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Eachchequethatyouwritewillcost20cents.
2.
dliketowithdrawsomemoneyfrommysavingsaccount.
Teller:
Firstyou'
llhavetofilloutoneofthesewithdrawalforms.
Oh,no.Itasksformyaccountnumber.Iforgotmybankbook.
mafraidyou'
llneedthatfirst.
3.
CanIcashachequehere?
Doyouhaveanaccountwithus?
Yes,Ihaveacheckingaccounthere.
Pleasewriteyouraccountnumberonthebackofthecheque.
Isthatallyouneed?
CouldIseeonemorepieceofidentification?
Willadriver'
slicensedo?
Yes.That'
dbefine.
4.
Iwouldliketoaskabouttakingaloan.
LoanOfficer:
Doyouhaveanaccounthere?
Yes,I'
vebeenacustomerhereforseveralmonths.
Howmuchdoyouwanttoborrow?
Threethousanddollars.
5.
Clerk:
Yes?
Iwanttocashthistraveller'
scheque.
Doyouhaveyourpassport?
Yes.
Thankyou.Signhere,please.Hereyouare.
Thankyou.
Youaregoingtohearareportonweatheraroundtheworld.Completethefollowingtable.
Currencycode
Country
Currencycode
NLG
Holland
BEF
Belgium
GBP
GreatBritain
AUD
Australia
ITL
Italy
USD
theUnitedStatesofAmerica
CAD
Canada
JPY
Japan
NOR
Norway
SEK
Sweden
DKK
Denmark
CHF
Switzerland
DEM
Germany
FRF
France
ESP
Spain
RMB
thePeople'
sRepublicofChina
Youaregoingtohearashortpassageaboutforeignexchange.Writedowneverywordasadictation.Itwillbereadthreetimes.Inthefirstreading,youwillhearthewholepassagefrombeginningtoend.Inthesecondreading,youwillhearapauseaftereachsentenceorjustpartofasentence.Duringthepause,youmustwritedownwhatyouhavejustheardasquicklyaspossible.Youcancheckwhatyouhavewrittenwiththethirdreading.
Foreignexchangedealingis,asitsnameimplies,theexchangeofthecurrencyofonecountryforthecurrencyofanother.Therateofexchangeisthevalueofoneunitoftheforeigncurrencyexpressedintheothercurrencyconcerned.Abankmaymakegainsonbuyingandsellingcurrenciesontheinterbankmarket.Makingaprofitonthetransactionisthebasicideaofforeignexchangedealing.
Alexisauniversityfreshman.It'
sthefirsttimeforhimtogotothebanktodrawsomemoneyonhisown.Inthissection,youaregoingtolistentoaconversationbetweenAlexandthecashier.Whileyoulisten,supposeyouareAlex,andfillintheblankchequeaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbythebankcashier.
Youaregoingtohearseveralphonecallsaboutchasinglatepaymentofinvoices.Whilelisteningforthefirsttime,focusonthekeywords,addmorekeyswordsifyoucanintheleft-handcolumn.Afterthesecondlistening,completethesummariesofthephonecallsintheright-handcolumnwiththehelpofthenotes.
Summary
Call1
PaulSmytherangMr.MartinezfromBirminghaminthemorningabouttheirlastinvoice.ItwassenttoMr.Martinezon13thJuly,butthepaymenthadn'
tbeenreceivedevenaftermorethanthreemonths.Mr.MartinezpromisedtocheckitandhewouldcontactMr.Smytheintheafternoon.
Call2
Mr.MartinezcalledbackMr.Smytheintheafternoonandtoldhimthatthereasonwhythemoneycouldn'
tbetransferredisbecauseMr.Symthe'
sbankdetailswerewrong.ActuallyitwasMr.Martinezwhomadeamistake.HemistookRoyalBankofScotlandforBankofScotland.SoMr.MartinezpromisedtotransfertheamounttotheRoyalBankofScotlandthenextdayassoonasthebankopened.
Call3
Mr.SmythetelephonedtheaccountenquiriesoftheRoyalBankofScotlandtocheckwhetheratransferhadbeenreceivedfromSpain.Theaccountnumberwas40211686andtheaccountnamewasPaulSmytheandPartners,andtheaddresswasUnit7,ParkdownTradingEstate.ThecreditwasreceivedonWednesdayandtheactualamountwas£
3476.28.ButMr.Smythewasexpectingaroundfigureof£
3500.Sothat'
showitis.ThemoneywastransferredinSpanishpesetas,soithadtobeconvertedintopounds,andthebankcharged£
23.27fortheconversion.
Thefollowingshortpassageisaboutthelatestmoney:
electronic-moneyorE-money.Supplythemissingwordswhilelistening.
Justimagine:
nocoinsinyourpants,nobillsinyourwallet.Tobuyacoke,yousimplyinsertacardintothevendingmachine.Youpulloutthesamecardtoboardabus,doyourlaundry,orbuyanewspaper.YouaddvaluetothecardbyinsertingitinanAutomaticTellerMachine.
Sucharethesmartcardsscientistsaredeveloping.Somescientistscallthemchipcards.Someotherscallthemelectronicpurses,orsimplye-money—moneyofthefuture.
Asmartcardgoesastepbeyondthemagneticcardweusetoday,Itislikeacomputerdiskoralmostatinycomputer.Itisamemorydevice.Scientistsintendsuchsmartcardstoreplacecashinourwallets.
Whycardsinsteadofcashorcheque?
Convenience,safety,andcost.Moneycostsmoney.Handlingit,accountingforit,andprotectingitisexpensive—whetherthemoneyintheformofcash,cheques,orcreditcards.Moneywearsout,chequesmustbehandledandstored.Creditcardsmustbemanufactured.Theamountsoftransactionsmustbeverifiedbyphone.
Today'
sbillsareproblematicforvendingmachines.Whereapoundcoinisacceptable,adollarcoinwillberejected.Modernvendingmachinesacceptdollarbills,butremember,onlyperfectlykeptdollarbills,withoutfoldedcornersorwrinklededges.
Andoneofthemostimportantbenefitsofsmartcardsisthatthecard'
svaluecanbeverifiedandchangedwithoutgoingthroughacomplexsystemsuchasacreditcardhasto.Thatwillfinallyhelpsmartcardswinthefavourofallusersandineffectbecomethemoneyofthefuture,soonerthanweimagine.
YouaregoingtohearJudydescribingwhatshespentmoneyonlastweek(preferablyonlyonetime).Paycloseattentiontotheprices,andaddupinyourmindhowmuchmoneyshespent.Themonologueisfollowedbysomequestions.Listenandwritedownthebriefanswersasquicklyaspossibleaccordingtothenotesyouhavetakenwhilelistening.
1.About£
33.35.
2.Abitupfromlastweek.
3.£
7orso.
4.BrownsandapubinHeadington.
5.Becauseshethoughtitwasimportanttoknowwhatwasgoingonintheworld.
6.No.
7.Coffee.
8.No.
9.£
5.95.
10.Yes.