- •Post-office / telephone / bank topical vocabulary
- •Vocabularly exercises
- •1. Using the dictionary find the word in each column with the more general meaning.
- •2. Give as many word-combinations with the key words code, call, box, account, exchange you can.
- •3. Fill in the missing word from the box.
- •6. Study the meaning of some special calls (b) by matching them with their definitions (a).
- •9. Give English (a) and Russian (b) equivalents for the following.
- •10. Answer the questions:
- •7. Translate the sentences illustrating the use of the synonyms. To call, to phone, to ring (up), to connect
- •To change, to exchange, to alter
- •8. Fill in prepositions where necessary.
- •11. Learn the meaning of the terms connected with bank and money operations.
- •12. Express in one word.
- •Text 1 At the Post-office
- •2. Read these dialogues between a postal clerk and a customer.
- •5. Read the text and say what new you have learned about the postal industry in Belarus.
- •6. Make a topic “Post-Office services”
- •7. A) Translate the following words and sentences:
- •8. What does the definition describe?
- •9. Read the text. Note that not all “post-office” expressions are connected with the post.
- •Text 4 telephone
- •10. Make sure that you know the meanings of all the words.
- •If they are busy, they may ask you to phone / call / ring back later or hold on.
- •If someone is already on the phone when you call them, their number is engaged BrE / busy AmE.
- •11. Choose the best word or words.
- •12. Read this text and explain your partner how to use a private and public telephone.
- •13. Read the model micro dialogues and use the typical phrases when telephoning your friend colleagues, acquaintances.
- •14. Here is the beginning of a telephone conversation between two people who don't know each other. Put it in the right order.
- •15. Here is the end of a telephone conversation between two workmates Andy and Barry. Put it in the right order.
- •16. Make dialogues considering the following situations:
- •17. When do you say or hear:
- •18. Practise using the telephone to ring to:
- •19. While making calls (official and unofficial) mind the following telephone etiquette and good manners.
- •20.Topic “Mobile telephones in modern life”
- •21. Read the texts and say which of the described banking services you usually apply for. Do you need a bank if you go abroad?
- •22. Comment on the following English proverbs.
- •23. Talk spontaneously for 1 minute on the subject: what you’d do if you had a million dollars.
- •24. Read the text for further comprehension work. Autobanks
- •25. Read the text again. Find a paragraph which:
- •26. Which of these users of cash machines are not mentioned in the paragraph?
- •28. Read the text about money and develop your linguistic and cultural competence in his area. Say, what new have you learned about money in Britain and America. Money
Vocabularly exercises
1. Using the dictionary find the word in each column with the more general meaning.
1. message |
2. account |
3. dollar |
4. fax |
letter |
deposit account |
mark |
telex |
telegram |
savings account |
frank |
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packet |
current account |
currency |
2. Give as many word-combinations with the key words code, call, box, account, exchange you can.
3. Fill in the missing word from the box.
A envelope; pillar-box; letter-box; Post-office box; mail; stamp; postman; signing; signature;
1. Another word for the post is the ... |
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2. Each letter or postcard must have a ... |
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3. The man who delivers letters is the ... |
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4. Putting your name at the end of a letter is called ... |
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5. The name you put there is your ... |
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6. Before mailing the letter you must put (enclose) it into an ... |
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7. Then you put the letter in a ... |
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8. The place where the postman delivers your private mail is the ... |
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9. Big firms often have a P.O.B. That's a ... |
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В long-distance / trunk call; direct; international code-number; receiver; dial the number; telephone directory; directory inquiries;
1. When you make a telephone-call you lift the ... |
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2. Then you... |
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3. If you don't know the number you look it up in the … |
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4. When you can't find it there you can dial... |
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5. Making a call to a place far away is called a ... |
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6. To most countries in Europe you can phone ... |
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7. The first dial is the... |
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4. Think of some other words, which have similar meanings with those listed: a telegram, to phone, to send, a call-box, a phone book.
5. Explain the difference between the following words: area code - zip code; air mail - surface mail; express - registered letters; packet - parcel; operator-assisted — dial-direct.
6. Study the meaning of some special calls (b) by matching them with their definitions (a).
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В a) personal call b) alarm call c) fixed time call d) emergency call e) transferred call f) ADC (advice of duration and charge) call
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