Ex. 1. Read the text about banking services and discuss it in class.

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In the Underground

- Excuse me, which line do I take for Holborn, please?

- Take the Bakerloo to Oxford Circus and change to the Central.

- Where do I go now? I'm a stranger here and I'm afraid to lose my way.

- Oh, yes. The London Underground system in very complicated. There are ten lines here and it's very easy to get lost. But if you follow the direction signs you can't go wrong. Go straight down the stairs and get the lift over there.

- Thank you very much, indeed.

· Why is it easy to get lost in London underground?

b) You need some banking or postal services

Banks offer their customers different services mostly connected with organising money. When you are a visitor to a country you'll probably go there for two reasons: to exchange currency or to put your money on a deposit or savings account.

When you're exchanging foreign currency in a bank, look for a sign saying “Foreign Exchange” or if you have traveler's cheques in British simply “Change”. If you have pounds, however, you can cash them in the main part of a bank. Each time you exchange money you'll have to pay a small charge called commissions. Because of this it's cheaper to exchange several notes together than to exchange them one at a time.

When you get money from a bank they will usually ask you what kind of notes you want. You'll hear: “How would you like the money?”. You can answer: “In tens, please” (or four tens, a five and five ones, or nine fives, three ones and two worth in 10ps, or whatever you want).

If you came to Britain for more than a few weeks you can open a current account at a British bank. In this cash the bank may ask you for a reference (the name and address of a person who knows you) from someone who has a bank account in Britain.

Another way to keep your money safe is in an account for saving money – called either a savings account or a deposit account. Instead of a cheque book, you usually get a small book which you use to pay money in and to take it out. All banks and the Post Office have accounts like this and they'll be happy to tell you about them.

Ex. 2. Ask a bank clerk about the following:

1. You want to know currency exchange rate.

2. You want to put your money on a deposit or savings account.