SETTING UP A BANK ACCOUNT

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Lesson Objectives

Lesson: Setting Up A Bank Account

By learning this lesson today, you will:

• Be able to communicate when setting up a bank account

• Be able to pronounce 's' ending sounds correctly

• Be aware of common pronunciation mistakes

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Warm up
Answer the questions below.

1. Do you have any savings accounts?

2. How often do you go to the bank?

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Free talk
Choose one role and act it out with your partner in 2 minutes.

Student A: You want to set up a bank account. Talk with a bank clerk.

Student B: You are the bank clerk. Talk with your customer.

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Dialogue
Learn how to communicate when setting up a bank account.

A B

Good afternoon, how are you today? Great. Thanks.

What can I help you with? I would like to open a bank account.

What kind of account would you like to open?

I need a transaction account.
Would you also like to open a savings
account? Yes please, that would be very useful.

In order to open these accounts, you need to

I want to deposit $300.
deposit a minimum of $50.

Please put $150 in each account for

I'll set up your accounts for you right now.
me.

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Speak Out Loud
Learn how to pronounce 's' ending correctly

Read all the words below

Savings Show
Accounts Nice
Changes Types

Boxes Questions Banks Fees

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 Pronunciation
Learn how to pronounce 's' ending sounds correctly

Common mistakes:

/s/: Savings, Accounts, Changes, Types, Boxes, Questions, Banks, Fees

Correct pronunciation:

/s/ /iz/ /z/

• accounts • changes • savings

-:
• types • boxes • questions
• banks • fees

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Conversation
Pair work: Choose one context and act it out with your teacher in 2 minutes.

Student: You want to set up a bank account. Talk to a bank clerk.

Teacher: You are the bank clerk. Talk with your customer.

Context 1 Context 2 Context 3

You want to know You want to know more You want to know the difference
more about the about the customer between transaction account
interest on the account service. and savings account.

Suggestions:
- I would like to open a bank account.
- I need a transaction/savings account.
- I want to deposit …
- Please put $... in each account for me.
- Etc.

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Assessments
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Homework
Complete your mission and find more in Related Lessons.

 Pronunciation: 's' ending sounds

Homework
 Vocabulary: Setting up a bank account

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