Going to the Bank | Improve Your English | English Listening Skills - Speaking Skills | Financial

welcome to English skills Mastery in today's lesson we will join Grace on her visit to a local bank this story will introduce you to important vocabulary related to banking prepare to improve your English listening and speaking skills as we explore these Financial activities with Grace listen carefully going to the bank hi I'm Grace I went to a bank yesterday when I arrived there were already some customers so I got in line when it was my turn I told the bank teller that I wanted to open an account the teller asked me which type of account I wanted to open a checking account or a savings account I wanted to use this account for my everyday spending so I chose a checking account with a checking account I can deposit and withdraw money through the bank or an ATM pay bills and make purchases with a debit card to open the checking account I needed to show a few documents such as a driver's license passport or other government issued ID after I signed an application form the process was completed and my account was opened after that I asked the teller about transferring some money to my mom as a gift the teller explained that I could use the bank's online system or mobile app to send money directly to her account she helped me set up my online banking profile and showed me how to make a transfer it was easier than I thought since I'm going to take a trip to London I needed British pounds for my journey I asked about exchanging some dollars for pounds the teller told me about the current exchange rate and the small fee for currency exchange I decided to exchange some of my money right there recently I have been thinking about buying a house the teller was very helpful and introduced me to their mortgage options she explained that a mortgage is a special type of loan for buying a house she discussed the interest rates and how I must pay back the the money I left the bank feeling ready and informed I was excited about buying my Dreamhouse soon it was a good day at the bank interesting vocabulary and expressions before we begin our speaking practice let's learn some interesting words and expressions from our story to improve our English skills to deposit means to put money into a bank account example I deposited Ed $500 in my account this morning to withdraw means to take money out of a bank account example I'd like to withdraw $500 from the ATM a bank teller is a person who works at a bank and helps customers with their banking needs like receiving and paying out money example the bank teller helped her count the money before depositing it a checking account is a type of bank account that you can use to deposit and withdraw money frequently you can also use it to pay bills and buy things example I use my checking account to pay my monthly bills a savings account is a bank account where people save money over time it usually earns interest which helps the money grow example his savings account has a good interest rate so his money increases every year to make purchases means to buy things either with cash credit or debit example she used her debit card to make purchases at the mall to transfer means to move money from one account to another either within the same bank or to different banks example I need to transfer some money to my brother's account to exchange means to give someone something and receive something different from them example where can I exchange my dollars for Pound currency is the money that a country uses it can be coins or paper money example when traveling to Europe you might need to exchange your currency for euros a mortgage is a special type of loan that people use to buy a house you pay back the money money over a period of years usually with interest example they are looking for the best mortgage rates before buying a new home now it's time to practice repeat after Grace hi I'm Grace hi I'm Grace I went to a bank yesterday I went to a bank yesterday when I arrived when I arrived there were already some customers there were already some customers so I got in line so I got in line when it was my turn when it was my turn I told the bank teller that I wanted to open an account I told the bank teller that I wanted to open an account the teller asked me which type of account I wanted to open the teller asked me which type of account I wanted to open a checking account or a savings account a checking account or a savings account I wanted to use this account for my everyday spending I wanted to use this account for my everyday spending so I chose a checking account so I chose a checking account with a checking account with a checking account I can deposit and withdraw money through the bank or an ATM I can deposit and withdraw money through the bank or an ATM pay bills pay bill and make purchases with a debit card and make purchases with a debit card to open the checking account to open the checking account I needed to show a few documents I needed to show a few documents such as a driver's license such as a driver's license passport passport or other governmen issued ID or other governmen issued ID after I signed an application form after I signed an application form the process was completed the process was completed and my account was opened and my account was opened after that after that I asked the teller about transferring some money to my mom as a gift I asked asked the teller about transferring some money to my mom as a gift the teller explained the teller explained that I could use the bank's online system or mobile app that I could use the bank's online system or mobile app to send money directly to her account to send money directly to her account she helped me set up my online banking profile she helped me set up my online banking profile and showed me how to make a transfer and showed me how to make a transfer it was easier than I thought it was easier than I thought since I'm going to take a trip to London since I'm going to take a trip to London I needed British pounds for my journey I needed British pounds for my journey I asked about exchanging some dollars for pounds I asked about exchanging some dollars for pounds the teller told me about the current exchange rate the teller told me about the current exchange rate and the small fee for currency exchange and the small fee for currency exchange I decided to exchange some of my money right there I decided to exchange some of my money right there recently I have been thinking about buying a house house recently I have been thinking about buying a house the teller was very helpful the teller was very helpful and introduced me to their mortgage options and introduced me to their mortgage options she explained that a mortgage is a special type of loan for buying a house she explained that a mortgage is a special type of loan for buying a house she discussed the interest rates she discussed the interest rates and how I must pay back the money and how I must pay back the money I left the bank feeling ready and informed I left the bank feeling ready and informed I was excited about buying my Dreamhouse soon I was excited about buying my Dreamhouse soon it was a good day at the bank it was a good day at the bank listen to the story carefully one more time hi I'm Grace I went to a bank yesterday when I arrived there were already some some customers so I got in line when it was my turn I told the bank teller that I wanted to open an account the teller asked me which type of account I wanted to open a checking account or a savings account I wanted to use this account for my everyday spending so I chose a checking account with a checking account I can deposit and withdraw money through the bank or an ATM pay bills and make purchases with a debit card to open the checking account I needed to show a few documents such as a driver's license passport or other governmen issued ID after I signed an application form the process was completed and my account was opened after that I asked the teller about transferring some money to my mom as a gift the teller explained that I could use the bank's online system or mobile app to send money directly to her account she helped me set up my online banking profile and showed me how to make a transfer it was easier than I thought since I'm going to take a trip to London I needed British pounds for my journey I asked about exchanging some dollars for pounds the teller told me about the current exchange rate and the small fee for currency exchange I decided to exchange some of my money right there recently I have been thinking about buying a house the teller was very helpful and introduced me to their mortgage options she explained that a mortgage is a special type of loan for buying a house she discussed the interest rates and how I must pay back the money I left the bank feeling ready and informed I was excited about buying my Dreamhouse soon it was a good day at the bank great work today keep up the Fantastic effort 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Length: 15min 51sec (951 seconds)

Published: Mon Apr 22 2024