Money and Banks
Money – Vocabulary
Are these nouns (n), verbs (v) or adjectives (adj)?
1. Borrow
V
9. Lend
V
2. Mortgage
N
10. issue
3. Cheap
Adj 11. Withdrawal
V
N
4. Interest
N
12. Overdrawn
Adj
5. Payment
N
13. Deposit
N/V
6. Invest
V
14. Account
N
7. Spend
V
15. Debt
N
8. charge
N/V 16. Fraudulent
Adj
Pre-listening
- Have you ever had a
problem with a bank?
Tell me about it.
- Do you think banks
do a good job?
- Listen to the bank
manager. Do you trust
him? Why or why
not?
Listen again and answer the questions
1. Which bank does he work for?
The British Bank
2. How many accounts do you have?
Two
3. Who do you make direct debit
payment to?
Gas company / electricity company /
insurance company
4. Why is he ringing?
To offer you a loan
5. Why have you been chosen?
You’re a good customer / have a good credit
rating / you’re honest / you can make regular
payments/ you’re the kind of customer they would
like to work with.
6. How much can you borrow?
£1000- £20,000
7. When will you start paying interest?
January next year
8. What two ways can you get in touch E-mail / call him direct at the bank
with him?
Talk about these money questions
with a partner.
1. Which bank do you
use?
2. Do you have a credit
card or a debit card?
3. When was the last time
you wrote a cheque?
4. Do you think banks are
fair and honest?
5. Do you think it’s too
easy to borrow money?
6. Do you think we pay too
much tax?
7. Would you borrow a lot of
money and then never
pay it back?
8. ‘The best place for your
money is in the bank.’ Do
you agree with this
statement?
Writing – Respond to a letter
Dear Mr Smith.
I regret to inform you have exceeded
your overdraft limit.
Your agreed limit was E300 and on
3/09/09 you made a card payment to
'Pizza Planet' of E30 taking your
account to -E320.
You will be charged E10 per day until
you contact us and arrange a new
overdraft and/or pay off your existing
debt.
You will also be charged E25 for this
letter.
Kind regards
Bank Manager
Write a letter back to the
bank manager.
Don’t include addresses.
- Explain why you don’t
think you should pay
- Arrange a larger
overdraft
Please write 100 words.