The subject
is about discussing and considering the options in regards to opening a
savings account at the bank.
Dialogues
are great, especially when phrasal verbs are used. Adapt this with your
student to discuss phrasal verbs.
You can either give the sheet as homework to
your student and ask them to guess what the phrasal verbs mean, or you
can role play. Then discuss the phrasal verbs as you encounter them.
You may need to change some words to make it
more relevant for a discussion in your country.
Dialogue 6 Getting a Savings Account at the Bank
Teller: How may I help you sir?
Mick: My girlfriend has been harping on about saving money. I
flicked through some brochures about bank
accounts but I haven’t been able to pin down the best account for us.
So I thought I’d pop in and ask for more info. Leaving aside all the investment
accounts, what one should I plan on depositing $20 per
week into?
Teller: Well, we have the Super-E-account which is pretty good.
You can put away as little as a dollar a day
simply by nominating an account to take the money from. And you can
also deposit money in there at
any time via the branch.
Mick: I’m not too good with budgeting. It is difficult to muddle
through all the expenses every week. Numbers have never been my strong
point. Can I set this account up to do everything automatically?
Teller: Certainly sir. I’ll read through some of the details
for you. You can set it up to take funds from your
other accounts as well as transfer to other accounts. It’s an online
account so you’re able to transfer
funds 24/7. If you have a recurring deposit for a loan, for example,
you could single out that payment to
be made at a certain time of the month. Here’s all the information
regarding this account.
Mick: Thanks. I’m not sure if this narrows things down for me
though.
Teller: Why not sleep on it and get back to me?
Mick: Okay, I’ll swot up on all this info and think it over.
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Mick: Well, I’ve waded through the material and I’d like to try
out the Super E Account.
Teller: Great. Please fill in these forms. There are a few pages
of
legalese to sift through but it is a standard contract that all banks
offer so you’ve got nothing to worry
about and you may wish to skip it and read it later. It’s not that
important and you can cancel your account anytime.
Mick: Ok. Hmm. I was just thumbing through and think I need to
work through some of these terms. What’s it mean by ‘deceased accounts
remain the property of the bank and...’
Teller: Oh, you don’t need to worry about that. Just sign it
and we’ll get an account run up for you straight
away.
Mick: And what about...
Teller: Just sign it and you won’t have to worry about anything
again. ha ha ha.
Mick: Um.
