ABC Bank offers 1% interest on (1) . and 2.5% on (2) .
We will give you a chequebook and plastic: a free (3) for use in cash dispensers, and the possibility to apply for a (4) .. . You can pay fixed monthly bills by (5) .., and other bills by (6) . . There are no account charges as long as you remain in credit, and we send you free monthly (7) .. . We can also sell you (8) . , for your next holiday, or (9) for greater security. What are you waiting for? Call us today.
Ex. 3Define parts of speech.
monthly, dispenser, regular, cheaper, property, increasingly, shopping.
Ex. 4For words in A find synonyms in B and antonyms in C.
A:take out, come in, regular, cheap, private;
B:personal,inexpensive, enter, withdraw, recurring;
C: go out, public, costly, deposit, occasional.
Ex. 5Match up words from A and B.
A:withdraw, to earn, to send, to overdraw, to repay, pension, bank , opening;
B: statements, an account , money, interest, hours, mortgage, plan, transfer.
Ex. 6 Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE? Prove it.
1 Current accounts pay more interest than savings accounts.
2 There is less risk for a bank with a mortgage than with unsecured loans without collateral.
3 Travellers cheques are safer for tourists than carrying foreign currency.
4 The majority of customers prefer to do their personal banking at the bank.
5 Bank branches are now all in shopping centres.
Ex. 7Summarize the content of the text.
Ex. 8 Comment on the following.
a) Do you prefer to go to the local branch of your bank or to use the internet or the telephone? b) Why? c) Why do you think most customers still prefer to go to the bank?