At the bank: accounts, cards, and unfamiliar charges
Banking runs on paired nouns: checking account, minimum balance, debit card, monthly fee. Listen for the condition attached to each — no fee IF you keep the balance — and keep dates and amounts glued to what they describe.
Read the sentences below, then practice the whole lesson with audio.
- 1Good morning, I would like to open a checking account.
- 2Do you have two forms of identification with you today?
- 3I brought my passport and a recent utility bill.
- 4There is no monthly fee if you keep a minimum balance.
- 5How long does it take to receive the debit card?
- 6It usually arrives by mail within seven business days.
- 7I also noticed a charge on my statement that I do not recognize.
- 8Let me pull up your account and take a look.
- 9The charge came from an online store on the fifth of May.
- 10We can dispute it and block your old card right away.
- 11Will my automatic payments still go through during the switch?
- 12Yes, they will transfer to the new card automatically.
- 13Is there a fee for sending money to an overseas account?
- 14The transfer fee depends on the amount and the destination country.
- 15Thank you for your help, you have made this very easy.
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