Lesson 4 Business

Business English

Banking General

How to open a bank account


Banking vocabulary

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HOMEWORK:
Learn the banking vocabulary.


NB
Some Grammar to remember:

The following 3 tenses in English are important (the rest you can do without):
Present tense
Future tense
Simple past (imperfect)
In German we mostly use the perfect tense in the past when we speak, in English rather the imperfect:
Gestern habe ich Kuchen gegessen. / Yesterday I ate cake.

Avoid using the continuous tense!!!!
ONLY use it if you want to indicate what you are doing right now:
I am reading!  (this text)

 
 
 
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About
Banking

ABOUT:

ABOUT:

ABOUT:

At the bank:
Opening a bank account.

Slide 1
Banking

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Rudi is at the bank and wants to open a bank account.

RUDI

RUDI

RUDI

Good Morning!
I would like to open an account.

MRS MAY

MRS MAY

MRS MAY

Good morning sir.
What type of account would you like?

Slide 2
Banking

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ABOUT:

ABOUT:

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RUDI

RUDI

RUDI

Type of account?

MRS MAY

MRS MAY

MRS MAY

Well. Would you like a cheque account or a savings account?

Slide 3
Banking

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RUDI

RUDI

RUDI

A cheque account of course.

MRS MAY

MRS MAY

MRS MAY

The lady smiles
Please complete these application forms.
When your done return them to me.

Slide 4
Banking

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Rudi looks confused.

RUDI

RUDI

RUDI

Is there nobody to assist me?
No customer service?

MRS MAY

MRS MAY

MRS MAY

Laughs
Sorry sir. Due to the flu most of our staff is on sick leave.
Just complete the forms and then I will assist you.

Slide 5
Banking

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ABOUT:

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Rudi looks confused.

RUDI

RUDI

RUDI

Frowns
Ok!

MRS MAY

MRS MAY

MRS MAY

Smiles
You can go to room 3 over there.
I'll be with you in about 10 minutes.
Oh and, there's a coffee machine.
Make yourself a cup of coffee in the meantime.

Slide 6
Banking

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ABOUT:

ABOUT:

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RUDI

RUDI

RUDI

Still unhappy
I'm a bit confused.
I had an appointment with your manager - and now this.

MRS MAY

MRS MAY

MRS MAY

Apologetic
Oh. So sorry.
You had an appointment?
Miss Pickard is still busy with a client.
But have a cup of coffee in the meantime.

Slide 7
Banking

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RUDI

RUDI

RUDI

Hm. Ok. I'll need that.
Still not happy about your service.

MRS MAY

MRS MAY

MRS MAY

I'm so sorry. Usually I would have made you the coffee, but since I'm the only one at the counter I can not leave.

Slide 8
Banking

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ABOUT:

ABOUT:

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RUDI

RUDI

RUDI

OK.

MRS MAY

MRS MAY

MRS MAY

Enjoy your coffee.

Slide 9
Banking
Oral Discussion

Continue with the dialogue.........

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Wirtschaftsprüfer

chartered accountant

Kontoauszug

bank statement

Buchhalter

accountant%%%bookkeeper

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process a document

Entnahme

withdrawal

Waren kaufen

purchase goods

Kontoauszug

statement

ein Konto eröffnen

to open an account

für gelieferte Dienste

for services rendered

Online Banking

electronic banking

Geld einzahlen

deposit money

bar

cash

Einzahlung

deposit

Kassierer

teller

Quittung

receipt

Geld abheben

withdraw money

Abbuchungsauftrag

debit order

Wechselkurs

exchange rate

Bank Gebühren

bank charges

Scheckheft

cheque book

einen Kontoauszug verlangen

ask for a bank statement

Geld überweisen

transfer money

Rechnung

invoice

Lieferschein

delivery note

Einzahlungsbeleg

deposit slip

ein Konto schliessen

to close an account

Zinssatz

interest rate

Bestellformular

order form

Waren bestellen

order goods

Quittung

receipt

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1. What form do you sign to have the bank pay i.e. a shop every month?

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2. What is an accountant?

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3. What do you call it when you put money into your bank account?

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4. What do you need to check for when you want to change Euro into another currency.

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5. What is meant by the "interest rate"?

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6. What do you call the form that you must sign when you receive the goods?

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7. What do you call a document that contains a list of all transactions of your account?

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8. What is a teller?

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9. What is meant by electronic banking?

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What is the difference between a credit card and a debit card?
(More than one answer can be correct.)

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11. What type of accounts do you get at a bank?

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12. What does "request" mean?

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13. What is the difference between a bill and an invoice?

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