Vocabulary drill

 

Fill in the blanks:

 

the transaction		balance		the exchange rate
countersignatures		a debt		a cheque card
the payee		currency		a traveller’s cheque
a sales voucher		a loan		forgery
sticker		cash		dispensers

 

1. When a customer writes out a cheques, he must put down the name of ... .

2. ... is the value of the money compared to the currency of another country.

3. When you pay by card you will be asked to sign ... .

4. The buyers of traveller’s cheques are recommended not to put ... on their cheques in advance.

5. According to the law travellers are obliged to change their money for the local ... .

6. The staff members are recommended to examine the cheques and cheque cards carefully to avoid ... .

7. With Eurocheque dispensers a customer can check his ... .

8. It’s convenient to pay in ... when you purchase cheap goods or want to leave a tip.

9. When a customer pays by cheque, he is asked to produce ... .

10. With a charge card the customers are not allowed to take out ...

11. ...  is a bank draft for personal use of the customer.

12. Eurocheques are accepted in almost all sales outlets in European tourist areas even if they don’t display the Eurocheque ... .

13. A credit card holder pays off his ... in arrears.

14. A commission will be charged on traveller’s cheques by the bank for ... .

15. The holders of Eurocheques can draw cash from ... .

 

Grammar drills the past indefinite tense passive

 

 

TO ASK (правильный)

 

+          I (he, she, it) was asked.

            You (we, they) were asked.

 

?          Was I (he, she, it) asked?

            Were you (we, they) asked?

 

-           I (he, she, it) was not (wasn’t) asked.

            You (we, they) were not (weren’t) asked.

  

TO SHOW (неправильный)

 

+          I (he, she, it) was shown.

            You (we, they) were shown.

 

?          Was I (he, she, it) shown?

            Were you (we, they) shown?

 

-           I (he, she, it) was not (wasn’t) shown.

            You (we, they) were not (weren’t) shown.

 

I. Translate from English into Russian:

 

MODELS:

 

The cheques were cashed at the bank.

1) Чеки были обналичены в банке.

2) Чеки обналичили в банке.

 

Plastic money was invented in the 1950s.

Пластиковые деньги были изобретены в 1950-е годы.

 

The debt was paid off at the end of the month.

1) Долг был полностью выплачен в конце месяца.

2) Долг полностью выплатили  в конце месяца.

 

The cashier was sent for.

За кассиром послали.

 

1. The money was changed at the bureau de change at the airport.

2. The Eurocheques were not accepted at the store.

3. When was your card stolen?

4. Was your credit card blocked when it was lost?

5. Was your charge card immediately replaced when it was stolen?

6. Access cards were not honoured by our company a few years ago.

7. The cashier was asked to check the transaction when the customer complained.

8. The commission was charged on the transaction.

9. Were you obliged to accept cards a few months ago?

10. A business relationship was established between the department store and the credit card organization only last year.

11. When we were paying for the local gifts  by a credit card, we were given a sales voucher.

12. What date was the credit statement received from the bank?

13. What way were you allowed to pay for the tour package?

14. Cash was replaced by electronic methods of payment when cards were introduced.

15. When I obtained a credit card, I was offered a range of numerous additional services.

16. The Electronic Funds Transfer System was introduced a few years ago.